Song Stories, "Spirit In The Sky"

"Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum is a fantastic song, and one of rock music's definitive one-hit wonders. Its omnipresence across television, film, and advertisements has earned it a permanent spot in classic rock history. And from "Apollo 13," to "Remember The Titans," to "Guardians of the Galaxy" and everything in between, "Spirit In The Sky" continues to live on as a cross-generational favorite. We talk about Greenbaum's past, the making of the song, and the reasons it became his only major hit.

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Song Stories, "Spirit In The Sky" is an episode from The Radio Ga Ga Podcast by Justine Piehowski.

This episode is 24:29 long.

This episode was published on Jan 26, 2021.

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