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This Day in Music: May 2nd Gibson 1970, One-hit wonder Norman Greenbaum was at #1 on the UK singles chart with “Spirit in the Sky.” 1991, The video for the REM song “Losing My Religion,” was banned in Ireland because its religious imagery was seen as unfit for broadcast.
Defending the plagiarists WBEZ (blog) MAKING THE CASE FOR WHY “MY SWEET LORD” IS THE BETTER SONG: There are precious few pop songs that make religion sound pretty cool (see: Norman Greenbaum's “Spirit in the Sky”) and Harrison's ode to the Hindu god Krishna is one of them.
