who wrote jesus is just alright with me
Jesus Is Just Alright


, with the line "Jesus is just alright" being intermittently changed to "Jesus is still alright". Thus, DC Talk's recording can be seen as something of an update on the previous version. McKeehan changed the line in an attempt to express his feeling that Jesus was still alright with him even if many others did not share his beliefs. The song's lyrics also comment on the lack of acceptance and recognition that faith-based music often receives from mainstream radio. In addition to being musically based upon the
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Byrdmaniax


the repertoire of The Art Reynolds Singers, just as "Jesus Is Just Alright" on "Ballad of Easy Rider" had been. Despite featuring a striking piano part and strong gospel backing vocals, the song lacked the immediacy of "Jesus Is Just Alright", as producer Terry Melcher admitted in a 1977 interview: "We were aiming to cut another 'Jesus Is Just Alright', but we didn't make it. Larry Knechtel played piano on this cut but it was too fast. The whole thing was a
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Love the Way You Lie


: Just gonna stand there and watch me burn But that's alright because I like the way it hurts. Just gonna stand there and hear me cry But that's alright because I love the way you lie. The refrain is based on a Gm–E–B–F/A chord progression. Fraser McAlpine of the BBC wrote that Rihanna feels confined "in a cell of [her] own creation". She sings without vibrato, a pulsating musical effect used to add expression. One commentator,
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Jesus Is Just Alright


of the song featured an arrangement that was heavily influenced by The Byrds' own recording. The song was introduced to The Byrds by the band's drummer, Gene Parsons, who had been present in the studio when The Art Reynolds Singers had recorded it. The Byrds had added the song to their live concert repertoire some months prior to the start of the "Ballad of Easy Rider" recording sessions and it had quickly become an audience favorite. In concert, The Byrds rendition of "Jesus Is Just Alright" began with
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Jesus Is Just Alright


the song compared to the one included on the album. The Doobie Brothers' version of "Jesus Is Just Alright" was one of a number of religiously themed songs to reach the U.S. charts between 1969 and 1973, along with "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum, "Put Your Hand in the Hand" by Ocean, "Superstar" by Murray Head, "Morning Has Broken" by Cat Stevens, "Jubilation" by Paul Anka, "Speak to the Sky" by Rick Springfield, "Jesus
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Jesus Is Just Alright


Was a Capricorn" by Kris Kristofferson, "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison and "I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)" by Glen Campbell. The song, along with its B-side, continue to be a staple of playlists on classic rock radio stations. The band first became aware of "Jesus Is Just Alright" after hearing The Byrds' version and before long the song had been added to The Doobie Brothers' own live repertoire. As a result, the song's musical arrangement
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Jesus Is Just Alright


: Free At Last (1994), Jesus Freak – The Tour (Spring 1996), The Supernatural Experience (Spring 1999), and An Evening with DC Talk (Spring 2001). The song's music video was shot entirely in muted sepia-tone and featured DC Talk singing around three crosses in a desert, surrounded by musicians and dancers. It concludes with the band walking off into the desert sunset. At the 24th GMA Dove Awards in 1994, "Jesus Is Just Alright" was awarded the Dove Award
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Jesus Is Just Alright


television programs "Memphis Talent Party" and "The Midnight Special" in 1970 and 1972 respectively. Besides its appearance on the "Ballad of Easy Rider" album, "Jesus Is Just Alright" can also be found on several Byrds' compilations, including "", "History of The Byrds", "The Byrds", "The Essential Byrds", and "There Is a Season". Live recordings of the song are included on the expanded edition of The Byrds' "(Untitled)" album as
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GCB (TV series)


Chenoweth, originally recorded for her Some Lessons Learned album. There are also many unreleased songs, like "Jesus Is Just Alright with Me" by Shor, Chenoweth, Mark Deklin and Cast, Deklin's "It's a Miracle", both from the episode "Pride Comes Before a Fall", Sheryl Crow's "The Gospel According to Me" and Shor's rendition of "Amazing Grace", both from episode "Forbidden Fruit". An official album release featuring songs from the soundtrack titled "GCB: Music
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Jesus Is Just Alright


", "Listen to the Music: The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers", "Long Train Runnin': 1970–2000", "Greatest Hits", and "The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers". Live recordings of the song appear on the "Farewell Tour", "", and "Live at Wolf Trap" albums. "Jesus Is Just Alright" is a Dove Award-winning single by Christian rock and hip hop band, DC Talk. It was the lead single for their 1992 platinum
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Jesus Is Just Alright


well as on "Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971". The Doobie Brothers' version of "Jesus Is Just Alright" was first released on their second album, "Toulouse Street", in 1972. It was subsequently released in November 1972 as the second single from the album (b/w "Rockin' Down the Highway") and went on to become a U.S. hit, peaking at No. 35 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in February 1973. The single featured a shorter, edited version of
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Jesus Is Just Alright


Hell to Pay". The Byrds' version of "Jesus Is Just Alright" was recorded on June 17, 1969 during the sessions for the band's eighth studio album, "Ballad of Easy Rider". It was first released as part of that album but was subsequently issued as a single on December 15, 1969. The single stalled at No. 97 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and failed to chart in the United Kingdom. Despite this lack of commercial success, The Doobie Brothers' later hit version
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Jesus Is Just Alright


"Jesus Is Just Alright" is a gospel song written by Arthur Reid Reynolds and first recorded by Reynolds' own group, The Art Reynolds Singers, on their 1966 album, "Tellin' It Like It Is". The song's title makes use of the American slang term "all-right", which during the 1960s was used to describe something that was considered 'cool' or very good. The song has been covered by a number of bands and artists over the years, including The Byrds, Underground
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hit in the United States, peaking at No. 35 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. In 1973, American rock band Exile released their self titled debut album which included a cover. In 1992, the Christian rock and hip hop group, DC Talk, released a version of "Jesus Is Just Alright" on their "Free at Last" album. The song has also been covered by Robert Randolph on his "Colorblind" album, with guest artist Eric Clapton and Stryper's 2013 release, "No More
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Jesus Is Just Alright


earlier Byrds and Doobie Brothers' recordings, DC Talk's version of the song also features samples of Madonna's hit single "Vogue" and the Snap! song "The Power". In the audio commentary of the "Free at Last – The Movie" bonus DVD, Tait identified "Jesus Is Just Alright" as the song that DC Talk have performed most in their live shows. It has been played at every concert since 1992 and is the only song to be played on each of their four major headlining tours
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Free at Last: Extended Play Remixes


year with releases by Geoff Moore and the Distance and Rebecca St. James. See the main article for Jesus Is Just Alright (Doobie Brothers version) and Jesus Is Just Alright (dc Talk version) The "Techno Mix" arranges the song to a techno beat as the title implies. The "Retro Mix" adds a disco flavor. Each of these versions was remixed by Scott Blackwell for this release. "Luv Is a Verb" was remixed by The Gotee Brothers and was given a strong percussion-based treatment.
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Jesus Is Just Alright


a wordless vocal introduction that built up and led into the first iteration of the song's chorus. This distinctive vocal arrangement had been devised by Parsons but once the band were in the studio, record producer Terry Melcher dispensed with this extended intro, choosing instead to give the song a more pop-oriented arrangement. "Jesus Is Just Alright" became a staple of The Byrds' concert repertoire between 1969 and 1971 but appears to have been performed only rarely after that. Additionally, the band performed the song on the U.S.
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Ballad of Easy Rider (album)


Jesus Is Just Alright" single. Other covers on the album included Woody Guthrie's "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)", a poignant account of a plane crash involving migrant farm workers; the gospel-styled "Jesus Is Just Alright", which went on to influence The Doobie Brothers' hit recording of the song; and Pamela Polland's "Tulsa County Blue", which would later become a moderate country hit for Anita Carter in 1971. Although "Tulsa County Blue" had been brought to the
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It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)


The New York Times", "I've written some songs that I look at, and they just give me a sense of awe. Stuff like, 'It's Alright, Ma,' just the alliteration in that blows me away." "It's Alright Ma" song has featured in Dylan's live concerts throughout his long career. Dylan's website records that, as of March 2015, the song has been performed 772 times by Dylan in live performance. Concert performances of the songs have been released on
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DC Talk


, "Free at Last", which was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA in 1995. In 2001, CCM ranked "Free at Last" as the 9th best album in Christian music. The album included a cover version of the Bill Withers song "Lean on Me" and a remake of "Jesus Is Just Alright", originally recorded by the Art Reynolds Singers. "Free at Last" stayed at the No. 1 spot on the "Billboard" CCM sales chart for 34 weeks and was the band's
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Welcome to the Freak Show


(500,000 units sold) on October 25, 2000. The video was filmed in a variety of U.S. locations. This is evidenced by the band members wearing different clothes within the same songs. Footage was obviously spliced together. As with the audio version, dc Talk's mainstream hit "Between You and Me" had yet to be added to the set list at the time of recording. "Jesus Is Just Alright" and "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
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Everything's Alright (Jesus Christ Superstar song)


time signature. Yvonne Elliman, who sang the part of Mary Magdalene on the original rock opera concept album "Jesus Christ Superstar" and also in the 1971 Broadway original cast and 1973 film, released a single of "Everything's Alright" in 1971, which reached #92 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The reprise of "Everything's Alright" is sung by Mary Magdalene to calm Jesus after his intense day of negative events, as he goes to sleep. The short, 29 second reprise leads into the
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Warner Records


40 singles, "Listen to the Music" and "Jesus is Just Alright", inaugurating a string of hit albums and singles over the next five years. Their third album "The Captain and Me" was even more successful, reaching #7 in the US and producing two more hit singles, "China Grove" (#15) and "Long Train Runnin'" (#8); it became a consistent seller and is now accredited 2x Platinum by the RIAA. "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
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J. J. Jackson (singer)


's Alright" was first featured, released by Calla Records, was recorded in New York, with the exception of "But It's Alright". Jackson also co-wrote, with Pierre Tubbs and Sidney Barnes, the Pretty Things' 1966 hit single, "Come See Me." Other versions of "But It's Alright" and "Come See Me" were recorded by Jackson in England, with a band credited as The Jeeps, being a band configuration of Pierre Tubbs and originally released on Strike Records.
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Daisy Miller (film)


over to me and I said "What do you think?" He said, "It's alright." I said "Is that all you have to say?" "Well what do you want me to say?" I said, "It's just alright?" He said, "It's fine, it's good but you are Babe Ruth and you just bunted." From a commercial point of view he was right. It was not a picture that was ever going to be a big
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Blake Mills


"The House that Jack Built", produced Sara Watkins' album "Sun Midnight Sun", wrote and produced "Sad Dream" on Sky Ferreira's latest EP "Ghost" and an additional two tracks on her upcoming LP "I'm Not Alright". Mills was featured on electric slide guitar on the track '"Go Home" from the 2013 debut album from the group Lucius. For the compilation album "Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac", he co-produced
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Too Much to Ask


, Horan was pictured standing on the left on the escalator in the London Underground. "It's a special one. I actually wrote this song the day after I wrote 'This Town' so I felt like it got off to an alright start when I started writing the album. It's a very nice, beautiful song and means a lot to me. I just can't wait for people to hear it. Hopefully fingers cross that people are going to like it, obviously a lot different to 'Slow Hands
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Ballad of Easy Rider (album)


the United Kingdom. To emphasize the connection between the album and "Easy Rider", the back cover of the LP featured liner notes written by Fonda. His musings were written in a free-form, stream of consciousness style and optimistically opined (in a manner reminiscent of the chorus of "Jesus Is Just Alright") that "whoever the Byrds are is just alright. OH YEAH!" The album peaked at number 36 on the "Billboard" Top LPs chart, during a chart stay of seventeen weeks,
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Must Be Love (Cassie song)


's Puff Daddy,' and so he was like 'alright cool, that's what we're putting on the record'." Bill Lamb of About.com called Cassie the "queen of minimalist soul" and remarked "Must Be Love" to be almost as "effortlessly catchy" as her debut single "Me & U." He wrote that the "warm guitar" is hypnotic and that "there is just enough of a groove to make you want to move." According to a writer for "Rap-Up
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I Choose Jesus


If it Leads Me Back" are my favourites from debut artists over the past 6 months." However, the critical reviews come in from Jesus Freak Hideout and The Phantom Tollbooth, who gave the album a three-and-a-half-out-of-five. The more hopeful of these was Michael Dalton, who wrote for The Phantom Tollbooth that the album "...reminds me of my first love. A faith in Christ that is fresh and vital energizes these songs." Finally, Dalton wrote that
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Islamic views on Jesus' death


hair was dripping with water (as if he had just had a bath) and he said, 'There are those among you who will disbelieve in me twelve times after you had believed in me.' He then asked, 'Who among you will volunteer for his appearance to be transformed into mine, and be killed in my place. Whoever volunteers for that, he will be with me (in Paradise).' One of the youngest ones among them volunteered, but Jesus asked him to sit down. Jesus
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Everything's Alright (The Mojos song)


side, "Give Your Lovin' To Me". An EP titled "The Mojos", with "Everything's Alright" as the opening track, was released later in the year, backed with versions of American rhythm and blues tracks "I Got My Mojo Working" (a hit for Muddy Waters), "The One Who Really Loves You" (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles) and "Nobody But Me" (The Isley Brothers). David Bowie recorded a version of "Everything's Alright" for his
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We Can't Dance


"I Can't Dance" was a criticism of models who appeared in jeans adverts then popular at the time, and built around a heavy Rutherford guitar riff. Banks noted his electric piano part was one of the minimal riffs he has played on record and had thought of a style heard on the 1968 song "Feelin' Alright?" by Traffic. "Jesus He Knows Me" was a barbed parody of the televangelist movement in the US, which the band members had seen while touring the country. "Living Forever
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Everything's Alright (Jesus Christ Superstar song)


"Everything's Alright" is a song from the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is about the anointing of Jesus. In the song, Mary Magdalene tries to calm Jesus with an expensive ointment and tells him not to get worried. Judas accuses her of wasting resources which would be better served helping the poor. Jesus retorts by saying that there will always be poverty in the world and that they will never be able to help everyone. The song is musically notable for its
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Sam Levene


Dolls" on the Great White Way in the original 1950 production, which ran for 1,200 performances and reprised his legendary role on the Decca original cast recording of the Broadway musical "Guys and Dolls". "Guys and Dolls" composer and lyricist Frank Loesser specifically wrote “Sue Me” in one octave for Levene and structured the song so he and Vivian Blaine never sang their duet show-stopping number together; the son of a cantor, Levene was fluent in Yiddish: "Alright, already, I’m just a
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Rumor and Sigh


"She says 'Bring me your first-born. And I'll suck their blood/ Bring me your poor/ I can trample in the mud'." Although a teetotaller,Thompson wrote "God Loves A Drunk" to suggest that alcoholism can be a path to spiritual ecstasy. He has described the song as "a swipe at Mormons and Seventh Day Adventists, those people with the polyester suits, those people who are very clean and neat, which means they must be alright with God." The track "1952
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Alright, Still


the song and afterwards stated: "The festival was well good, particularly as Lester, my ex, who I wrote 'Smile' about, and subsequently sold his story to the papers, had a tent called 'the shit tent' positioned directly opposite the main stage. So he and his new girlfriend had no option but to watch me perform to a couple of thousand people singing 'Smile' back to me. Oh, it's the little things eh!" "Smile" was performed live as part of
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Pow 2011


me and said "bruv, you need to do that!" I was just like "are you bein' serious?" Then I thought alright, I'll phone a few people, see who's on it. So I phoned Jme, he's like "yup, I'm on it, 1000%", I phoned Chipmunk, he's like "yup, I'm on it, 1000%". I was just like rah, people really want this!" Lethal said that there were other
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Jesus Is Just Alright


Sunshine, The Doobie Brothers, Alexis Korner, The Ventures, DC Talk, Stryper, Shelagh McDonald, and Robert Randolph (featuring Eric Clapton). The first cover version of the song was recorded by the Los Angeles band The Byrds on their 1969 album, "Ballad of Easy Rider". The song was later recorded by The Doobie Brothers, who included it on their 1972 album, "Toulouse Street". The Doobie Brothers' version of the song was released as a single in November 1972 and it became a
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Clint Black


as a member of Joan Rivers' victorious team in the season finale. In 2009, Black appeared on ABC's "". Black has enjoyed his television experiences, describing acting as "another way for me to expand my creative canvas. … I love to challenge myself." He believes that most of his fans "just see me as a musician who is stepping into [television and film] temporarily and either doing it alright or not". More recently, he appeared in the movies "Flicka 2" in
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William "Mickey" Stevenson


wrote with Hunter and Marvin Gaye; "It Takes Two" (Gaye and Weston), "Ask the Lonely" for the Four Tops, Jimmy Ruffin's "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (produced), "My Baby Loves Me" (Martha & the Vandellas), "Can You Jerk Like Me" by the Contours, "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (produced) for Stevie Wonder and Gaye's "Stubborn Kind of Fellow". He also wrote "Devil with the Blue Dress On
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Who Are You (song)


audible. This led to some controversy when ABC's unedited broadcast of The Who's Live 8 performance retained them. The American single edit changes this to "Who the hell are you?" and can be heard at 1:55. Other versions replaced the phrase with just one of the main choruses, "Tell me, who are you" and "I really want to know". A promotional video was filmed on 9 May 1978 for "The Kids Are Alright" documentary; originally, the intent was to have The
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Eric Hutchinson


Eric Hutchinson is an American singer-songwriter who plays soulful pop music. He is best known for his songs "Rock & Roll", "OK, It's Alright with Me", "Watching You Watch Him", and "Tell the World". Hutchinson was named an AOL "About to Pop" artist, Yahoo! Who's Next Artist, MSN "One to Watch" Artist and a "VH1 You Oughta Know" Artist. Hutchinson also wrote and performed the theme song for ESPN's "Fantasy
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Anne Graham Lotz


internationally for women who also desired a renewing of their walk with God. Though the revivals are aimed at teaching women, men are not turned away should they desire to come, and there is no admission charge for anyone. Over the course of 10 years, Lotz has offered "Just Give Me Jesus" in 34 cities around the world, 11 of those internationally. In addition to her itinerant teaching ministry, Lotz is author to 11 books, including her signature book, "Just Give Me Jesus". She also
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Jesus Is Just Alright


is very similar to the one used by The Byrds, although The Doobie Brothers' rendition does include an extra bridge that the band added themselves. Although none of the individual band members were religiously inclined, the song went on to become very popular among Christians during the early 1970s, particularly those within the hippie counterculture that were involved with the Jesus movement. In addition to its appearance on "Toulouse Street", the song can also be found on a number of Doobie Brothers' compilations, including "Best of The Doobies
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Frank Rogers (record producer)


and 2009. Frank’s songwriting credits include Number One songs: "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" by Brad Paisley, "Five More Minutes" & "This Is It" (co-written by Aaron Eshuis) by Scotty McCreery", Backroad Song" by Granger Smith, "Alright" and "This" by Darius Rucker. Other singles that Rogers co-wrote include Paisley's "Who Needs Pictures" and "Me Neither," Rucker's "History in the Making
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Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament


of Life" in , where Jesus states: "I am the bread of life: he who comes to me shall not hunger. These assertions build on the Christological theme of where Jesus claims to possess life Just as the Father does and provide it to those who follow him. The term "Life of the World" is applied in the same sense by Jesus to himself in . This application of "light compared with darkness" also appears in which applies it to God and states: "God is light, and
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Your Grace Finds Me


and proclaim a God who is gracious, merciful, loving and just." Mark Geil of Jesus Freak Hideout said that "When it works, the album works exceedingly well, and Redman continues to grow as an important and valued praise and worship songwriter. Many of these songs will certainly impact the church, consistently pointing believers to our God and the grace that spans a universe to find us." At "HM", Sarah Arendas Roberts wrote that "As his music usually does, Matt Redman's new album meets
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Phil Lanzon


a British tour. Lanzon appears on both Steve Glen singles "That's Alright by Me"/"Just the Way We Are"/"Down Among the Dead Men"/'I'm Alright Jack". In March 1985 Lanzon joined the band Operator. His fellow band members were: Robin McAuley (vocals), Chris Glen (bass, before with SAHB and MSG), Mick O'Donoghue (guitar) and Phil Taylor (drums; ex - Motorhead). How promising this line up may have looked, it dissolved in May 1985. In November 1985, he played keyboards
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List of songs recorded by Ricky Martin


n't Care", a song that featured rapper Fat Joe and singer Amerie. He collaborated with Diane Warren who co-wrote the ballad, "Stop Time Tonight". Martin's recording sessions with will.i.am resulted in two songs for the album, "It's Alright" and "Drop It on Me". Martin's ninth studio album, "Música + Alma + Sexo", was released in early 2011. A bilingual Spanish-English album, it was predominantly a dance and "lite-pop" record.
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Kissin' Time (song)


Kiss' then leather-clad style. Kenny Kerner, one of the album producers, said about the reworking of the song: "We sat there, we all had pads and pencils, and we just went around the board. And we went, 'Alright, well... they're Kissin' in'... and somebody would go, 'Detroit'! And we'd go, 'Alright, they're kissin' in Detroit.' And that's how it went. We re-wrote the song in
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All Alright


"All Alright" is a song recorded by the American country music group Zac Brown Band. It was released on April 28, 2014, and is the first single from the band's second extended play, "The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1". The song is about a man who feels conflict over a relationship, saying that it was "all alright, now it's all wrong". Band members Zac Brown, Jimmy De Martin, and John Driskell Hopkins wrote the song with Wyatt Durrette, who had
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Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill


number 10, and finally, the number 4 "Nobody but Me". "Cotton Pickin' Time", one of two Paul Overstreet co-writes on this album, was previously a number 34 country hit in 1989 for The Marcy Brothers from their debut album, and "What's on My Mind" was previously recorded by Gary Allan on his 2001 album "Alright Guy". "I Drink" was originally recorded by Mary Gauthier, who co-wrote the song. Gauthier released the song on her 1999
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'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus


how I trust Him! How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust Him more! O how sweet to trust in Jesus, Just to trust His cleansing blood; Just in simple faith to plunge me ’Neath the healing, cleansing flood! Refrain Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus, Just from sin and self to cease; Just from Jesus simply taking Life and rest, and joy and peace. Refrain I’m so glad I learned to trust
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The Beatles


faced a fierce backlash from US religious and social conservatives (as well as the Ku Klux Klan) over a comment Lennon had made in a March interview with British reporter Maureen Cleave. "Christianity will go," Lennon had said. "It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue about that; I'm right and I will be proved right. ... Jesus was alright but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me." The comment went virtually unnoticed in England
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Jesus He Knows Me


the song's title was "Do The New Thing", possibly referencing Tony Banks's opening keyboard notes, which are heard again in the bridge. According to the behind-the-scenes documentary "Genesis: No Admittance", the first lyric Phil Collins wrote out of improvisation was the chorus line ""Jesus, he knows me, and he knows I'm right."". Following up that lyric logically took him to the idea of manic or fanatic Christians who believe that they are "in touch"
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New Hampshire primary


was William W. Evans, Jr., a former New Jersey State Assemblyman, who received just 151 votes statewide. The 1968 New Hampshire Democratic primary was one of the crucial events in the politics of that landmark year in United States history. Senator Eugene McCarthy began his campaign with a poem that he wrote in imitation of the poet Robert Lowell, "Are you running with me Jesus": Bill Clinton was able to declare himself the "Comeback Kid" after posting a surprise second-place finish behind Paul Tsongas in the Democratic
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Jesus Loves Me


me where I lie. Jesus loves me—he will stay, Close beside me all the way. Then his little child will take, Up to heaven for his dear sake. /poem poem Jesus loves me—this I know, For the Bible tells me so; Little ones to Him belong— They are weak, but He is strong. Refrain Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so. Jesus loves me—He who died Heaven
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Jeffrey Foskett


on touring and recording the album. Foskett said “After the Jeff Beck tour, I was completely stressed and burned out. That whole year, recording that album and that tour — because I knew Jeff so well — a lot of things fell on me to get done that normally would have been other people’s responsibilities. So, at the end of that tour, I kind of snapped — literally — and just said, ‘I can’t do this anymore'. However Brian views me, is alright with me
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The Byrds


hit version of "Jesus Is Just Alright" features an arrangement that was heavily influenced by the Byrds' recording. Just prior to the release of "Ballad of Easy Rider", the Byrds underwent yet another change in personnel when bassist John York was asked to leave the band in September 1969. York had become disenchanted with his role in the Byrds and had voiced his reluctance to perform material that had been written and recorded by the group before he had joined. The rest of the band had begun to doubt his commitment
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Dangerous Woman


Sweden and mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios (also located in the state of California). Brown and Monét worked collectively as "TBHits", one of their first productions recorded for the album was "Moonlight", Grande wrote the song with Monét, she described the song as "the most special song I've to that day." They also produced "Be Alright", "Let Me Love You", "Leave Me Lonely", "I Don't Care" and "Knew Better/Forever
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Lily Allen


liberal use of crude words in her lyrics. Allen has said she cringes now when listening to tracks from "Alright, Still", as it reminds her that she was a "sort of over-excitable teenager who desperately wanted attention" when she wrote it. Wanting to move on from the retro sound that many other artists had adapted since her debut, Allen ventured in a new direction sonically and lyrically in her second studio album, "It's Not Me, It's You". "The Fear",
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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab


a posting on February 20, 2005, he wrote: Alright, I wont go into too much details about me fantasy, but basically they are jihad fantisies [sic]. I imagine how the great jihad will take place, how the muslims will win insha Allah and rule the whole world, and establish the greatest empire once again!!! And in a May 2005 posting, he referred to the radical Jamaican-born Muslim cleric Abdullah el-Faisal, who had been imprisoned in the UK for urging his
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Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)


Unplugged...and Seated". The song has been remade by such artists as: Linda Clifford, Nicky Moore, and sung by Anthony Kavanagh, Terry Steele, who reached number forty-four on the R&B singles chart, and Alison Crawford on "Grease is the Word". In Janet Jackson's cover, the lyrics imply that she and her partner are about to share a threesome with another woman. Jackson begins the song by saying, "This is just between me and you...and you." Additionally,
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Light of the World


episode leads into where Jesus metaphorically explains that he came to this world, so that the blind may see. In the Christological context, the use of the title Light of the World is similar to the Bread of Life title in where Jesus states: “I am the bread of life: he who comes to me shall not hunger.” These assertions build on the Christological theme of where Jesus claims to possess life just as the Father does and provide it to those who follow him. The term “Life of the
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Everything's Alright (Jesus Christ Superstar song)


hit single, "I Don't Know How to Love Him," which is also sung by Mary Magdalene. In the 1973 film version, only the "Close your Eyes" number is sung, omitting all of the rest of the lyrics, including the line: "I know that I will sleep well tonight", sung by Jesus. John Farnham, Kate Ceberano, and Jon Stevens released a version of "Everything's Alright" in 1992. The song peaked at number 6 for one week in the Australian
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David Jassy


's classic "I Want Your Love". In the same year their only album "Daily Life Illustrators" was released, reaching number 27 in the Swedish Albums Chart. Jassy co-wrote "Be Good to Me" and "Not Like That" from Ashley Tisdale's "Headstrong" and "It's Alright, It's OK" and "Crank It Up" from Tisdale's "Guilty Pleasure". He also co-wrote "Goodbye to Yesterday" and "Back Off" by No Angels, "
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Antonietta Meo


so she could keep playing with other youngsters. Catholic theologians have called her a "mystic" because the six-year-old wrote "extraordinary" letters to Jesus Christ in the last months of her life that displayed understanding and actions beyond the normal for a child of her age. "Dear baby Jesus, you are holy, you are good," she wrote in one of the letters. "Help me, grant me your grace and give me back my leg. If you don't want to, then
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The Kids Are Alright (soundtrack)


Wife" was from a concert The Who filmed for "The Kids Are Alright" at the Gaumont State Cinema in Kilburn; however the footage was not used in the film. That show was later restored for DVD and released as "The Who at Kilburn: 1977" in 2008. "Tommy Can You Hear Me" had a longer outro with Roger Daltrey repeating the word "Tommy" before Keith Moon screams "'Ello!" to end the song. The soundtrack album did well in the US and peaked at
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It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)


, wrote that the recording "opened up a whole new genre of finger-pointing song, not just for Dylan but for the entire panoply of pop." Heylin adds that "It's Alright, Ma" probably contained more "memorable aphorisms" than any of Dylan's songs. One of these lines is "he not busy being born is busy dying," from the song's second verse, which was used by Jimmy Carter in his 1976 presidential nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. During his presidential
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Eugene Monroe Bartlett


magazine about gospel music. A prolific songwriter, he wrote many Christian gospel songs such as "Everybody Will Be Happy Over There", "Just a Little While", "He Will Remember Me", "You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down", and "Victory in Jesus". He also wrote the country music song "Take an Old Cold Tater (and Wait)", recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens. Barlett married Joan Tatum in 1917. They had two children: Gene Bartlett Jr., and
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Christian child's prayer


is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me. br Yes, Jesus loves me. br Yes, Jesus loves me. br The Bible tells me so. Jesus loves me, he who died,br Heaven's gate to open wide.br He will wash away my sin;br Let his little child come in. Jesus loves me, loves me still,br Though I'm very weak and ill.br From his shining throne on high,br Comes to watch me where I lie. Jesus loves me! He will staybr Close beside me
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The Who at Kilburn: 1977


The Kids Are Alright" and was The Who's first show in over a year. However, due to sound problems, it was canned for over 30 years, with only two small portions of the whole gig actually made it to "The Kids Are Alright"—Pete saying "There's a guitar up here, if any big-mouthed little git wants to come up and fucking take it off me"; and when all four members of the band meet in the center of the stage after the conclusion of the show.
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Eddie Kendricks


of the Christmas classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (1968). In the Temptations, Kendricks was responsible for creating most of the group's vocal arrangements, and also served as wardrobe manager, including the now famous purple suits the group wore for one performance. Though Whitfield had chief responsibility for writing, Kendricks co-wrote and received credit for several Temptations songs apart from "The Girl's Alright With Me" including "Isn't She Pretty" (1961) and "Don't Send Me Away"
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See Me, Feel Me


is not identified as a separate track on the 1969 studio version of the album. The Who performed "See Me, Feel Me", followed by the refrain of "Listening To You", at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. This was captured on film in "Woodstock" (1970) and "The Kids Are Alright" (1979). "See Me, Feel Me" was also released as a single in the United States to capitalise on its appearance in the Woodstock film. Entering the charts on 23 September
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Aaron Gillespie


"Anthem Song". He stated "I saw people worshiping God because He exists, because that's what we were created to do. I believe everybody worships something, whether it be your job or your family or a relationship or whatever. We were all made to worship just one, and that's Jesus. And it really, really messed me up, seeing these African people who have nothing worshiping God, just because He exists. It gave me the fuel to go and do this record and also convicted me
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God of Every Story


and she has a profound way of bringing me to the Throne Room of grace with her poignant words, tender singing, and inspirational truths." However, Jesus Freak Hideout's Mark Geil stated otherwise, when he wrote that "There are songs that are fairly routine, both in lyrics and music, but Story maintains a particular ability to insert just the right phrase at just the right place to make a song transcend the routine." On the other hand, Louder Than the Music's Jono Davies told otherwise, when
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Breakin' Away / That's Livin' Alright


"Breakin' Away" / "That's Livin' Alright" is a double A-side single by English singer Joe Fagin. The songs were produced and arranged by David Mackay. Mackay co-wrote "Breakin' Away" with Ian La Frenais, and "That's Livin' Alright" with Ken Ashby. They wrote the songs as the opening and closing theme music for "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet", an English television comedy-drama that premiered in 1983. Ian La Frenais co-wrote "Auf
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Peter Mary Rookey


. "Lord Jesus, I come before You just as I am. I am sorry for my sins, I repent of my sins, please forgive me. In Your Name I forgive all others for what they have done against me. I renounce Satan, the evil spirits and all their works. I give You my entire self, Lord Jesus, now and forever. I invite you into my life, Jesus. I accept You as my Lord, God, and Savior. Heal me, change me, strengthen
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Jesus Was a Country Boy


Sermon-on-the-Mount song." Walker told "Country France", "The material that was given to me to record is very different soundly. I wrote a few of the songs, I actually wrote a song called “Jesus Was A Country Boy”, it’s very different, kind of a bold statement." The male narrator explains that Jesus was a country boy because of the lifestyle Jesus lived which he compares to that of a "country boy". Dan MacIntosh of "Country Standard
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List of Blackadder characters


such characters such as narcissism, sexism and promiscuity. His catchphrases are "Woof!" and "Let's do-oo-ooooo it!", while suggestively thrusting his pelvis. He commonly uses sexual innuendo in ordinary conversation, for example, "Am I pleased to see you, or did I just put a canoe in my pocket?" Rik Mayall later recalled, "I was surprised when they asked me. Very honouring that they asked me. 'Alright,' I said, 'I'll do
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Just a Closer Walk with Thee


"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (2000) (Czech CD on Memory label). Tennessee Ernie Ford made the charts with it in the late 1950s. By the end of the 1970s, more than a hundred artists had recorded the song. I am weak, but Thou art strong, Jesus, keep me from all wrong, I’ll be satisfied as long As I walk, let me walk close to Thee. Just a closer walk with Thee, Grant it, Jesus, is my plea, Daily
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I'm Alright (Jo Dee Messina song)


"I'm Alright" is a song written by Phil Vassar, and recorded by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in May 1998 as the second single and title track from her album of the same name. It became her second consecutive Number One hit on the "Billboard" country charts, spending three weeks at Number One. "I'm Alright" was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 4, 1998 alongside "Bye, Bye." Phil Vassar, who wrote the song, covered
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Excuses for Bad Behavior


then translated to a modern dance song. "Manic Superstar" combines the song "Everything's Alright" from the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" and the song "Manic Depression" by Jimi Hendrix. "Sympathy For the Devil" by the Rolling Stones is also covered. Comedic bits include the spoken word "The Letter" in which Bernhard reads a fictional letter from a lesbian fan who has "heard" the album in question ("Jesus Christ, why is she singing?"). "Christmas" is
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Everything Is Alright


. "I said, 'Let's just do it right now. Play it and I’ll sing it in the middle of the room with the mic in the back room picking me up,'" recalled Pierre. "We did it in one take and I was really proud. I just know that I liked how "in-the-moment" that was and how scary it was. I knew that if I didn't nail it I would look like an idiot, but I came in real cocky
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Free at Last (DC Talk album)


Free at Last is the third studio album from DC Talk, which was released in 1992. Music videos were filmed for "Jesus Is Just Alright", "The Hardway" and "Luv Is A Verb". In 1994, DC Talk released a long-form video of the "Free at Last World Tour" entitled "Narrow is the Road", in which all three music videos can be seen. The album was listed at No. 9 in the 2001 book, "" and received the Grammy Award
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The Byrds


in August 1969. The Byrds' association with the film heightened their public profile and when the "Ballad of Easy Rider" album was released in November 1969, it peaked at number 36 in the U.S. and number 41 in the UK, becoming the band's highest charting album for two years in America. A second single taken from the album, "Jesus Is Just Alright", was released in December 1969 but it only managed to reach number 97. Despite this lack of commercial success, the Doobie Brothers' later
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The Best of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Volume II


, including "Ballad of Easy Rider" (number 65), "Jesus Is Just Alright" (number 97), "Chestnut Mare" (number 121), and "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (number 74). However, since none of these singles reached the U.S. Top 40, they couldn't really be considered bona fide hits. "The Best of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Volume II" was re-issued on CD in 1990, but is currently out of print. The album
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Robert Randolph and the Family Band


to the club's closing. The band released their studio debut, "Unclassified" on August 5, 2003. They attracted the attention of Eric Clapton, and have subsequently toured as a supporting act with the English blues guitarist. Clapton later guested on their 2006 album "Colorblind", playing on a cover of "Jesus Is Just Alright". In 2002, they were hired by ABC to make the network's new NBA theme song. The song, "We Got Hoops", only appeared in three telecasts,
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No More Hell to Pay


of five, and agreed with Michael Sweet's touting of the album as the best of the band's career, stating that the one major flaw on the album is the cover of the Doobie Brothers' "Jesus Is Just Alright". Shawn Macomber of "Decibel" gave the album a similar rating and affirmed that the release represents a revitalized band. At About.com, Kim Jones rated the album four-and-a-half out of five stars, calling it much tougher than anything Stryper has made in their respective
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Mechtilde


a mother. Just as a mother gives milk to nourish her child, so Jesus in the Eucharist gives us his life blood. In one vision, Mechtilde reported that Jesus said, "In the morning let your first act be to greet My Heart and to offer Me your own. Whoever breathes a sigh toward Me, draws Me to himself." One of the visions recounted by Mechtilde states that Jesus having appeared to her, commanded her to love Him ardently, and to honor His Sacred Heart in the Blessed Sacrament
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Alright (Darius Rucker song)


, and says that he is "alright" because of it. Rucker wrote the song with Frank Rogers, who produced the album. The two had already written the song "All I Want," in which the divorced narrator wishes to be left alone; after writing that song, Rucker decided to invert the theme and write a song about a man who is happily married. A music video for the song debuted in June 2009. It is directed by Wayne Isham, who directed the videos for Rucker's previous two
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The Kids Are Alright (Chloe x Halle album)


Alex Zidel wrote for HotNewHipHop, saying, "[The album wows] many with impressive chemistry and an undeniable charm." Also listing "Happy without Me" as an album highlight, he wrote, "In a pairing that not many expected would sound this beautiful, Joey Bada$$ and Chloe x Halle makes for a fantastic collaboration... Joey compliments the pair's voices as he raps seamlessly throughout his bars." Immediately following the release of the album, the duo released a short film on YouTube named after the album.
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Leaving Eden (Brandon Heath album)


The top track picks according to Allmusic are "The Light in Me", "It's Alright", and "It's No Good to be Alone". Aspinwall alluded to the thought most listeners would just say about "Leaving Eden" that it "seems like just another Brandon Heath home run. Well produced, strong choruses and stalwart vocals...been there, done that." Yet, Akinola cautioned that it would be "Wrong. With another listen, it reveals an interwoven concept album, rich with meaning
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The Underachievers


're probably just potheads. And then they'll talk to me, or talk to AK, and be like, 'alright, they're intelligent.' So it's just a flip on that. Like, The Underachievers, even though technically we're doing underachiever things, we're bringing positive energy." In May 2012, they released their first music video for the song "So Devilish". Following the videos release they began gaining attention quickly, with their second officially released song "Gold Soul Theory" getting
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Thérèse of Lisieux


with the Holy Face of Jesus, she felt she could become closer to Christ. She wrote the words ""Make me resemble you, Jesus!"" on a small card and attached a stamp with an image of the Holy Face. She pinned the prayer in a small container over her heart. Thérèse wrote many prayers to express her devotion to the Holy Face. In August 1895, in her "Canticle to the Holy Face," she wrote:"Jesus, Your ineffable image is the star which guides my steps.
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Naked (Dev and Enrique Iglesias song)


we want make it feel alright / Temperature’s rising I feel on fire / Tonight it’s just me and you". Dev breaks up & sings, "Tell me, baby, will you be here when I wake up, even with no makeup, I don’t wanna fake it" followed by Enrique, "and you don’t gotta doubt a second if I miss you, every time I’m with you, I feel naked". There is also a version of this song with R&B singer-
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Jesus' Son (short story collection)


are in detox frequently, and they do not see it as a negative thing. They simply live one day at a time and being in detox is just part of their life. Bill reveals that this life of drugs and detox he lives cannot be sustained much longer. At the end of story, the narrator tells Bill he is going to be alright, but Bill disagrees with him by pointing to the bullet hole on his face. This story begins with the narrator discussing his job at a home for disabled people
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Motorvision


, with various live videos added as extras, in November 2016 as part of the Badmotorfinger 25 year anniversary Super Deluxe edition box set. The video features candid footage of the band and people associated with it, including Sub Pop co-founders Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Before the first song begins, the band is introduced on stage by a clown, J. P. Patches. The performance of "Slaves & Bulldozers" includes lyrics from Pearl Jam's "Alive" and The Doobie Brothers' "Jesus Is Just Alright"
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It's All Over Now, Baby Blue


Now, Baby Blue" was ranked at #28. The Byrds' recording of "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" first saw release on October 29, 1969 as part of the band's "Ballad of Easy Rider" album. The song also appeared on the B-side of the band's December 1969 single, "Jesus Is Just Alright", which reached #97 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. The Byrds had previously attempted to record the song on two separate occasions, some
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