Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky! Yea, play this at my...

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Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky! Yea, play this at my...

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[jaytucker]

Hey, my 87 year old father died last year and ever since this song was released 69/70, dad always said to play this at his funeral, that's what we played as our exiting music to the service. Couldn't let him down after being such a brilliant father despite his latet dementia and I hope he looked down with a smile on his beautiful face

[elceenomoun]

Best part, Norman is Jewish, singing a fab song about Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Banger!

[PriscillaV]

Yes, he is a One Hit Wonder. A One HIt that is STILL paying the bills 50+ years later.

[roadkill]

Only one word for this: iconic! Didn't read all the comments so I'll say it. They asked Norman what this song means to him. He replied "It means I'll never have to work again". Classic!

[johnmccarthy]

Norman was a goat farmer. And has lived off the royalties for over 50 yrs for his one hit. Its been in many movies.

[curtbarron]

He was an Orthodox Jew. As it happened, he was listening to a gospel singer and apparently he said to himself, "I can do that." And so he did.

[JorgeTorres-vfph]

such an adorable moment between a father and his daughter.

[Rayray-kjcc]

My husband always says if this isnt playing at his funeral then hes not going! LOL!

[randybethune]

Here is a piece of nostalgia for you. He has lived off of the royalties of that one song for over 50 years.

[cindiaker]

Your daughter will remember these moments with her daddy for the rest of her life. The way she was tapping her fingers along with the beat you can see that she will also have a love for music...which is a priceless gift to share with our children . I love this song....but i think your daughter stole the show....lol. I LOVED THIS SO MUCH !!!!

[alandhopewell]

Norman is still living off the royalties of this song, fifty-three years later.

[marcwright]

I'm not a religious man, but I love me some Spirit in the Sky

[Morgaine]

I love this song. You can't help but feel good when you hear it. It's an irresistible vibe.

[philipsavickas]

when I was on my way to my dad's funeral this song came on the radio 10 years later when my mom passed same thing

[teresacartwright]

"Spirit in the Sky" (1970) has always been one of my favourite songs. Your daughter is just adorable! Thanks so much for playing this, your comments and letting us meet your daughter!.

[DeniseWilcox-kpdl]

The way her face lit up when she first heard “Jesus” 😇 She’s so precious!!!

[glennelfmann]

backup singers were The Stovall Sisters, A gospel trio from Oakland who also sang in church

[JRPackerfan]

Another great Sunday song, Jesus Is Just Alright by The Doobie Brothers

[cnatview]

This song is on my daily play list. It always makes me think of my grandmother who we lived next door to. Gramma didn't have a mean bone in her body. She was very religious yet not in the sense that she had to join a building full of people to show her belief in God....she lived it every single day in everything she did. I never heard a radio play in her house. She didn't watch read her Bible, baked, took care of her home and watched the wildlife outside of her windows. She and I had a very special relationship. One of the things we liked to do with each other was pick weeds out of her front yard. One day I saw her in the yard, so I walked over. I had with me my handy dandy portable radio tuned into the one AM station we had where I lived. I turned it down, set it on the ground and joined Gramma picking weeds. I heard the DJ introduce this song so I asked Gramma if she would listen to it with me. She answered yes, so I picked my radio up, turned it up and stood beside Gramma. Within moments she was bopping to the beat....something I had never seen her do. She faced me, reached her hands out to me, so I set the radio down and we stood there dancing in place while holding hands through the whole song. Nothing like that ever happened again with me and Gramma but on that one sunshiny day, Spirit in the Sky had a 60+ year old woman and an adolescent girl vibing and dancing together in her front yard. It was beautiful. Thanks for your reaction and for reminding me of that happy day. Take care and be well. Peace.

[judithturner]

My husband knew Norm, he was a friend. After Norm became Christian, and this song was a HIT, the sludge of the L.A. Music Industry were really after him, & before they could drag him back to the 👹, his wife & he became kinda hermit ranchers up in the northwest somewhere...