Blog Easter Playlist
He is risen!
Edited by Natasha Dracobly and Benjamin Rosielle, with contributions from Sloane DiBari, Owen Neaman, Edie Carey, Rhys Hals, Charley Burns, and Natasha Dracobly
Each Easter, we celebrate the resurrection, when Jesus rose high into the sky. This year, Blog commemorates this important day with a playlist full of songs that remind us of everything that makes Easter special.
I’m Too Hi – DJ Rashad
“I imagine this is how Jesus felt after rising on Easter.” –Benjamin Rosielle
God is in the Radio – Queens of the Stone Age
“Uhhhh. Mark Lanegan is Jesus.” –Owen Neaman
White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane
“A really awesome song about the Easter bunny. Not sure what all the stuff about pills means though.” –Edie Carey
(Joe Gets Kicked Out of School for Using) Drugs with Friends (But Says This Isn’t a Problem) – Car Seat Headrest
“This is a song about experimenting with illicit drugs (sinful hedonism, putting distance between yourself and the Lord) in college and then seeing Jesus, who asks you, ‘Who are you to go against the word of my Father?’ For all of you readers, most of whom are likely such hedonistic undergrads, this song carries a special relevance, especially today.” –Sloane DiBari
I Want Candy – Bow Wow Wow
“This song perfectly encapsulates the way I feel on Easter Sunday, stuffing my face with chocolate to celebrate the rising of the Lord, may He bringeth me with Him.” –Rhys Hals
Hash Pipe – Weezer
“The chorus is ‘Come on and kick me,’ which is like how in Christianity you must hurt yourself for God’s love. What’s it called—self-flagellation.” –Charley Burns
Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35 – Bob Dylan
“When I listen to this song, I always remember the famous line “Let he who is without sin throw the first stone” from the Bible, when Jesus reminds people that they are all sinners, and have no right to judge and stone someone else. The line in this song ‘Everybody must get stoned’ really just reminds me that we are all sinners together and equally judgeable. Either we must all be stoned, or none of us should throw the first one.” –Natasha Dracobly