Popular Posts

  • Open letter to Prof. Richard Wilkinson & Prof. Kate Pickett
    Dear Professors Wilkinson and Pickett You don't know me and are unlikely to read this letter. Even if you do, I know  you won't r...
  • How sociologists make themselves absurd
    I'm struggling to articulate a half-formed thought in this post so you may prefer to skip it and wait  until I manage to state it more ...
  • On metaphors - cultural and social capital again
    Recently, as you no doubt know,  I've been beating up on the use of the term "capital" in phrases like "cultural capital...
  • Bukowski on writing
    I came across this poem by Charles Bukowski which expresses something important about integrity in writing. I wouldn't take it literally...
  • Causality fascism
    While in Turku I heard a term that was new to me "causality fascism". Actually, in the usage, there is an important distinction t...
  • White paper on higher education
    I think we can all agree that the government's white paper on higher education is a disaster. In its current form it will solve none of ...
  • Clarence Rook's Hooligan Nights
    Clarence Henry Rook's Hooligan Nights (1899) purports to be a piece of late Victorian London underworld reportage. It is not clear tha...
  • Is sociology useless?
    Something I've been meaning to blog about for a while. The Guardian 's Aditya Chakrabortty has been putting the boot into  sociolog...
  • Is it a hoax?
    Clearly I've taken my eye off the ball these last few months. Probably I've been distracted by the fun and games occasioned by the ...
  • GBCS - shades of Gray
    You can now read the published version of my final salvo against the Great British Class Survey which is out today in the latest (special)...

Caveat Emptor

The opinions expressed on this page are mine alone. Any similarities to the views of my employer are completely coincidental.

Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Secular Hymns

I've always been fascinated by the minor sub-genre of popular songs that have something of the feeling of a spiritual or a hymn about them. Probably the best example is Macca's Let it Be but Chris Wood's Come Down Jehovah gives it a good run for its money. Any other suggestions?
Posted by Colin at 05:02

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)