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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.
"Mayor of Simpleton" is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English band XTC, released as the first single from their 1989 album Oranges & Lemons. The single reached No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, No. 1 on its Alternative Songs chart, and No. 15 on its Mainstream Rock chart, [ 2 ] becoming the band's best-performing single ...
XTC's 1986 song "Dear God", written by Partridge, was seen as controversial at the time for its anti-religious message; Partridge stated that the song failed to represent his true feelings on religion, as human belief is "such a vast subject". [61] Although an atheist, he believes that heaven and hell exist metaphorically. [59]
Dear God" is about a struggling agnostic [3] who writes a letter to God while challenging his existence. 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 ] "
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.
XTC continued to produce more progressive records, including the albums Skylarking (1986), Oranges & Lemons (1989) and Nonsuch (1992). In the US, "Mayor of Simpleton" (1989) was their highest-charting single, while "Dear God" (1986) was controversial for its anti-religious message.
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").
Nonsuch (styled as NONSVCH.) is the 12th studio album by the English band XTC, released 27 April 1992 on Virgin Records.The follow-up to Oranges & Lemons (1989), Nonsuch is a relatively less immediate and more restrained sounding album, carrying the band's psychedelic influences into new musical styles, and displaying a particular interest in orchestral arrangements.