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Norman Greenbaum

Type: Person

Name: Norman Greenbaum

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Insincere "Jesus."

A topic this morning at Meadhouse is the insincere use of "Jesus" in pop songs circa 1970.1. "Jesus Is Just Alright." The song's title makes use of the American slang term "all-right," which during the 1960s was used to describe something that was considered ... [Published Althouse - May 05 2013]

Entities: Norman Greenbaum, Gail Farrell, Shelagh McDonald

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[Norman Greenbaum... was inspired to write the song after watching Porter Wagoner on TV singing a gospel song. Greenbaum later said : "i thought, 'yeah, i could do that,' knowing nothing about gospel music, so i sat down and wrote my own gospel song. it came easy. i wrote the words in 15 minutes." Spirit in the Sky" contains lyrics about the afterlife, making several references to Jesus, although Greenbaum himself is Jewish

Insincere "Jesus." [Published Althouse - May 05 2013]

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Insincere "Jesus." [Published Althouse - May 05 2013] A topic this morning at Meadhouse is the insincere use of "Jesus" in pop songs circa 1970.1. "Jesus Is Just Alright." The song's title makes use of the American slang term "all-right," which during the 1960s was used to describe something that was considered ...
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