Bakers Dozen MUSIC Game

13 Songs by secular artists that directly reference a passage from a religious text (please include the text being referenced in parentheses):

1) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - “Brompton Oratory” (Luke 24)
2. U2 - 40 (Psalm 40)
3. The Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn (Ecclesiastes 3rd chapter)
4. Ministry- Psalm 69
5. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (The Krishna Mantra, aka The Maha Mantra, interwoven with the song lyrics, are from the Kali-Santarana Upanishad)
6. DJ Muggs ft Wyclef - John 3.16 (what do you mean John 3.16, for God so loved the world, every man pack an M16)
 
13 Songs by secular artists that directly reference a passage from a religious text (please include the text being referenced in parentheses):

1) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - “Brompton Oratory” (Luke 24)
2. U2 - 40 (Psalm 40)
3. The Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn (Ecclesiastes 3rd chapter)
4. Ministry- Psalm 69
5. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (The Krishna Mantra, aka The Maha Mantra, interwoven with the song lyrics, are from the Kali-Santarana Upanishad)
6. DJ Muggs ft Wyclef - John 3.16 (what do you mean John 3.16, for God so loved the world, every man pack an M16)
7. Beastie Boys - Shadrach {a reference to Daniel 1;7} We're Just 3 MC's & we're on the go, Shadrach, Mesach, Abednego
 
13 Songs by secular artists that directly reference a passage from a religious text (please include the text being referenced in parentheses):

1) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - “Brompton Oratory” (Luke 24)
2. U2 - 40 (Psalm 40)
3. The Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn (Ecclesiastes 3rd chapter)
4. Ministry- Psalm 69
5. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (The Krishna Mantra, aka The Maha Mantra, interwoven with the song lyrics, are from the Kali-Santarana Upanishad)
6. DJ Muggs ft Wyclef - John 3.16 (what do you mean John 3.16, for God so loved the world, every man pack an M16)
7. Beastie Boys - Shadrach {a reference to Daniel 1;7} We're Just 3 MC's & we're on the go, Shadrach, Mesach, Abednego
8. Johnny Cash- The Man Comes Around. (There are a bunch of Biblical references in the song, including the beginning, which is a spoken passage of Revelation 6:1-2:
"And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder
One of the four beasts saying,
'Come and see.' and I saw, and behold a white horse")
 
13 Songs by secular artists that directly reference a passage from a religious text (please include the text being referenced in parentheses):

1) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - “Brompton Oratory” (Luke 24)
2. U2 - 40 (Psalm 40)
3. The Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn (Ecclesiastes 3rd chapter)
4. Ministry- Psalm 69
5. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (The Krishna Mantra, aka The Maha Mantra, interwoven with the song lyrics, are from the Kali-Santarana Upanishad)
6. DJ Muggs ft Wyclef - John 3.16 (what do you mean John 3.16, for God so loved the world, every man pack an M16)
7. Beastie Boys - Shadrach {a reference to Daniel 1;7} We're Just 3 MC's & we're on the go, Shadrach, Mesach, Abednego
8. Johnny Cash- The Man Comes Around. (There are a bunch of Biblical references in the song, including the beginning, which is a spoken passage of Revelation 6:1-2:
"And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder
One of the four beasts saying,
'Come and see.' and I saw, and behold a white horse")
9. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited - (references the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac)
 
13 Songs by secular artists that directly reference a passage from a religious text (please include the text being referenced in parentheses):

1) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - “Brompton Oratory” (Luke 24)
2. U2 - 40 (Psalm 40)
3. The Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn (Ecclesiastes 3rd chapter)
4. Ministry- Psalm 69
5. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (The Krishna Mantra, aka The Maha Mantra, interwoven with the song lyrics, are from the Kali-Santarana Upanishad)
6. DJ Muggs ft Wyclef - John 3.16 (what do you mean John 3.16, for God so loved the world, every man pack an M16)
7. Beastie Boys - Shadrach {a reference to Daniel 1;7} We're Just 3 MC's & we're on the go, Shadrach, Mesach, Abednego
8. Johnny Cash- The Man Comes Around. (There are a bunch of Biblical references in the song, including the beginning, which is a spoken passage of Revelation 6:1-2:
"And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder
One of the four beasts saying,
'Come and see.' and I saw, and behold a white horse")
9. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited - (references the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac)
10. Slayer - Silent Scream , the lyric "Suffer the children (condemned)". It's not verbatim, but the ironic allusion to Jesus' statement in Matthew 19:14 "Suffer the little children to come unto me" is clear.
 
13 Songs by secular artists that directly reference a passage from a religious text (please include the text being referenced in parentheses):

1) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - “Brompton Oratory” (Luke 24)
2. U2 - 40 (Psalm 40)
3. The Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn (Ecclesiastes 3rd chapter)
4. Ministry- Psalm 69
5. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (The Krishna Mantra, aka The Maha Mantra, interwoven with the song lyrics, are from the Kali-Santarana Upanishad)
6. DJ Muggs ft Wyclef - John 3.16 (what do you mean John 3.16, for God so loved the world, every man pack an M16)
7. Beastie Boys - Shadrach {a reference to Daniel 1;7} We're Just 3 MC's & we're on the go, Shadrach, Mesach, Abednego
8. Johnny Cash- The Man Comes Around. (There are a bunch of Biblical references in the song, including the beginning, which is a spoken passage of Revelation 6:1-2:
"And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder
One of the four beasts saying,
'Come and see.' and I saw, and behold a white horse")
9. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited - (references the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac)
10. Slayer - Silent Scream , the lyric "Suffer the children (condemned)". It's not verbatim, but the ironic allusion to Jesus' statement in Matthew 19:14 "Suffer the little children to come unto me" is clear.
11. OOMPH! - Gott ist ein Popstar (Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name etc etc, but in German)
 
13 Songs by secular artists that directly reference a passage from a religious text (please include the text being referenced in parentheses):

1) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - “Brompton Oratory” (Luke 24)
2. U2 - 40 (Psalm 40)
3. The Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn (Ecclesiastes 3rd chapter)
4. Ministry- Psalm 69
5. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (The Krishna Mantra, aka The Maha Mantra, interwoven with the song lyrics, are from the Kali-Santarana Upanishad)
6. DJ Muggs ft Wyclef - John 3.16 (what do you mean John 3.16, for God so loved the world, every man pack an M16)
7. Beastie Boys - Shadrach {a reference to Daniel 1;7} We're Just 3 MC's & we're on the go, Shadrach, Mesach, Abednego
8. Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around. (There are a bunch of Biblical references in the song, including the beginning, which is a spoken passage of Revelation 6:1-2:
"And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder
One of the four beasts saying,
'Come and see.' and I saw, and behold a white horse")
9. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited - (references the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac)
10. Slayer - Silent Scream , the lyric "Suffer the children (condemned)". It's not verbatim, but the ironic allusion to Jesus' statement in Matthew 19:14 "Suffer the little children to come unto me" is clear.
11. OOMPH! - Gott ist ein Popstar (Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name etc etc, but in German)
12. Hocico - Padre No Nuestro (Spanish version of the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13 NRSV))
 
ssBaldy said:
13 Songs by secular artists that directly reference a passage from a religious text (please include the text being referenced in parentheses):

1) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - “Brompton Oratory” (Luke 24)
2. U2 - 40 (Psalm 40)
3. The Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn (Ecclesiastes 3rd chapter)
4. Ministry- Psalm 69
5. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (The Krishna Mantra, aka The Maha Mantra, interwoven with the song lyrics, are from the Kali-Santarana Upanishad)
6. DJ Muggs ft Wyclef - John 3.16 (what do you mean John 3.16, for God so loved the world, every man pack an M16)
7. Beastie Boys - Shadrach {a reference to Daniel 1;7} We're Just 3 MC's & we're on the go, Shadrach, Mesach, Abednego
8. Johnny Cash- The Man Comes Around. (There are a bunch of Biblical references in the song, including the beginning, which is a spoken passage of Revelation 6:1-2:
"And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder
One of the four beasts saying,
'Come and see.' and I saw, and behold a white horse")
9. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited - (references the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac)
10. Slayer - Silent Scream , the lyric "Suffer the children (condemned)". It's not verbatim, but the ironic allusion to Jesus' statement in Matthew 19:14 "Suffer the little children to come unto me" is clear.
11. OOMPH! - Gott ist ein Popstar (Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name etc etc, but in German)
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I actually listened to this. Jesus, Germans are fucking weird as shit, aren't they?
 
Couch Ninja said:
I actually listened to this. Jesus, Germans are fucking weird as shit, aren't they?
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13 Songs by secular artists that directly reference a passage from a religious text (please include the text being referenced in parentheses):

1) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - “Brompton Oratory” (Luke 24)
2. U2 - 40 (Psalm 40)
3. The Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn (Ecclesiastes 3rd chapter)
4. Ministry- Psalm 69
5. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (The Krishna Mantra, aka The Maha Mantra, interwoven with the song lyrics, are from the Kali-Santarana Upanishad)
6. DJ Muggs ft Wyclef - John 3.16 (what do you mean John 3.16, for God so loved the world, every man pack an M16)
7. Beastie Boys - Shadrach {a reference to Daniel 1;7} We're Just 3 MC's & we're on the go, Shadrach, Mesach, Abednego
8. Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around. (There are a bunch of Biblical references in the song, including the beginning, which is a spoken passage of Revelation 6:1-2:
"And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder
One of the four beasts saying,
'Come and see.' and I saw, and behold a white horse")
9. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited - (references the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac)
10. Slayer - Silent Scream , the lyric "Suffer the children (condemned)". It's not verbatim, but the ironic allusion to Jesus' statement in Matthew 19:14 "Suffer the little children to come unto me" is clear.
11. OOMPH! - Gott ist ein Popstar (Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name etc etc, but in German)
12. Hocico - Padre No Nuestro (Spanish version of the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13 NRSV))
13. Jerry Cantrell - Chemical Tribe (References Cain and Abel [the same Cain and Abel from the Bible])
 
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13 songs featuring the word "Fall" or "Autumn" in the title, or are thematically about the end of summer

1. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Let it Fall



Check her out men, I'm pretty stoked; just came out recently. It's Chris at his Chrisiest! :D
 
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13 songs featuring the word "Fall" or "Autumn" in the title, or are thematically about the end of summer

1. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Let it Fall
2. Neil Young - Harvest Moon
 
13 songs featuring the word "Fall" or "Autumn" in the title, or are thematically about the end of summer

1. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Let it Fall
2. Neil Young - Harvest Moon
3. Summer Nights - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
 
13 songs featuring the word "Fall" or "Autumn" in the title, or are thematically about the end of summer

1. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Let it Fall
2. Neil Young - Harvest Moon
3. Summer Nights - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
4. Autumn Leaves - (i'm partial to the Eva Cassidy version)
 
13 songs featuring the word "Fall" or "Autumn" in the title, or are thematically about the end of summer

1. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Let it Fall
2. Neil Young - Harvest Moon
3. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights
4. Autumn Leaves - (i'm partial to the Eva Cassidy version)
5. Vivaldi - The Four Season "Autumn"
 
13 songs featuring the word "Fall" or "Autumn" in the title, or are thematically about the end of summer

1. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Let it Fall
2. Neil Young - Harvest Moon
3. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights
4. Autumn Leaves - (i'm partial to the Eva Cassidy version)
5. Vivaldi - The Four Season "Autumn"
6. The Flaming Lips – My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion
 
13 songs featuring the word "Fall" or "Autumn" in the title, or are thematically about the end of summer

1. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Let it Fall
2. Neil Young - Harvest Moon
3. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights
4. Autumn Leaves - (I'm partial to the Eva Cassidy version)
5. Vivaldi - The Four Season "Autumn"
6. The Flaming Lips – My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion
7. Lake of Tears - Forever Autumn
 
13 songs featuring the word "Fall" or "Autumn" in the title, or are thematically about the end of summer

1. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Let it Fall
2. Neil Young - Harvest Moon
3. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights
4. Autumn Leaves - (I'm partial to the Eva Cassidy version)
5. Vivaldi - The Four Season "Autumn"
6. The Flaming Lips – My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion
7. Lake of Tears - Forever Autumn
8. Gojira- The Fall
 
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