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Tue 19 Dec, 2006 11:00 pm
I am trying to figure out what you call this method of critique. I know pun, parody, metaphor and hyperbole. What is John S. Hall doing with this lyric? Of course I'm assuming he's not being genuous. What do you think?
Jesus Was Way Cool
King Missile
Jesus was way cool
Everybody liked Jesus
Everybody wanted to hang out with him
Anything he wanted to do, he did
He turned water into wine
And if he wanted to
He could have turned wheat into marijuana
Or sugar into cocaine
Or vitamin pills into amphetamines
He walked on the water
And swam on the land
He would tell these stories
And people would listen
He was really cool
If you were blind or lame
You just went to Jesus
And he would put his hands on you
And you would be healed
That's so cool
He could've played guitar better than Hendrix
He could've told the future
He could've baked the most delicious cake in the world
He could've scored more goals than Wayne Gretzky
He could've danced better than Barishnikov
Jesus could have been funnier than any comedian you can think of
Jesus was way cool
He told people to eat his body and drink his blood
That's so cool
Jesus was so cool
But then some people got jealous of how cool he was
So they killed him
But then he rose from the dead
He rose from the dead, danced around
Then went up to heaven
I mean, that's so cool
Jesus was way cool
No wonder there are so many Christians
Dunno.
But they had a contest to see who was cooler, Jesus or Buddha. And Chuck Norris won.
patiodog wrote:And Chuck Norris won.
Musta been a while ago...
I'd don't know if there's a formal literary term for it, but I'd say he's taking abstract concepts and turning them into concrete images that everyone can understand and relate to.
Instead of saying "Jesus could perform miracles" (what's a miracle?), he gives examples of what Jesus might have done that would have been valued by people.
It's a different take on the whole Jesus story and appeals to a different audience who might not have wanted to think about Jesus or listen to a song about him otherwise- or maybe this guy is just so excited about what he's learned about Jesus he want to share it in the only way he knows how.
But I'm sure you know this (what I'm theorizing)- were you looking for a literary term? If so, sorry...
(I do think Chuck Norris is so uncool that he's cool in a way. I love watching reruns of Walker, Texas Ranger, just because of Chuck Norris. He's so goofy.)
hingehead wrote:patiodog wrote:And Chuck Norris won.
Musta been a while ago...
No way, dude. He's way cool even now. Not as cool as "The Hoff," but still...