best songs that mention jesus

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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-one 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

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