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Dear God (XTC song)
"Dear God" is a song on the 1986 album ''Skylarking'' by English band XTC. It was not a part of the original ''Skylarking'' album, being originally released as a B-side to "Grass", but after DJs across America picked up the song, Geffen Records decided to replace "Mermaid Smiled" with "Dear God". The song was inspired by a series of books with the same title, seen by lead singer Andy Partridge as exploitation of children. The song was featured in ''The Perks of Being a Wallflower''.
==Background and content==
The first verse and closing line are sung by eight-year-old Jasmine Veillette, the daughter of a friend of producer Todd Rundgren. In the video a boy lip-syncs her vocals. The lyrics are addressed to God, and vividly describe the range of human suffering, which the narrator attributes to God. Partridge concludes every verse with the line "I can't believe in you". The lyrics express doubt as to the existence of God ("Did you make mankind after we made you?"), the omnibenevolence of God ("The
wars you bring, the babes you drown, those lost at sea and never found"), and the value of the Bible as God's word ("Us crazy humans wrote it () Still believin' that junk is true / well, I know it ain't and so do you").
It is ranked #62 on VH1's ''100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s''
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