Larry Norman- Song For Adam

Larry doing his version of a song sung by Jackson Browne --- Jackson Browne first released this song in 1972 on his debut album called Jackson Browne

In 1974 Larry released a CD called "Streams of White Light into Darkened Corners"--

Description from Cross Rhythms Magazine:

In 1974, frustrated by the music industry's intention to dilute the impact of Jesus rock through the many religious songs that mainstream artists chose to record and the fallacious rumours that celebrities like Clapton had been saved, Larry Norman wrote various hard hitting features that magazines and papers wouldn't print. As a second line of attack he decamped to his home with a pile of recording equipment and a few friends to record a series of tongue in cheek cover version. Randy Stonehill introduces the songs in the style of an over-the-top egotistical West Coast DJ, The Surf Duke, and frankly this has some hysterically funny moments! Their acoustic version of Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit In The Sky" is absolutely hilarious! Larry's imitation of Mick Jagger on the Stones' "Shine A Light" is outrageous and the segue of "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Let It Be" and "My Sweet Lord" is suitably respectful . until we get to the disco break in the latter song and Larry again adopting Mick Jagger mode starts singing, "I'm So Bored". Call me iconoclastic but these songs deserve to be ripped apart! After the Clapton rumours of conversion which surface every five years or so, "Presence Of The Lord" is given a straight rendition although it's worth bearing in mind Larry reports that Clapton wrote it to express escaping from the police who wanted to bust him for drugs! This CD release closes with two bonus tracks which did not appear on the original vinyl release. This time they're introduced by Larry's Big Bomber DJ alter-ego on Radio K.R.A.P. and include another great Mick Jagger impersonation on "I Am Waiting". Mischievous yet making an important contribution cataloguing counterfeit "Christian" culture. Another album for Larry completists!

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Music

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• Larry Norman
• Jackson Browne
• Song For Adam
• 1972
• 1974

[ThankfulQue]

This is one of my favorite songs by Jackson Browne. Having it sung by Larry Norman is really a treat. I had no idea he had done it and I've been listening to both of them since the earth cooled...waaaaay back in the early 70's. Thank you very much for sharing this. It was a gift that I will treasure.