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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.
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.
Dear God, a 1996 American comedy directed by Garry Marshall "Dear God" (Touched by an Angel), an episode of the TV series Touched by an Angel; Dear G-d..., a 2014 album by Being as an Ocean; All pages with titles containing Dear God
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.
Andrew John Partridge (born 11 November 1953) is an English guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer best known for co-founding the band XTC.He and Colin Moulding each acted as a songwriter and frontman for XTC, with Partridge writing and singing about two-thirds of the group's material.
Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80 is a compilation of songs by English rock band XTC, released in 1990 by Virgin Records.It includes the Go+ EP (included with initial LP pressings of their second album, Go 2) as well as the Take Away / The Lure of Salvage LP (released by XTC frontman Andy Partridge as "Mr. Partridge").