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"Jesus Christ" is a song written in 1940 by Woody Guthrie. The song tells in eight verses what Jesus preached in his time, especially about the rich and the poor, and that he was killed by different groups who rejected his preaching ("they laid Jesus Christ in his grave").
Will Wood is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and comedian. [1] [2] Wood has released four studio albums; Everything Is a Lot (2015), Self-ish (2016), The Normal Album (2020), [3] and "In case I make it," (2022). The first two were released as Will Wood and the Tapeworms, Wood's prior band name. He has additionally released two live ...
The song builds in intensity throughout and climaxes during the second verse and chorus, [1] introducing string instruments and a choir. [7] Wood considered adding a key change during this section but thought it might "put it over the top." [5] After this, the composition suddenly drops and slows, ending the song with a softened tone backed by ...
The song may be an allusion to both the apple tree in Song of Solomon 2:3 which has been interpreted as a metaphor representing Jesus, and to his description of his life as a tree of life in Luke 13:18–19 and elsewhere in the New Testament including Revelation 22:1–2 and within the Old Testament in Genesis.
"Steal Away" is a standard Gospel song, and is found in the hymnals of many Protestant denominations. An arrangement of the song is included in the oratorio A Child of Our Time, first performed in 1944, by the classical composer Michael Tippett (1908–98). Many recordings of the song have been made, including versions by Pat Boone [6] and Nat ...
The Sheltons – The first band to professionally record the song. [4] Their arrangement of the song was recorded on Halo records "Heart Felt Gospel" [5] in the late 60s, has been covered by numerous groups since. 1968 – The Inspirations [6] [7] [8] 1969–79 – The Oak Ridge Boys [9] 1991 The Lesters [10]
The song was orchestrated by Don Bagley and Bob Harris and produced by Graham Nash, [4] with a production designed for radio airplay. [citation needed] The last-minute addition of “Jesus Was a Cross Maker” to Sill's debut album necessitated the removal of two songs, “The Pearl” and “The Phoenix,” which later appeared on her 1973 album Heart Food.
Before the lyrics were added, the song's title was "Do The New Thing", possibly referencing Tony Banks' opening keyboard notes, which are heard again in the bridge. According to the behind-the-scenes documentary Genesis: No Admittance , the first lyric Phil Collins wrote out of improvisation was the chorus line "Jesus, he knows me, and he knows ...