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Saturday, February 6, 2010

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Reverence

Back in the day, this song, despite reaching #10 on the UK charts, was banned from the UK show "Top of the Pops" for being 'too blasphemous'. It makes you wonder what the cut off is- what is exactly the right amount of blasphemy? Infectious, danceable drum beat- check. Wicked cool, feedback laden guitar that makes the ghost of Jimi Hendrix weep- check. Lyrics that are blasphemous, offensive to most christian people's sensibilities- check. This is rock and roll at its very vest. It's cool that this song went to #10 in the UK- in an alternate universe somewhere, this song went to #1 worldwide and soon after the Pope and Pat Robertson were sharing a street corner somewhere to pan handle for their drug money.









Reverence

by The Jesus And Mary Chain

I wanna die just like Jesus Christ
I wanna die on a bed of spikes
I wanna die come see paradise
I wanna die just like Jesus Christ

I wanna die just like JFK
I wanna die on a sunny day
I wanna die just like JFK
I wanna die in the USA

I wanna die (x4)

I wouldn't sell my soul but I'd hang for this
I gotta get my goal cause I'd hang for this

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