Spirit In The Sky Analysis
My favorite song is “Spirit in the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum. The topic is religion, death, and God, and the main theme is need for Christianity. The main theme is expressed in the song multiple times, for example, the quotes ”Gotta have a friend in Jesus”, “To the spirit in the sky”, and, “When I die and they lay me to rest gonna go to the place that's the best”. All of these examples are about the main theme, which is Christianity. The quote, “Spirit in the Sky” is supposed to be God, and the quote,“When I die and they lay me to rest gonna go to the place that’s the best” means that when he’s (Norman Greenbaum) or you’re going to Heaven when you die. And the quote, “Gotta have a friend in Jesus”. To get accepted into Heaven you have to accept