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In 2008, when the “Jesus Is a Good friend of Mine” video blew up on YouTube, it appeared virtually too good to be true. An early ’80s Christian ska video from public entry tv? Was this even actual? The video is hilariously of its time, the lyrics are non secular but additionally sort of foolish, and the ska music at its core — extremely — is definitely good! On this episode of In Protection of Ska, the gang will get into the true story of the ska-tastic piece of web historical past. Hear above, or wherever you get your podcasts.
First off, the video may be very a lot actual. It was penned by Sonseed, a catholic band from New York that shaped within the ’70s and broke up within the early ’80s. Shortly earlier than breaking apart, they appeared on a small tv present in New York referred to as The First Property. Then, 25 years after the music was recorded, it unexpectedly went viral.
To inform the story of the video and clarify its context inside ska and web tradition, the In Protection hosts discuss to 4 folks: Sal Polichetti (bassist of Sonseed and author of the music), Paul Williams (chief of the British ska band The Skapones), Jamie Loftus (web tradition professional and host of 16 Minutes), and Doug Prinzivalli (proprietor of Dougsploitation, the positioning that launched the net to the video in 2008).
So, sit again and hearken to the story of the best viral video to ever graze the web above, and what the heck, watch “Jesus Is a Good friend of Mine” under.
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