Lord's Prayer a hit

[Guest guest]

Heard yesterday on the BBC international shortwave radio service's weekly

religion program, "Focus on Faith":

 

In the UK, as the millenium change approaches, the present top pop music

piece is The Lord's Prayer, ("Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy

Name... ") set to the tune of the traditionsal English New Year's song, Olde

Lang Syne. It is by 40 years' veteran pop singer Cliff Richards and

accompanied by non-jarring instrumetals. Pop music people were said to be

"baffled" by the success of this openly religious peice. Some radio stations

in effect banned the song until its rise to 'number one' made it impossible

for them to continue to ignore it.

 

Rasananda das