Jesus made you white

[Ashway]

PS: Anyone whod like to play the drums? I'd pay of course.

 

[dobro]

Damn...you're awesome.

 

[Greg_L]

So may I still sing the lyric and change the title?

Dude you can sing and title the song whatever you want. These rotten hellbound heathens don't actually care. Lol. It's just in this day and age anything having to do with white people is bad. If you said "Jesus made me black" you'd be winning NAACP awards and the Pulitzer Prize.

 

[Armistice]

Look, it's completely not my type of song as I'm an avowed atheist, but listening the lyrics I didn't get a "racial" thing from it - I thought it was pretty clear what you were singing... I wouldn't worry about it.

And it's not that hard to get better drums via programming.. just takes a bit of work. You're not going to fool a real drummer but you can fool your audience easily enough.

Use a second layer on the snare, vary the velocities in a meaningful way when there are hits on the same drum in succession... etc. Tricks of the trade, but not hard.

 

[Bubba po]

If you said "Jesus made me black" you'd be winning NAACP awards and the Pulitzer Prize.

You'd be winding Jimistone up too, which would be a bonus.

 

[rayc]

The lyrics do come across as either English as a Second Language or inflammatory &/or racist.
Christian = white
Black made white
& that's just from what I could decipher.
Smiths?
Only if that refers to a family down the road.
Structure, melody, textures are all OK - could be a good song if you survive the lynching.

 

[anoopbal]

Thanks! I never use de-essers. I probably should though.

You should. Part of the reason the lyrics aren't clear. And also will help the vocals to cut through.

 

[Bubba po]

could be a good song if you survive the lynching.

Ha!

 

[Bruthish]

When I saw the title, I immediately thought skin color...which as most people have commented....could be taken the wrong way or as a joke/comedy song. Once you read/hear the lyrics, its obvious what you are singing about. Maybe you could just call it "White".

 

[dobro]

Don't change the name, don't change the lyrics. Part of the charm of this one involves what your mind does when you meet it for the first time. When you realize what it really means, it suddenly comes across as kinda old-timey and innocent. I like it. I think it works.

 

[VomitHatSteve]

Yeah, I was suspecting something satirical about the conflation of Christianity, the conservative right, and racism until I read everyone else's posts. After the first chorus, I kind of thought it was a reference to Mormonism (where Jesus explicitly changes people's skin color)

I know "Nothing but the Blood of Jesus". The act of washing is explicitly in those lyrics, which I think helps the message stand out better.

As to the mix. I have no new nits beyond what others have contributed.

 

[Ashway]

Thank you all for commenting. Im gonna start hacking this song now. Use some de esser. Fix the drums. Change the volumes and midranges etc.. Thanks again!

 

[FoulPhil]

I thought it was going to be some kind of racist hillbilly shit. I never got how White Supremacists can be Christians. How you going to be White Power and worship a jew? It's fucking stupid.

Anyways, awesome vocals.

 

[propman]

In the back of my head there were probably a few brain cells telling me that you guys were talking about racial stuff but you had to spell it out since the idea of this title being a problem was really buried in my head. Darn...

So may I still sing the lyric and change the title?

There is a Christian hymn sung by famous hillsong called "nothing but the blood of Jesus"
going like this ; Oh! Precious is the flow. That makes me white as snow; No other fount I
know, Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

If you get rid of the title, can I have it? It has GREAT potential!

The song sounds pretty good. The melody does have a Smiths(well, more solo Morrissey)-esque vibe. The mix sounds fine to me and I liked the effects on the intro vocals. Good job!

 

[VomitHatSteve]

If you get rid of the title, can I have it? It has GREAT potential!

The next Clinic challenge will be who can write the best song called "Jesus Made you White"?

 

[propman]

The next Clinic challenge will be who can write the best song called "Jesus Made you White"?

Yes! A thousand time YES!

 

[dobro]

This thread's kinda like a vacation.

 

[Chili]

Let's be sure we are sticking closely to the song and the mix in this thread; not the political side of it. We understand English is a second language for the OP and maybe the subtleties of the title are lost in translation and culture.

 

[muttley600]

Jesus hates rock n roll...

 

[DM60]

Jesus hates rock n roll...

Keep it to the cave man.