Just Give Me That Biblical Rock 'n' Roll

Still think rock is the devil's music? Salvation awaits online. A Christian website www.ultranet.com/~mari presents contemporary songs "re-versed" to "help the Church speak today's language." So Nirvana's nihilistic Smells Like Teen Spirit becomes the reverent Smells Like Holy Spirit, with the refrain "The Messiah/He's no liah/ Praise Him or face/Eternal Fire." Other conversions:

--Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love RE-VERSED Addicted to God

--Chumbawamba's Tubthumping RE-VERSED Biblethumping

--Queen's We Will Rock You RE-VERSED Jesus, He Will Rock You

--The Who's My Generation RE-VERSED His Resurrection

--The Animals' House of the Rising Sun RE-VERSED House of the Risen Son

--Otis...

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