This doesn't mean that it's a lost gem, but for listeners who want to dig into early '70s AM pop and soft rock, it's certainly worth hearing. In the 50 years since its release, Spirit in the Sky has never really gone away. And while Greenbaum wasn't exactly a consistent songwriter, he did hit the mark several times ("Skyline," "Canned Ham," "Jubilee," and "Junior Cadillac" are all strong), and even the misfires are interesting and well-crafted, at least in terms of its early-'70s peers. So you know that when I die, Its gonna set me up with the spirit in the sky. A When I die and they lay me to rest, E Im gonna go to the place thats the best. That, of course, means that it's far more fascinating than many soft rock curiosities of the early '70s, and the near-schizophrenic cavalcade of material means that the record doesn't hold together, but that's part of what makes it worth hearing. D Thats where youre gonna go, when you die. Artist: Norman Greenbaum - Title: Spirit In the Sky - Format: CD - Country: Czech Republic - Label: Repertoire - Catalogue Number: REP5092 - Year: 2010 - Description. to becoming a firmly entrenched Sonoma County resident with ties to Cotati was a circuitous one. I never sinned I got a friend in Jesus So you know that when I die Hes gonna set me up with The spirit in the sky Oh set me up. The journey from his birthplace in Malden, Mass. To the spirit in the sky Gonna recommend you To the spirit in the sky Thats where youre gonna go when you die When you die and they lay you to rest Youre gonna go to the place thats the best Never been a sinner. Then again, that tune - a confident, fuzz-toned paean to God, that sprit in the sky - is hardly the most conventional of '70s AM anthems, so perhaps it isn't surprising that the album bearing the same title is all over the map, with sub- War low-riding anthems ("Junior Cadillac"), singer/songwriter introspection, eerie post-psychedelic pop (the genuinely unsettling "Marcy"), and utter oddities ("Canned Ham"). Regardless if you were there or not, the world-famous song Spirit in the Sky written in 1969 by Norman Greenbaum will never be forgotten. He sings about going to the place that’s the best, which is a clear reference to Heaven and a blissful, eternal afterlife that is central to the Christian belief system. The meaning here is pretty straightforward, with Greenbaum singing about what is going to happen after he dies. Norman Greenbaum was much stranger than his big hit "Spirit in the Sky" would suggest. First verse to Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum. Spirit in the Sky Set to be a religious-Rock song, Jewish Norman Greenbaum used Jesus thinking (correctly) that it would be more marketable this wayhe was right.
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