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“Spirit in the Sky” was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic and topped the charts in several countries. It also sold over two million copies just a year after its release. The song has plenty of references to Jesus even if Greenbaum himself is Jewish.
"Spirit in the Sky" is a song by American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum, originally written and recorded by Greenbaum and released in late 1969 from his album Spirit in the Sky. [3]
Music legend Norman Greenbaum penned and recorded the hit song "Spirit In The Sky" in late 1969, which rocketed to #1 in the U.S. and Great Britain. Named song of the year by Cashbox magazine in 1970, the single would go on to sell over two million copies.
If you’ve always thought Norman Greenbaum’s 1969 hit “Spirit In The Sky” had an immaculate heavenly conception, you’d only be about half right. The actual inspiration came from cowboys ...
On the surface, ‘Spirit in the Sky’ may play like a toe-tapping promise of heavenly reward. But there’s a hidden layer of secular insight that permeates the track: it slyly comments on the human condition and society’s flaws by projecting a hope so high above it all.
Norman Greenbaum's 1969 hit "Spirit in the Sky" is, along with Nena's "99 Luftballons" and Lipps, Inc.'s "Funkytown," one of the definitive one-hit wonders of the rock era. For decades it's...
Spirit In the Sky Lyrics: 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...
Listening to “Spirit in the Sky” you may be surprised to find that Norman Greenbaum is in fact Jewish, as the lyrics contain the clearly-Christian themes of making it to heaven after you die.
Propelled by a chugging, bluesy riff and featuring lyrics about befriending Jesus and preparing for death, it peaked at Number Three on Billboard’ s Hot 100 and was certified gold. In the 50 years...
"Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum is a spiritually infused and uplifting song that conveys a sense of hope and assurance in the face of death. The lyrics revolve around the idea of what happens after we die, focusing on the belief in an afterlife, represented as "the spirit in the sky."