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Religious music for less than devout

We have a thread " Jazz for someone who doesn’t like jazz. " In a similar vein perhaps "Religious music for the less than devout".

"people get ready" - Rod Stewart
"Amazing Grace" - Jessye Norman
2009 "Duets" - Five Blind Boys of Alabama, The - entire CD
1988 "Sweet Fellowship" - Acappella, the entire CD

In 1989 I was working in NJ, I may have been the only guy on the job who did not know he was working for the Irish Mafia. I would lend people the CD "Sweet Fellowship" and they were willing to pay for it but never return it:

"Here is $20 kid, go buy yourself another cuz youz can’t have mine back. Now don’t ever ask me again."


timothywright
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geoffkait
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All Things Must Pass
joey54
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U2 - All I Want Is You
and for the more devout
Mercy Me - I Can Only Imagine
jpwarren58
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N80
Your thoughts are exactly to what Lennon may have been referring. Imagine there is no God, capital G. Turn the whole concept of all knowing all powerful right on its head. 
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artemus_5
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Here’s a surprise to many. "After Forever" , Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSF3HviqlPk


Lyrics

https://genius.com/Black-sabbath-after-forever-lyrics
n80
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@jpwarren.  What I understand Lennon to be saying is that the world would be a better place without the concepts/beliefs in God, hell or heaven. While religion associated with those beliefs have surely been a source of trouble and suffering in the world, they have also been a source of many many good things. And the 20th century has also given ample evidence that the abandonment of those beliefs has not ushered in any sort of improvement.

Anyway, probably not the right place for this discussion. I just thought some of the themes expressed were ironic.....much like Alanis Morrisette's examples of irony......none of which were ironic. ;-)
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