Spirit in the Sky Gates

SPIRIT IN THE SKY (Gareth Gates)
 
 
“Spirit in the Sky”  is a song written and originally recorded by Norman Greenbaum and released in late 1969.  Rolling Stone ranked “Spirit in the Sky” No. 333 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.  Cover versions by Doctor and the Medics and Gareth Gates have also made the number 1 spot in the UK.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

There have been several cover versions over the years; two that I have are by Doctor and the Medics – who also reached #1 on the U.K. charts with “Spirit in the Sky” (Gareth Gates is yet a third artist who reached Number One in the U.K. with “Spirit in the Sky”) – and by the all-female band Fuzzbox. 

 

(July 2014)