First in a series.
Religion and I never got along, even during my tenure as a pre-pubescent squirt, yet I found myself drawn towards hippy-dippy retellings of
The Bible. Sadly, like millions of record-collecting dullards of the '70's, this meant owning the original motion picture soundtrack to
Godspell (purchased at a thrift strore, I recall). The faux-funky gospel-tinged stylings of
Light Of The World were somewhat alluring to my white-bread suburban ear canals, while
All For The Best seemed, at the time, to be an absolute ovation-rendering showstopper. I was convinced it was The Most Perfect Foot-Tapping Showtune Ever Written. I never quite understood what
Beautiful City was about...I still don't. I also seem to remember thinking
All Good Gifts was telegraphing some important messages about...
Thanksgiving??? Perhaps it was advising us to be nice to snails, being grateful for the foods we toss out after eating too much...? I never had a clue. Back then, the lyrics of
By My Side seemed so
deep and
earnest. Today, it gives me the same painful shudder I experience upon hearing certain tracks by
R.E.M. (circa
Green). I was in the 4th grade and a total know-nothing. Please forgive me.
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