A friend of mine is a born-again christian and I thought it would be nice to make her a mix-CD of songs about God.
Now, I'm not trying to offend her but I'm not walking in egg shells, either. This is a reasonable person and I just thought it would be a nice gesture and interesting thing to give her a collection of songs about God (preferably good ones, artistically speaking).
Now, what constitutes a song about God is up to you. Is Madonna's (ironic name) Like a Prayer a song about God? Close enough for me...
Anyway, this is what I personally have, so far. If you can add to this list, I would really appreciate it! At the very least, I think it would be interesting...
Definite:
- Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars (tell me all your thoughts on God)
- XTC - Dear God
- Joan Osborne - What if God Were One of Us
- U2 - The Wanderer (with Johnny Cash)
Possible:
- Concrete Blonde - Help Me!
- Concrete Blonde - Wendy
- Madonna - Like a Prayer
- Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth
- Smash Test Dummies - God Shuffled His Feet
- Andre Lloyd Webber - Jesus Christ Superstar (okay, he doesn't sing it, but...)
- Band Aid - Do They Know it's Christmas
- Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
- Jewel - Who Will Save Your Soul
Not really serious but you never know:
- NIN - Closer to God
- Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen
- KMFDM - Godlike
- Front 242 - Welcome to Paradise
- Sting - All This Time
- MC Hammer - Pray
Okay, so the last list reveals just how desperate I am for ideas.
Have you got any? Thanks!
Edit: Just added some more songs that I had forgotten...