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'''Jacob's Ladder''' is a popular song by Huey Lewis and the News, from their 1987 album ''Fore!''. It would spend one week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the group's third and final #1 hit. | '''Jacob's Ladder''' is a popular song by Huey Lewis and the News, from their 1987 album ''Fore!''. It would spend one week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the group's third and final #1 hit. | ||
| − | Notwithstanding that the song's title invokes Biblical imagery (the title is a reference to Jacob's dream of a latter extending from Heaven to Earth, as referenced in Genesis 28:12), the content is about a man who has a disdain for Christianity: | + | Notwithstanding that the song's title invokes Biblical imagery (the title is a reference to Jacob's dream of a latter extending from Heaven to Earth, as referenced in Genesis 28:12) in the first part of the song. |
| + | Then, the content is about a man who has a disdain for Christianity: | ||
*The first verse mentions how, while visiting the "south side of [[Birmingham]]", he tries to avoid an obese "street preacher" who has already tried to convert a female fan dancer. | *The first verse mentions how, while visiting the "south side of [[Birmingham]]", he tries to avoid an obese "street preacher" who has already tried to convert a female fan dancer. | ||
*The second verse mentions him seeing a televangelist ask for funds (claiming to need them to avoid being kicked off the air) and replying, "I don't want to be like you". | *The second verse mentions him seeing a televangelist ask for funds (claiming to need them to avoid being kicked off the air) and replying, "I don't want to be like you". | ||
[[Category:Popular Songs]] | [[Category:Popular Songs]] | ||
Revision as of 21:03, January 15, 2025
Jacob's Ladder is a popular song by Huey Lewis and the News, from their 1987 album Fore!. It would spend one week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the group's third and final #1 hit.
Notwithstanding that the song's title invokes Biblical imagery (the title is a reference to Jacob's dream of a latter extending from Heaven to Earth, as referenced in Genesis 28:12) in the first part of the song. Then, the content is about a man who has a disdain for Christianity:
- The first verse mentions how, while visiting the "south side of Birmingham", he tries to avoid an obese "street preacher" who has already tried to convert a female fan dancer.
- The second verse mentions him seeing a televangelist ask for funds (claiming to need them to avoid being kicked off the air) and replying, "I don't want to be like you".