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Sunday 18 December 2011

Pop goes the Bible meme

Yesterday, as the 400th anniversary of the translation of the Bible into English drew to its close, Paul Gambaccini picked out some of the 100's of pop songs that have been inspired by the Old and New Testaments in Pop goes the Bible! on Radio 4. The stories, characters and text have led to a huge catalogue of songs ranging from Elvis Presley ('Adam and Evil'), to Bob Dylan (Highway 61 Revisited), Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice ('Joseph' and 'Jesus Christ, Superstar'), The Byrds (Turn! Turn! Turn!), Leonard Cohen ('Hallelujah'), and U2 ('40' and 'Yahweh').
What would be your Top 10 pop songs inspired by the Bible? My starter for 10 is:
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King's X - Faith, Hope, Love.

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