Little Feat / Brides Of Jesus from the album Little Feat
Little Feat / Brides Of Jesus from the album Little Feat
The thread is titled "Rock/Prog Songs Mentioning Jesus in the Lyrics or Title". Gabriel references the Book of Revelations - which addresses the Second Coming of (Jesus) Christ) - but the name "Jesus" does not specifically appear in Supper's Ready either in the title, or in the lyrics.Originally Posted by GuitarGeek
-=Will you stand by me against the cold night, or are you afraid of the ice?=-
Genesis: "Dusk", "Happy the Man"
Linda Perry, Uninvited.
I believe in Jesus
Does Jesus believe in me?
I think about five other people than me have ever heard this song. The album, In Flight, is fantastic. Kevin Gilbert played keys and guitars on it.
He (Jesus) is refered to in SUPPER'S READY as "Lord of Lord, King of Kings".
Black Sabbath: AFTER FOREVER
ELP Christmas song (calls Jesus "the Isrealite""
Marillion: AFRAID OF SUNLIGHT
Elton John: HAVE MERCY ON THE CRIMINAL
Jon Anderson: "Buddha Song"
Howard Jones: "You're the Buddha"
Led Zeppelin: IN MY TIME OF DYING
Black Sabbath: THE THRILL OF IT ALL
Nice one on the Marillion! Forgot about that.
Well, that's more than a bit obvious who Gabriel is referring to isn't it? Albeit NOT BY NAME.
Jeeze (us)...
-=Will you stand by me against the cold night, or are you afraid of the ice?=-
I said that already.
echolyn's Mei mention a "dashboard Jesus" a couple of times.
Savatage- Jesus Saves
Lake- Jesus Came Down
PT- Intermediate Jesus as well as Slave Called Shiver ("I'll have more followers than Jesus Christ.")
Rocket Scientists- Escape ("They're hanging up Jesus in a motel room...")
Countless others that escape me at the moment.
Last edited by progeezer's ghost; 07-17-2014 at 06:07 AM.
'The smell of strange colours are heard everywhere'- Threshold
Porcupine Tree - Intermediate Jesus
No-man - Returning Jesus (song and album)
and (non-prog but a good song nonetheless):
George Michael - Jesus To a Child
also
Stevie Wonder - Jesus Children of America
The Blue Nile "Peace at Last"
There was a song I remember when I was a little kid listening to the radio:
"...one toke over the line sweet Jesus one toke over the line
sitting downtown in a railway station..."
I think those are the correct words?
Steely Dan, 'Turn That Heartbeat Over Again'
Does it matter that this waste of time is what makes a life for you?
My Sweet Lord doesn't because it refers to Krishna
Technically, My Sweet Lord probably doesn't qualify because it does not mention Jesus by name. However the occurrence of "Hallelujah" alongside "Hare Krishna" suggests Harrison was singing about religious devotion in general, not just the Hindu religion. Hence he probably had Jesus in mind, as well as Krishna, Buddha, Muhammed and other deities and prophets.
I find that assumption a bit tenuous - every other reference in the refrain is to Hinduism and Hallelujah simply means praise the Lord and predates Christianity.
George was also a supporter of ISKCON
Hm, my lord (hallelujah)
My, my, my lord (hare krishna)
My sweet lord (hare krishna)
My sweet lord (krishna krishna)
My lord (hare hare)
Hm, hm (Gurur Brahma)
Hm, hm (Gurur Vishnu)
Hm, hm (Gurur Devo)
Hm, hm (Maheshwara)
My sweet lord (Gurur Sakshaat)
My sweet lord (Parabrahma)
My, my, my lord (Tasmayi Shree)
My, my, my, my lord (Guruve Namah)
My sweet lord (Hare Rama)
Love and Rockets "Hellbound Train" and "Do You Want To Go To Heaven"
I really dig these two songs despite their religious proselytism
A good one??NOBODY has mentioned Karn Evil 9 yet? What kind of prog site IS this?
Wouykldn't that one be a little anti-god??
Close enough, dude...
It's all pagan bullcrap anyway...
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
Operator Manhattan Transfer
the best jesus song ever
To comment on this topic, i.e. songs that deal with religion, I have no particular problem with people being open about their faith in their songs. It only becomes a problem when they come across as preachy, or when the message is seen as so important to the song that the music is just saccharine.
For a devoutly Christian number that comes as close as you can get to being prog, seek out "Psalm One-Five-O" by Jimmy Webb.
No one has yet mentioned "Superstar" by Murray Head, perhaps because it was too obvious?
Expanding up this, the parenthetical lines above are often referred to as the "Hare Krishna mantra" or "Maha Mantra" and are a specific prayer or mantra in Hinduism.
I'd be more inclined to agree with jode, in that the lines above are more bridging Christianity with Hinduism than making a statement about general religion.
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