For this Friday Song of the Day I am going to get a little religious… and somewhat comical. This is Jesus Is My Friend by the band, Sonseed. The band was formed in the late 1970’s at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Brooklyn, NY. The band was (for obvious reasons) fairly obscure until a recent post on the Dougsploitation blog and corresponding YouTube post made this song an instant viral hit. A site called Vinyl Rehab apparently has the album for sale for $5.00. There isn’t any online ordering so you’ll have to call them or email them to see if they have it in stock (good luck). Or you can download the full album in MP3 from Cabel’s Blog LOL, though I’m not sure how legal that is. Here are the lyrics so you can sing along as you watch the video (below).
CHORUS:
Jesus is a friend of mine,
(echo) Jesus is my friend,
Jesus is a friend of mine,
(echo) I have a friend in Jesus,
Jesus is a friend of mine
(echo) Jesus is my friend,
Jesus is a friend of mineVERSE 1:
He taught me how to live my life as it should be
He taught me how to turn my cheek when people laugh at me
I’ve had friends before and I can tell you that
He’s one who will never leave you flat(REPEAT CHORUS)
VERSE 2:
He taught me how to pray and how to save my soul
He taught me how to praise my God and still play rock and roll
The music may sound different but the message is the same
It’s just an instrument to praise His name(REPEAT CHORUS)
(INSTRUMENTAL BREAK)
Jesus is a friend of mine,
Jesus is a friend of mineVERSE 3:
Once I tried to run; I tried to run and hide
But Jesus came and found me and He touched me down inside
He is like a mounty; He always gets His man
And He’ll zap you any way He can … ZAP!(REPEAT CHORUS)
VERSE 4:
He loves me when I’m right; He loves me when I’m wrong
He loves me when I waste my time by writing silly songs
He loves me when I’m quiet and I have nothing to say
He’ll love me when I’m perfect if I ever get that way(REPEAT CHORUS)
If you haven’t seen it already, then here is the viral video that has exploded on YouTube. This is actually the best part of it… seeing them perform. Good stuff.
* Click through to the site if you cannot see the video