sorry, i forgot to keep track of who wrote this... > Van is also someone who has written a great deal of "Christian" music > ... > particularly on his albums Common One, Beautiful Vision, Avalon Sunset, > Enlightenment, Hymns To The Silence, A Sense Of Wonder, and No Guru, No > Method, No Teacher. i really love the more spiritual side of van. the songs "no guru, n.m.,n.t." and "tir na nog" from no guru are two of my favorite van songs. funny that this thread should come up because i'm currently working on a religious mix. i am not a religious person, but i do believe in spirit. the process of putting together a list of songs has made me realize that most of my top-of-the-list-favorite artists often write with biblical metaphors or threads - dylan, van, joni, daniel lanois, jane siberry, jeff buckley. the songs don't have to be purely faithful to theme - it only has to have a reference to make it in the door. this might be a little indulgent, but hey, we've seen the streets, it's not about the election & you can delete if you want... VA Bunny Berigan - all gods chillun got rhythm (big band legends) VA Peg Leg Sam - joshua fit the battle of jericho VA trib/weill - persuasions-o heavenly salvation VA gershwin ? finley quaye/it aint necessarily so VA Heritage ? get up shepard & follow VA Faraway So Close sndtrk VA tributes to cohen - lots Tori Amos ? god Joan Armatrading - water with the wine Louis - i hope gabriel likes my music Ella & Louis ? it aint necessarily so Arrested Development ? fishing for religion The Band ? the caves of Jericho Patricia Barber - mourning grace Adrian Belew - this is what i believe in, heaven's bed Black Hole Buddah ? god is a zipper Blues Traveler - save his soul, brother john Jeff Buckley ? hallelujah (also Cohen/U2), grace, eternal life, new years prayer Kate Bush ? song of solomon The Byrds ? turn, turn, turn David Byrne ? soft seduction (blame god), gates of paradise John Cale ? gideons bible Johnny Cash - why me lord, oh bury me not, redemption Nick Cave ? into my arms, idiot prayer (BD party ? big jesus trash can, mutiny in heaven), mercy seat, mercy, the good son, brompton oratory Sheila Chandra ? speaking in tongues Eric Clapton ? jesus coming soon, swing low sweet chariot, sinners prayer, presence of the lord, running on faith Bruce Cockburn ? get up jonah, the embers of eden Leonard Cohen ? the story of isaac, joan of arc? Concrete Blonde ? god is a bullet Elvis Costello ? gods comic, blame it on cain, god give me strength Crash Test Dummies ? god shuffled his feet Catie Curtis - forgiveness, do unto others Ani DiFranco ? amazing grace, adam & eve Lucky Dube ? rasta mans prayer Dylan ? Highway 61, with god on our side, man gave names to all the animals, 2x2, every grain of sand, knockin on heaven's door, gates of eden, three angels, father of night, lots on "saved", lots on "slow train coming" English Beat - sole salvation Eurhythmics - heaven Ferron ? testimony Aretha Franklin - border song, wholly holy, save me, angel, gospel album Gavin Friday ? eden Peter Gabriel ? passion tracks, blood of eden Grant Lee Buffalo ? Bethlehem steel, rock of ages John Hammond - 40 days and 40 nights, get right church, preachin blues Herbie Hancock ? it aint necessarily so (short interlude) Corey Harris ? just a closer walk with thee Emmylou Harris ? every grain of sand, prayer in open D, the maker, the pearl, my baby needs a shepard, hour of gold, all my tears PJ Harvey - my beautiful leah, the garden Jimi Hendrix ? the wind cries mary, angel, the gods made love Lauryn Hill - to zion, forgive them father, final hour Robyn Hitchcock - serpent at the gates of wisdom Innocence Mission ? mercy, every hour here, prayer of st francis Elton John - the border song (holy moses), tower of babel RLJ - altar boy, beat angels Daniel Lanois - amazing grace, the maker Dave Matthews Band - the last stop Curtis Mayfield - amen, people get ready, if there's hell we'll all go Loreena McKennitt ? dantes prayer Sarah McLachlan - into the fire, mercy, angel George Michael - praying for time, soul free Mindfunk - mama, moses & me Joni Mitchell - Love, slouching towards bethlehem, jericho, the sire of sorrow (jobs sad song), the priest, god must be a boogie man Van Morrison - rough god goes riding, no religion, lovers prayer, crazy jane on god, no guru no method, the masters eyes, st dominics preview?, listen to the lion?, others Meshell Ndegeocello ? adam, eve, grace, ecclesiastes, deuteronomy, mary magdalene, leviticus, god shiva, the way, faithful Youssou N'dour - adouna Neville Bros - brother john, amazing grace, with god on our side, will the circle be unbroken Poi Dog Pondering ? praise the lord, gods gallipoli (2 versions), al le luia Willy Porter - jesus on the grille Geoffrey Oryema - jok amako nyako (good samaritan) Pretenders ? hymn to her Prince - the cross, emancipation, saviour Queen - all god's people, delilah Red Hot Chili Peppers - shallow be thy game Lou Reed - power and glory REM - losing my religion Happy Rhodes ? ra is a busy god, Todd Rundgren - healer, miracle in the bazaar Michelle Shocked - God is a Real Estate Developer Jane Siberry ? begat begat, caravan (2 versions), wildwood carol, shir amami, adam & eve, temple, first word, last word. At the beginning of time, an angel stepped down, calling all angels Simon & Garfunkel? Nina Simone - suzanne (cohen) Bruce Springsteen ? adam raised a cain, the promised land Staples - jacobs ladder, samson & delilah, the lords prayer Sugarcubes ? deus Sunday all Over the World - kneeling at the shrine Sundays - god made me, life & soul June Tabor - Dives and Lazarus Timbuk 3 ? roamin cadillac church U2 ? in gods country Suzanne Vega - the Story of Isaac (cohen) Tom Waits - the fall of troy (dead man walking), way down in the hole, temptation Wild Colonials - Heaven & Hell Cassandra Wilson - solomon song Wire Train - tin jesus Stevie Wonder - jesus children of america XTC - jumping in gomorrah, dear god Neil Young - star of bethlehem
