Agreed. Music can lift me up, regardless of the lyrics. And sometimes, the most uplifting notes are written with religious thoughts sung to them. I still do enjoy them. It is different with books or movies. They can all too easily slip into preachy, judgmental tones and that is unappealing.

Hi @Storm1752

I can't agree, and I've never seen anyone else put forth that idea. A parody or satire to me would be more something like Life of Brian. I'm not entirely sure what Webber, Rice and any others who might have been involved had on their minds, and it is certainly possible that they had a more secular concept in their minds than some viewers might want to believe (I really don't know) but (even if true) this is quite a bit different to me than saying they were trying to make fun of the Christ story, .... for humor at the expense of believers, which is what "parody" or "satire" would imply to me.

I think the reason I"m writing out my disagreement is that I really did dislike the story when I saw it live. A parody, if well done, or done in a certain way, might really have been enjoyable to me, but the actual story, if it takes itself seriously and if the audience is asked to take it seriously, was such a downer to me, and part of the reason for that was not just the obvious death aspect, but the mixed reaction I have about those parts where I'm apparently supposed to draw some inspiration.

Good one!

I like the song. I was not aware of any religious meaning behind it. I’ll have to listen again.

Some things I've read about it say it has a double meaning. Probably just conjecture.

Sweet! Thanks.

This is a pretty version. Thanks.

I miss LC

@Davesnothere never seen that before, love the line,
‘I had my demons, but they were middle class and lame’

Wow. Just wow.

@Tinocca Beautiful ain't it?

@Sticks48 um, sure, you could call it that. Lol

@Tinocca I had the pleasure of hanging out with him, Bobby not Jesus, after a show one night. He was a very funny man, and he was a very nice man.

@Sticks48 well that certainly gives it more meaning to you. This is the first time I’ve ever heard this song or this singer.

@Tinocca He had a number of hits on the country charts during country's real peak in the 70s and 80s. If I was going to pick a real religious song it would be Amazing Grace only because we used to do a kick ass version of it in the 70s. We were nonbelievers , but it was a fun song to play and the country/country rock audiences we played to really liked it. We just kind of pulled it out of our ass one night after touring with Willie and hearing it every night, and we liked the way it came out. It kind of built all through the song until be the end of the song it was big.

Which one? I have sung a few different Ave Maria’s...my own favourite is the Schubert one.

@Marionville Schubert. The history and cathedrals of Europe are an overwhelming experience for someone coming from a recent culture.

@rogueflyer Yes...I can understand that...Cologne Cathedral is a massive gothic structure! I suppose we Europeans are more used to seeing medieval structures such as cathedrals than those of you from the New World, but they still inspire awe in me too.

I like both of those songs.

Nice choice.

I sing this with my choir almost every year.

I haven’t heard this song before. I like it. Nice groove to it. Thanks for this one!

@Tinocca Second track on Songs in the Key of Life. I like all of his stuff of course. A national treasure.

@indirect76 Stevie is a genius.

Enjoy! I love good harmonies, as well.

Same way with me as far as The Second Chapter and also Barry McGuire during his Christian rock days.

Nice voice. I like it.

I owned that vinal once . . .

@Davesnothere my brother had every Zeppelin record. He listened to them all the time.

@Tinocca I had them all too, only most now digitized.

Sure, that’s a religious reference. In the slightest sense. I did set the bar pretty low for songs to fit the question, so I guess this works. Thanks!

I just heard that song a few days ago. Nice.

Yes, great song and artist. Thank you. One of my favorites as well.

Yes! Good one.

Absolutely. I didn’t even start with all the Christmas songs I love. That is too big a list. O Holy Night is exquisite to me. I agree about Handel’s Messiah as well. So moving! Thanks for the input.

Around here several churches have "Messiah" sings where they hand out music & everybody partakes, usually followed by cookies & coffee. Tons of fun!

@AnneWimsey My sister sang in those for several years.

Least religious "religious-sounding" song on the planet, actually about the bItter side of human love , betrayal, loss.

@AnneWimsey Lots of Christians mistake this song as religious...obviously haven’t really listened to it properly.