Atheist Anthems wanted!

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Permalink Reply by Gary Drew on August 14, 2012 at 1:18am

I am not certain the song is an atheist anthem, but it sounds like it. try out the new Slash song "You're A Lie".

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Permalink Reply by Russell Pangborn on August 16, 2012 at 9:43pm

Thanks for the songs.  I downloaded a lot of these and made up an atheist song list.  Here are a few more:

Stanley Huang's "Atheist Like Me" has a nice melody.

For many years I've never liked rap until I listened to Baba Brinkmans Rap Guide to Evolution and great songs like "Natural Selection".  With those lyrics the attraction of Rap finally made sense to me.

I also like Shelly Segal's "Saved" also.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Harkins on August 16, 2012 at 10:12pm

XTC's DEAR GOD has got to be number 1. That is an anthem! Catchy and angry and kicks god's ass twenty ways this side of Sunday. It should be covered 100 times. Atheist musicians, get cracking!

 

Close second is Imagine but done by A Perfect Circle. http://youtu.be/Ktv2C9vnRKU

Lennon's Imagine is hopeful and optimistic. Twenty years later, APC shows he had nothing to be all that hopeful about.

The human race has become more fanatically religious while simultaneously becoming ever more efficient at killing. Thank you neo-cons and jihadists. Holy cow you two crazy kids have more in common than you know. When al this is over you two should get an apartment together, share a few fribbles and bang out a few kids. We’ll all be dead, but what the hell… you had fun while it lasted.

 

Hate to leave Slayer out of this so here goes .... Reign In Bloooooooooddddddd!!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Russell Pangborn on August 23, 2012 at 8:12pm

After downloading most of the atheist anthems suggested here, I had an evil thought - why not make up one of my own.  I have a keyboard that allows me to sequence all the parts and even put the vocals through it.  So that is what I did today.

It is called "Am I a Believer" and it starts out slow and picks up a bit.  It may sound a bit rough, I'm not a vocalist and it is a first version - but what the hell!

The song is on my playlist - so if you click on my page it should show and be available.

A while ago I had already uploaded another song of mine with more work - a real singer and more instruments. So now I've added an atheist song.

Am I a Believer

 

cause and effect, effect and cause

haven't got the answers don't even pause

 

make a connection, make a link

work it all out faster than a blink

 

The older the idea, the less it can be tested

 if it came from a cave man, it can't be bested

 

But Wait

 

Am I a believer or  a self-deceiver

 

Knowledge is tough, but there’s a way

The scientific method has no feet of clay

Just Look around

 

We all have morality but the bible didn’t set it

Evolution has spoken but some of us don’t get it

 

Your religion is fine as long as it can live

With those that reject the conclusions you give

 

Don’t try to tell me that

 

I'm a believer or a self deceiver.

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Permalink Reply by Russell Pangborn on August 31, 2012 at 7:42pm

No response to the attempt of one group discussion member trying to pen an atheist song - I changed a couple of words and added more instruments - maybe its still junk - but I can't ask most people in my neighborhood their opinion if it got any better. You are the only group of people that won't recoil from the idea of an atheist song. 

It is at the link below and this is my last try: 

http://rogertruemanruss.com/SiteContent/Am%20I%20a%20Believer.mp3

Thanks to anyone who listens - and don't worry I'm not going to quit my day job.

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Permalink Reply by agnosticat on September 11, 2012 at 1:58pm

Not an atheist anthem, but a song about the late Madalyn Murray O'Hair ...

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

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Permalink Reply by Beth KZ on September 11, 2012 at 2:24pm

"Disbelief" by Leslie Fish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6DNk68J5RE

A song about faith or it's lack and the devil in present day Phoenix, AZ.

Chorus:
"I disbelieve you,
I disbelieve you,
I disbelieve you - YOU'RE NOT REAL"

It works for the devil or god or any other supernatural being. Realizing that they/it aren't real frees one from their power - boils down to fear.

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Permalink Reply by jay H on September 14, 2012 at 5:54pm

Here's a Randy Newman song done by the divine Etta James

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

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Permalink Reply by Doug Lilly on September 30, 2012 at 1:31am

One of my favorite bands, Firewater, has a few good atheist songs. Most are a bit too subtle to be anthems, but songs like "Knock 'em Down" are pretty clear. That one's probably more anti-theist than just atheist.

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