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Fake Her Death And Found Jesus

Larry Norman - Why Don't You Look Into Jesus? - Lyrics -- Track 1

From the Album "Only Visiting This Planet" (Verve 1972)
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Larry Norman -- vocals, piano
John Wetton -- bass
Keith Smart -- drums
Mickey Keen -- guitar
Rod Edwards -- piano and backing vocals
Roger Hand -- backing vocals
Gordon Giltrap -- guitar
Bob Brady -- piano
Bill Price -- engineer
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Larry's Site: http://www.larrynorman...
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When Larry Norman recorded Only Visiting This Planet in 1972 for MGM at George Martin's studio in London, there wasn't place in the music industry for "Jesus Rock." MGM had no idea what to do with it. This meld of rootsy pop, gospel, and rock & roll songs sung about Christ had less than nothing to do with hymns, and was rejected by the Christian church at large at the time. In the 21st century, Norman is regarded as the "Father of CCM" and that $450 million dollar a year industry, and this album is regarded by CCM Magazine as "the greatest Christian rock record of all time." It's ironic. Norman died largely broke in 2008.

Only Visiting This Planet is the second part of a trilogy that included Upon This Rock (Capitol, 1969), that dealt with the theme of creation, and So Long Ago the Garden (MGM, 1973) about the world's redemption. This set (which ironically was the first one to be reissued) concerns itself with the Fall. All three albums have been remastered and reissued by Solid Rock Records, a label Norman founded — he was well-known for his fiercely independent streak. The album is a masterpiece; one needn't believe in God to enjoy it; it stands on it's own as an enduring work of popular art.

These songs were expertly written and arranged, they spill across the rock, pop, and gospel spectrum, and were gorgeously produced. "I Wish We'd All Been Ready," with its wash of strings and a backing choir, adds to the drama of Norman's topic: the Rapture, when all Christians, living or dead, are prophesied to be reunited with Christ before the end of the world. Belief in this premise is not necessary: the song is delivered with such understated conviction and produced for maximum dramatic effect, that it's deeply moving.

The hard-rocking "Why Don't You Look into Jesus" addresses addictive behavior amid snarling guitars, punchy drums, and popping pianos.

The opening track is a mysterious broken love song called "I'v'e Got to Learn to Live Without You" that drips with longing. "I Am the Six O'Clock News" is a straight-out rocker that reflects the irony in the media's coverage of the Vietnam war. The acoustic ballad "The Outlaw" is a poetic narrative pondering Christ's life and death. There is biting social commentary in "The Great American Novel" that reflects Bob Dylan's early work but, "Righteous Rocker #1" is payback: it's a lyrical precursor to — and was perhaps inspiration for — "You Gotta Serve Somebody." The album contains two bonus tracks, and is well worth checking out by anyone interested in genuine rock & roll classics.

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Brozme 😎
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This is the list I have accumulated from Pastor Bob Joyce as Elvis. He has told us quite a few who are alive. There are supposed to be over 900 so this list is still short.

Alive & Faked Death

Elvis
Bruce & Brandon Lee
MichaelJackson
Princess Diana
JFKennedy Jr
his wife Caroline
her sister Lauren
Nicole Brown Simpson is Megan Kelly
Tupac
Prince
Glen Campbell
John Denver
Carpenters
Bee Gees
Selena
Freddie Mercury
Marilyn Monroe
Isaac Kappy
Patrick Kennedy
Arabella Kennedy
Robin Williams
John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Joan Rivers
Kurt Cobain
Pres. J.F.Kennedy Sr
Kobe Bryant & daughter
Corey Haim
Jimmy Hendrix became
Paul Walker
Bob Marley
Biggey
Chris Farley
Whitney Houston & daughter
Roddy Pipers
Dick Clark
Peter Jennings
Rush Limbaugh -Jim Morrison
Richard Beland
Luther Vandross
Dale Earnhardt
Johnny Cash
Shirley Temple
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Janis Joplin
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Big Bopper
Buddy Holly
Hank Williams
James Dean
Dennis Wilson
Natalie Wood
Ron McKerman
John Bonham
Heath Ledger
Brittany Murphy
Patrick Swayze
Debbie Reynolds
Annette Funicello
Joe Cocker
Lynn Anderson
Dudley Moore
Ashley Babbitt
Anna Nicole Smith
Elvis brother Jesse
Amy Weinhouse
Jon Benet Ramsey
Heather Rourke
George Michael
Elizabeth Montgomery
7 NASA astronauts
Seth Rich
Marty Fieldman
John Ritter
Sonny Bono
Jeffery Epstein
Mindy McCready
Erin Moran
River Phoenix
Penny Marshall
Donna Summers
Dana Pluto
Andre the Giant
Kenny Rogers
Michael Landon
Theresa Saldana
Bill Paxton
David Canary
Mary Tyler Moore,
Dudley Moore,
Princess Grace Kelly,
Steve McQueen,
John Candy,
Kate Spade,
Mama Cass Elliot,
Michael hutchence,
paula Yates,
Jackie O
George Carlin
Anthony Bourdain
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Andrew Breitbart
Chris Liddell
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Tom Petty
Lucille Ball
Martin Luther King Jr
Brian Wilson
Chef Anthony B
Davey Jones
Chester Bennington
Chris Cornell
Erin Moran
Florence Henderson
Layne Stanley
Ricky Hendrix
Robert Trump (DJT) brother Patty Duke
Judge Scalia
Paul Newman
Donna Summer
Keith Moon
Mac Miller
Edyie Gorme
Tony Snow-GWBush press sec Brad Nowell
Caleb Logan
Conway Twitty
Keith Wheatley
Teena Marie
Rick James
Frank Zappa
Mickey Mantle
June Cash
Seal Team 6
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And to think many of these people came back to live out their lives in another person life. A life that’s been fabricated.