To celebrate its UK launch, MySpace Music has been busy putting together a series of celebrity playlists. R&B boys Pretty Ricky’s list suggests an unsurprising taste in bedroom music, while fans can imagine what Beyonce might be playing for her hubby Jay-Z. Inexplicably, amongst these celebrity lists is one put together by the Vatican.
The holy city state explains that their playlist is: “A perfect mix of classical, world and contemporary music. The genres are very different form each other, but all these artists share the aim to reach the heart of good minded people.” Sounds nice, but this can’t really be what’s playing in the Popemobile.
The twelve song list covers the predictable, beginning with “Advocata Nostra,” which features the Pope himself, and some Mozart for good measure. Muse and Fleet Foxes are surprisingly deep reaches, but still fall safety within the “nice songs for nice people” theme. (Not to mention, the opening line to Fleet Foxes “He Doesn’t Know Why” does sound a little like a Jesus reference: “Penniless and tired, with your hair grown long.”)
Things get confusing when Tupac Shakur makes an appearance with “Changes.” Yes, that Tupac.
The 1998 anthem address issues that fall more closely to the domain of gangsta rap than that of the Vatican, touching on racism, drugs and gang violence. He at one point suggests, “Give the crack to the kids who the hell cares one less hungry mouth on the welfare,” a solution we doubt the Vatican would support.
The playlist was put together by Father Giulio Neroni, artistic director of St. Paul’s Multimedia, so there’s no guarantee that the Pope himself has listened to all these songs. It does, however, imply an interest in engaging younger, edgier worshipers.
Most interestingly, however, might be the implications for Fox’s Bill O’Reilly. While he may have backing in his war against Jay-Z, Tupac’s appearance on this list seems like a change in the curriculum, and leaves us wondering if the Pope is keeping up with the O’Reilly Factor.
VATICAN PLAYLIST
1. Advocata Nostra – Music From The Vatican
2. Uprising – Muse
3. Causa Nostrae Laetitiae – Music From The Vatican
4. Il Mare Mi Salva – Rossomalpelo
5. After The Rain – Dame Shirley Bassey
6. Coexist – Nour Eddine
7. Don Giovanni – Mozart
8. Rafaele Merry Del Val – Lorenzo Perosi Inni Mottetti e Canzoni, Pablo Colino & Coro Academica Filarmonica Romana
9. He Doesn’t Know Why – Fleet Foxes
10. Changes – Tupac Shakur
11. Regina Coeli – Music From The Vatican
12. Mi sarete Testimoni – Santo Subito!
[via DailyMail]
Comments (9)
My whole life I’ve been shocked and amazed at the bias of the jewish owned media outlets. I understand why any non-jew alive today would like the song uprising. I like jews, they just don’t like me because they attack my people and culture daily. Too bad they can’t forget or forgeive WWII.
Thanks for changing Inexpicatley to the correct word. Makes me a little nervous that I’ve been reading posts by you guys.
[...] Jackson Musical Artist The Pope’s Playlist: Muse, Mozart, Fleet Foxes, and Tupac …long.”) Things get confusing when Tupac Shakur makes an appearance with “Changes.” Yes, [...]
what’s so confusing?
tupac is revered around the world including by the vatican while you’re a loser nobody
seem’s pretty clear cut to me
re: suge knight
WRONG. it is in fact confusing to include tupac on a vatican music list as his songs (and this does not reflect my opinion of who i think is one of the staple artists of our generation) contain themes that completely contradict the morals of Catholicism, for example:
- Wrath/Revenge/Murder/Adultery are seen in “Hit em up”
- Gluttony/Greed are seen in “How Do U Want It”
so you are totally WRONG
second of all the author is not a loser nobody, and this is a fact.
“He at one point suggests, “Give the crack to the kids who the hell cares one less hungry mouth on the welfare,” a solution we doubt the Vatican would support.”
If you had really listened to the context of the song you would realize that was not a suggestion but what he felt was the rationale of those in positions of power in America in general. He goes on tho say,”first ship em’ dope let em’ deal to brothers, give em’ guns, step back watch em’ kill each other, Its time to fight back…..” the line about crack and kids was in essence a sarcastic one. The song is a positive one, or at least a song of hope. hope for change. There is nothing curious about this song selection to me what so ever. The pope might not be listening to this on a regular basis but the song itself is positive and meaningful.
completely misrepresents Tupac’s lyrics.. if you’re going to be a professional writer try to understand what you read and hear before you write.. you lost all credibility in this article after that..
[...] I was obviously excited to hear some Gangsta’s Paradise… and I was even more excited to hear the next song, Changes by Tupac. (And let’s be honest, who doesn’t love Changes? Even the Pope loves him some Tupac.) [...]
wow when he said “give the crack to the kids who the hell cares” HE WAS SAYING THAT’S HOW THE WORLD IS BECAUSE AFTER THAT HE SAID “THAT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS” U Know nothing about tupac, don’t disrespect him like that, he is the only real rapper the world has and probably will ever have! R.I.P 2PAC “ONLY FEAR OF DEATH IS REINCARNATION”
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