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Jeanie Lyr Req: The Man Who Called Himself Jesus (24) RE: Lyr Req: The Man Who Called Himself Jesus 29 Jun 08


"The Doctor": you are right, it was based on a real experience. I remember first hearing this song at the Essex Folk Festival 1968 (in a tent at the back of a pub in Collier Row near Romford). Dave Cousins introduced the song as being inspired by an encounter he had had in shop where a man had walked in and claimed to be Jesus.

I agree with Dave MacKenzie: whichever way you interpret it (psychology/theology) it is a brilliant song. It made a big impression on me at the time and I have never forgotten it.

- jeanie


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