Talk:Spirit in the Sky

message: I've taken out the part analyzing the "theology" of the lyrics. Clearly, whoever tried to analyze them that way doesn't get the song. The lyrics that were said to "coincide" with Christian doctrine do not - in Christianity, Jesus doesn't recommend you to God; he guarantees your entry into Heaven. The discourse on the Gospel was out of place, as the song is not intended to be a serious examination of theology. Quite the opposite. 
I hope my changes haven't offended anyone. I think the article is much clearer now. Kafziel 13:26, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Theology

message: IMDb currently lists 19 films using the song. I think only major films should be listed. -- Jeandré, 2006-07-09t09:38z
But one of them should certainly be the great "Miami Blues," where its maverick weirdness harmonizes perfectly. Jackaroodave (talk) 11:26, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Used in movies.

message: In the paragraph on the Nike commercial, Steve Young needs to be disambiguated.  If it is the football player from the 49ers, the link is Steve Young (athlete).
:BigrTex 22:51, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Steve Young 

message: O I added the extra stanza to end it better than the original.67.170.214.183 05:38, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible history 

message: The image and infobox on this page are currently to do with Doctor and the Medics. This seems wrong to me -- since the song was originally a hit under the name of its composer, it seems like the album cover for the Greenbaum single should take precedence. Also, since the Greenbaum version remains the more popular, it probably shouldn't say, in big blaring letters, "Single by Doctor and the Medics", unless it also says the same thing about Greenbaum. The way the page is set up seems ass backwards to me. Anybody else have any thoughts? Where Anne hath a will, Anne Hathaway. 19:09, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Image

message: How come this can't be listed under psychedelic songs?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.215.145.233 (talk) 20:52, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Psychedelic songs

message: The second para of the section on "cultural impact" refers to the track's impact on glam rock in the early 1970s.  I don't deny that such a relationship probably existed, but it needs published citations, per policy on verifiability.  In particular, I question the inclusion in that text of a reference to the saxophone on the track being "unusual for rock of the time".  Apart from the fact that any saxophone is not prominent on the track anyway, it is simply not true to say that saxophone was particularly unusual at that time - saxophone has been prominent in many rock recordings right through from the 1950s.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:41, 8 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relationship to glam rock 

message: The record sprit in the sky. the number 0885 what does that
means or are all records numbers the same. I have a
record like the on on wikipedia. The same numbers 0085,
m17565. reprise records, norman greenbaum.
<email address removed>  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.205.216.109 (talk) 23:45, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The 0885 is the Reprise Records catalog number for that single.  I'm not sure what the M17565 signifies, perhaps a reference number for the master recording but I don't know.  All the copies of the single that were pressed in the US would have the same numbers.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:19, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Catalog number

message: I find it odd that the Gareth Gates cover is featured so prominently in the article. I have four covers, besides Greenbaum's original: Elton John, Doctor & The Medics, and The Losers, which performed it back in 2002 on the Howard Stern show. I guess only Gareth Gates actually edits Wikipedia himself?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.234.138.82 (talk) 14:43, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that section needs to be trimmed, though not removed entirely - it was a UK # 1 hit after all.  Go to it!  Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:17, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Gareth Gates

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