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Prior to its release, advertisements were placed in the personal columns of regional newspapers in the UK with the words "Your own personal Jesus." Later, the ads included a phone number one could dial to hear the song. [11] The ensuing controversy helped propel the single to No. 13 on the UK charts, becoming one of Depeche Mode's biggest sellers.
The event would be echoed in the singer's twelfth solo album Personal Jesus, centered on Christianity. The album has been described as "a blend of rock, blues, soul and gospel." [2] [4] It is a collection of covers of classics and traditionals, as well as lesser known songs. [2]
"Your Own Special Way" is a song by the English progressive rock band Genesis.The song was written by the band's bassist and guitarist Mike Rutherford.Released (in edited form) as the first and only single from their eighth studio album Wind & Wuthering, it became the band's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 62. [3]
The majority of songs are covers which Cash performs in his own sparse style, with help from producer Rick Rubin.For instance, for the song "Personal Jesus", Rubin asked Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante to re-work an acoustic version of Martin Gore's song, which featured a simple acoustic riff that stripped down the song to a blues style.
I find it interesting that Manson's cover of Personal Jesus, coming out in 2004, and being a virtual knockoff of the Gravity Kills cover (yes I know they're both covers, but they sound very, very similar in musical style), which was released in 2002, yet Manson apparently deserves a paragraph, whereas Gravity Kills is an also mentioned.
Last week on The Voice, SoCal singer-songwriter Bodie so stunningly transformed the Proclaimers’ jaunty novelty hit “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” into a plaintive indie ballad that his coach ...
In an instant, Jesus lifted the heavy weight off and told me that He would give me everything I need to get through this. Jesus began to show me that He was a personal God. When people hear to this song, I want them to feel that Jesus is personal; and while our stories may look different, the same Jesus that I call "My Jesus" can be your Jesus too.
From September 2008 to March 2012, if you bought shares in companies when John A. Koskinen joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -63.1 percent return on your investment, compared to a 13.6 percent return from the S&P 500.