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El Guapo · 07-15-2006, 05:00 PM

It struck me that the name of one of the songs is Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam. Somehow I hadn't ever really noticed that before.

I thought it was strange, since I thought the song Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam was an LDS song (I thought it referred to the sunbeam primary group).

Someone named Nellie Talbot wrote the lyrics for the song. I googled her name but haven't found anything out about her. But when I google the name of the song, a lot of references to "well-known gospel song" come up. Who would have thought it was a gospel song? I am guessing that means it predates the church.

Did the church get the name sunbeams from the song or are they completely unrelated?

Anyone?

il Padrino Ute · 07-15-2006, 05:30 PM

Not sure about the song, but Nirvana unplugged? Is that even possible?

SteelBlue · 07-15-2006, 05:52 PM

I believe the Sunbeam song that we all sang in primary is used in many churches.

tooblue · 07-15-2006, 05:59 PM

It is a popular christian children's song -not uniquely LDS

Parrot Head · 07-15-2006, 06:01 PM

Or... you're all wrong. Kurt Cobain's mom was baptized when he was 2 and he attended Primary for a while. The title stuck in his head and came to mind during a down period in his life, so he wrote the song. The period wasn't as down, though, as March of 94.

El Guapo · 07-15-2006, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Parrot Head

Or... you're all wrong. Kurt Cobain's mom was baptized when he was 2 and he attended Primary for a while. The title stuck in his head and came to mind during a down period in his life, so he wrote the song. The period wasn't as down, though, as March of 94.

lol! I heard Steve Martin baptized his mother.

Actually, the Vaselines wrote Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam and Nirvana covered it on the album.

ute4ever · 07-15-2006, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by El Guapo

Actually, the Vaselines wrote Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam and Nirvana covered it on the album.

Yeah what he said. The video version of Unplugged is longer than the CD, with commentary and such; in it, Cobain stated the song was a Vaselines cover.

Parrot Head · 07-15-2006, 08:17 PM

Whatever. The dad of one my comps served in the Washington mission and interviewed her for baptism. I think it was in Aberville or something like that. We talked about it because his dad was still good friends with the baptizing elder and it was right after the whole shotgun incident. (Wouldn't Courtney Love drive you to that, too?)

livecoug · 07-15-2006, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Not sure about the song, but Nirvana unplugged? Is that even possible?

yes and it is incredible!!!

El Guapo · 07-15-2006, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Parrot Head

Whatever. The dad of one my comps served in the Washington mission and interviewed her for baptism. I think it was in Aberville or something like that. We talked about it because his dad was still good friends with the baptizing elder and it was right after the whole shotgun incident. (Wouldn't Courtney Love drive you to that, too?)

That is so strange, because my brother's friend's uncle also served in that mission and baptized Ozzie! That guy said Ozzie wouldn't have ever accepted the gospel if not for the personal recommendation of Harrison Ford who was bishop at the time.

:P

07-15-2006, 05:00 PM	#1
El Guapo Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 166	Listening to Nirvana Unplugged It struck me that the name of one of the songs is Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam. Somehow I hadn't ever really noticed that before. I thought it was strange, since I thought the song Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam was an LDS song (I thought it referred to the sunbeam primary group). Someone named Nellie Talbot wrote the lyrics for the song. I googled her name but haven't found anything out about her. But when I google the name of the song, a lot of references to "well-known gospel song" come up. Who would have thought it was a gospel song? I am guessing that means it predates the church. Did the church get the name sunbeams from the song or are they completely unrelated? Anyone?

07-15-2006, 05:30 PM	#2
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	Not sure about the song, but Nirvana unplugged? Is that even possible? __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

07-15-2006, 06:01 PM	#5
Parrot Head Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 763	Or... you're all wrong. Kurt Cobain's mom was baptized when he was 2 and he attended Primary for a while. The title stuck in his head and came to mind during a down period in his life, so he wrote the song. The period wasn't as down, though, as March of 94. __________________ Oh, he's very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude. - Bronco, when asked how to describe PH

07-15-2006, 08:17 PM	#8
Parrot Head Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 763	Whatever. The dad of one my comps served in the Washington mission and interviewed her for baptism. I think it was in Aberville or something like that. We talked about it because his dad was still good friends with the baptizing elder and it was right after the whole shotgun incident. (Wouldn't Courtney Love drive you to that, too?) __________________ Oh, he's very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude. - Bronco, when asked how to describe PH

07-15-2006, 05:52 PM	#3
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	I believe the Sunbeam song that we all sang in primary is used in many churches.

07-15-2006, 05:59 PM	#4
tooblue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,016	It is a popular christian children's song -not uniquely LDS