From out of left field.

[gridlore]

I'm watching a show on one-hit wonders. Coming in at about 85 on their list was Norman Greenbaum's Spirit in the Sky.

OK, you can't get more Christian Rock than this, and I'm a hardcore atheist. But I love this song! It's the guitar riff.. yeah, that's it!

Comments

[rickvs.livejournal.com]

As a former Christian, I was always curious at these lines in that song: "Never been a sinner / I never sinned".

They contradict a basic tenet of every flavor of that religion I'm familiar with ...which is only a matter of intellectual curiousity to me these days, having been an agnostic for some years now.

But I like the song too. I think Christianity wound up with a lot of the good melodies, one way or another ...although I mostly prefer their stuff that's at least fifty years old :>

Modern Christian music, what I've heard of it, seems to get a free pass from music critics because of its content.

[pauldrye.livejournal.com]

Hey! Men Without Hats weren't a one-hit wonder! They were a two-hit wonder!

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

This is a show on VH-1. The list was based on available footage.

[lizw.livejournal.com]

I never thought of that as a Christian song. My memory of talking about it amongst fellow Christians when it first came out is that we thought it was dreadfully shallow.

[kshandra]

This is one of the few cases where I have no strong preference for either the original version or the cover (by Doctor and the Medics - I'll bet you docwebster has it, or can find it). They both just kick serious ass.