Dancing in the Appalachians

[shinytoaster]

Remember that horrible tedious 'modern' Christian song, Lord of the Dance? It's from the same stable as the grotesque Morning Has Broken that, sixteen years after I was made to sing it in school, still makes me want to take out Cat Stevens with a fucking howitzer.

Anyway, it's a very infectious melody, apparently it's based on an old Shaker tune or something, and once it's in your head there's no practical way to get it out, unless you're prepared to listen to Turn Back Time by Cher on repeat for thirty five minutes. That'll generally do it.

But salvation is at hand, kids. It's also used in the Calm and Flowing section of Copland's Appalachian Spring. So now when it gets into my head I just pretend I'm humming Appalachian Spring instead. And everything's okay.

Comments

[doris.livejournal.com]

Was Jesus a bender and all then?

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[titanic-days.livejournal.com]

He had twelve hunky men following him around, and then Judas turned out to be a backstabbing bitch, so I'll leave you to draw your own conclusions.

This conversation is wrong, by the way. Very wrong.

[doris.livejournal.com]

Ah right, fair enough. Plus he did wear that dress and, judging by the pictures, had very long silky hair.

Of course it is wrong. Isn't it great? ;)

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[freya]

Absolutely! Mary Magdalen was such a faghag. SHE JUST WISHES JESUS HAD MARRIED HER!

[doris.livejournal.com]

So that would be why so many priests seek to emulate Jesus by not marrying and instead giving the choir boys a good seeing to...

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[freya]

Exactly. Sodomy brings them closer to god.

So has it been throughout history.