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I always have to smile when I hear "Spirit in the Sky" used in a religious context as if it's a genuine worship song.
by pluma 8y ago
I always have to smile when I hear "Spirit in the Sky" used in a religious context as if it's a genuine worship song.
- sjcsjc 8y agoYour comment reminds me of Johnny Cash covering Personal Jesus.
- jacobush 8y agoTotally owning it.
- pluma 8y agoWell, at least "Personal Jesus" kinda works in a gospel context if you read it as aspirational (think "WWJD"). "Spirit in the sky" on the other hand is New Age at best and cynical parody at worst -- the entire idea behind that song was "gospel songs seem easy to write, I bet I could do that". I guess it's the musical equivalent of Poe's law: it's over the top and a bit insencere but the medium it mimics is already so over the top it fits right in and nobody bats an eye.