Jesus is My Friend (UPDATED)

Word to the wise: Do NOT attempt to drink tea and watch at the same time.

UPDATE: Despite Robert's best efforts with the Google it's our friend Wilsonian who came up with this treasure trove of information.

Comments

[lynne]

You should also have a disclaimer: listen to it once and it will scratch your brain all day. I bet it was a big hit in 1980...eesh.

[robert]

well, I guess this weekend's shot to hell.

[robert]

*sensory overload*
too many... jokes. Mind swimming, can't think...

[lynne]

Robert...what you should do is make sure Emily hears it, so she can sing it to you all weekend! Or is that what you are talking about?

[robert]

Thoughts on Jesus is my Friend
An Essay by robert

I remember I woke up one saturday, back still sore, and stumbled down to the kitchen for a cup of Joe. Looked at the front page of the Globe while the coffee brewed and realized I'd have to prune the azaleas before the first frost.
I heard the kids downstairs, playing Mariokart on the Wii and checked the schedule to see what time Adam's soccer game started. Where did the summer go, I thought and headed downstairs.
Open the homepage at NYtimes.com: "hmm, a deal for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is to be announced soon. That's good. Maybe we won't lose the house this month. Thanks George, you stupid idiot."
Let's see what's up with the JF inmates at Delta House. oh, a video. What's he babbling about? No one drinks tea but him 'cause coffee keeps girlie awake.
Whatever, let's see the vid.

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Well, a catchy tune.

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Toes tapping.

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oh.

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Oh my.

hey, this is a pretty good band. Check out the one in the glasses. Oh Mama.

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Is that Pete Townsend on the lead guitar. He's bustin' this mofo out!

hmm, yes, Jesus is my friend.

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"Jesus is my friend when people laugh at me."

That's a good point.

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"touched me down inside.
He is like a Mountie, he always gets his man."

Ok, that was more than a little creepy. disregard the overtones there.

"J-J-J-Jesus."

Now THAT was a good stutter. Wow this is all starting to come together. Besides that chick in the glasses is making me nuts.

No one ever put it this way to me before. This must have been adapted from the early writing of CS Lewis. Had to be.

I love this.

Thank you, Jesus.

[Mark Petersen]

Excuse me while I projectile vomit.

[robert]

Here's what I've come up with so far and it's not much.
Here's the youtube link which shows the same clip as Mike's but the comments are pretty funny. Personal favourite comment refers to the "fat walrus" back-up singer not appearing too happy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-NOZU2iPA8

Also, another link to comments about the clip, in a similar vein, ie song is catchy, alternatingly hilarious and seriously creepy.

http://www.i-am-bored.com/forums.asp?page_num=1&action=read&q_id=33441&ct=10

From the video, you really can't glean too much even from repeated viewings, though I notice the show couldn't be bothered to move a baby grand the band wouldn't be using so the back-up singers are jammed against the back of the set. This is a shame because the guy who looks like Jaws from James Bond flicks might have liked some room to display his obviously repressed bad-ass moves.
FYI, I suspect they are lip-synching, I hope no one is too upset by that, because the guitar and bass do not appear to be plugged and there are zero mikes visible (either cordless or boom mike shadows overhead).

No wiki page for Sonseed and otherwise, a complete dead-end. So that's that, unless anyone has any ideas, which is a shame because I'd love to find out about the guitarist and get the glasses lady's number.

[david]

If I still had a blog this would provide fodder for a week's satire and mocking.

And Sonseed? Who in hades thought THAT was a good name. Ew!

Robert, I laughed harder at your comments than the video, and that's saying something lad.

This song represents for me so much of what is wrong with what has become Christianity. Throw in a line about loving your country and bombing our enemies and it's all there in a neat little package. Meanwhile I think Baby Jesus is drinking gin from the cat dish, or possibly making an addendum to the whole sheep and goats thing to include stuff like this.

Zap!