Atheist Music

robindch · 11-10-2013 1:06pm

Soul Winner wrote: »

Yeah I can see how someone might get excited and sing about that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIy76M-4txo

Pherekydes · 11-10-2013 1:06pm

Soul Winner wrote: »

Atheist music/songs? Hhhmm??? What's there to sing about??? Oh I know, to realise that one lives in a hostile universe of pointless, meaningless, purposeless, nothingness, where the earth, sun, solar system and the whole universe are destined to become a graveyard of corpse stars, strewn galaxies and super massive black holes ever expanding into the darkest nothingness that even after a period of 100 billion years there will still be an eternity of periods of 100 billion years to go, where every evidence that anything like the human race ever existed will have vanished long ago with all other life and matter.

When all the laughter dies in sorrow
And the tears have risen to a flood
When all the wars have found a cause
In human wisdom and in blood
Do you think they'll cry in sadness
Do you think the eye will blink
Do you think they'll curse the madness
Do you even think they'll think
When all the great galactic systems
Sigh to a frozen halt in space
Do you think there will be some remnant
Of beauty of the human race
Do you think there will be a vestige
Or a sniffle or a cosmic tear
Do you think a greater thinking thing
Will give a damn that man was here

Kendrew Lascelles
On the Album Chicago III

Soul Winner · 11-10-2013 1:09pm

Pherekydes wrote: »

When all the laughter dies in sorrow
And the tears have risen to a flood
When all the wars have found a cause
In human wisdom and in blood
Do you think they'll cry in sadness
Do you think the eye will blink
Do you think they'll curse the madness
Do you even think they'll think
When all the great galactic systems
Sigh to a frozen halt in space
Do you think there will be some remnant
Of beauty of the human race
Do you think there will be a vestige
Or a sniffle or a cosmic tear
Do you think a greater thinking thing
Will give a damn that man was here

Kendrew Lascelles
On the Album Chicago III

Yes!

Sarky · 11-10-2013 1:27pm

So did you have any particular reason for ignoring all the music posted thus far in favour of telling us all we've nothing to sing about because the guy who wrote Revelations went on a serious bender a few centuries ago?

Soul Winner · 11-10-2013 1:32pm

Sarky wrote: »

So did you have any particular reason for ignoring all the music posted thus far in favour of telling us all we've nothing to sing about because the guy who wrote Revelations went on a serious bender a few centuries ago?

I didn't ignore the music. Some good stuff there I must say. I did notice a this atheist anthem missing though.

Jambo221 · 11-10-2013 2:00pm

http://youtu.be/W9mhsW5aWJM

Sarky · 11-10-2013 2:05pm

I have a soft spot for Iced Earth. I find them hit and miss, but when they hit, they hit hard.

Here's a little ditty written about how f*cking disgusting paedophile priests and their protection by a flock who really should know better are to anyone with a shred of sense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEcssL5Lf8g

Michael Nugent · 11-10-2013 4:49pm

I published video links to 90+ songs relevant to atheism, gods or religions a while ago. You can watch/listen to them here:

Videos of Atheist and Secular Songs

They include songs from A Camp, Abba, Admiral Fallow, The Almighty, Tori Amos, Atheist Cartoons, Austin Lounge Lizards, Heywood Banks, Dan Barker, Amanda Bloom, Bad Religion, Boomtown Rats, Gogol Bordello, John R Butler, Cynthia Carle, Chumbawumba, Andy Corwin, The Cure, Dandy Warhols, Depeche Mode, Ani DiFranco, Dixie Chicks, Dusty Residents, Eve’s Plum, Fad Gadget, First Aid Kit, Garfunkel and Oates, Holly Golightly, Greydon Square, Half Man Half Biscuit, Markella Hatziano, Susan Hofer, George Hrab, Jerry Springer the Opera, Tom Lehrer, John Lennon, Jenny Lewis, Casey McKinnon, Steve Martin, Theatre of Hate, Tim Minchin, Monty Python, Motorhead, Alanis Morissette, Holly Near, Needy Heathens, Randy Newman, Rabbie1121, Sandy Riccardi, Rush, Dan Sartain, Eric Schwartz, Shelley Segal, Patti Smith, Chris Smither, Jill Sobule, The Sundays, Vienna Teng, Tom Waits, Cheryl Wheeler, XTC, Frank Zappa, Zero Days and Roy Zimmerman; plus a bonus song from Sonseed.

Michael Nugent · 11-10-2013 4:52pm

This is one of my favourites - Your God by Cheryl Wheeler.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6K3PmJ9zb8

1stimpressions · 11-10-2013 4:57pm

Actually thought this was going to be a joke thread. But since it's not, Bill Callahan needs to be listened to. Oh, and he has some "atheist" songs too.

Michael Nugent · 11-10-2013 5:02pm

Charlie (Darwin) by Chumbawumba

Michael Nugent · 11-10-2013 5:05pm

Decomposing Composers by Monty Python

Michael Nugent · 11-10-2013 5:10pm

Isn't This World Enough? by Admiral Fallow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXAiwBIdYQg

Michael Nugent · 11-10-2013 5:14pm

My Morality by Shelley Segal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fskl_GnO3I

nozzferrahhtoo · 11-10-2013 9:22pm

"Maybe that it would do me good
If I believed there were a god
Cut in the starry firmament
But as it is that's just a lie
And I'm here eating up the boredom"

-- David Gray.

Scofflaw wrote: »

Honourable mention to "It Ain't Necessarily So".

Funny I was JUST listening to an amazing cover of that song by Mick Flannery. When he sang it I was 100% convinced it was a Leonard Cohen cover. It was exactly like something he WOULD write.

So I looked it up to find the Cohen version and quickly found it was not his song at all.

Would love to hear Cohen do it though, for sure.

nozzferrahhtoo · 11-10-2013 9:26pm

Cant believe in 5 pages no one linked to Barker. Ok Nugent mentioned him but come on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9ki8MUek-4

The man has a natural stage presence. He played at the Atheist Conference in Germany and really got the crowd going.

magicbastarder · 11-10-2013 9:41pm

i lasted about 15 seconds. it's so earnest it made my ears hurt.

nagirrac · 11-10-2013 10:43pm

Finally, convincing proof of God.

Atheist music, which I have to admit I was woefully ignorant of previously, is utter scutter to put it mildly (with the notable exception of the Flaming Lips). I mean seriously folks, Devo? ZZ Top?, that lad on the piano is utterly brutal, David "I wrote this song and then I wrote it another hundred times" Gray.. and out of compassion I won't say anything about the stuff Michael posted. Even Christian Rock which I hate is somewhat listenable by contrast.

Also, you can't claim John Lennon. He was anti organized religion for sure but he also described himself in later period interviews as "quite spiritual".

nozzferrahhtoo · 11-10-2013 10:45pm

nagirrac wrote: »

described himself in later period interviews as "quite spiritual".

So do i.

So does Sam Harris.

I would not claim that as a point for anything even remotely religious.

PopePalpatine · 11-10-2013 11:51pm

I too think David Gray is shit.

Sarky · 11-10-2013 11:53pm

You're free not to like ZZ Top much in the same way you're free to wear your underwear on your head and crash a high society dinner party screaming "I' AM THE LIZARD QUEEN!" at the top of your lungs.

nagirrac · 11-10-2013 11:58pm

nozzferrahhtoo wrote: »

So do I. So does Sam Harris.

I would not claim that as a point for anything even remotely religious.

I agree spirituality and religion in many cases have nothing in common, quite the opposite frequently in fact. Spirituality though is a term that has several meanings, and even conflicting meanings depending on the person. I think the most common meaning is "something that is outside of the normal material world we observe with our 5 senses, or relating to a non material human soul", but like religion it can literally mean anything to anyone. I think it ties into one's idea of mind more than anything else.

If you mean trying to living your life with compassion and care for others and for the environment, then that covers a lot of people, non religious and religious.

nagirrac · 12-10-2013 12:00am

Sarky wrote: »

You're free not to like ZZ Top much in the same way you're free to wear your underwear on your head and crash a high society dinner party screaming "I' AM THE LIZARD QUEEN!" at the top of your lungs.

You're scaring me now sarky..
are you a psychic?

Turtwig · 12-10-2013 1:58am

nagirrac wrote: »

You're scaring me now sarky..
are you a psychic?

It's only now you're getting scared!:eek: Wow, I've never known anyone to have such reservoirs of courage!

nozzferrahhtoo · 12-10-2013 2:34am

nagirrac wrote: »

I think the most common meaning is "something that is outside of the normal material world we observe with our 5 senses, or relating to a non material human soul"

We disagree twice then.

The first is that humans do not just have 5 senses. In fact post biologists put the number of our senses well into the teens.

But for me "spirituality" means nothing more than exploring what it means to be human above and beyond the normal day to day experience of the common joe soap on the street.

nozzferrahhtoo · 12-10-2013 2:36am

PopePalpatine wrote: »

I too think David Gray is shit.

I think he IS too.

But there was a moment in his career, early on, where he had "it".

He lost "it" quickly" but he had "it" in a big way for awhile there. He really did.

nagirrac · 12-10-2013 2:43am

It's the head bobbing, I can't get the image out of my head when I hear him.

nozzferrahhtoo · 12-10-2013 2:47am

nagirrac wrote: »

It's the head bobbing, I can't get the image out of my head when I hear him.

Have to give him credit on this one. He took the piss out of himself and in one of his videos he made it so his head FELL OFF and went into a basket. The ultimate in self parody.

Actually no, the ultimate in self parody was morrissey with a rose bush in his ass pocket. .......

but the head falling off thing was close

PopePalpatine · 12-10-2013 6:53pm

His songs just sound like long, drawn-out series of groans to me.

Perhaps it's time I diverted attention away from David Gray:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z7rOwUZBB0

nibtrix · 12-10-2013 7:37pm

Tim Robbins wrote: »

I would like to see a band sing about evolution theory, the freedom of atheism and the all the wonders of science and logic

I know this quote was from six years ago, but the guy who did Symphony of Science also released an album of science themed songs - Terra Lumina

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raJ4zVqdoxM

Sulla Felix · 12-10-2013 10:38pm

PopePalpatine wrote: »

Perhaps it's time I diverted attention away from David Gray:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z7rOwUZBB0

Thought you missed a low hanging fruit in "Thoughts of a Dying Atheist" but really, the lyrics aren't much to look at.

legspin · 13-10-2013 3:36pm

Obliq wrote: »

Have some buttholes. You all deserve it :pac:

Speaking of the Butthole Surfers.

In another forum I frequent someone expressed concern about this tune. They said they were a devout xtian and they were worried that the fact they liked this tune was disturbing them. I thought it was a troll personally but turned out they were genuine.

1stimpressions · 15-10-2013 1:56am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eq7dcYjdls

http://vimeo.com/38797892

Bill Callahan deserves a shout.

Derpington95 · 18-10-2013 5:26pm

Well the title has a pretty atheist vibe

Piliger · 18-10-2013 8:46pm

There is no such thing as Atheist music. It's a non sequitur, if that means what I think it does

These are religious and non religious lyrics.

09-11-2013 4:53pm

"Deus" by The Sugarcubes surely counts. Repeatedly sings about God not existing and then implying that if he did he'd be a weird pervert!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq2dWTBVZD4

I know Björk herself is an atheist, and her song "Alarm Call" contains this lyric that I love:
"I'm no fucking Buddhist
But this is enlightenment"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdhv1LFOznM

Also not sure if this has been posted yet but found a blog of "Atheist Music" here: http://atheistmusicblog.blogspot.ie/
Seems to be mainly songs about free thinking, nature and discovery. don't really get how that's "atheist music" as such but there's a pretty comprehensive list there.

robindch · 10-11-2013 2:48am

This one's for Beruthiel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sar5WT76kE

bnt · 11-11-2013 9:47pm

MoominPapa wrote: »

Don't forget those crazy rationalist canuks Rush.

Rush are excellent, but that's probably as close as I'll get to "atheist music". Only a few of their songs refer to it. Their last album Clockwork Angels has oblique references throughout, being set in a world where the "Watchmaker" (a nod to Dawkins) makes everything run like clockwork.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYTOZU9rRj8

I just think that the music must always come first, it should never be just a platform for a message. Which rules out "Atheist Music" just as much as it does "Christian Music". That goes for politics too - no Billy Bragg in my music library, thank you. :cool:

Lingua Franca · 14-11-2013 4:03am

More Tim Minchin. This song is painfully beautiful and very simple.

Festy · 15-11-2013 5:31am

I'd imagine this would be the perfect atheist song

Lingua Franca · 17-11-2013 4:40am

This song represents almost every post in this forum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr1I3mBojc0

jonerkinsella · 21-11-2013 12:02am

Pink Floyd and Frank Zappa...then some Daft Punk to top it off...Smoking.

The first single I ever bought was this,Still class,

Sarky · 24-11-2013 6:10pm

Again, don't care if it's 'atheist' or not (although being from Iceland, chances are good she's not terribly religious), but vkgoeswild is easily my favourite Youtube artist right now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mVGHYYPnm4

[-0-] · 24-11-2013 6:23pm

Wouldn't every song that isn't about god be "atheist music"?

pauldla · 25-11-2013 6:33am

[-0-] wrote: »

Wouldn't every song that isn't about god be "atheist music"?

No! EVERY song is about god, with context! You just need to open your eyes and think for yourself! Why can't you seeee....!

(exits, pursued by some kind of airborne pasta beast)

Sulla Felix · 13-07-2014 1:17am

Might work for any any theist/atheist star cross'd lovers out there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEUgORVsECs

Joe Doe · 13-07-2014 2:01am

You're probably best just humming along to the Schumann resonances (SR) while out for a dander.

This spectrum average is in the extremely low frequency (ELF) portion of the Earth's electromagnetic field spectrum. You need a deep voice as it's around 7.83 Hz. (avg.8).

A quicker option would be to batch modify the pitch of your entire music collection by 98.18181818181814%. so that's a slight re-tune from standard 440 (concert A) to 432Hz (based on a octave and scale multiplier of 7.83). Research shows that it's best for optimum cross-hemispheric communication, 'tis also the frequency of the double helix in DNA replication, ionospheric lighting strikes and the like...

i.e. If you play a piano key in one room, and have another piano beside it, this 2nd one will begin 'hear' this 1st piano's note and start to vibrate that same note by itself.

'Natural earth resonation', apparently.

swampgas · 16-07-2014 8:21pm

From 1986, and definitely atheist in outlook:

* EDIT * - Damn, jonerkinsella beat me to it

ger vallely · 16-07-2014 8:37pm

The The - Armageddon Days.....Sorry I can't post a link.

Atheist Music

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