spirit in the sky came out in late 1969.
spirit in the sky came out in late 1969.
when did spirit in the sky come out?
late 1969
"spirit in the sky" is a song written and originally recorded by norman greenbaum and released in late 1969. the single became a gold record, selling two million copies from 1969 to 1970, and reached number three on the us "billboard" hot 100 chart (april 18, 1970), where it lasted for 15 weeks in the top 100, and #1 on wcfl on march 16, 1970 and on wls on march 23, 1970, just before easter. "billboard" ranked the record the no. 22 song of 1970. it also climbed to number one on the uk, australian and canadian charts in 1970. "rolling stone" ranked "spirit in the sky" no. 333 on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. the song was featured on the 1969 album of the same name. cover versions by doctor and the medics and gareth gates have also made the number 1 spot in the uk.
spirit in the sky
the part of the stele that describes the storm is the most damaged part of the stele, with many lacunae in the meteorological description. the other parts of the stele are much better preserved.









































here are some descriptions of the storm.









































(7) ... ...the gods expressed









































(8) their discontent... the gods (made?) the sky come with a tempest of (rain?); it caused darkness in the western region; the sky was









































(9) unleashed, without ... ... more than the roar of the crowd; ... was powerful... on the mountains more than the turbulence of the
tempest stele