WHEN you’ve had a long, hot, arduous day, the very last thing you want to hear is this.
I was preparing a tortilla just 15 minutes ago when Charlie the Hamster singing the Ten Commandments came at me via Talk Radio Europe. If I’d been standing on my 31st floor balcony when the assault began, the emergency services would now be putting my remains in a body bag.
So horrific was the experience that I was driven to Google to see who was responsible for this 1977 abomination, and found the culprit to be one Floyd Robinson.
According to this biography, in 1973, Robinson became the inventor of “Christian animal music”. Directed by “the Holy Spirit” and inspired by David Seville’s Chipmunks, he recorded and released at least fourteen LPs of children’s evangelical music.
In 1977, the rockabilly singer Robinson was sued by the lawyer son of the late David Seville, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., for plagiarism and copyright infringement. The matter was settled out of court, but meant the end of Robinson’s animal records.
Maybe there is a god after all.
The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
September 5th, 2011 at 10:57 pm
Barry – we humans may not appreciate animals reciting the xtians’ biblical 10 Commandments, but apparently reciting the quran to animals will have them converting to Islam in their droves!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_jTn0WVcX0
Those cheeky animals – they just love religion, don’t they!
September 5th, 2011 at 11:16 pm
That’s priceless, AgentCormac. Sadly, the Jews don’t appear to have any talking animals, but they do have a musical about animals. Unfortunately this cannot be viewed in a “sanctuary setting” due to prohibitions on the use of power on the sabbath!
http://youtu.be/MBP6w4y_glU
September 5th, 2011 at 11:36 pm
Oh good grief, what have I started?
September 5th, 2011 at 11:45 pm
Well, here’s one animal with that “hallelujah-I’ve-got-religion!” expression on its face:
http://blogs.discovery.com/ani.....raits.html
Is that you Bob Hutton?
September 6th, 2011 at 12:00 am
WOW the first few seconds of that almost brung up that chilli I had and it definetly had nothing to do with the chilli cos it was my own cooking and one of the best damn batches I’ve ever made.
but yeah christian music sucks wether it’s this irritating hamster thing, gospel music or pish like demon hunter and stryper and especially christian gangsta rap “JC IN DA HOUSE HOMIE”
September 6th, 2011 at 12:04 am
Agreed, Zombiehunter. And how on earth could the following be considered suitable for children?
http://youtu.be/azWha0Uq0wI
September 6th, 2011 at 12:20 am
“Rockabilly”? Hardly!
This is the only song I can find in my collection. (Well, on CD, anyway. I haven’t catalogued me vinyl.) It’s bleedin’ awful.
September 6th, 2011 at 2:17 am
There must be many other genres, ready to be plagerised(?)by untalented xian musicians on the hunt for an income. How about a jesus clown with a kazoo and mouth organ who swings around on vines dressed as a nun? That would be fun. Or perhaps Jazz jesus. This one would be on the hunt for a melody as well as an income. no talent, only gaul required.
September 6th, 2011 at 4:09 am
@ Robster
Bible bashers have plagerised many genres already, did you know that there is such a thing as christian death metal only they call it life metal??
I’ll leave the man the legend that is billy connolly to lay into christian rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-WJO0YQLOs
September 6th, 2011 at 4:32 am
Holy shit.
September 6th, 2011 at 8:01 am
Perhaps we should be providing some “Rational Rap” for children, to counteract all this nonsense.
Ain’t no Jesus: he’s a myth;
All them Christians takin’ th’ piss.
Wise up people on th’ street;
Gotta be standin’ on your own two feet.
September 6th, 2011 at 9:38 am
ZombieHunter
Great Billy Connolly link, very funny indeed!
This would be funny, too – if the morons didn’t actually think that animals believe in god. (Their god, of course.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9sIGech0oI
September 6th, 2011 at 12:11 pm
While we’re on the subject of indoctrinating kids with religious guff, here’s a glimmer of good news for once.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14794472
September 6th, 2011 at 2:50 pm
AgentCormac – I saw it too, with an initial thrill. But then I read that only 500 parents were questioned. it’s certainly a good sign, but I’ll reserve celebration when it’s reported that 100% of schools are not being made to force kids to talk to fictional characters.
September 6th, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Repent, you wicked atheists!
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/8.....the-clouds
September 6th, 2011 at 9:31 pm
barriejohn:
Gotta admit, it’s a remarkable effect. Not as remarkable as this one from the related links, though. Which, leaves us with a slight problem; just which religion we should join. I’m all for Roman paganism, meself. At least there’d be no arguments about ‘the one true god’ an’ all that.
September 6th, 2011 at 9:36 pm
http://youtu.be/l8-8WJxA-cI
September 6th, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Oh my! We were all wrong – he’s everywhere!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....ure=fvwrel
September 6th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
I love this pair:
http://youtu.be/v2yDb73R1Ig
September 6th, 2011 at 10:55 pm
barriejohn
There realyy are a lot of crazy people out there!
September 7th, 2011 at 12:04 am
Sue him? I’d have twatted him for inflicting such garbage on kids.
September 7th, 2011 at 2:52 am
Hey ZombieHunter, loved the link to Connolly, you’re right, he is a legend. “Life Metal huh. This is from a mob that loves worshipping dead things. What’s on the wall at every xian venue? Of course, it’s a dead bloke on a stick. Then there’s the bible full of god killing people. Then there’s the story of his (supposed) offspring, which is really the old fella himself, getting killed and then by magic, coming back to life. So there’s a dead bloke on a stick who’s not dead, but sacrificed by its father so it could come back to life to save all those sinners. It’s as clear as mud and ever so silly.