Britain's pop stars are cursing the success of the Lord's Prayer on the billboard charts. His latest hit, the Lord's Prayer set to the music of Auld Lang Syne, has spent three weeks at the top of the charts and probably will remain there through Christmas, Reuters said. The song's success was unlikely because radio stations initially refused to play it and Richard's recording label turned it down. Christians responded by playing it in their churches and schools and buying it in droves.
Younger musicians say the song is of poor quality and exploits people's religious beliefs.
It's put together very cheaply. British singer George Michael has been most critical. I think the way the single and the way it's been dealt with has been vile. I think it is so exploitive of people's religion. Richard maintains a clean image untarnished by scandal.