Dear God" is a song on XTC's 1986 Album Skylarking, controversial because of its anti-God sentiment which might be interpreted as either dystheism or atheism. In the UK, when the song was originally released as a single many record shops refused to stock the track, fearing a religious backlash.It was not a part of the original Skylarking album, but after DJs across America picked up the song, G...
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What is more annoying, artists who talk about politics on their records or artists who talk about god? I really can't stand either, but I will have to side with the political statements on this one. Nothing turns me off faster than hearing a band, liking the sound, then finding out they are in the spiritual section of the record store. I am not sure why this is, and I was wondering if people ha...
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*Dear God... WOW!* this song takes me waaaaaaaayyyyyy back. _*Regardless of your faith or lack thereof... I can't imagine anyone +NOT+ loving this song.*_h1. but that's me :)Song... *fecking brilliant* - I just wish Partridge would overcome his stagefright... that would be a concert I'd travel *ANYWHERE TO SEE* !!!!
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Earlier today (yes, earlier _still_!) I spent some time driving around LA during "rush hour", and when I wasn't busy nearly killing myself trying to shift gears in a car with automatic transmission (and therefore pushing both the gas pedal and the brake at the same time), there was a lot of time to contemplate some general issues...- I seem to remember hearing that it's considered "taboo" in Am...
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Sometimes it seems I have a song of the day, you know when you just seem to want to hear the same track over and over. Today's song is Dear God by XTC. It was really controversial when it came out in 1986. I have a feeling that if it was re-released tomorrow it would be even more so. Does that same something about the state of the world?
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