Atheist songs

Metatwaddle · Post by **Metatwaddle** » 2005-10-30 08:21pm

I'm making a playlist of agnostic/atheist/that sort of song. So far I have "God" by Tori Amos, "Dear God" by XTC (which is the mother of all atheist songs), "Kyoto Now" by Bad Religion and "Imagine" by John Lennon. Does anyone have any suggestions of songs I can add?

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2005-10-30 08:46pm

Some of the opening movements to Mendelssohn's Elijah are related to how God abandoned the farmers, if that's what you mean.

Post by **Dalton** » 2005-10-30 08:53pm

Sympathy for the Devil

Post by **Gandalf** » 2005-10-30 08:58pm

MC Hawking - Fuck The Creationists.
MC Hawking - What We Need More of Is Science.

Post by **Zaia** » 2005-10-30 09:01pm

'Muhammed My Friend' is about Jesus being a chick, so that one might count? And 'Personal Jesus' by Depeche Mode might also be in the spirit you're looking for...

Metatwaddle · Post by **Metatwaddle** » 2005-10-30 09:32pm

Ooh, I forgot about Muhammad My Friend. Good idea! (I love Tori. Any excuse to put one of her songs on my playlist is good.)

Dalton - thanks

Gandalf - That is some funny shit! "This one goes out to all my homies working in the field of evolutionary science..."

Coalition · Post by **Coalition** » 2005-10-30 09:38pm

Would "Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang qualify?

Also, Genesis - "Jesus He knows Me"

Pick · Post by **Pick** » 2005-10-30 10:12pm

"God Thinks" -Voltaire

Arrow · Post by **Arrow** » 2005-10-30 10:15pm

It might not be atheist exactly, but its definitly anti-religion:

Black Label Society's Counterfeit God

"We've washed your brain and cleansed your soul
Till Nothing's all you need to know"

That lyric makes me laugh everytime.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-10-31 02:22am

I can think of some religiously titled 1960's songs that might just qualify.

first up:

Plsam 23: Jetro Tull: Jesus saves, well he'd better save himself from bloody glory seakers who use his name to kill.

"I'm Falling in Winchester Cathedral all religious must have there day, more people have died in the name of christ then anything at all."- or at least that's what I recall the lyrics being.

First incarnation of Warpigs (calling preachers the real sinners)

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2005-10-31 05:33am

We had one of these recently, find that thread if you want some more, but in the meantime,

you're making us Fuuuuckiiiing

Fuuuuckiiiiing

Fuuuucking Hostiiiiiiiiiile by Pantera.

Psalm 69 - Ministry

Take My Scars - Machine Head

Heresy - Grave

Heresy - NIN

Heresy - Pantera

Insipid Flock - Anaal Nathrakh

Counterfeit God - Black Label Society

Don't Believe A Word - Carcass

Nile - Godless

Zyklon - 2000 years

Anything by Deicide.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2005-10-31 05:43am

Does Losing My Religion by REM count?

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-10-31 06:31am

Dammit ford I was about to suggest that one too

how about Woody Gutherie's songs in Yiddish. (Woodie being a Socialist and an Athiest married to a jewish woman wrote a number of politcal songs post War.)

Post by **Broomstick** » 2005-10-31 12:25pm

Not a song, just a verse:

Gimme dat Old Time Religion,
Gimme dat Old Time Religion --

On second thought - don't

Oh, alright, it's lame - was a lot funnier at a SciFi Con at 2 am when everyone was drunk and taking turns on the guitar.

Manus Celer Dei · Post by **Manus Celer Dei** » 2005-10-31 12:57pm

Orgasmatron and Bad Religion by Motorhead.

Trogdor · Post by **Trogdor** » 2005-10-31 02:37pm

Does Billy Joel's Only the Good Die Young count?

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2005-10-31 03:25pm

Anything by Voltaire. And didn't we just do a thread like this?

Qwerty 42 · Post by **Qwerty 42** » 2005-10-31 03:43pm

actually, anything Lennon did.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2005-10-31 04:37pm

What if God Was One Of Us?

Joan....something-or-other. Nosering pigface-chick

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-10-31 04:48pm

Osbourn no relation to John call me Ozzy

edit the parody version of what if god smoked canibus is better.

then again it's a toss up on dirty deeds done to sheep, or dirty deed done dirt cheap...

Manus Celer Dei · Post by **Manus Celer Dei** » 2005-10-31 04:52pm

General Zod wrote:Anything by Voltaire. And didn't we just do a thread like this?

http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic. ... gs&start=0

And it seems both the songs I reccomended in this thread I also reccomended in that one, without remembering.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2005-10-31 07:20pm

Cathedral by Crosby Stills and Nash.

Icehawk · Post by **Icehawk** » 2005-10-31 07:25pm

Chardok wrote:What if God Was One Of Us?

Joan....something-or-other. Nosering pigface-chick

Huh? Isnt that song in support of god?

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-10-31 07:34pm

darthdavid wrote:Cathedral by Crosby Stills and Nash.

I mentioned that one, just couldn't remember the name of the song

oh and I fucked up the jethro tull song:

hymn 43, Jethro Tull wrote:Hymn 43
Jethro Tull

Oh, father high in heaven
Smile down upon your son, yeah, hey
What's busy with his money games
Oh, there's women and there's guns
Ah, Jesus save me

And the unsung Western hero
Killed an Indian or three, yeah, hey
And made his name in Hollywood
Oh, to set the white man free
Oh, Jesus save me

If Jesus saves
Well, he'd better save himself
From the gory, glory seekers
Who use His name in death
Oooooooooh, Jesus save me

If Jesus saves
Well, he'd better save himself
From the gory, glory seekers
Who use His name in death
Oooooooooh, Jesus save me

Well, I saw him in the city
And on the mountains of the moon, yeah, hey
His cross was rather bloody
Oooh, he could hardly roll his stone
Oh, Jesus save me

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2005-10-31 09:54pm

The Yosemite Bear wrote:
darthdavid wrote:Cathedral by Crosby Stills and Nash.
I mentioned that one, just couldn't remember the name of the song

Here are the lyrics to that one

Six o' clock
In the morning, I feel pretty good
So I dropped into the luxury of the Lords
Fighting dragons and crossing swords
With the people against the hordes
Who came to conquer.

Seven o'clock
In the morning, here it comes
I taste the warning and I am so amazed
I'm here today, seeing things so clear this way
In the car and on my way
To Stonehenge.

I'm flying in Winchester cathedral
Sunlight pouring through the break of day.
Stumbled through the door and into the chamber;
There's a lady setting flowers on a table covered lace
And a cleaner in the distance finds a cobweb on a face
And a feeling deep inside of me tells me
This can't be the place

I'm flying in Winchester cathedral.
All religion has to have its day
Expressions on the face of the Saviour
Made me say
I can't stay.

Open up the gates of the church and let me out of here!
Too many people have lied in the name of Christ
For anyone to heed the call.
So many people have died in the name of Christ
That I can't believe it all.

And now I'm standing on the grave of a soldier that died in 1799
And the day he died it was a birthday
And I noticed it was mine.
And my head didn't know just who I was
And I went spinning back in time.
And I am high upon the altar
High upon the altar, high.

I'm flying in Winchester cathedral,
It's hard enough to drink the wine.
The air inside just hangs in delusion,
But given time,
I'll be fine