The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead (1973)

[obxyellowpages]

oh my gosh, we used to listen to this all the time and we owned the 45 too! its still as nice now as it was then sister mead!

[VABkWrm]

Ah Yes! The song we Catholic kids could sing proud and loud and not get the stink eye from Sister Joseph!

[MsPerogi]

The Radio version was Slightly different:: The Our father was recited once quickly in a Latin Monastic Gregorian chant, Then Sister Mead quickly recited the prayer in vernacular to herself . Then the song kicked in with the Dijjroo or whatever they call that aboringinal instrument. However I never though I would hear the Song Again. Thank you so much.

[spacecadet1ful]

Love this.

[islamstillsucksallah]

That's the same 45 that I have.

[TheEpiscopalian]

This song has been on my mind for years but I could not recall singer. Thanks so much for your post.

[iangc09]

Dear wattever333. Electric violins? in 1973? They were actually about 2 years ahead of the time (well at least here in Australia where Sister Janet comes from). So as for sounding like 1968? More ahead of its time than after, Robby. BRISBANE

[Whoozerdaddy]

Very cool way to present the song!

[wattever333]

this is 1973? it sounds more 1968.

[strawberryseason]

it actually hit the U.S. charts in 1974.

[InnocentWar1]

@strawberryseason

Although recorded in 1973.

[beadsstitcher]

what a beautiful song.we used to listen to it all the time when we were kids.i have the album.

[600keith]

i found this on a 70's compilation cd years ago. a 70's classic!

[ticket88]

I got this 45 when it came out in 73. The great thing about this arrangement, (hard to hear on this mono channel) it was very early disco influence with the strings and pop beat. I don't remember if Sister Janet was excommunicated or not-- this was very controversial when it came out, many Catholics (and Rome) considered it sacrilegious, but her desire in making the record was only to encourage the younger generation to remember to pray the Lord's Prayer. I certainly did, it was one of my faves.

[Kimmell2009]

Hi BrownDavidson..I love Tony Orlando, and Dawn!...Oh my gosh, those were the days...Pong! and inserting a quarter in the juke box to hear, "Run Joey Run" by David Geddes, "Sugar Baby Love" by the Rubetts, "Shannon" by Henry Gross, and who could ever forget the song, "Chevy Van"?

"I gave a girl a ride in my wagon.

She crawled in, and took control...........

[canadianfreespirit]

I don't have the 45 anymore, but I have a perfect memory of the song. however, thanks for posting it. and now, a request: would it be too much to ask that you also post the "B" side? I think it was, "Brother Sun and Sister Moon". I'd love to hear it again, too. thanks a million.

[Kimmell2009]

I loved this song as a kid...they would play it at the skating rink.

[BrownDavidson]

I remember the skating rinks...with Pong and 45 record juke boxes. Do you remember Tony Orlando and Dawn? Wow...those where the days.

[angellife21]

YEP!!!

[netta2158]

God bless you!!! I still have my original 45 also! I was a young teen... I was so hoping to find this and I've found so many videos of Sister Jean's rendition of the "Our Father". Truly awesome and than you for sharing this one! God bless 1 and all.

[BrownDavidson]

What ever happened to Sister Janet Mead? She must be in her 50's by now bless her.

[lurch321]

@BrownDavidson Sadly, she committed suicide in '85.

[MegaCrowman]

@lurch321 and in strange even eerie irony the singing nun who did 'domonique" also wound up committing suicide

[lurch321]

@lurch321 ATTENTION! Please disregard the above comment. Sister Janet is alive and well.......................I had a "brain cramp" and confused her with another one hit wonder, the Singing Nun (who had a top 10 hit called Dominique in '63). SHE is the one who committed suicide in '85..................my apologies to everyone.

[pattykeung1]

I love this version sooooo much especially!

[pattykeung1]

I love this hymn!!!!

[cyberswaggie]

I used to hear this played live every Sunday night for years at Adelaide's Cathedral. Very happy teen memories of

St Cecilia's coffee shop :)

[JillSerp]

Hm, my comment didn't post. I was saying, I sing this with the modern music group at church every week; been doing it for 25 years, but never knew where this song came from!

[neighborhoodnobody]

Righteous Kewl!

[JMFabianoRPL]

I never saw this on the standard brown A&M label (I bought this single twice, actually my mom had it first, and both times it was the while label with the giant brown A&M letters)

[wilkes85]

This is a Canadian release (I'm from Canada), maybe the A&M labels were a different colour here, because I've seen countless brown A&M labels here.

BTW I'm AnalogueAudio1985, this (wilkes85) is just my main channel.

[JMFabianoRPL]

We got the brown ones here too, but all the times I found this 45 it had an alternate label.

[bURRkEEF]

Sometimes it's according to where it was pressed. This label was used up until two or three years before the newer label came out. Some places that still had the old labels leftover and used them up and sometimes that lasted for a few years.

[bURRkEEF]

Pardon my mixed up words. It's late...or early! Haha.

[JeffN727]

A&M changed their label style when this record was current. I think my copy was the first A&M record I had with the new silver label.

[jeandoodles]

I remember this song being played on AM radio in 73,

[chrstianmom]

sister janet rocked the secular world with this song it was played all over the radio stations in the 70's that had to be Spirit lead God bless her obedience amazing tune, awsome beat, but the lyrics are HEAVEN SENT GLORYY!!!

[moslemssuck]

I still have that 45 too. I remember in 1974 seeing Sister Janet Mead causing quite a stir in the Catholic Church over doing this song.

[doraji1027]

Thanks for this !!

I got goose bumps. because I've been searching for this song which I used to listen almost 30 years ago!!

[shantibanane]

I was just singing this to my 4 year old granddaughter and wanted to see if it was on youtube glad it was. I believe it was on the billboad chart for 14 weeks topping out at number 4 in 1974 correct me if I'm wrong. I agree she very well could have been the first of what we now know as Christian rock.

[trigue5]

omg the sounder quality so good even for a handheld good job...

[AnalogueAudio1985]

hey thanks! Keep on the watchout for some new videos. I'm gonna hook up a mic to my computer and record it that way, for better sound quality.

[lake40]

sister sister janet mead is Australian and this was released by Australian record company festival records that distributed AM records over here