# Rock n Roll theology **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [October 12, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759 "2020-10-12T03:32:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/62 "2020-10-13T17:29:37Z")
Talking Heads: 'Heaven" [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sZpZuIWu1tw/maxresdefault.jpg "Talking Heads - Heaven - 1984 - (HQ - 1080p)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZpZuIWu1tw) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/63 "2020-10-13T17:33:32Z")
And the fruit is rotten The serpent’s eyes shine As he wraps around the vine In the Garden of Allah - Don Henley Can’t post the song, it’s one of the ones that keeps getting pulled. I love this part… “Nice car! I love those Bavarians, so meticulous.” Without looking things up, I’m curious how others interpreted this part. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/64 "2020-10-13T19:39:56Z")
_The second coming of the Holy Ghost We need a pocketful of miracles Two thousand years and he ain’t shown yet We kept his seat warm and the table set The second sitting for the Last Supper_ - 10CC ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/65 "2020-10-13T19:43:59Z")
_Well, we’re rounding St. Louis and heading for the coast When we pick up Chuck Berry in a little rowboat With one oar in the water and one in the air A lightning rod for a white guitar And lightning struck once, and lightning struck twice I said “If there’s a God, He sure ain’t nice” Chuck said “God is an Indian giver I don’t trust nothing but the Mississippi River”_ “Downstream” - The Rainmakers ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/66 "2020-10-13T19:56:47Z")
_You might not see him in person_ _But he’ll see you just the same_ _Yeah, yeah_ _You don’t have to worry ‘cause takin’ care of business is his name._ “Jesus Just Left Chicago” by ZZ Top ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/67 "2020-10-13T20:43:12Z")
The theology of The Rainmakers also includes “The Wages of Sin”: _I was praying last night when an angel broke the line She said “I’m gonna have to put you on hold for a time” I said “Hold like Hell, let me talk to the Boss” She said “Sorry sinner, it’s the Boss’s day off” And I realized then that the wages of sin Was two bucks an hour and working weekends_ _…The wages of sin, the reward of fear Is worrying and fretting every second of the year If Heaven is guilt, no sex and no show Then I’m not sure if I really want to go_ ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/68 "2020-10-13T20:44:02Z")
_Busload of Faith_ - Lou Reed ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/69 "2020-10-13T20:47:18Z")
_The Devil Inside_, by INXS > [@](#): > > Here come the world > With the look in its eye > Future uncertain but certainly slight > Look at the faces listen to the bells > It’s hard to believe we need a place called hell > A place called hell > > The devil inside > The devil inside > Every single one of us > The devil inside [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hv_zJrO_ptk/maxresdefault.jpg "INXS - Devil Inside (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv_zJrO_ptk) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/70 "2020-10-13T20:53:31Z")
_Sympathy for the Devil_ - Rolling Stones ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/71 "2020-10-13T21:02:46Z")
Well, David he got a dose of frights But he wanted to be King of the Israelites So he put old Goliath right in his sights And he bounced one off of his crown. But what if David had whined and wavered? We’d live like slaves to Philistine knaves Our bosses would all be 30 feet tall We’d wash their clothes with a fire hose And we’d sleep in the cracks between their toes. It’s scary but it’s true And if I were you I’d do what the good book Do what the good book Do what the good book tells me to. -The New Main Street Singers ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/72 "2020-10-13T23:01:22Z")
_I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City_ - Nilsson ---
**Author:** ![Dogginit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogginit/32/16920_2.png) [@Dogginit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogginit)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/73 "2020-10-23T01:57:38Z")
A couple I’ve been thinking about, maybe not strictly apropos, but they pop up in my head nonetheless - Frank Zappa’s “Jesus Thinks You’re A Jerk” & “Dumb All Over” - “This book says He made us to be just like Him - so if we’re dumb, then God is dumb…and maybe even a little ugly on the side!” ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/74 "2020-10-23T02:15:11Z")
_Jesus Just Left Chicago_ - ZZ Top _Jesus Built My Hotrod_- uh, Ministry, I think _Metal Gods_- Judas Priest I think that’s enough. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/75 "2020-10-24T18:44:07Z")
Most of those teen death songs of the 60s have a “she’s in heaven now” component. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/76 "2020-10-24T20:10:55Z")
Or the Doobie Brothers’ “Jesus Is Just All Right With Me.” ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/77 "2020-10-24T20:33:40Z")
Great additions, but if we could add some _lines_ from songs, and not just _titles_ of songs! Think of this as putting together sage snippets of advice from the religion of Rock n Roll. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/78 "2020-10-25T01:46:24Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-pxRXP3w-sQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Regina Spektor - "Laughing With" [Official Music Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pxRXP3w-sQ) ---
**Author:** ![LLCoolL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llcooll/32/3596_2.png) [@LLCoolL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LLCoolL)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/79 "2020-10-28T11:26:41Z")
"Have you ever thought about your soul can it be saved? Or perhaps you think that when you’re dead you just stay in your grave Is God just a thought within your head or is he a part of you? Is Christ just a name that you read in a book when you were in school? When you think about death do you lose your breath or do you keep your cool? Would you like to see the Pope on the end of a rope do you think he’s a fool? Well I have seen the truth, yes I’ve seen the light and I’ve changed my ways And I’ll be prepared when you’re lonely and scared at the end of our days" _After Forever_ - **Black Sabbath** ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/80 "2020-10-28T15:31:16Z")
> [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > Wikipedia mentions that “Honey” was about Goldsboro’s late wife. I had heard from other sources that it was about his dog. I can’t see a dog planting a tree. _Watering_ it, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759/81 "2020-10-29T01:44:51Z")
_What are you waiting for What do you think you were created for Out of your seat, blind in the heat Do the nasty boogie mama, stomp your feet_ _Born to raise hell, born to raise hell We know how to do it and we do it real well_ - Motörhead [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-theology/922759.md?page=3)