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"Dear God" is a song by the English rock band XTC that was first released as a non-album single with the A-side "Grass". Written by Andy Partridge, the song lyrics grapple with the existence of God and the problem of evil. Partridge was inspired by a series of books with the same title, which Partridge viewed as exploitative of children.
The music video for "Dear God" received the 1987 Billboard Best Video award and was also nominated for three categories at the MTV Video Music Awards. [90] Skylarking ultimately became XTC's best-known album [ 91 ] and is generally regarded as their finest work.
The song was conceived in a skiffle style [79] but while playing the Beatles' "Rocky Raccoon" (1968), Partridge was inspired to move "Dear God" closer to that song's direction. [80] " Dear God" was not included on original pressings of Skylarking , but it was always intended to be on the album.
Apple Venus Volume 1 is the thirteenth studio album by the English rock band XTC, released on February 17, 1999.It was the first on the band's own Idea Records label, distributed through Cooking Vinyl in the United Kingdom and TVT Records in the United States.
Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers is a compilation album of songs by the English rock band XTC, released in 1990.It brings together single B-sides, BBC sessions, soundtrack contributions, the A- and B-sides of both a Christmas single released by offshoot group The Three Wise Men and solo single recorded by Colin Moulding as The Colonel, [1] as well as other obscurities.
[3] The song's lyrics contains a plea for a worldwide religion, although Ure said that this was unlikely to be fully realised. [4] Ure recorded "Dear God" without knowing that XTC had released a song with the same title a few years prior. He only learned of the song's existence in early 1989 after his record company sent him a cassette ...
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English Settlement is the fifth studio album and first double album by the English rock band XTC, released 12 February 1982 on Virgin Records.It marked a turn towards the more pastoral pop songs that would dominate later XTC releases, with an emphasis on acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar and fretless bass.