tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133889477060519216.post8114366268485875226..comments2023-11-05T11:36:47.522+00:00Comments on songs for the journey: Velvet Underground>I'm Set FreeNick Cokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08970942834901802318noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133889477060519216.post-55076753658259214762008-02-21T20:29:00.000+00:002008-02-21T20:29:00.000+00:00Ah - you raise a very interesting point (and pre-e...Ah - you raise a very interesting point (and pre-empted a future blog)! Well, many Velvet Underground fans would claim it was ironic - that it was some kind of parody, mocking Christianity. This of course would provide an answer, too, for conservative Christians who wouldn't be able to reconcile the band's lifestyle with a song such as this. I prefer to think that 'Jesus' is a genuine cry for Nick Cokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08970942834901802318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133889477060519216.post-35886683233645120252008-02-20T22:48:00.000+00:002008-02-20T22:48:00.000+00:00I couldn't help diverting from your post to listen...I couldn't help diverting from your post to listen to the Velvet Underground song 'Jesus.'<BR/><BR/>Could there be a more explicit prayer chorus sung by a non-Christian(??) band?<BR/><BR/>So here's a theological question. You don't write words such as in that song, plus put a tune to them and go to the trouble of recording it without there being some level of senserity there. The artist Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333341186856092779noreply@blogger.com