The Vaselines - Jesus wants me for a sunbeam video free download

Arlo Ronnenfelt

he sing what he feel

Tony Brown

bejasus, we sang that as sprogs in the navy in the 1950's, but not to the same words.............or tune.

21macca21

we do it the vaselines way lol kool as fuk

195jordan

Kurt even named his daughter after the women in this band, just goes to show how much this band influenced Kurt. I find it funny how the Scottish seem to be involved in everything!

budwiser690

no shit they helped kurt this is a great version of the oringinal

tosstheturtle

Doesn't matter that their version is the original it holds nothing against the nirvana version

TheRiffCalendar

@OpheliaImmortal No one is as good as Nirvana.

Eppit Tanka

@TheRiffCalendar So you're saying ABBA is a better band than Nirvana? (here's a hint: record sales mean jackshit when it comes to actual band or album quality.)

TheRiffCalendar

Haha, yeah right, say this is equal to the band who has sold 50,000,000 albums!

Paddy CFC

@smallandorange You're wrong, the Christian song is "I'll be a sunbeam" - the opening line of this is "Jesus don't want me for a sunbeam" Also with Scotland being the country it is I doubt Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee ever went to "sunday school"

smallandorange

@smallandorange I thought it was so painfully obvious, given song titles such as “Bitch”, and “Sex with an X”, “The Devil's Inside Me”, that intent of what the Vaseline’s were doing with it is so completely different than what Nellie Talbot had in mind when she composed the hymn over 100 years ago, that it didn’t require elaboration. Anyway, maybe I was giving you too much credit -or maybe picking apart people you don’t know online makes you feel good.

smallandorange

@smallandorange I thought it was so painfully obvious, given song titles such as “Bitch”, and “Sex with an X”, “The Devil's Inside Me”, that intent of what the Vaseline’s were doing with it is so completely different than what Nellie Talbot had in mind when she composed the hymn over 100 years ago, that it didn’t require elaboration. Anyway, maybe I was giving you too much credit -or maybe picking apart people you don’t know online makes you feel good.

smallandorange

@grainbelt01 Thanks for your feedback. Actually, I am quite familiar with the origins of the song. I am a student of music history as well as a Christian and have heard several performances of it. I am quite aware that the Vaseline’s rendition differs from its original hymn form or the more popular versions sung in “Sunday School”. I was assuming that most people who were watching the video likely followed the Vaseline’s to some extent.

smallandorange

@grainbelt01 Thanks for your feedback. Actually, I am quite familiar with the origins of the song. I am a student of music history as well as a Christian and have heard several performances of it. I am quite aware that the Vaseline’s rendition differs from its original hymn form or the more popular versions sung in “Sunday School”. I was assuming that most people who were watching the video likely followed the Vaseline’s to some extent.

grainbelt01

@smallandorange If you'd actually listened to the song, you'd have realized that the lyrics and tune to the Vaselines' version are entirely different from the "old Christian song" that you cite (which was more of a children's Sunday school song). It was written as a piss take on the original.

smallandorange

The Vaselines didn't write this. Its an old Christian song.

super7am

@MikeyBlackheart geiese yer fuucken jaiket cunt

Michael Brady

@phallusbravo wow that was an old comment to reply to, but yeah, no one would know what this song is outside of the vaselines fan base, nirvana did make this song famous. Fame doesnt judge who is better at playing it. but their version of playing made it famous. i still personally prefer nirvana's version just because thats my preference:) you're entitled to yours

Michael Brady

@phallusbravo wow that was an old comment to reply to, but yeah, no one would know what this song is outside of the vaselines fan base, nirvana did make this song famous. Fame doesnt judge who is better at playing it. but their version of playing got made it famous. i still personally prefer nirvana's version just because thats my preference:)

OranT

@hydra8 I see that you speak for the Vaeslines . You must be a psychic channeler. If it makes you happier that Nirvana "made it famous," then that's great. The relative fame level of the band is your automatic judgment of quality, rather than "whos [sic] better at playing it." Fame is relative, and it is not permanent. Nirvana has a very dedicated fan base, a couple of songs on the golden oldies grunge play list, but beyond that, nothing.

The Vaselines

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Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam

Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam - The Vaselines

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