Sometimes I listen to the local (SF) P&W station, and it almost always bums me out. Shit mouths the name, but don't breathe.
So name me some songs that are NOT P&W that get at what it's all about. Songs like e.g....
100. Spiritualized, "Lord, Let It Rain On Me" 99. The Rolling Stones, "I Just Want To See His Face" 98. Sufjan Stevens, "Casimir Pulaski Day"* 97. Roy Acuff, "Will The Circle Be Unbroken?"** 96. Leonard Cohen, "If It Be Your Will"***
* This list is obv. in no particular order, since this song is top ten by rights. ** Okay I'm giving Acuff his props but with all due respect it's the Neville Brothers version that kills me. *** I'll let one of the Buckley fanboys post the obvious one. btw the Jann Arden cut of "If It Be Your Will" is a little polished but will break your heart wide open. srsly.
― rogermexico., Thursday, 21 August 2008 22:18 (eighteen years ago)
95. hank williams sr - the angel of death
― 6335, Thursday, 21 August 2008 22:27 (eighteen years ago)
94. Marcy - Join The Gospel Express 93. Joubert Singers - Stand On The Word
― blueski, Thursday, 21 August 2008 22:31 (eighteen years ago)
By "P&W", you mean "intended for a worship setting", right? They can be pop songs by self-identified CCM people, yes? Because believe it or not, those people occasionally hit it out of the park. If not, someone else just start where I'm starting.
92. Steve Taylor--Jesus Is For Losers 91. Cleve Chaffin and the McClung Brothers--Babylon is Fallen Down 90. Mark Schultz--He's My Son 89. King's X--I'll Never Get Tired Of You 88. Amy Grant--Sing Your Praise to the Lord 87. Steven Curtis Chapman--Dive 86. Kirk Franklin--Stomp 85. Avalon--Testify to Love 84. 4Him--I Know You Now 83. Rebecca St. James--Me Without You 82. DC Talk--Jesus Freak 81. Keith Green--Easter Song 80. Kanye--Jesus Walks
― dr. phil, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:01 (eighteen years ago)
79. DMX--Lord, Give Me A Sign 78. Boney M--By the Rivers of Babylon 77. 77s--For Crying Out Loud 76. Sister Janet Mead--The Lord's Prayer 75. Michelle Branch--Everywhere 74. Big & Rich--Holy Water 73. U2--Acrobat 72. R Kelly--3 Way Phone Call 71. Tye Tribbett & GA--No Way
(I'm limiting this to one song per act, but most of 'em have several. You may prefer "Never Let Me Down" by Kanye, as I just realized I do.)
― dr. phil, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:12 (eighteen years ago)
70. "God's Song," Randy Newman, Etta James
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:23 (eighteen years ago)
69. "God Damn Job," The Replacements
68. "God," John Lennon
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:24 (eighteen years ago)
67. "The Seeker," The Who
666. "If I Ever Needed Someone," Van Morrison
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:25 (eighteen years ago)
65. "Reason to Believe," Bruce Springsteen
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:26 (eighteen years ago)
64. "Heaven Help Us All," Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:27 (eighteen years ago)
63-58. Prince--God Prince--The Ladder Roxy Music--Psalm David Bowie--Word on a Wing VU--Jesus Bob Dylan--Gotta Serve Somebody
― iago g., Friday, 22 August 2008 01:28 (eighteen years ago)
57. Mariah Carey--Make It Happen 56. Garth Brooks--The Dance
NOTE: This gets into some dicey area around the nexus of "chance," "fate," and "providence," and could lead into stuff like Taylor Dayne's "Can't Fight Fate," where she's effectively IMPERSONATING god, specifically a jealous vengeful (also puckish) god, to force the guy into loving her. Before long I'll be arguing that ALL songs express "faith," especially those that specifically decry it, because they're still expressive of an ultimate concern. As I drink more and more vodka, I will start mentioning Dimmu Borgir or some shit. A slippery slope!
― dr. phil, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:29 (eighteen years ago)
So maybe I should say,
56. Garth Brooks--Unanswered Prayers
except I don't like it as much.
― dr. phil, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:30 (eighteen years ago)
55. "After Forever," Black Sabbath
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:31 (eighteen years ago)
54. Soulfly--"Living Sacrifice"
― dr. phil, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:31 (eighteen years ago)
53. "I'll Take You There," The Staple Singers
52. "(Don't Need) Religion," Motorhead
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:32 (eighteen years ago)
51. "Jesus," The Velvet Underground, Glen Campbell
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:34 (eighteen years ago)
50. "That Lucky Old Sun", by Ray Charles etc.
― Euler, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:38 (eighteen years ago)
49. "Hard Times," Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band 48. "There But for the Grace of God Go I," Machine, Kid Creole and the Coconuts
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:39 (eighteen years ago)
47. "The Christian Life," The Louvin Brothers, The Byrds
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:47 (eighteen years ago)
46. "To Beat the Devil" - Johnny Cash's version (my favorite JC song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GZaaYKhRaA
― tremendoid, Friday, 22 August 2008 01:50 (eighteen years ago)
97. Roy Acuff, "Will The Circle Be Unbroken?"**
My favorite's the Staples Singers version.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Friday, 22 August 2008 02:02 (eighteen years ago)
By "P&W", you mean "intended for a worship setting", right?
Yah... and by default I probably kinda mean dire U2 knockoffs, though there's plenty of non-Hillsong ugh to be found on the P&W station. Shit seriously makes me gag.
timi - great call on "Reason To Believe," and yeah the Glen Campbell take on "Jesus" is beautiful. I may like it better than the original!
― rogermexico., Friday, 22 August 2008 02:12 (eighteen years ago)
45. Al Green - Belle
― that's not my post, Friday, 22 August 2008 03:58 (eighteen years ago)
44. Al Green - Jesus Is Waiting
― strgn, Friday, 22 August 2008 04:11 (eighteen years ago)
43. Chris Bell - Look Up
― strgn, Friday, 22 August 2008 04:12 (eighteen years ago)
42. Depeche Mode .: Personal Jesus
― myndbloom, Friday, 22 August 2008 06:06 (eighteen years ago)
41. Saccharine Trust - Lot's Seed
― MacDara, Friday, 22 August 2008 08:17 (eighteen years ago)
40. Sixteen Horsepower - Splinters 39. Danielson Famile - The Lord's Rest 38. Woven Hand - To Make A Ring 37. Low - If You Were Born Today
― aldo, Friday, 22 August 2008 09:00 (eighteen years ago)
"Gentle Arms of Eden" by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
― banjoboy, Friday, 22 August 2008 11:15 (eighteen years ago)
35. the Who - "Faith In Something Bigger"
― Sara Sara Sara, Friday, 22 August 2008 12:48 (eighteen years ago)
34. XTC - Dear God
― zeus, Friday, 22 August 2008 12:51 (eighteen years ago)
33. Dead Kennedys - Religious Vomit
― m the g, Friday, 22 August 2008 13:09 (eighteen years ago)
32. I Chase the Devil - Max Romeo
― chap, Friday, 22 August 2008 13:12 (eighteen years ago)
31. "Save Me Jesus" - Bobby Charles
― Euler, Friday, 22 August 2008 14:34 (eighteen years ago)
30. If I Was The Priest - Bruce Springsteen
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 22 August 2008 14:43 (eighteen years ago)
29. the Who - "Man In A Purple Dress"
28. Big Star - "The Ballad Of El Goodo"
― Sara Sara Sara, Friday, 22 August 2008 14:58 (eighteen years ago)
27. God Hates Us All - Slayer
― Fer Ark, Friday, 22 August 2008 15:57 (eighteen years ago)
26. Black Sabbath-"Disturbing the Priest"
― Bill Magill, Friday, 22 August 2008 17:01 (eighteen years ago)
25. Hank Williams: I Saw the Light
24. The Soul Stirrers: Jesus Done Just What He Said (actually vintage gospel as opposed to P&W is a WHOLE BARREL OF BRILLIANCE but if I had to pick just one track right now, as opposed to like an hour from now, it might be this)
― Douglas, Friday, 22 August 2008 18:08 (eighteen years ago)
...I scanned this thread twice just to make sure and I (remarkably) don't see this:
23: PIL-Religion
― kwhitehead, Friday, 22 August 2008 18:15 (eighteen years ago)
22. Elder Curry & His Congregation - Memphis Flu
― Curt1s Stephens, Friday, 22 August 2008 18:20 (eighteen years ago)
There's gotta be, like, some Solomon Burke or something, right?
― rogermexico., Friday, 22 August 2008 18:31 (eighteen years ago)
21. A Love Supreme -- Coltrane
― Future_Perfect, Friday, 22 August 2008 18:40 (eighteen years ago)
20. I'm Going To Live the Life I Sing About In My Song - Mahalia Jackson
― Turangalila, Friday, 22 August 2008 18:51 (eighteen years ago)
Ha - I was waiting to dive in with that once we got closer to 1.
― rogermexico., Friday, 22 August 2008 18:59 (eighteen years ago)
19. Faithless .: God is A DJ
― myndbloom, Friday, 22 August 2008 20:03 (eighteen years ago)
18. "The Kiss" (demo version preferably) - Judee Sill
― Turangalila, Friday, 22 August 2008 20:27 (eighteen years ago)
17 Crass - Reality Asylum 16 Kinks - God's Children
― sleeve, Friday, 22 August 2008 20:32 (eighteen years ago)
15. "The Cross" - Prince
― Formerly Painful Dentistry, Friday, 22 August 2008 20:40 (eighteen years ago)
14. "The Angels Rejoiced in Heaven Last Night" -- Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris (or the Louvin Brothers) 13. "Let the Mystery Be" -- Iris DeMent
― banjoboy, Friday, 22 August 2008 20:42 (eighteen years ago)
12: "Fill Me Jesus"
Fill me Jesus Fill me now Fill me Jesus With thy precious Holy Power I am Yours, my Lord To do with as You will So fill me Jesus right now (break, cleanse, mold, use...)
― contenderizer, Friday, 22 August 2008 20:50 (eighteen years ago)
11. "Soap, Soup and Salvation," Lone Justice
― Pancakes Hackman, Friday, 22 August 2008 21:30 (eighteen years ago)
10. "Woke Up This Morning (with My Mind on Jesus)" - Blind Roosevelt Graves
― contenderizer, Friday, 22 August 2008 21:34 (eighteen years ago)
09. "Fix It Jesus" - The Reverend Charlie Jackson
― contenderizer, Friday, 22 August 2008 21:36 (eighteen years ago)
8. ZZ Top - "Jesus Just Left Chicago"
― Dominique, Friday, 22 August 2008 21:44 (eighteen years ago)
7. King Missile, Jesus Was Way Cool
― Jake Brown, Friday, 22 August 2008 22:06 (eighteen years ago)
6. Woody Guthrie, Jesus Christ
― Jake Brown, Friday, 22 August 2008 22:08 (eighteen years ago)
I've counted three repeats above, so let's make it one hundred and three
― iago g., Saturday, 23 August 2008 02:10 (eighteen years ago)
8. Jesus Christ Superstar
5. "Satan is Real" - The Louvin Brothers
― St3ve Go1db3rg, Saturday, 23 August 2008 02:34 (eighteen years ago)
Er, 4.
3. Vaselines - "Jesus Don't Want Me For A Sunbeam"
― henry s, Saturday, 23 August 2008 03:16 (eighteen years ago)
2. Alice Cooper - "My God"
1. Big Star - Jesus Christ
― strgn, Saturday, 23 August 2008 03:18 (eighteen years ago)
0. Mojo Nixon - Jesus at McDonalds
― that's not my post, Saturday, 23 August 2008 03:57 (eighteen years ago)
-1. Evening Service - The Bible Says
― Owen Pallett, Saturday, 23 August 2008 06:03 (eighteen years ago)
Wanted to nominate Jesus Christ a while back, circa #8 and #9, but it felt presumptuous, as though I'd already said too much, and the time wasn't right, anway. Glad I held off. Best fucking god song ever.
― contenderizer, Saturday, 23 August 2008 06:23 (eighteen years ago)
which is to say: thnx, strgn
― contenderizer, Saturday, 23 August 2008 06:28 (eighteen years ago)
can't believe I forgot...
-2. Bob Dylan, "I Believe in You"
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 20 May 2015 03:29 (eleven years ago)
No love for "God's Comic" by Elvis Costello?
― hardcore dilettante, Wednesday, 20 May 2015 03:34 (eleven years ago)
-3. John Maus - Tenebrae
I'm a believer and I honestly think this is an amazing P&W song. I don't think I'd convince many other people at my church by showing them the John Maus version though."Love is Real" is really solid in general as a God album
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 May 2015 08:34 (eleven years ago)
-4. Sufjan Stevens - The Transfiguration-5. Talk Talk - Wealth-6. Dearhunter - Calvary Scars
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 May 2015 08:35 (eleven years ago)