Jesus Don't Want Me (And The Devil Don't Care) ukulele original

[ChrisBBeats1]

you wrote this, really!? if you were around a long time ago you'd be the one who wrote all the folk standards that people whistle on their way to work. nice job.

[mallardhead]

Interesting! I like your story! Mine's similar. Same result as to your last paragraph conclusion; but a totally different results as to knowing Jesus wants me ... especially to be that person AND His "friend". As Leader, He set the goals for those following. Leaders set them high. Its my commitment and efforts that let me reach them ... er, it, actually. .. To love others fully.

[b4u8me2day]

you are the uke master, i like the very clear chords, thanks

[ruth7784]

OMG! Wow, I love the really cleverly written and strong lyrics! The tune is really fab too! I can't see why people would be upset by it. I really appreciate your graceful honesty. I always really love your originals, they are all really fantastic songs and I hope you'll do more! :-) Loadsa love and hugs :-) XXXX

[casetone2514]

@ruth7784

Thanks Ruth - if you mention Jesus in a song that is not a worship song some people will automatically assume you are knocking Christianity. I just like to pre-empt these things.

[idrnoel]

Hey Tony, your honestly is just so... I don't know how to put it but it's something I really appreciate. It must've been really tough. I suppose ... it just makes me treasure your friendship.

[casetone2514]

@idrnoel

Thanks for your kind words - most appreciated

[idrnoel]

@casetone2514 By the way, I really like that Union Jack uke behind you. Hope you'll do a song with that.

[casetone2514]

@idrnoel

It's a cheap and nasty uke for decoration only. It soungs aweful.

[ukeshale]

I entirely agree. We can all be good people without any set of guidelines other than our own. Great song.

[casetone2514]

@ukeshale

Not quite the point I was making, but thanks for your continuing support Shane. Have you made any decision about going to Cheltenhan yet?

[ukeshale]

@casetone2514 not yet but I'll keep you posted. It's fast approaching, that's for sure.

[kennymelodica]

Now thats a shirt!! Cool Video :)

Great Lyrics and always something interesting or/and amazing in your info tab too

[casetone2514]

@kennymelodica

Yes, that is a shirt. I am also wearing trousers although you cannot see them - they are invisible Iggy Pop trousers.

Thank you

[UKISOCIETY]

Great song - Awful to hear of your abandonment by the church.

Your shirt makes me think of the phrase, "Grid your loins", but I can't come up with a good joke for it.

[casetone2514]

@UKISOCIETY

Grind my lions?!

It was all so long ago and time is a great healer. Although it abandoned me, I never really left my Catholicism or faith behind, but it mutated into something totally different. This is kind of what the song is about. Although I say Jesus, Buddah, or Allah, I'm really talking about their Earthly representatives and about personal rther than institutional morality.

Deep, huh?

I've had hate mail over this one!

[AlexxanderrII]

Good tune. Great job!

[casetone2514]

@AlexxanderrII

Thanks very much

[julesmail67]

Good song, Tone! Liked it and the lyric and the revealing story. All good my friend

[casetone2514]

@julesmail67

Thanks very much

[theBradlands]

Cool tune..but does that mean you don't believe in the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch?

[casetone2514]

@theBradlands

"And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, "O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that with it Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits"

Who could doubt the word of our lord JC (John Cleese)?

Thanks Brad

[russelljenkinsfearn]

Yeh I have have heard it at last.

I like it too

Thanks Tone it was well worth the wait

[casetone2514]

@russelljenkinsfearn

Thanks very much

[phatuke]

great song, and I like the lyrics very much.

[casetone2514]

@phatuke

Thank you.

[uke5417]

In my house when I was a child, there was a little yellow 78rpm record with a song titled "If You Don't Go To Sunday School, You Grow Up To Be Bad." I thought it ridiculous when I was 4. Still do.

Excellent song

[casetone2514]

@uke5417

I am going to search for that song right now. I'd love to hear it.

Thanks for the comment

[uke5417]

I can only find it on one site that my security system says has cooties. (Where's Dan Brown when you need him?) If I find a clean version, I'll send it your way.

[casetone2514]

@uke5417

I found that too - looks icky so I left it alone,

[smyrna5]

Good tune Tony. I don't believe God wants us to be dishonest about our relationships with him. In fact, I believe the Bible pretty much supports the view that he would rather you be an honest sinner than a hypocrite. Why else would he say things like, "Come let us reason together" ? Its hard to reason with a hypocrite. Anyway, I always enjoy your work.

[casetone2514]

@smyrna5

Thank you very much.

[UkePunk]

Spot on Tony, great song! I have encouraged my kids to make their own minds up about religion. Its all about having faith in yourself, not some ancient doctrine.

[casetone2514]

@UkePunk

Thanks Paul

[UkesterBrown]

I agree with Ken Middleton. Interesting song and also to know some more of your past. My take on "good" is that it is a relative term. Remember Robin Hood was a Prince among thieves. :)

[casetone2514]

@UkesterBrown Thanks very much.

That is my point exactly. The concept of good is not only relative, it is elastic. If you insist that there is an exact definition of what is right and wrong, good and evil, regardless of a persons individual situation or their position in their society, you cause more harm than good. Look at the AIDS epidemic in Africa compounded by the the moral condemnation of contraception by the Catholic church and Islam.

[revdrjim]

good song Tony. it's the trip that's interesting and helps define us and not the destination. thanks for making my trip a little more enjoyable!

[casetone2514]

@revdrjim

Nice concept - thank you

[russelljenkinsfearn]

I think the higher powers have sabbotaged this video.

It just won't load for me!

I'll try again tomorrow I guess.

[casetone2514]

@russelljenkinsfearn

Thanks for commenting anyway.

[russelljenkinsfearn]

@russelljenkinsfearn Still can't get it to load.

Just this video won't play all my other subscriptions are

fine. I feel left out. I'm reading allt he comments and

I NEED to hear this !

I'll keep trying...

[EdMuirton]

Fabulous song and performance Tony! Enjoyed the ukulele lesson as well! Cheers Sir!

[casetone2514]

@EdMuirton

Thanks very much Ed

[Rutle]

Love this, playful lyrics but very clever too.

[casetone2514]

@Rutle

Thanks very much. "playful" - I like that

[russbuss415]

the lyrics are brilliant Tony! really great tune.

[casetone2514]

@russbuss415

Thank you Russ

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

I wouldn't worry about upsetting people. I do it all the time. Great bouncy song with interesting lyrics. I don't agree with much of the content, but that's OK, most people don't agree with me.

[casetone2514]

@KenMiddletonUkulele

As I've said before, the content, meaning and significance of a song, once shared, belongs not to the writer or performer but to the listener.

From my point of view it is not meant to cast aspersions, make accusations or to criticise, merely to express a personal feeling and experience. Hence the disclaimer.

Thanks for the comment, Ken

[phillipsderek]

Most excellent!

Being a lapsed Catholic myself I can find much to relate to in this song.

Your original songs are great, keep it up!

[casetone2514]

@phillipsderek

Fidem Non Servavi

Thanks very much - I'll try.

I'm enjoying a sudden flurry of songwriting just lately

[Sheepstar15]

I like it a lot. What a great song, and also what a good point you make. Wonderful job, Tony. Your original songs are fab :)

[greenelf12]

Awsome!

[casetone2514]

@greenelf12

Thank you

[DearOldNutjob]

Much of what passes for religion seems to me to be merely human psychology writ large, much of it based on fear. How could a loving God be at the end of that train of thought? Religion shuts and locks the very door you've got to open. At some point you've got to open the door inward and trust what you find there.

[casetone2514]

@DearOldNutjob

The Gospel of Don Ch I. v I.

Thanks Don

[DearOldNutjob]

I don't know where all that blather came from. I was in an odd mood, I guess, and I regret it if what I wrote sounds dismissive of religion. What I meant to say is how pleased I am to see you writing more songs. This one swept me away and got me thinking, but it also delighted me with its creativity. If there's going to be a gospel of Don, let it be this: "Don heard Tony's song and he saw that it was good. Amen!"

[joaniev]

LOVE it!! LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! :)

[casetone2514]

@joaniev

Thanks very much

[plinthman]

I too was brought up a Christian. When old enough to think for myself, I decided to quit religion altogether. I found a lot of usefull things in the bible, which helped me decide for myself what is right and what is wrong. I feel a much better person for it, even if others disagree with my beliefs.

[casetone2514]

@plinthman

There is nothing wrong with any religion that a healthy disrespect for those that organise and preach it cannot solve. That sounds very dismissive, but it is meant wholeheartedly. Religious teaching is a good thing and moral guidance is a blessing. Those that seek power, influence and recognition off the back of it are, more often than not, a curse.

[UnluckyMum]

Brilliant song Tony. I have spent the last few minutes typing and deleting and googling. Glad you are here :)

[casetone2514]

@UnluckyMum

Thanks Caroline - I don't know what that comment means but I'm glad you're here too.

[UnluckyMum]

I was thinking how different things would have been if you had followed that path- I dont know much about catholocism or what it involves to be a priest, hence the googling- and what you cant have in your life as a result. So I am glad you are here doing this, and have your lovely daughter too. Hope that makes sense ?

I considered being a nun once- (when I was about 10 ). The idea didnt last long !! :)

[ItsDeets]

I think this should be a classic.

[casetone2514]

@ItsDeets

Thanks very much

[ROCSTA13]

very deep..... and i totaly agree with you!

verry nice song and excellent song writing!!!

btw i like the tutorial on the side of the screen

[casetone2514]

@ROCSTA13

Thanks very much. The tutorial bit was a pain in the arse to do so don't expect too many of those

[StubyStubyDoo]

Tony - Excellent bit of song writing. I have respect for those of faith but sense that organised religion have been abused by the powerful, to be little more than organised crowd control.

No nedd for rebellion - just write songs about it!

[casetone2514]

@StubyStubyDoo

Thanks Stu. No rebellion here and no criticism intended either. Just an expression of personal experience

[TheMrForster]

Magnificent! When will you release the single?

[casetone2514]

@TheMrForster

I don't know about a release - it'll have to make a break for it.

[ken6675]

great song tony, faved it buddy :-)

ken G

[ukulelepe]

great song Tony!!!!!

[casetone2514]

@ukulelepe

Thank you

[micknash]

Great song and great message. You are qute an excellent song writer, very impressive.

[casetone2514]

@micknash

Thanks very much

[freackykit]

Thought provoking stuff Tony...I had a fundamentalist Christian background when younger...and spent years struggling and sometimes still do to maintain a sense of the spiritual without the dogma. The tune you chose is also echoic of one of those children chorus ditties I grew up on...Interesting stuff, a lot of depth here

[casetone2514]

@freackykit

The idea was for it to sound like a 'happy-clappy' hymn so I'm glad you picked up on that. My childhood hymn books were the Songs of The Spirit series so this is an homage to them in part.

Thanks for your comment

[TeleTubeee]

Good job!

Nice you of to include the strum-along tabs, too.

I believe your playing and singing skills have improved noticeably.

Thanks for the show!

Doug

San Francisco, California USA

[casetone2514]

@TeleTubeee

The choirds! People are always asking for chords and tabs so I thought I'd pre-empt the request,

Thank you

[waterdog226]

Yes, I can get this. Nice tune, great words, and as usual, an excellent performance!

[casetone2514]

@waterdog226

Thanks very much - glad you liked it

[mctrmt]

Great! After this song maybe Jesus and the Devil will realise what they were missing.

I was also brought up Catholic...

[casetone2514]

@mctrmt

Thanks M-A  I'm surecthey are managing quite well without me