NEW POLL! "Spirit in the Sky" vs. "My Sweet Lord"
Added 2025-01-18 15:20:03 +0000 UTCIt's the early '70s and Jesus is just all right with me! During that brief moment where God was cool, which is your favorite religious bop of the decade, Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky" or George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord"?
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I think both of these songs are fine, but I find My Sweet Lord more hummable, and I think Spirit in the Sky is overused
Octo
2025-01-29 05:57:20 +0000 UTCThird party vote for Jesus Built My Hotrod by Ministry
Bruxistentialist
2025-01-27 20:16:48 +0000 UTCSame!
Bruxistentialist
2025-01-27 20:14:15 +0000 UTCGeorge Harrison is the most overrated Beatle. Yes, he wrote a handful of classic songs, but he is not a Lennon or a McCartney and his solo stuff really shows that. Spirit in the Sky slaps! It is in Fear and Loathing. None of George's songs are. Nuff said! Greenbaum is not even Christian. Still more convincing than Harrison.
Moon Logic
2025-01-27 14:18:46 +0000 UTCI voted My Sweet Lord, but, thinking of question 1, I feel like George might have been better off had it never existed.
Loyal Deserter
2025-01-27 05:51:21 +0000 UTChell yeah I‘d vote for that
Albert Farkas
2025-01-26 19:56:51 +0000 UTCJesus, Norman Greenbaum‘s delivery is stultifying…can‘t hardly choose between these two holy snoozeballs
Albert Farkas
2025-01-26 19:53:06 +0000 UTCHey he didn’t do it on purpose! Which is an excuse you get when you’re in the Beatles and no other time
ol bill
2025-01-26 14:50:03 +0000 UTCJust here to post that Norman Greenbaum has a Web 2.0 site called spiritinthesky.com with a fanmail section called "Norman's Fans Drool" and it's amazing.
Benjamin Perry
2025-01-26 06:05:15 +0000 UTCMy vote is for My Sweet Lord George Harrison funded the Monty Python Life of Brian which gives him eternal good will from this fan of historical biographies on the life of Jesus's down on his luck manger neighbour. No boomer
David Fisher
2025-01-25 21:29:58 +0000 UTCSpirit in the Sky takes the first question just for all the people who want in to be played at their funeral
Lazurit
2025-01-25 10:19:33 +0000 UTCMy sweet lord? Don't you mean The Pirate Song? I promise this is a real thing. https://youtu.be/s3CosIid63U?si=KQNFvlbhhVaB0oif
Nico Niconi
2025-01-24 17:58:27 +0000 UTCSpirit In The Sky is a cynical cash grab that chases the trends of the time while not being deep enough to hold the contents of a soup spoon. God, I love that song.
Gene Younkin
2025-01-23 15:05:38 +0000 UTCI saw this too and it felt like a weird dream I was having
Birthe_bird
2025-01-23 12:39:35 +0000 UTCThe melody of My Sweet Lord just sounds better to my ears. Spirit in the Sky is still a banger. It's been a hot minute since the choice has been legitimately difficult. Though these days the fact that My Sweet Lord is less Youth Pastor Yay Jesus also helps significantly.
The Other Greg
2025-01-23 04:15:52 +0000 UTCFor the first time ever, “which song must be Shat upon?” has a definitive answer because Will Shatner covered Spirit in the Sky with the help of Peter Frampton. I’m not sure if this is an argument in favor of SitS or against
Kevin James
2025-01-22 23:27:55 +0000 UTC"Dance of the Cucumber" still fucking slaps.
Daniel Shaltes
2025-01-22 11:44:15 +0000 UTCAgreed, I always read the lyrics as being very sarcastic.
Jason Lee
2025-01-22 01:15:39 +0000 UTCI watched the 50 year anniversary video of My Sweet Lord and Mark Hamill and Weird Al were there.
Colin Raiden-McRae
2025-01-21 18:10:25 +0000 UTCOoh, seconding that!
House Chaos
2025-01-21 10:30:43 +0000 UTCYou know the rules, and so do I.
House Chaos
2025-01-21 10:30:19 +0000 UTCTwo great things about My Sweet Lord: 1. Harrison first gave it to Billy Preston, who helped him write it, and released a gospel version that's truly fantastic. 2. To see the best Harrison performance search "George Harrison pirate song" on Youtube.
Paul Anderson
2025-01-21 08:40:33 +0000 UTCSpirit in the Sky is a baseball song (in vibe, not content)
Josie
2025-01-21 05:22:00 +0000 UTCAfter giving some thought to my choice, I can finally sum up why My Sweet Lord is better: It's yearning for a connection with the divine, while Spirit in the Sky is bragging about a connection with the divine. Art about wanting is better than art about having, especially when it's religious art.
Mouser
2025-01-21 04:43:08 +0000 UTCGoing with "Spirit in the Sky" because it continues the time-honored tradition of Jews creating stuff that Christians eat up and appropriate without realizing a Jew made it, like "White Christmas" or "Hallelujah" or Christianity
Gal Hazor
2025-01-21 01:16:30 +0000 UTCWhile I love "Spirit in the Sky," and that riff that gets my atheistic ass grooving, I'm going to have to toss out a third-party vote for Rick Astley's "Angels On My Side."
Michael Russell
2025-01-20 23:06:03 +0000 UTCBeing the pedantic sort that I am, I feel I should point out that My Sweet Lord is about Krishna, not Jesus. So I'll do a third-party vote for Heaven On Their Minds from the Jesus Christ Superstar soundtracl.
Beau Dure
2025-01-20 19:53:26 +0000 UTCNo.
Rhiannon M
2025-01-20 16:42:35 +0000 UTCSpirit in the Sky is a much weirder song and therefore more interesting to me. Also George just blatantly plagiarized My Sweet Lord.
Max Liotta
2025-01-20 16:38:29 +0000 UTCI first discovered "Spirit in the sky" while making a mixtape dedicated to death (as you do), and, darn, that's a nice, cheery palate cleanser between Evanescence and Death Cab for Cutie
Lazurit
2025-01-20 07:52:07 +0000 UTCWhat a strange match up to get a 50/50 split
Brandon Hay
2025-01-20 03:37:26 +0000 UTCSyncretism for the win!
Allan Olley
2025-01-20 02:52:26 +0000 UTCHarrison's got a friend in Jesus, Krishna, and numerous other deities! Checkmate, Greenbaum!
Jon Heiman
2025-01-20 01:51:34 +0000 UTCYet "Spirit in the Sky" is the one that mentions Jesus by name.
Jon Heiman
2025-01-20 01:47:38 +0000 UTCI'm going with Spirit in the Sky because I enjoy the music more and because atheist that I am I enjoy the irony of Jews finding success making pop Christian music.
Allan Olley
2025-01-20 01:40:16 +0000 UTCIt was a hard call but I went with "Spirit in the Sky" because it just makes me feel good. Simple as that.
KaiserBeamz
2025-01-20 00:17:13 +0000 UTCI‘m 43 and still no closer to an answer.
Albert Farkas
2025-01-19 22:43:48 +0000 UTCThird-party vote for XTC‘s Dear God.
Albert Farkas
2025-01-19 22:42:58 +0000 UTCI hate to say it, I know it's a classic, but My Sweet Lord just reminds me of every milquetoast, "gee, God you sure are great," guy-with-guitar worship song I had to stomach as a teenager in my church youth group. Spirit in the Sky makes God sound like somebody you could get stoned with, so it gets my vote.
Maxine - RaccoonRevolution
2025-01-19 22:28:58 +0000 UTCI feel almost indifferent to this, but spirit in the sky is a tat more annoying and since I quite enjoy George Harrison otherwise I guess its my sweet lord
Birthe_bird
2025-01-19 16:07:51 +0000 UTCim 12 and what is this?
Kijib
2025-01-19 16:01:14 +0000 UTCMy Sweet Lord is what would play if you were stuck on an airport’s travelator in hell. It’s got an earworm quality close to Blue Da Ba Dee in my head
Erik
2025-01-19 15:39:14 +0000 UTCWhen I voted, the provisional results said 50/50. I hope it stays that way all the way to the end. Not because I have any investment in either one of these two songs, but because I don't.
ben-one-eye
2025-01-19 15:27:23 +0000 UTCthere's something obscene about 'my sweet lord'. i feel like it showcases the feelings that e.g. new converts seem to want out of religion. it gets my vote for being a bit boppier than spirit in the sky but reading what people say about the latter and its apparent lack of understanding christianity makes me respect it more. the whole thing really activated my hatred of religion :)
no
2025-01-19 14:28:12 +0000 UTC"he's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky" is such a strange way of phrasing that. it feels like i just handed jesus my resumé.
Marie Isabelle Lunais-Adora
2025-01-19 12:15:34 +0000 UTCBecause the game is 'Song vs Song', I'll go for Spirit in the Sky. Much better tune. Almost goes without saying that I'd go the other way if we were playing 'Artist vs. Artist'.
Sam Potts
2025-01-19 07:51:12 +0000 UTCMy Sweet Lord sounds like a man searching for a higher feeling, "Spirit in the Sky" is a weak example of what my Grandpa called "The Church of what's happening now". If I was wanting to look down that path, I personally prefer "Lord of the Dance".
Andrew Dederer
2025-01-19 07:06:29 +0000 UTCLink to infographic: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/s/sddExcv5OZ
Franco del Rosario
2025-01-19 06:41:41 +0000 UTCSpirit in the Sky… the BIGGSST one-hit-wonder on Spotify based on a 2020 infographic on Reddit. 99.5% of Greenbaum’s streams are from that song.
Franco del Rosario
2025-01-19 06:41:01 +0000 UTCrock band 2 gang RISE
Sara
2025-01-19 06:00:37 +0000 UTCvoting for Spirit in the Sky because that’s what my mom wants us to play at her funeral
Raven Wolfe
2025-01-19 05:50:28 +0000 UTCOver there, there's a big pile of 'em
Vince Eager
2025-01-19 04:27:43 +0000 UTCSpirit in the Sky being written by a Jewish man who just thought all this gospel music was cool and wanted to write a feel good tune is exactly why I like it. Norman’s heaven sounds like so much fun! Yeah! No sinners here! Jesus is my cool buddy! Woohoo! But, I’m not Christian either so I couldn’t care less if it’s accurate.
Katie Gunn
2025-01-19 03:18:12 +0000 UTCI don't dislike Spirit in The Sky, in fact it slaps. But it is so overplayed and about halfway through I'm done with it. My Sweet Lord is Harrison melodically losing his mind and sounds like nothing else besides He's So Fine.
Paul Anderson
2025-01-19 02:51:42 +0000 UTCAhhh man. I voted "My Sweet Lord," but on a gut level I think I prefer "What Is Life." Man, that chord progression in the verses....
Dan Hogg
2025-01-19 00:23:06 +0000 UTCAt first this seemed so obvious. I mean, the one is George Harrison! Who the hell ever voted for a guy named Norman? But then I did my due diligence. I still like "My Sweet Lord," but it's much more of a one-horse song than I'd remembered.
Elizabeth
2025-01-19 00:22:52 +0000 UTCI almost was going to post faux outrage that "My Sweet Lord" wasn't paired against "God" by Lennon. But then I realized that "God" was more of a 'The Beatles are dead, move on bro' statement anyway
Dan Hogg
2025-01-19 00:17:48 +0000 UTCI ended up voting for My Sweet Lord, even though it's a Chiffons rip-off and Satellite by Guster kind of does the same thing but better.
Simon Ritter
2025-01-18 22:42:34 +0000 UTCI want to go third party with Jesus by the Velvet Underground.
Simon Ritter
2025-01-18 22:40:49 +0000 UTC"Spirit in the Sky" is religious? *Listnes to the song again* "Spirit in the Sky" is indeed religious
Kidd Campbell
2025-01-18 22:38:33 +0000 UTCAnd I'm not a religious man at all, but My Sweet Lord and All Things Must Pass by extension makes me want to get up and praise the lord goddammit. Spirit in the Sky feels so saccharine and insincere that I'm disgusted at how close it is at this moment.
Mr Spaghett
2025-01-18 22:20:12 +0000 UTCHoping that Todd and Lina will encounter the 2003 Comic Relief UK cover of Spirit in the Sky by Gareth Gates featuring the Kumars. Just an inexplicable slice of mid-00s inane British cultural headfuckery.
Rich Kee
2025-01-18 22:16:28 +0000 UTCGeorge Harrison was like in love with Bob Dylan... not at all related to this specifically but it's my favourite Beatles lore to randomly drop on people
Mr Spaghett
2025-01-18 22:16:12 +0000 UTCI'll be honest, this is such an obvious comparison I'm shocked it took so long to get to it. I have to assume its because it was TOO obvious to put these two songs against each other and you avoided it for so long on purpose.
Gemini Man
2025-01-18 21:04:30 +0000 UTCI have a vendetta against spirit in the sky for not being rocky enough . So George gets my vote.
Robert_boy_genius
2025-01-18 20:51:18 +0000 UTCIf I had a nickel for every time I’ve voted in one of the polls solely because one song had an iconic fuzzbox riff and the other didn’t, I’d have two nickels. Honestly, I bet I’ll have more before the end of the podcast’s run
Staghorn
2025-01-18 20:21:06 +0000 UTCMy Sweet Lord takes it on the lyrics. Geeenbaum's 'gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky' always felt a little clunky to me, whereas Harrison's lyrics are clear and spiritual, and convey beautifully his longing to be a pirate
SammiSamSam
2025-01-18 20:10:56 +0000 UTCAs a Southern Baptist, the line "Never been a sinner, I never sinned" makes me want to punch Norman Greenbaum in the fucking throat. Even without that, it makes me angry that the music sounds like I'm supposed to be listening to some version of Slow Ride or something, but the lyrics are as proto-Christian Rock as you can get. There's a non-zero chance they tried to make me sing a version of "Spirit in the Sky" when a 'hip' guest minister came in. George Harrison may sing less than 20 individual words in "My Sweet Lord" but he still says more about his faith than Greenbaum.
Nawf4
2025-01-18 20:09:09 +0000 UTCNone! I’m not sure our hosts even prepare
Connor Rankin
2025-01-18 19:51:50 +0000 UTCHey, so as a Jewish atheist born in the Soviet Union, how much homework do I need to do to prepare for this episode?
Alina
2025-01-18 19:47:26 +0000 UTConly one of these had the riff stolen by goldfrapp in 2005 and as a fan of 00s indie i feel i must vote accordingly
fae
2025-01-18 19:31:52 +0000 UTCOver thanksgiving I introduced my mom to this podcast and she's been really enjoying it-- when she heard this latest match up she told me she doesn't know how to vote BUT if she could she would vote for Spirit in the Sky, which she doesn't think is the better song but is the song she likes more. Her verdict as both a retired pastor who was in the ministry for 40 years AND as a child of the universe who grew up in southern California in the 60s and 70s is that "Spirit in the Sky" made all the evangelicals really mad, which is of course excellent, and she really admired the transition from "hallelujah" to "hare krishna." "Spirit in the Sky" has terrible theology BUT to paraphrase, it is more of a bop, and therefore is the one she likes more.
Alix
2025-01-18 19:04:02 +0000 UTCOnly one of these rips off "He's So Fine" by the Chiffons, which is a better song than both of them put together. So I'm voting for "Spirit in the Sky" out of protest (and also for that sick riff).
flibbertygigget
2025-01-18 19:02:09 +0000 UTCThe fuzz conquers all
Russet Burbank
2025-01-18 18:41:50 +0000 UTCWhile they definitely fit the bill as religious, neither of these is /exactly/ Christian. We've got "Hare Krishna" vs. "Never been a sinner." Soooo ironic third party vote for "God Is Bigger Than the Boogie Man" from Veggie Tales :)
Lucy Val
2025-01-18 18:37:15 +0000 UTCIt's neither sincere nor a parody, Greenbaum just wanted to make a gospel song and he threw the lyrics together in 15 minutes (and it shows).
Martha Boatright
2025-01-18 18:14:40 +0000 UTCOh my god! OH MY GOD! Where did you get that brownie?!?
Nico Niconi
2025-01-18 18:11:13 +0000 UTCBut we're not talking about albums; we're talking about songs...and based on songs, I think Greenbaum's may have had the bigger earworm impact.
Thomas Deja
2025-01-18 18:04:49 +0000 UTCBut the fuzz lick on What Is Life off the same album is as good!
Christian Reiswig
2025-01-18 17:58:07 +0000 UTCVoting George Harrison here, because I can't relate with a song that features the line "Never been a sinner, I never sinned", but I am VERY sure that George has sinned quite the lot.
TimeBombMan
2025-01-18 17:57:46 +0000 UTCTodd already took my Jesus Is Just Alright With Me joke, I have nothing further to contribute at this time.
Christian Reiswig
2025-01-18 17:57:21 +0000 UTCYes! I honestly was surprised to find out it's generally thought of as sincere because it feels so snarky about the whole thing. "I'm gonna go to the place that's the best"? Really?
Lanth
2025-01-18 17:55:28 +0000 UTCPut it another way: "Spirit in the Sky" has a great riff and its catchy, but it has the theology of people who leave gospel tracts instead of tips because the greatest gift you can give is entry into heaven. Even as tongue in cheek as it is, it's obnoxious.
Martha Boatright
2025-01-18 17:50:00 +0000 UTCI am picking Spirit in the Sky but specifically because of the UK Comic Relief Charity version by Pop-Idol runner-up Gareth Gates featuring the British sitcom characters the Kumars, as this version hit number one in the UK in 2003 and also has a sick sitar solo.
The Enby One
2025-01-18 17:48:49 +0000 UTCYeah, but Harrison is building on a very long tradition of doing that within Gaudiya Vaishnavism (which emphasizes stories of the young Krishna and his relationship with the gopis).
Martha Boatright
2025-01-18 17:45:57 +0000 UTCThis is closer than I expected--but I gave it to Greenbaum because nothing in 'My Sweet Lord' is as iconic as that fuzz lick!
Thomas Deja
2025-01-18 17:22:38 +0000 UTCAlso, I'd I'm going to put on one do the explicitly religious tracks from ATMP, I'm pretty much always going to pick Awaiting On You All first, which helps Spirit in the Sky's case a little here
Jared Walske
2025-01-18 17:17:05 +0000 UTCI think My Sweet Lord is probably a better written and arranged song and does a better job of capturing the religious ideas it's trying to capture (and has some really sweet slide guitar to top it off), but I'm a simple man. If your giving me a great fuzz guitar tone and riff to go with it, I will follow you into hell. Norman gets the vote.
Jared Walske
2025-01-18 17:16:13 +0000 UTCThird party vote for Jesus by The Velvet Underground
Torak49
2025-01-18 17:13:02 +0000 UTCThere’s a South Park episode where Cartman becomes a hugely successful Christian musician by simply throwing Jesus’ name into romantic love songs, effectively making songs about having a romantic relationship with Jesus. My Sweet Lord has always given me a little too much of that vibe. Also, it just goes on forever.
Jakob Eyjólfsson
2025-01-18 17:10:17 +0000 UTCI don't give a damn how many times it gets played in trailers "Spirit in the Sky" is a banger.
DOMINIQUE GARNETT
2025-01-18 17:03:40 +0000 UTC3rd party Jesus is just alright with me
Erik Berg
2025-01-18 17:00:12 +0000 UTCFun fact, "spirit in the sky" is a double one hit wonder in most parts of the world.
Foxylover92
2025-01-18 16:41:47 +0000 UTCThird party vote to Jesus is Way Cool by King Missile
Connor Rankin
2025-01-18 16:37:15 +0000 UTCif you put it like that… …I‘m still none the wiser 😁
Albert Farkas
2025-01-18 16:36:08 +0000 UTCMy childhood church showed us a documentary called Rock n Roll Sorcerers of the New Age Revolution. That film made me an Ozzy fan first, but the Beatles too. So my vote goes to My Sweet Lord because now I work with the devil.
T. Ryder
2025-01-18 16:33:33 +0000 UTCI’ve just learned one of these was good enough to soundtrack the final special for the Top Gear guys. I had a bunch of musical reasons to vote for it anyway, but that cements my vote.
Jack Darnell
2025-01-18 16:25:43 +0000 UTCI saw an interview with Greenbaum where he said he'd been trying to reproduce that fuzz tone ever since.
Preston A. Rickwood
2025-01-18 16:12:56 +0000 UTCHarrison wrote some of my most favorite Beatles songs, but I absolutely cannot STAND “My Sweet Lord”. I find it such a whiny song, Dylan-esque vocals in some ways
Michael Gibler
2025-01-18 16:12:55 +0000 UTC"Never been a sinner, I've never sinned." Greenbaum in one couplet proves not only that he isn't a Christian, but that he's never even bothered to think about what it means to be one. The hook absolutely rips though, so Spirit in the Sky for the win.
Christopher Ladd
2025-01-18 16:11:04 +0000 UTCI hear 'spirit in the sky' all the time on the radio (in australia), ive never heard 'my sweet lord' in my whole life.
Zali J
2025-01-18 16:10:03 +0000 UTCIf I had a nickel for every time a Jewish singer had a ohw about finding Jesus I'd have three nickels which isn't a lot but it destroyed the format of this joke.
Nir revel
2025-01-18 16:06:34 +0000 UTCThis is a song by a Beatle versus a song against a song by a one-hit-wonder. It's kind of amazing that it's as close as it is.
MJS
2025-01-18 15:58:42 +0000 UTCThe only thing I know about my father's wishes when he eventually passes away is that he wants Spirit in the Sky played at his funeral, and I intend to honor that wish cause that song kicks ass. Also, Norman Greenbaum is something of a hometown hero - he's not from Santa Rosa, CA (where I'm from) but he's lived there for a long time so we've kinda claimed him anyways.
Natalie Koppen
2025-01-18 15:58:39 +0000 UTC"My sweet lord" just feels like the same 6 words over and over, just like George Harrison's other big hit," I Got My Mind Set on You."
MintzBuck
2025-01-18 15:46:38 +0000 UTCLook, purely from the perspective of a religious studies major (MA), one of these is the reductive image of religion as entirely about getting a ticket to a nice afterlife, the other is the urgent longing for union with the divine here and now, and I know which I think has historically been spiritually healthier.
Martha Boatright
2025-01-18 15:44:42 +0000 UTCThat just makes me support "My Sweet Lord" even more.
Ben Cook-Feltz
2025-01-18 15:42:45 +0000 UTCThe guitar tone in the spirit in the sky guitar riff almost makes me believe in a higher power. Almost.
JDL
2025-01-18 15:42:02 +0000 UTCHere's some excerpts from John Lennon's 1970 interview with Rolling Stone Magazine: Question: What did you think of George's album? "I don’t know . . . I think it’s all right, you know. Personally, at home, I wouldn’t play that kind of music, I don’t want to hurt George’s feelings, I don’t know what to say about it....I liked the “Spirit in the Sky” a few months back. I always liked simple rock and nothing else."
Jacob Witmer
2025-01-18 15:41:22 +0000 UTCIt’s not the song’s fault, but I can’t think of “Spirit in the Sky” without thinking of a zillion soundtrack drops in a zillion movies. “My Sweet Lord” seems fresher, which I admit is a ridiculous statement on its face.
Clay Peterson
2025-01-18 15:40:48 +0000 UTCA friend of me told me that they had always heard Spirit in the Sky as ironic, a sort of parody of religious music, and while I'd never heard it that way before upon re-listening it tracks. The lyrics keep building up the religiosity until it ends with the idea that not only isn't he a sinner, he's in fact *never* sinned. He's got a friend in Jesus, and it's offered like he's got the big man on speed dial. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, maybe it's Maybelline, but in any case the fact that it can play both ways (and is a real bop in either case) makes it an easy choice
Alexander Gattegno
2025-01-18 15:40:27 +0000 UTCI always read Spirit in the Sky and clearly a joke, which is why I like it. A lot of other people seem to take it seriously and love/hate it for that reason too. Also it’s just fun
Kathleen
2025-01-18 15:38:39 +0000 UTCI too was introduced to Keiino by Eurovision, and I still listen to them now
This is the Endtimes
2025-01-18 15:35:19 +0000 UTCDamn straight!
Angela
2025-01-18 15:31:36 +0000 UTCYou all are wrong - spirit in the sky is a perfect song, and my sweet lord is merely great. They don’t even compare.
Kevin Kline
2025-01-18 15:31:24 +0000 UTCThis isn't even close. All Things Must Pass is the best Beatles solo album and My Sweet Lord is a great entry point for newcomers. No one stands a chance against a Beatle, at least not until a few years later than this (Gone Troppo? Ugh, so bad)
Lucy Daughter of None
2025-01-18 15:28:28 +0000 UTCi don't like either of these songs, but that's just because i dislike all religious music (no judgment to anyone who enjoys it; i just am not a very spiritual person, so i can't connect to any of it); BUT i can acknowledge that My Sweet Lord is a well-structured song with nice music, so it wins. spirit in the sky just strikes a sour note to me
Austin F
2025-01-18 15:27:18 +0000 UTCThen he (edit: was awarded) the rights to "He's So Fine" and ended up having to pay royalties to himself.
Dork Mode
2025-01-18 15:27:08 +0000 UTCOne thing I like about “My Sweet Lord” is how the lead vocals and the backing vocals switch for being the main focus of the song by the end. Once we get past the third chorus, the main George just sings “oh my lord” while the backing Georges sing all the different chants that become the main point of the song. I don’t know many other pop songs that do this and I think it’s pretty neat.
JazzySpF
2025-01-18 15:26:00 +0000 UTCMy Sweet Lord is about 3 minutes too long and all chorus. Spirit in the Sky is a legitimate bop.
Emily Mikkelsen
2025-01-18 15:25:50 +0000 UTCVoting for the song about Jesus written by a Jewish guy.
Dork Mode
2025-01-18 15:24:07 +0000 UTCtough call for my atheist hippie self
Tristan
2025-01-18 15:24:03 +0000 UTCI had a deluded moment of hope thinking you were putting Spirit in the Sky by Eurovision legends Keiino on your show. Then it clicked that you were talking about Jesus songs. I much prefer 90s Jesus songs(Joan Osborne's One of Us FTW), but either way, Keiino taught me that any song can be improved if you just add a Sami man yoik-rapping in the background XD
Angela
2025-01-18 15:23:58 +0000 UTCFuzz guitar or the Chiffons... All Things Must Pass might be the best Beatles album. It or Plastic Ono Band. Even without that, George was a freakin Beatle. Norman has nothing else besides "Spirit in the Sky." I'll throw the guy a bone.
Vince Whitacre
2025-01-18 15:22:54 +0000 UTCLove how George’s excuse for ripping off “He’s So Fine” was him saying “I ripped off a public domain song, certainly not a hit that I’d have to pay royalties to”
MarioDaBean
2025-01-18 15:22:38 +0000 UTCNo one's an atheist while listening to All Things Must Pass
Lee Basil
2025-01-18 15:22:02 +0000 UTCDid that paragraph just cast a third party vote for the Doobie Brothers?
Mouser
2025-01-18 15:21:53 +0000 UTCWrite-in vote for Spirit in the Sky by KEiiNO
Keirik
2025-01-18 15:21:42 +0000 UTCFor me I will always associate Spirit in the Sky with that one scene from Oceans 11 where the guy gets absolutely clotheslined by a nightstick.
Evan Z.
2025-01-18 15:21:24 +0000 UTCMy grandfather chose Spirit in the sky to be played at his burial so it gets my vote
Jane Elwood Strawberry
2025-01-18 15:21:23 +0000 UTC
