it's a song called "Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum,
I went for an acoustic/Soul arrangement, as sound of the guitar with the Fuzz Box is so legendary, that I couldn't even try to compete with a simple distortion. The tempo is 130 bpm, and the main of the work as usual was on the backing vocals. Instruments: Acoustic Guitar and Vocals, effects Virtual Instruments: Pick Bass, New York Hop Drums, 70's Electric Piano
I actually borrowed the bridge from a version "Spirit In The Sky" by Dorothy Morrison, she is a gospel singer that got famous with the song "Oh Happy Day" by the Edwin Hawkins singers.
I changed the last verse to " I have been a sinner and I sinned", instead of "Never been a sinner I never sinned"
Cheers!
Spirit In The Sky
When I die and they lay me to rest Gonna go to the place that's the best When I lay me down to die Goin' up to the spirit in the sky Goin' up to the spirit in the sky That's where I'm gonna go when I die When I die and they lay me to rest Gonna go to the place that's the best
Prepare yourself you know it's a must Gotta have a friend in Jesus So you know that when you die He's gonna recommend you To the spirit in the sky Gonna recommend you To the spirit in the sky That's where you're gonna go when you die When you die and they lay you to rest You're gonna go to the place that's the best
Never been a sinner I never sinned I got a friend in Jesus So you know that when I die He's gonna set me up with The spirit in the sky Oh set me up with the spirit in the sky That's where I'm gonna go when I die When I die and they lay me to rest I'm gonna go to the place that's the best Go to the place that's the best
Always loved this song, and when it started booming over the loudspeaker in the capsule, it quickly became my favorite moment In Apollo 13. ;-)
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Oh my!!! I went to check the moment in the movie, and it's so fitting.
I've found a fan that added the whole song
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Beautiful job of editing, kudos to whoever posted that video.
I have tears in my eyes. That film was such an emotional rollercoaster!
Funny too, when the song came out, the only line that bugged me was "Never been a sinner, I never sinned."
Even as a kid I knew it was bull. Our souls are perfect. Our behaviors . . . not so much.
I like your changed line. It feels more real to me. ;-)
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"Never been a sinner, I never sinned." Yeah I think there's a bit of irony in there, probably a mockery as well from Greenbaum the author.
I personally don't want to lie about that, I know it's silly :) maybe I am more god-fearful that I want to admit!
One of my favorite other song about sins is "Sinnerman" by Nina Simone
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Hard to go wrong with Nina Simone. ;-)
I have pretty much the same take. I came from a family where honesty wasn't exactly the norm, and as my mom said, I got in trouble for telling the truth way more than for lying. That said, even though I did my best to be honest with those around me, I lied to myself all the time . . . which meant that I wasn't really being honest with anyone.
At this point, honesty is really important to me, and I've chosen my closest friends because I know I can trust what they tell me. Ditto with my husband.
And I still catch myself all the time, regularly correcting my own statements mid-sentence, which is sometimes frustrating, but often hilarious. It still amazes me how hard old patterns are to leave behind once and for all.
Which is why, when I sing "Spirit in the Sky" going forward, I'll be singing it with your much more honest line. ;-)
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Well thanks :) maybe we can start a honest trend on STEemit !
I was totally the same way, always telling the truth, even when it wasn't needed, now with time i am still very honest but I speak my mind a little bit less.
And strangely enough (or not) I lie to myself sometimes, i project a lot of my own fears on other people too. Lol not easy to be a human
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Man, you're my role model on steemit.
Nicely done and thank you so much!
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OMG !!!! Are you kidding me?? I love your shit too! YOu don't need any role model, you doing great bruh.
I enjoyed everything that you posted! Thanks for the compliment!
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One of our favorites. Thank you for making it accessible to us.
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My pleasure :) it was a request from @dandays, I am still loving it so much!
I really need to go back to record new covers before someone call me lazy...
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Yeah, get to work Ed! What are you doing over there, taking a nap?
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