Jesus Was Way Cool (book)
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Jesus Was Way Cool is a collection of poems
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...

 by King Missile
King Missile
King Missile is an American avant-garde band that has been led in various disparate incarnations by poet/singer John S. Hall since 1986. Currently, Hall performs with a new version of the first incarnation, King Missile ....

 frontman
Lead vocalist
The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...

 John S. Hall
John S. Hall
John S. Hall is an American poet, author, singer and lawyer perhaps best known for his work with King Missile, an avant-garde band that he co-founded in 1986 and has since led in various disparate incarnations....

. It was released by Soft Skull Press
Soft Skull Press
Soft Skull Press is an independent publisher founded by Sander Hicks in 1992, and run by Richard Eoin Nash from 2001 to 2009. In 2007, Nash sold Soft Skull to Counterpoint LLC, where it continues to function as a division of the press...

 in 1997
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Contents

  1. "Sensitive Artist"
  2. "Take Stuff from Work
    Take Stuff from Work
    "Take Stuff from Work" is a song by avant-garde band King Missile. It appears on the band's 1987 debut album Fluting on the Hump.-Content:...

    "
  3. "The Sandbox"
  4. "Fish"
  5. "Wuss"
  6. "I'm Open"
  7. "The Love Song"
  8. "They"
  9. "How to Remember Your Dreams"
  10. "He Needed"
  11. "Jesus Was Way Cool
    Jesus Was Way Cool
    "Jesus Was Way Cool" is a song by avant-garde band King Missile. It appears on the band's 1990 album Mystical Shit.-Content:In "Jesus Was Way Cool," frontman John S. Hall, over a simple piano figure, delivers a deadpan monologue in which he declares Jesus "way cool" for such skills as healing,...

    "
  12. "The Neither World"
  13. "Fourthly"
  14. "Dinosaurs"
  15. "The Way to Salvation"
  16. "Life"
  17. "The Indians"
  18. "Scotland"
  19. "To Walk Among the Pigs"
  20. "My Life"
  21. "How Much Longer?"
  22. "Wind-up Toys"
  23. "Hide the Knives"
  24. "Everybody Screams Inside"
  25. "Francis Bacon"
  26. "Sink"
  27. "Martin Scorsese
    Martin Scorsese (song)
    "Martin Scorsese" is a song by avant-garde band King Missile, about the film director of the same name. It was the third and final single from the band's 1992 album Happy Hour.-"Clean" version:...

    "
  28. "It's Saturday"
  29. "The Evil Children"
  30. "I'm Sorry"
  31. "Happy Hour"
  32. "Love Is...
    Love Is... (song)
    "Love Is..." is a song by avant-garde band King Missile. It was the only single from the band's 1994 album King Missile.-Content:In "Love Is...," a dirge-like track with elements of doom metal, frontman John S. Hall dryly recites several examples of what love is and is not...

    "
  33. "What If?"
  34. "Let's Have Sex"
  35. "Delores"
  36. "Socks"
  37. "The Commercial"
  38. "A Good Hard Look"
  39. "Hope"
  40. "The Prophecy"
  41. "Happy Note"

Appearances on record

With the exception of "Hope," each of the poems in the book appears on a King Missile album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 and/or Hall side project (occasionally with a slightly different title):
  • "Sensitive Artist," "Take Stuff from Work," and "Wuss" appear on 1987
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    's Fluting on the Hump
    Fluting On The Hump
    Fluting on the Hump is the first album by avant-garde band King Missile, first released exclusively in LP format in 1987 and later included on the CD compilation Mystical Shit & Fluting on the Hump.-Track listing:All lyrics by John S...

    .
  • "Fish," "I'm Open," "The Love Song," "They," and "He Needed" appear on 1988
    1988 in music
    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.-January-March:* January 1 – André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra plays its first concert....

    's They
    They (album)
    They is the second album by avant-garde band King Missile, released in 1988.-Track listing:# "Now" – 1:53# "I'm Open" – 2:21# "Mr...

    .
  • "The Sandbox," "How to Remember Your Dreams," "Jesus Was Way Cool," "The Neither World," and "Fourthly" appear on 1990
    1990 in music
    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990.-Events:*January 21 – MTV's Unplugged premieres on cable television with British band Squeeze...

    's Mystical Shit
    Mystical Shit
    Mystical Shit is the third album by avant-garde band King Missile, first released in 1990 and later included on the compilation album Mystical Shit & Fluting on the Hump.-Track listing:All lyrics by John S...

    .
  • "Dinosaurs," "The Way to Salvation," "Life," "The Indians," "Scotland," and "To Walk Among the Pigs" appear on 1991
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    's The Way to Salvation
    The Way to Salvation
    The Way to Salvation is the fourth album by avant-garde band King Missile, and the band's first for Atlantic Records. It was released on April 16, 1991.-Track listing:All lyrics by John S...

    .
  • "My Life," "How Much Longer?," "Hide the Knives," "Everybody Screams Inside," and "Francis Bacon" appear on 1991's Real Men
    Real Men (album)
    Real Men is an album by King Missile frontman John S. Hall and producer/multi-instrumentalist Kramer. It was released in 1991.-Track listing:All lyrics by Hall...

    .
  • "Wind-up Toys" appears on both Real Men and 1994
    1994 in music
    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....

    's King Missile
    King Missile (album)
    King Missile is the eponymous sixth album by avant-garde band King Missile, and the band's third for Atlantic Records. It was released on April 19, 1994.-Track listing:All lyrics by John S. Hall...

    .
  • "Sink," "Martin Scorsese," "It's Saturday," "The Evil Children," "I'm Sorry," and "Happy Hour" appear on 1992
    1992 in music
    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.-January–February:*January 11**Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s....

    's Happy Hour.
  • "Love Is...," "What If?," "Let's Have Sex," "Delores," "Socks," "The Commercial," and "Happy Note" appear on King Missile.
  • "A Good Hard Look" appears on both 1996
    1996 in music
    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...

    's The Body Has a Head
    The Body Has a Head
    The Body Has a Head is an album by King Missile frontman John S. Hall, released exclusively in Germany in 1996. Though billed as a Hall "solo album," the collection features considerable input from multi-instrumentalists Sasha Forte, Bradford Reed, and Jane Scarpantoni, all of whom would become...

    and 1998
    1998 in music
    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...

    's Failure.
  • "The Prophecy" appears on The Body Has a Head.

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