In honor of the announcement of a new Pope, here is a quick playlist of all the songs in my iTunes collections with Jesus in the song name. Not a bad set of tunes:
- Jesus Is Just Alright, The Doobie Brothers
- Plastic Jesus, The Flaming Lips
- Jesus of Suburbia, Green Day
- The Rebel Jesus, Jackson Browne
- Jesus’ Chariot, Neil Young & Crazy Horse
- Jesus In New Orleans, Over The Rhine
- Jesus (Don’t Touch My Baby), Ryan Adams
- Jesus On A Greyhound, Shelby Lynne
- Property Of Jesus, Sinéad O’Connor
- Jesus Children of America, Stevie Wonder
- Jesus, Etc., Wilco
Enjoy!
“They Ain’t Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore,” Kinky Friedman.
Also, for this particular pope: “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina.” (Um, Madonna.)
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Oh, and “Chocolate Jesus,” Tom Waits. An absolute must-have.
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Christ, y’all have some great suggestions!
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Personal Jesus, Depech Mode.
Wooden Jesus, Temple of the Dog
Jesus Christ Pose, Soundgarden
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Also: Jesus, Velvet Underground. Duh.
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Another great addition!
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I Saw Jesus at McDonald’s at Midnight, Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper
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Heading to iTunes to download now. Thanks!
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