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Rock, Roll and Religion

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Rock N' Roll/Pop songs that have religious lyrics or connotation:

He's Got The Whole World - Laurie London
He - Al Hibbler
Deck Of Cards - Wink Martindale
Amen - Impressions

........more please
 
A Hundred Pounds of Clay - Gene McDaniels
Put Your Hand in the Hand - Ocean
Day By Day - Godspell
Superstar - Murray Head

Certainly there are more but I thought some were a stretch so we'll see if they turn up.
 
"My Sweet Lord" - George Harrison ...you guys are good.

My favorite "Jesus Is Love" - Commodores
 
I wouldn't call most of those examples of Rock 'n Roll. Most would be Pop. A couple could be considered Standards. Several more would be Gospel.
 
Do I dare go country with "Jesus Drop Kick Me Through the Goal Posts of Life"?

Sorry, couldn't help it. I love all of the songs in the posts, and though I have heard the one I just posted, I thought of it and it tickled me.
 
Silkie said:
Do I dare go country with "Jesus Drop Kick Me Through the Goal Posts of Life"?

Sorry, couldn't help it. I love all of the songs in the posts, and though I have heard the one I just posted, I thought of it and it tickled me.
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Good one :D
 
with tongue firmly planted in cheek, i offer.."stairway to heaven" led zepplin or neil sedaka's version take your choice.."Jesus is just all right"..doobie bros.. ;) but as a slightly off topic sidebar..can't forget those Sunday morning gigs tracking the gospel albums in between the preachers..oak ridge boys, speer family, happy goodmans, the stamps, and my favorite...the hemphills (candy hemphill was a fox at the time ) lol ..lots of strong coffee and the Sunday morning paper..often read through bloodshot eyes.. ::)
 
Some more,
Everything is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
Swearin' To God - Frankie Valli

One with a religious reference that had a change of heart at the same time -
Stoney End - Barbra Streisand (I was raised on the good book Jesus, till I read between the lines)

For this next one, I leave for the panel of experts to decide

Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
There are lyrical references to being born again. So, is this referring to being born again as "Born Again Christian" or is the song about returning to nature later in life, in this case his 27th year? Over the years, I had friends who told me it was about getting back to nature and the environment Maybe it's a bit of both. I'm not sure if the term born again Christian was used in the early 70s when this song was popular. At any rate, it's a beautifully written song, one of John's very best if you ask me.
 
Johann Sebastian Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring", simply entitled "Joy" when performed by Apollo 100; and then there was a rockin' version performed by The Ventures.

During the 60s there was also Ludwig von Beethoven's "Ode To Joy", but I cannot remember who did it. I can see the 45 on my mother's turntable though; and I want to say Jose' Feliciano, but I don't know that that is correct. I'm sure it made the top 40. Imagine such music composed by a man who was completely deaf (Beeethoven).
 
JohnJax said:
Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
There are lyrical references to being born again. So, is this referring to being born again as "Born Again Christian" or is the song about returning to nature later in life, in this case his 27th year? Over the years, I had friends who told me it was about getting back to nature and the environment Maybe it's a bit of both. I'm not sure if the term born again Christian was used in the early 70s when this song was popular. At any rate, it's a beautifully written song, one of John's very best if you ask me.
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John was referring to his "rebirth" taking up the good life in Aspen. Quite a few of his songs referred, some in abstract, to his happiness living in the Rockies.
 
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