Steve Martin: Atheists Don't Have No Songs

[davidpbrown]

Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers perform his original a capella "gospel" tune for the non-believers among us. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADNesm6F27U)

(Can't see how to embed the video)

[Silly Sausage]

Hi David, the link's dodgy, you might need to check it :)

[davidpbrown]

Try again - maybe you caught my embedding attempt.. that youtube icon just suggested not loaded.

[Silly Sausage]

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[Silly Sausage]

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[davidpbrown]

:thanks:

[MattShizzle]

He's wrong. Dan Barker has many for one.

[Silly Sausage]

Come on Shizz, share them then :)

Are there any other comedy/atheist songs people wanna post? Please do if you know some. I'm gonna bump this over to Games and Hobbies :)

[DMB]

I also like the way Brother Sam Singleton uses an evangelical gospel style for his atheist sermons. e.g.

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[Jack Willsson]

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[MattShizzle]

I don't think any of Dan Barker's songs are on YouTube.

[MattShizzle]

There is the Classic "Keep Your Jesus off my Penis" though:

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[Daynna]

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[Daynna]

Someone made a YTMND of the very old song, Spank Me Jesus (http://spankmejesus.ytmnd.com/).

[rog]

Close, but no cigar :(

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[Monad]

I seem to recall Emerson Lake and Palmer wrote an awesome atheist "hymn" but I can't remember the name offhand - must look it up

[MattShizzle]

Dan Barker does his own version of "Old Time Religon."

last part:

"Give me that new time religion
give me that con job and deception
give me that big time corruption
it's good enough for me.

It was good for Jimmy Swaggart
it was good for Jim and Tammy
It's still good for Oral Roberts
and it makes for great TV
see the fat and happy Falwell
see the big bucks Billy Graham
and the Christian Coalition
and what's more it's all tax free

Gimme that old time religion
gimme that new time religion -
No! Gimme no time religion
it's not good enough for me."

[Jobar]

I seem to recall Emerson Lake and Palmer wrote an awesome atheist "hymn" but I can't remember the name offhand - must look it up

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[Jobar]

Here's one! Sung to the tune of- well, you'll figure it out. :D

Mine eyes have seen sod all that's emanated from the Lord
And if He's really there the human race has been ignored
Excuse me if I don't believe in heavenly reward
His "truth" is just a con

I've read old and new testaments - it's been a kind of cause
So many contradictions and so many hopeless flaws
It's hard to credit this old tripe has caused so many wars
His "truth" is just a con

Fairy story - what's it to ya?
Fairy story - what's it to ya?
Fairy story - what's it to ya?
His "truth" is just a con

I have read a fiery Gospel and that's full of crap as well
It was writ a hundred years after events of which it tells
And if you think this Truth, then you are gullible as hell
This "truth" is just a con

OK, if He's omniscient, then why the need to pray?
'Cause if He does know everything, He knows it anyway
And if He's that omnipotent, why are things not OK?
His "truth" is just a con

Fairy story - what's it to ya?
Fairy story - what's it to ya?
Fairy story - what's it to ya?
His "truth" is just a con

There's no statistic proof that anything is changed by prayer
So He either doesn't listen, or He simply doesn't care
The logical deduction is there's simply no-one there
His "truth" is just a con

Now, please don't be offended if you don't like what you've read
But try and think about it - yes, I mean think! Use your head...
And if I'm wrong - I guess I'm gonna find out when I'm dead
If "truth" is just a con

Fairy story - what's it to ya?
Fairy story - what's it to ya?
Fairy story - what's it to ya?
His "truth" is just a con!

(By Phil Alexander (http://www.amiright.com/parody/authors/philalexander.shtml))

[Jobar]

And I just found this one. Play it NOW!
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[Berthold]

And don't forget Tom Lehrer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f72CTDe4-0)! :D

[Monad]

I seem to recall Emerson Lake and Palmer wrote an awesome atheist "hymn" but I can't remember the name offhand - must look it up

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That's the one - excellent lyrics. I've always loved Greg Lake's voice. Must dig out some old ELP, very underrated these days

[David B]

I'm not sure that a song called 'God Gave us Life' counts as an atheist song, though I like to think so.

Top comment - 'thank fuck he gave us Half Man Half Biscuit'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMoZOFUS3e4

And since Xmas approaches, my favourite Xmas song from the same band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Or410w6hI

David

[Silly Sausage]

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And very appropriate today on the 30th anniversary of his death. :(

[Clivedurdle]

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And very appropriate today on the 30th anniversary of his death. :(

Except it isn't a Beatles song!

Thirty years!

[Silly Sausage]

I didn't even notice that!
I wasn't born when John Lennon was killed, but I've always been a fan, ever since I heard 'Woman'.

[Cath B]

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[Clivedurdle]

Blues and rock and roll, watching football in one's nightware and Sunday's free seems sufficient recompense.

Which makes xian rock a wondrous oxymoron!

[Berthold]

Then, there's this song (http://vampirefreaks.com/playvideo/?v=140225). :)

[Rie]

And the ultimate beautiful Xmas song by John Lennon.. "And So This is Christmas, And what have you done?" So sadly full of his own happiness and his recognition that love for one another has not ever been our forte!

[BigEvil]

And the Best Christmas song award goes to Tim Minchin for White Wine in the Sun.
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[David B]

The Minchin one is pretty good, sure.

But I still sort of prefer 'All I want for Xmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit'

David

[Jobar]

My friend Steve Steve Schlicht posted this to facebook- a beautiful tribute, and good to know there's kids like this out there.

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[reddhedd]

Just found this, following links around youtube. I tried to embed it, but alas...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhhzElzTZJw&feature=related

[BioBeing]

Just found this, following links around youtube. I tried to embed it, but alas...


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[rog]

Just found this, following links around youtube. I tried to embed it, but alas...


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[BioBeing]

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[Jobar]

Great stuff! Always wondered where the phrase 'pie in the sky when you die' came from. :)

[Sock Puppet]

Can't find either of these on the yootoobs. Especially a shame for the second, 'cause it sounds lovely.

THE SPIRIT LIVES - Roy Harper

Where once were men are now but sheep
-a fiction and far cry
From planet earth's proud animal
-who would be you and I.
Alas, our forebears drank the cup of poisoned alibi
And made excuses far and wide,
and made God in the sky.

This boogaloo's now round the world
-bad trips for everyone.
No more the man of paradise
or the Celt of Albion.
They queue like burning moths to spread the all-time vicious lie.
You christians destroyed our tribe
-I'll fight you till I die.

And you can cut me down for what I said
But goodness lives where God is dead.

The history of religion is the history of the State
Incestuous exploiters of a catalogue of hate.
The man of peace was over-run by armies of the "Lord"
Who signed their names to any war
and sang to praise the sword.

The mission heads for outer space
the voices ring and swell
With aeons of self-righteousness
the senseless echoes knell

The words get much more meaningless
-even plainer to tell
That those who would pronounce this God
are those who make this hell.

And you can cut me down for what I said
But goodness lives where God is dead.

LOVE IS THE great triumph over christianity.
She made a fool of silly priests. She mocked authority.
She filled her bed with happiness. She gripped his loins for joy
And felt ecstatic agonies and screamed the sweetest cry.
Her children are the legacy of failure to be chained
An everasting mutiny of flowers where it rained.
They rise out of oppression
They speak with one accord.
The fountains breath- the spirit lives-
The future rests assured.

And to say that God is dead presupposes that
he was at some time alive.
Ooooo what a young fool I am.

IF - Roy Harper

If it was right to be believing,
and write his name in blood
and then I met him when I died,
well I'd have it out with god
but if it means
degrading scenes
and sanctioning crusade
I'd know we couldn't stand man to man
without feeling afraid

If it was wrong for not believing,
in fairytale facade
and then I met him when I died,
well I'd apologise to dog
But if it meant
I went down on my knees
well where's the spirit gone
where's the love you're all talking of
when you can't stand man to man?
Man to man
When you can't stand man to man.

I find it hard to believe,
in these 'gospels' that I've heard
the forked tongue of the bible belt,
the ayatollah's word
I don't believe most anything
spoken by anyone
as hell's fanatic paranoids
fire heaven's loaded gun

If it was right to be believing,
then it must be in this
that difference is beautiful,
and living it is bliss,
there are no teams
there is no side
that life on earth is done
by living the love you're only talking of
by standing man to man
Man to man

[MattShizzle]

Also, Corporate Avenger's "The Bible is Bullshit."

[Shake]

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