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inspired by alex's thread: how bout Walkin' with Jesus (sound of confusion) by Spacemen 3. thats all i can think of right now....

― Matt O'Malley, Wednesday, 7 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Lots of Lloyd Cole songs. Can't remember the exact ones, but they're all good. Ask Pinefox, it's late and I have to go to bed.

― Ally C, Wednesday, 7 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"Jesus built my hotrod" by Ministry..."Plastic Jesus"..."Jesus dont want me for a sunbeam"...

― Michael Bourke, Wednesday, 7 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

SPIRIT IN THE SKY.

That is the only answer to this question.

― JM, Wednesday, 7 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Jesus loves the children of the world! Shine Jesus shine, I dont know the writers I will get back to you, lets just Gods Spirit is working!

― Alex a follower of Jesus, Wednesday, 7 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

oh, easy one. "jesus is waiting" by al green is utterly fabulous. there is, of course, the easy answer: velvet underground, "jesus."

― fred solinger, Wednesday, 7 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

'jesus don't want me for a sunbeam.'

― maura, Wednesday, 7 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

shine on sweet jesus by the flaming lips

― Jake Becker, Wednesday, 7 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Clearly "Rise Up" by Bobby Conn -- "Jesus! He came back/ Jesus! High on crack/ Jesus! Threw Him in jail/ Jesus! Can't afford the bail."

Altho. JM is right about "Spirit in the Sky" and we can't ferget "Jesus" by tha Velvets -- "Jesus, help me find my proper place/ Help me in my weakness/ 'Cos I'm falling out of grace"

― Sterling Clover, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Pah, these indie answers are shitty. Y'all are impious. Don't ya ever listen to gospel? What about "Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind On Jesus)"? "Sinner You'll Need King Jesus"? "Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed"? Etc. Or any number of Nick Cave songs.

― Otis Wheeler, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I'm with Otis on this one. Indie songs about Jesus are adolescent shock-wank.* I bet Marilyn Manson's done loads of songs about Jesus too, huh, huh? It has to be "Wade In The Water". Great question though.

*OK they're not all like that. But a lot are.

― Tom, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Sorry but 'Jesus built my hotrod' is the shit as is 'Psalm 69' with those "Altered States" samples of the schizofrenic girl whispering "I felt like my heart was touched by Christ". 50% of the Spritualized songs mention Jesus, don't they? They're all good.

― Omar, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Tom pretends to side with gospel, but then picks "Wade in The Water" which he in all probability only knows because The Make-Up covered it. Hah!

― Sterling Clover, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

The implication that I have ever listened to the Make-Up comes very close to being an abusive flaming comment, Mr.Clover!

Anyway "Wade In The Water" has now been stuck in my damn brain for an hour and a half.

― Tom, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

King of Carrot Flowers - Neutral Milk Hotel lyric= "i love you Jesus Christ"

― jel, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Oh yeah! How could I forget: "wooden Jesus" by Temple of the Dog and "quicksand Jesus" by Skid Row!

― jel, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Pretty much all of Dave McComb's _Love of Will_ album is about Jesus, although I'm not sure if He's mentioned by name very often. And it is a kick-ass record. In an acoustic and refined kind of a way...

― alex thomson, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"Jesus children of America" by Stevie Wonder and "They aint makin' Jews like Jesus anymore" by Kinky Freidman

― Michael Bourke, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

i can't believe i forgot about 'rise up'!!!

duh, me.

― maura, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

What about Sister Wynona Carr? I liked Dragnet for Jesus. (I only heard it on a Vox compilation, mind you. I'm not actually knowledgable). Always makes me laugh, though this may be to do with the inherent hilarity of nuns. Hefner covered it too, but it was shit. Alix.

― St. Alix, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Erm, what's wrong with the Make-Up? They're an ace live combo. Anyway. Jesus. Rhymes with Bono, sadly.

― simon, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Pop songs should not use that word. Bad idea.

― the pinefox, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"plastic jesus" like when paul newman sings it in cool hand luke and also when the flaming lips did it. the make-up is a terrible terrible band.

― matthew stevens, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"Crazy For You (But Not That Crazy)" by the Magnetic Fields deserves mention just for this line:

"I pretended you were Jesus/ You were just dying to save me..."

Silly silly Stephin.

― Clarke B., Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode deserves mention if only for the couplet "I will deliver/You know I'm a forgiver"

But the song about Jesus that stays closest to my heart is from a YMCA summer camp my parents shipped me off to when I was 12 years old. "Jesus is the rock and he rolls my blues away!/Bop shoo wop/shoo wop/whoo!" When I get drunk with friends who have been to similar camps, I am prone to lead sing-alongs. "Monday/I was all alone/Tuesday/I had my sins to atone/Wednesday/I cried and cried/Thursday/Lord I thought I'd die/Friday/I started to pray/Saturday/I read the bible all day/Sunday/I got the love of god in my heart!"

― Sterling Clover, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Heaven on Their Minds - JC Superstar soundtrack

― Chris Hawkins, Thursday, 8 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"The Other Jesus" - freaking fantastic song by Swervedriver

JESUS URGE SUPERSTAR - Urge Overkill album

"Jesus is Just Alright" - Doobie Brothers(?)

I'm also pretty sure there's gotta be a Sisters of Mercy song with "Jesus" in it, I just can't think of one right now... ;)

― Tim Baier, Friday, 9 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Matt was right. I can think of very little beyond "Walkin' With Jesus".

― Robin Carmody, Friday, 9 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

How could I forget:

"Jesus Walking on the Water" - Violent Femmes (off of Hallowed Ground)

"Her Way of Praying" - Jesus and Mary Chain (duh!)

― Tim Baier, Monday, 12 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"Chocolate Jesus", from Tom Waits' last album, just to further cover the range of materials possible. And S3's "Ode to Street Hassle," because the idea of Jesus walking around and talking deep thoughts with a couple of bored heroin-addicted Velvet Underground fans tickles me.

― Josh, Monday, 12 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Tim, I'm perfectly happy to forget the stupid Replacements thread to support that Violent Femmes song, which is AMAZING.

Another grand one is "Jesus came Driving Along" by The Leather Nun.

― Dan Perry, Monday, 12 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"gimme a ride to heaven, boy" by terry allen is pretty great. About giving a ride to a hitchiker who looks like jesus, but turns out to have a gun. Good one, that.

― paul, Friday, 16 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Anita Lane - 'Jesus almost got me'

― Nick, Friday, 16 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Oh, Mr Dastoor - you beat me to it!

Can I mention the same song in two different threads? Ok, Talk Talk's "Happiness Is Easy" qualifies in both Kids' Choir and Gratuitous Mention Of Our Lord And Saviour categories.

― Michael Jones, Monday, 19 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

three months pass...

I made a compilation tape recently with all songs mentioning Jesus I could think of. The listing: Leonhard Cohen - Suzanne. Velvet Underground - Jesus. Big Star - Jesus Christ. Nick Cave - Jesus Met the Woman at the Well. House of Love - Man to Child, Shine On, Hedonist. Tom Waits - Jesus Gonna Be Here. Nirvana - Jesus Does'nt Want Me for a Sunbeam. Jesus & MAry Chain - Wish I Could. Giant Sand - Dusted.

― alex in mainhattan, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

"Rebel Jew" by the Silver Jews. It not only mentions Jesus, but calls for Texas to become a sovereign nation and wistfully recalls Michelle and "the towers in her mind". I think it's beautiful.

― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

One day I will have posted the following on every thread on every board: "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine..."

― mark s, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Is Jesus you Pal- Gus Gus
You got to serve somebody- Bob Dylan
Sympathy for the Devil
Born Today- The Stones
My Father House Bragg and Micoll (sp)
And most things by the danielson family .

― anthony, Wednesday, 11 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

who could forget kniky friedman's classics - High On Jesus and they Ain't Making Jews Like jesus Anymore.

― Geoff, Thursday, 12 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

And "I can't wait" by Ol Dirty Bastard, featuring the refrain "Big baby jesus I can't wait"

― Sterling Clover, Thursday, 12 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

....what abt "Ballad of John & Yoko" by that noted Jesus-complex sufferer JOHN LENNON? (only says his last name though)
My favourite song *about* Jesus is "The Troublemaker" by Willie Nelson...by telling you that it's about Jesus I have ruined the surprise ending for anyone who has not heard it, sorry.

― duane, Thursday, 12 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Jesus Loves America, but I don't love neither!

― flowersdie, Thursday, 12 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

i'm not sure that i'd call "you, me and jesus" by the kittenbirds a great record, or even a good record, maybe an indie novelty record, but it does have jesus in the title.

girlfrendo released a cover of "walking with jesus" on the b-side of their "vivid confusion" single last year.

― kevan cooke, Thursday, 12 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

"The Wanderer" by U2, "Hot Burrito #2" by Flying Burrito Brothers and "Spiritual" by Johnny Cash.

― Patrick, Thursday, 12 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

four months pass...

"erotic jesus / loves his mary's" (Jane's Addiction, Three Days) surely the most intense invocation ever recorded

― karmik guy, Friday, 23 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Richard Shindells Ballad of Mary MAgadalene. She pines.

― anthony, Friday, 23 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

The very best IMHO is the obvious one: "Jesus" by the late Curtis Mayfield (from 'There's No Place Like America Today' LP)

Not forgetting also the song I like to mention on as many threads as possible by Bobby Bare.

― Jeff W, Friday, 23 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

"Jesus Hits Like an Atom Bomb" by Lowell Blanchard and the Valley Trio will freak your beak.

― fritz, Friday, 23 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

two weeks pass...

Glaring omission so far: "Jesus Was Way Cool" by King Missile.

― OleM, Saturday, 8 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

What? No Jesus Shooting Herion? The Flaming Lips were also robbed.

― Mr Noodles, Saturday, 8 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

It's already been mentioned, but the VU's "Jesus" is the best one for me. Doug Yule's bassline floats my mind away.

― electric sound of jim, Saturday, 8 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

jesus don't like killin / no matter what the reason's for

- - "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore", John Prine

― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 9 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

What about all the "they got me like Jesus" references in rap songs?

― Tim, Sunday, 9 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I find the devil a lot funnier than jesus, as too many bleed all of the fun outa him, but aside from the obvious Tom Waits and Nick Cave fixations, there's a songwriter i know that has a fixation with writing songs about Jesus like "Hermaphrodite Jesus", "Test Tube Jesus", and "Two Big Ass Boxes of Bar-B-Q Beef Baloney" (about a tent revival) which all stem from the fact that he resented being groomed through his youth to be a Seventh Day Adventist minister. Serious jesus songs too often become syrupy and sanctimonious over a character that feels largely, although not entirely, bad fiction.

― badger, Sunday, 9 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

DAF (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft) of the German new wave in the early eighties had the song "Mussolini" which goes: geh in die knie. wackle mit den hueften. klatsch in die haende. und tanz den mussolini. tanz den adolf hitler. beweg deinen hintern. und tanz den jesus christus.
translation: get up. shake your hips. clap your hands. and dance the mussolini. dance the adolf hitler. move your ass. and dance the jesus christ

― alex in mainhattan, Monday, 10 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

"Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk," Frank Zappa.

― Tadeusz Suchodolski, Monday, 10 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

How could I (we) forget...Part 79:

"I Just Want To See His Face" - Rolling Stones
"Turn Blue" - Iggy Pop

― Jeff W, Monday, 10 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Jesus Chrysler drives a Dodge - Screaming Blue Messiahs

― Dave225, Monday, 10 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Low's "If You Were Born Today" deserves mention even though it nevers mentions the name. The best song that does is Game Theory's "Like A Girl Jesus".

― dan, Monday, 10 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

three months pass...

Sympathy for the devil - Rolling Stones

― alex in mainhattan, Wednesday, 27 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Velvet Underground - Heroin ("when I'm rushing on my run...")
Wilco - Jesus, etc.

― o. nate, Wednesday, 27 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

You got to serve somebody- Bob Dylan

This doesn't mention Jesus - just "the Lord".

― o. nate, Wednesday, 27 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

three months pass...

King Missile - jesus is way cool

― Billy, Monday, 8 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

seven months pass...

Pink Floyd - Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Thursday, 6 March 2003 23:06 (twenty-one years ago) link

Lifter Puller, "Let's Get Incredible"
"Dude looks like jesus but sleeveless, says he's into Rush and reckless chemistry"

― Adam A. (Keiko), Thursday, 6 March 2003 23:37 (twenty-one years ago) link

Jandek - "Only Lover"

"Jesus stares at me from the wall.."

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Thursday, 6 March 2003 23:47 (twenty-one years ago) link

Big Star - "Daisy Glaze"

"And I'm thinkin' 'Christ,
nullify my life.'"

― Aaron A., Thursday, 6 March 2003 23:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

al green's 'jesus is waiting'

the strings on that tune are just the best thing ever.

patti smith's 'gloria'

"jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine"

― drystereo (drystereo), Friday, 7 March 2003 00:02 (twenty-one years ago) link

Queen, "Bicycle Race"

― dave q, Friday, 7 March 2003 11:06 (twenty-one years ago) link

I know it has been mantioned but: the Velvet Underground - "Heroin"

― rex jr., Friday, 7 March 2003 13:01 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Straight and Narrow". Spiritualised

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Friday, 7 March 2003 14:56 (twenty-one years ago) link

Marc Ribot--"Yo, I Killed Your God."

(I can't remember if the song is good, but with a title like that...)

― Matt B. (Matt B.), Friday, 7 March 2003 15:08 (twenty-one years ago) link

System of a Down's "Suite-Pee":

"I had an out-of-body experience the other day her name was Jesus,
and for her everyone cried, everyone cried, everyone cri-ee-ied..."

And this...

Pop songs should not use that word. Bad idea.

...I do and do not agree with. It's way too often improperly overused (ironically moreso by Xtian musos than secular ones), as a word that has a great deal of power and weight to it. When used creatively and with some sort of restraint (this means YOU Xtian "rock"!), it can be a very useful and heavy lyric.

And that Ribot song is fuckin' AWESOME.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 7 March 2003 15:11 (twenty-one years ago) link

Best song title that fits the request is 'Jesus just left Chicago' by ZZ Top.

Best song I've heard recently in this category is 'Jesus gave me water' by Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers.

― James Ball (James Ball), Friday, 7 March 2003 22:26 (twenty-one years ago) link

One more vote for "Jesus Children of America."

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 7 March 2003 22:27 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Jesus Entering from the Rear" by the Feederz

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 8 March 2003 03:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

Biggie, "Kick in the Door"

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Saturday, 8 March 2003 05:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Foi Na Cruz" by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 8 March 2003 05:01 (twenty-one years ago) link

two months pass...

"Thank You Jack White (For the Fiber Optic Jesus You Gave Me)" by the Flaming Lips.

― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Monday, 12 May 2003 00:43 (twenty years ago) link

one year passes...

"I Have Forgiven Jesus" by Morrissey

"I have forgiven Jesus for all of the love He placed in me when there's no one I can turn to with this love."

― Dave in the UK, Monday, 27 September 2004 12:52 (nineteen years ago) link

Stephen Jones may have written a dozen of these.

― Diego Valladolid (dvalladt), Monday, 27 September 2004 13:17 (nineteen years ago) link

my Cathy mp3 archive software says:

Public Enemy - What You Need Is Jesus
Wilco - Jesus, etc.
Kanye West - Jesus Walks
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Gus Gus - Jesus Is Your Pal
John Oswald - Kissing Jesus in the Dark
Ben Harper - Picture Of Jesus
2Pac - Black Jesus
Nick Cave - Jesus Met The Woman
+ whole album by Acid Jesus

― karl76 (karl76), Monday, 27 September 2004 17:44 (nineteen years ago) link

PE - "Welcome to the Terrordome"

― Symplistic (shmuel), Monday, 27 September 2004 17:45 (nineteen years ago) link

"jesus stole my girlfriend" by Saturn V.

― gerardo francisco, Monday, 27 September 2004 17:54 (nineteen years ago) link

"In My Time of Dying" - trad.
"Jesus Christ" - Big Star
"Jesus: The Missing Years" - John Prne

― Will (will), Monday, 27 September 2004 19:46 (nineteen years ago) link

Jesus Songs - The Broken Family Band

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Monday, 27 September 2004 21:58 (nineteen years ago) link

Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better (todd edwards remix)

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Monday, 27 September 2004 22:15 (nineteen years ago) link

Melvins - "Koolegged"
"Picture of Jesus/As an Indian/Over my bed"

― sexyDancer, Monday, 27 September 2004 22:39 (nineteen years ago) link

"Judas or Jesus? Which one was smarter? Judas or Jesus? The Traitor or the Martyr?"

- COP $HOOT COP

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 27 September 2004 22:57 (nineteen years ago) link

The Jesus & Mary Chain - "Jesus F*ck"

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 27 September 2004 22:59 (nineteen years ago) link

robyn hitchcok - jesus and me

― Symplistic (shmuel), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 00:14 (nineteen years ago) link

Alice In Chains- We Die Young "Jesus Christ- deny your maker now"

― trashmaster (Queen Electric Butt Prober BZZ), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 00:59 (nineteen years ago) link

I always dug the Toadies' "Possum Kingdom."

― erv (Abe Froman), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:40 (nineteen years ago) link

The Extra Glenns' "Going to Marakesh":

"Our love is like Jesus, but worse."

― Salmon Pink (Salmon Pink), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:45 (nineteen years ago) link

Can - Thief

― Jedermann sein eigener Fussball (Dada), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 11:34 (nineteen years ago) link

While I'm not entirely certain, I would like to note that the answer is most certainly not "Jesus Walks."

― Atnevon (Atnevon), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 01:10 (nineteen years ago) link

keys to the kingdom by gun club:
"When Pilate was after Jesus
they could not get to him
they made a pact with Judas
so that they could turn him in"

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Saturday, 9 October 2004 19:12 (nineteen years ago) link

ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE.

― m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Saturday, 9 October 2004 19:57 (nineteen years ago) link

Yes, Flaming Lips probably owns this thread. The one that first came to mind is "Shine On Sweet Jesus" but I guess there's a lot more.

― strom (strom), Saturday, 9 October 2004 20:29 (nineteen years ago) link

I Wanna Know You by Philip Bailey

― aqua, Saturday, 9 October 2004 21:21 (nineteen years ago) link

American Music Club, "Jesus' Hands"
Robyn Hitchcock, "Ye Sleeping Knights of Jesus"
Jim White, "A Perfect Day To Chase Tornados" "Sleepy Town" "Still Waters" "When Jesus Gets A Brand New Name" (all from the album "Wrong-Eyed Jesus!" natch)
point:
Knights of the New Crusade, "Secret Sign" (et al. no doubt: KotNC is a Christian garage rock band with the truly awesome slogan, "He is the rock. We will roll you.)
counterpoint:
Vital Remains, "Savior to None...Failure for All" (et al. no doubt: branding an inverted cross on one's forehead as Glenn Benton has done surely walks that thin line between love & hate)

― max davenport (axehead), Sunday, 10 October 2004 02:38 (nineteen years ago) link

Another vote for Mayfield -- "Kung Fu" ("but she couldn't call me "Jesus"/I wasn't white enough she said")

― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Sunday, 10 October 2004 02:43 (nineteen years ago) link

Public Image Ltd - Religion/Religion II

― Black Arkestra (Black Arkestra), Sunday, 10 October 2004 02:46 (nineteen years ago) link

Swell - Forget About Jesus

― Black Arkestra (Black Arkestra), Sunday, 10 October 2004 02:48 (nineteen years ago) link

There's one by The Locust that I think is called "Anything Jesus Does I Can Do Better."

― billstevejim, Sunday, 10 October 2004 03:55 (nineteen years ago) link

"But Jesus made me, so
Jesus save me from
pity, sympathy
And people discussing me"

Morrissey - "November Spawned a Monster"

― grapeshine (grapeshine), Sunday, 10 October 2004 05:47 (nineteen years ago) link

I suppose someone already made a joke about hymns ... I just ask because I think the song I want to say is close to a hymn - Woody Guthrie, 'Jesus Christ'. I like this song the best because it's sad, it has a good tune, and it's quite communist (I often wonder whether there are any out and out socialist (presumably protestant) Christian denominations):

'This song was written in New York City,
Of rich man, preachers, and slaves;
Yes, if Jesus was to preach like He preached in Galillee [sic],
They would lay Jesus Christ in His grave.'

― m-ry-nn (m-ry-nn), Sunday, 10 October 2004 06:24 (nineteen years ago) link

REVERENCE by Jesus and Mary Chain.... who else?

― cornish hen, Sunday, 10 October 2004 11:23 (nineteen years ago) link

HOW has this thread lasted for more than three years without anybody mentioning kuff dam by the mondays?

"jesus is a c***
and never helped you with a thing that you did
or you dunt"

― grimly fiendish, Sunday, 10 October 2004 13:43 (nineteen years ago) link

Schlong - "It Sucks To Be Fucked By Jesus"

― Graeme (Graeme), Sunday, 10 October 2004 17:56 (nineteen years ago) link

The Cure - "The Blood"

― Seb (Seb), Sunday, 10 October 2004 22:34 (nineteen years ago) link

three years pass...

― omar little, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 19:03 (fifteen years ago) link

The Who, "Christmas" ("he doesn't know who Jesus was or what praying is")

― Sara Sara Sara, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 19:05 (fifteen years ago) link

"Dear Mr Jesus."

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 19:06 (fifteen years ago) link

"Jesus Is A Good Name To Moan" - Mugison

"Can't Hardly Wait" - The Replacements (wherein the cheap Holy Bastard won't pony up for cigarettes)

― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 19:46 (fifteen years ago) link

Jesus is My Friend guy is entirely lovable for a christian nutjob.

― chap, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 19:56 (fifteen years ago) link

this quite reminds me of Hamlet 2!

Fatima Mansions - "Viva Dead Ponies"

Do you know how Jesus feels
when he's behind his sportscar wheel
and the windscreen glass is all gummed up with blood?
Do you know how old Jesus feels?

― henry s, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 20:04 (fifteen years ago) link

big stick - jesus was born on an indian reservation

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 20:11 (fifteen years ago) link

The Other Jesus _ swervedriver
JC Auto _sugar

lists are ace

Henry S - you have just reminded me of a very great band I used to love. Fatima Mansions. I hope Cathal's still a pest and challenging the man

― Fer Ark, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 21:12 (fifteen years ago) link

^I loved them too, and even started a Cathal Coughlin thread once that went nowhere...(sigh)...

― henry s, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 21:14 (fifteen years ago) link

One Toke Over the Line seconded

― Shushtari (res), Tuesday, 16 September 2008 22:59 (fifteen years ago) link

This one needs its video to be great:

― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 00:11 (fifteen years ago) link

Black Sabbath-Thrill of It All

― Bill Magill, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 13:56 (fifteen years ago) link

On the blasphemy front, Nervous Gender had a song with the lyric

"Jesus was a cock sucking Jew from Gallilee.
Jesus was just like me.
A homosexual nymphomaniac, a homosexual nymphomaniac..."

Can't remember the name of it.

― nickn, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 18:59 (fifteen years ago) link

Elsewhere: E.C. Ball's "Tribulations"

"When the fire comes down from heaven/And the blood shall fill the sea/I'll be carried home by Jesus/And forever with him be."

Scary hot. And swingin too.

― yungblut, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 19:22 (fifteen years ago) link

six years pass...

Destroyer - Time Square
"Jesus is beside himself" and "The writing on the wall said, 'Jesus saves'"

― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 3 September 2015 20:18 (eight years ago) link

sp: Times Square

― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 3 September 2015 20:19 (eight years ago) link

Two from Neil Young: "Soldier" and "Love in Mind."

― clemenza, Thursday, 3 September 2015 20:23 (eight years ago) link

Lots of Lloyd Cole songs. Can't remember the exact ones, but they're all good. Ask Pinefox, it's late and I have to go to bed.
― Ally C, Mittwoch, 7. März 2001 02:00 (14 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Pinefox never answered. So I'll try:

Just fro the first two albums. By far his best if you ask me.
- Jesus Said
- Rich ("And even Jesus has a price.")
- Brand New Friend ("Walking with Jesus and Jane.")
- Lost Week-end ("'Twas stolen from me when Jesus took my hand")

Extra point: In "The Sea and the Sand" he even mentions the Lord.

It's weird whenever I hear someone mentioning Jesus in a song I try to start to listen to the lyrics. I am not religious at all but somehow to me lyrics which contain the character Jesus are more precious to me than those who don't.

― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 3 September 2015 20:59 (eight years ago) link

slow bongo Floyd : more than jesus.

old school baggy dance excess.

loved some of the remixes ..

― mark e, Thursday, 3 September 2015 21:06 (eight years ago) link

Marduk - Intro/Fuck Me Jesus

― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Thursday, 3 September 2015 21:30 (eight years ago) link

"Sidewalking" - JAMC

― rip van wanko, Thursday, 3 September 2015 21:36 (eight years ago) link

A friend of mine once wrote a song called That Clever Jesus Fella, which always made me smile

― Dr X O'Skeleton, Sunday, 6 September 2015 13:14 (eight years ago) link

Man In The Box

― how's life, Sunday, 6 September 2015 13:32 (eight years ago) link

Soundgarden - Jesus Christ Pose
Type O Negative - Christian Woman
Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon
Immolation - No Jesus, No Beast

― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Sunday, 6 September 2015 13:40 (eight years ago) link

Jesus will HOLD his fiery HAND

the GUN

― Yul Brynner playing table tennis with a deviled kidney (imago), Sunday, 6 September 2015 14:58 (eight years ago) link

the fall- tempo house
& (& perhaps, not by name, on a motorbike)- garden

― drash, Sunday, 6 September 2015 15:29 (eight years ago) link

Mississippi Fred McDowell - Jesus On The Mainline, also his gospel version on the Amazing Grace lp.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg9qtgzUOhw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykj90cvYLCQ

― xelab, Sunday, 6 September 2015 19:50 (eight years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcczABb395s

― rushomancy, Sunday, 6 September 2015 21:06 (eight years ago) link

two weeks pass...

Kurt Vile - Jesus Fever. One of his best and he already has quite a few great songs.

― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 21 September 2015 19:30 (eight years ago) link

Miss. fred McDowell song otm

― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Monday, 21 September 2015 19:32 (eight years ago) link

Toxic Holocaust - Enemy of Jesus

Slayer - Jesus Saves

White Zombie - Supercharger Heaven

Carl Anderson - Heaven on Their Minds

Weezer - Say It Ain't So

Deicide - Once Upon the Cross

Black Sabbath - After Forever

Iced Earth - Damien

Bad Religion - American Jesus

― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Monday, 21 September 2015 22:20 (eight years ago) link

beastie boys - something's got to give

― how's life, Monday, 21 September 2015 22:31 (eight years ago) link

i kinda wanna start a "best songs that eviscerate Jesus" thread but I feel like that's just like Rolling Metal pt 2

― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Monday, 21 September 2015 22:40 (eight years ago) link

Put a straw under baby
Your good deed for the day
Put a straw under baby
Keep the splinters away
Let the corridors echo
As the dark places grow
Hear superior's footsteps
On the landing below
There's a place in the orchard
Where no one dare go
The last nun who went there
Turned into a crow
Turned into a crow, crow
Turned into a crow
The last nun who went there
Turned into a crow
There's a brain in the table
There's a heart in the chair
And they all live in Jesus
It's a family affair

― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 21 September 2015 23:07 (eight years ago) link

three months pass...

U2 - One
"Have you come here for forgiveness
Have you come to raise the dead
Have you come here to play Jesus
To the lepers in your head.

In this version https://youtu.be/ZjDEys8AtIM

― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 8 January 2016 22:43 (eight years ago) link

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