Songs About Blaspheny/Atheism

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

http://www.intermirifica.org/Mary/sinners.jpg

"Jumping In Gomorrah" by XTC
"Dear God" by XTC
"Die Like a Dog" by Curve
"Imagine" by John Lennon

Others?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:40 (twenty-one years ago)

"Blasphemous Rumours" by Depeche Mode

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Possibly the whole of Children of God by Swans.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:46 (twenty-one years ago)

"God Says" by Voltaire.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:47 (twenty-one years ago)

"Fuck Religion" by Propaghandi.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:49 (twenty-one years ago)

"Son of Jesus" and "Easter?" from the Jefferson Airplane album Long John Silver. The first argues that Jesus had a son with Mary Magdalene; the latter takes swipes against the Pope and what Grace deems "stupid Christians."

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:51 (twenty-one years ago)

countless Pope-denouncing reggae songs

― LSTD (answer) (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:55 (twenty-one years ago)

"No God, Only Religion" by Spiritualized
Atheist Love Songs To God by Whip
"Childlike Faith In Childhood's End" by Van Der Graaf Generator (this is an awesome song, a complete manifesto of atheism)
"Sat In Your Lap" by Kate Bush

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:56 (twenty-one years ago)

"If I Was Jesus," Toby Keith
"Religion," Public Image Ltd
"Like a Prayer," Madonna

― chuck, Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I take it we're including heresy as well as blasphemy and atheism? It'd be cool if somebody could come up with some obscure theological controversies in songs. I was reading about Boyd Rice after that satanism thread the other day and some of his stuff would probably qualify as he claims an interest in Gnosticism.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:00 (twenty-one years ago)

"Anti-Pope" by the Damned

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Shelby Lynne -- "Lookin' Up"
Allison Moorer -- "Once Upon a Time She Said"

― mottdeterre (mottdeterre), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:04 (twenty-one years ago)

"God Isn't Real" -- Robbie Fulks

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Not exactly blasphemous, but perhaps my favrotie Jeebus reference in a song: The Mekons, "100% Song"

Jesus walking in the garden
we'd like to thank him for this song
we'd like to thank him for these beers
we'd like to thank him for our careers
(thank you Jesus)

dig him up and ask forgiveness
assembled on the ground like a man
he's the monster from Loch Ness
in a halo and a dress

― mottdeterre (mottdeterre), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:07 (twenty-one years ago)

"the woman behind the woman (oh mary magdalene)" by the color guard

― mordecai lezcano, Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:21 (twenty-one years ago)

'The Fool On The Hill' - The Beatles
'God' - John Lennon
'Deus' - The Sugarcubes
'Yes, I Am Blind' - Morrissey

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:23 (twenty-one years ago)

JAMC "jesus suck"

(i assume)

― the surface noise (slight return) (electricsound), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:36 (twenty-one years ago)

"Opiate" by Tool, which totally rules.

― Chuckling at the Tomkat's Marquee (Ben Boyer), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 01:10 (twenty-one years ago)

'reality asylum' by crass

'the only good christian is a dead christian' by scraping foetus off the wheel.

― stirmonster, Wednesday, 24 November 2004 01:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I remember BIBLE on Liquid Swords as sounding like a bizarre religious controversy. I only listened to it the one time, though.

― Maxwell von Bismarck (maxwell von bismarck), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 01:14 (twenty-one years ago)

"Christianity Is Stupid" by Negativland, of course.

― Maxwell von Bismarck (maxwell von bismarck), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 01:14 (twenty-one years ago)

How'd we get this far without mentioning
"Christianity Is Stupid" - Negativland

Also,
"Pope on a Rope" - Meatmen

ha xpost

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 01:15 (twenty-one years ago)

"Fear God" by Spore had the chorus "Fuck me I'm God, Fuck me I'm God, etc."

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 01:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh yeah now that I think about it sometimes they said "Fear" instead of "Fuck."

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 01:17 (twenty-one years ago)

That one on Modest Mouse's newest CD that isn't good enough for me to bother looking up the name of, unless someone really wants it

― Mickey, Wednesday, 24 November 2004 01:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Isn't that like every song on that CD?

― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 01:48 (twenty-one years ago)

"Blasphemy" - The Lost Cherrees
"Jesus Entering from the Rear" - The Feederz
"Anything Jesus Can Do I Can Do Better" - The Locust

Everything by Christian Death...any Black Metal band...it just goes on and on...

― Matt Sussman, Wednesday, 24 November 2004 03:46 (twenty-one years ago)

almost of all BLACK METAL to thread...

― manuel (manuel), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 04:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Randy Newman, "That's Why I Love Mankind"

― max davenport (axehead), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 04:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Sol Invictus, "Kneel to the Cross"

― max davenport (axehead), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 05:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Moloko - If you have a cross to bear you may as well use it as a crutch
Firewater - Get Off the Cross (We Need the Wood for the Fire)

― sibsi (sibsi), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

hahaha, the Feederz! They meant it respectfully, I'm sure.

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

What - no Motorhead yet?! OK then...

Motorhead - (Don't Need) Religion

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 14:19 (twenty-one years ago)

There is a God - Hamell on Trial

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

"I don't believe in an interventionist God..."

Nick Cave - Into My Arms

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Vaselines - "Sex Sux (Amen)"

― brian patrick (brian patrick), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Deicide "Behead The Prophet (No Lord Shall Live)"

― jjj, Wednesday, 24 November 2004 15:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Morrissey - I Have Forgiven Jesus

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/noodle_vague/d7508714938.jpg

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 20:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Jethro Tull - Wind Up

― jim wentworth (wench), Thursday, 25 November 2004 04:06 (twenty-one years ago)

John Lennon, "God"

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 25 November 2004 04:07 (twenty-one years ago)

NIN, "heresy"

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 25 November 2004 04:20 (twenty-one years ago)

holy shit, it seems like no one has mentioned "no god" by the GERMS!

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 25 November 2004 04:21 (twenty-one years ago)

favorite blasphemous lyrics:

"Telegrams that tell you God is dead / Piled high on the TV..."
Tear Garden, "Empathy With the Devil"

"He was said to be the Saviour, the Son of God / Somehow He failed to save even His own ass"
Reverend Bizarre, "The Wandering Jew"

― max davenport (axehead), Thursday, 25 November 2004 05:54 (twenty-one years ago)

"new nails" - mission of burma

― me, Thursday, 25 November 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

"Hang The Pope," Nuclear Assault

― pdf (Phil Freeman), Thursday, 25 November 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

There's Deicide song the first couplet of which is:

Open the door Jehova you whore
I am the servant of the one you abhore

http://www.underweb.com.br/images/materias/2002_06/Ren_20020601_04.jpg

Can't remember the name of it.

― Wooden (Wooden), Thursday, 25 November 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Marilyn Manson to thread

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Thursday, 25 November 2004 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

"No God", The Germs

― Mescalero (Mescalero), Thursday, 25 November 2004 18:24 (twenty-one years ago)

::coughs::

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 25 November 2004 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Dayglo Abortions "I'm My Own God"
John Lee Hooker "Burning Hell"

― dave q (listerine), Thursday, 25 November 2004 19:20 (twenty-one years ago)

eight years pass...

Who needs a song about atheism when you can have a whole album:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-h_jNiSczw

Shelley Segal - An Atheist Album

Over the last few years I have become involved in the secular movement.

I feel quite impassioned by the fact that some laws are in place solely to appease the religious lobby. (eg: Marriage Inequality, Euthanasia, Abortion)

I feel as though many ethical discussions that our community needs to have are held back because of irrational and unscientific ideas.
I think that generally people are not taught how to think critically and logically, which is becoming an increasingly important skill in the increasingly dynamic society in which we live, where the decisions we make today can have deep consequences for our future.
The debate between religious and secular world-views is nothing new. I have written this album firstly as an expression of my honest response to these issues.

Also, I hope to bring this essential and interesting discussion into the public discourse. This is a topic which is not so readily delved into.

I don’t claim to have all the answers or that my world view is without flaws. I just want to encourage genuine skepticism, inquiry and discussion when it comes to important issues.

I believe that no opinions or beliefs are beyond criticism, no matter how sacred they may be.

I can handle having my views scrutinised and challenged. In fact, I welcome it.

http://www.shelleysegal.com/an-atheist-album

I actually like the song whose YouTube video I linked quite a bit.

― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Saturday, 31 August 2013 20:27 (twelve years ago)

oh so the album is actually called 'an atheist album'. :|

well i happen to agree with everything written in that description... but the song is way too straightforward lyrically for me to care. it's lacking in any semblance of subtlety, much like the album title. sonically it ain't my thing either.

― dyl, Saturday, 31 August 2013 20:56 (twelve years ago)

I'm sure Jethro Tull's "Cross Eyed Mary" goes along with "Wind Up"; I think several songs on Aqualung are supposed to be about that. I've heard that John Lydon cited these songs as an influence.

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Public Image Ltd's "This Is Religion"

I think some songs in Eloy's Ocean are anti-atheist.

Also I think the final track on Antonius Rex's first album is an anti-atheist song. I love that album but the way he describes it in an interview, how threatening this should be to atheists is just silly.

As I was reading about Christian Death and the members going in and out of Christianity (I think Eva O dropped Christianity a while ago), I found something odd, Goths For Jesus...
http://www.angelfire.com/scary/g4j/index2.html

I know there are Christian black metal bands, but it must be tough going for some Christians who are big black metal fans. It would bother me if I were into religion.

I just realised I've been spelling "atheist" the wrong way for years, as "athiest".

― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 31 August 2013 22:52 (twelve years ago)

Various songs by Frank Zappa come to mind including "Dumb All Over", "Heavenly Bank Account", and "Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk".

― Moodles, Saturday, 31 August 2013 23:09 (twelve years ago)

Entire Wormwood album by The Residents

― Moodles, Saturday, 31 August 2013 23:10 (twelve years ago)

I'm not exactly sure what the lyrics mean but I'm pretty sure "Mirrorful" by Jawbox fits here.

― Moodles, Saturday, 31 August 2013 23:13 (twelve years ago)

Lots of Stereolab songs like "Nihilist Assault Group" and "Perversion"

― Moodles, Saturday, 31 August 2013 23:14 (twelve years ago)

well i happen to agree with everything written in that description... but the song is way too straightforward lyrically for me to care. it's lacking in any semblance of subtlety, much like the album title. sonically it ain't my thing either.

Well lack of subtlety is relative when there's records around like "Fistfucking God's Planet" and "Acts of excrement terrorism on the Holy Trinity".

― Siegbran, Sunday, 1 September 2013 14:03 (twelve years ago)

Rush to thread: off the top of my head, "Freewill", "The Pass", "Faithless", "BU2B"

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Sunday, 1 September 2013 15:55 (twelve years ago)

David Ackles, His Name Is Andrew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDk3iXTeqMk

(Cheerful stuff)

― Tommy McTommy (Tom D.), Thursday, 5 September 2013 09:10 (twelve years ago)

Songs about blasphemy/atheism or songs advocating it? if its the former, then Black Sabbath "After Forever"

― One Way Ticket on the 1277 Express (Bill Magill), Thursday, 5 September 2013 17:36 (twelve years ago)

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.