Humor that is relatable to everyone without being attackingly offensive to anyone is a dying art! Bless you Mr. Martin for helping all of us laugh at ourselves.
@@trueaussie9230 Unfortunately, yes. I'm a born again Christian, myself, and I thought the song was hilarious. Well written, well thought out and very clever. I remember (and miss) the days when pretty much anyone was fair game and only the overly sensitive "got offended." Now, sadly, it's very much different and "offense" has become a national pastime on all sides of the spectrum.
@@TheDoctor1225 👍 it seems 'offended' has become the default setting for 99% of people these days. Certainly those born after 1980. Fortunately some of us 'old codgers' still know how to laugh at life.
It is just so hard to reconcile him with the fact he's from Waco. TX. I have lived there. I cannot imagine him there. I guess it's just one of those stranger things.
In 2023, Steve Martin was 77. This means that he was 66 when he performed this song. His first child was born in 2012 when he was 66. After I watched this last night, I felt grateful that he has taken such good care of himself that he could do this. Thankful that he loves performing so much!
@@gailcathey5642 Turning 65 in... 5 days. I feel great except for chronic pain, but I've had that since I turned 30, so... Never ever smoked, eat a Mediterranean diet, drink a glass of wine with dinner, walk a lot. I feel great!!!
Love Steve Martin. Total side note: The Steep Canyon Rangers are awesome humans. I taught in a tiny rural Alaskan village during lockdown and they linked up with us to help teach music to my kids. I have so much respect for them. Plus, they are all awesome musicians.
Is it just me? How come no one said anything about the fantastic harmony!? This song had to have been hard to write, hard to sing, meter-wise, and still matches all the harmonies. That's talent.
@@anarchorepublican5954 and I’ve known Christians who DON’T attend church, because of the singing! I love to sing, but I often wonder what it must be like for Christians who don’t. I feel sad for them.
Gospels and Revelation, as opposed to books with Paul the antikrist, explicitly deny the covenant and salvation to foreigners, spouses, and women like you, so no you’re not a Kristian but a Hæretic whether Petrist, papist, or Paulist.
@@anarchorepublican5954 Yeah.... check out Eric Fenby.... not sure if he made a thing of it but he definitely became Catholic because he liked the music and I think rather pissed off Delius who was very anti-religious.
@@anarchorepublican5954 We also attend for marraiges and funerals. We have religious friends and relatives who get married and who die, believe it or not.
Always love Steve Martin - talented on so many levels. I was thinking, "Did he forget us Catholics and our Chant?', but no, he got it in there - so fun!
I saw Steve Martin in the 1970’s at his absolute zenith- white suit, arrow through head, King Tut - then I saw him again with the Steep Canyon Rangers about a decade ago. Renaissance Man never fails to deliver. Great shows.
This is a perfectly written song. Non-believers totally understand that this is a fun song that tells the truth. And believers totally understand that this is a fun song that tells the truth. It is a win win.
@@craigs3056 By that criterion JS Bach's ( remember him - the german chap who wrote settings of the Matthew and John Passions, Cantatas for every sunday of the year several times over, the Mass in B minor, The Magnificat in D major and lots of motets and organ music, to name just some of his religious output) Coffee Cantata is an atheist work. Really?! Might it just be possible that not everything lines up for or against God, but that some pieces of music - even including songs that aren't religious - are neutral, or deal with other aspects of life? Pardon me for suggesting this, but might you be being just a touch closed minded? Oh, and perhaps a bit more dogmatic than is strictly necessary?
I haven't heard this one in a while and I'm so glad it just popped up. I love this so much! Thank you, Steve Martin, for making me laugh ever since I was a kid. You're the GOAT.
you inspired me to transport your message into the German language at my living room birthday party. I once studied theology but then I left the job as a priest to become a blues guitarist. Actually, I'm working on my project "Songbook For Atheists", as well I'm spreading those messages in my books, author: "Didi van Frits".
Take a listen to Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer's "Gentle Arms of Eden", best song about evolution I've ever heard. Also Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Mother, I Climbed". Not as funny as this one, though!
All y'all complaining b/c Edie Brickell isn't in the video, NOTE: "Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell Live" is the *** name of the ALBUM. ****
@@deborahvictoriaedwards5188 thanks, Deb. Wait, what? Really? Fire? We're going there? No, you're probably right, I'm gonna burn in hell(lowercase h)but I'm not sharing a coal shovel with Hitler, that guy's just rude!
Discovered these guys this evening, great stuff! Musical, entertaining, humorous, and really cool songs! Thus is the red video I've listened to, and I haven't been disappointed yet!
This atheist appreciates you Steve! Things can often get a bit tense between theists and atheists. This fun and lighthearted song is a welcomed salve for that.
My mom, by 7 AM in Detroit, would be totally ready for work, therefore it would be safe to wake me up by putting the radio onto a gospel music station that only played this style! The only other place I ever heard that style was in "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" and this one!🤣
Happened on this - or, more likely Google's algorithm planted in my news feed based on accidental stumble into a "Swing" music site. In any case, Steve Martin has done it again - a brilliant quintet singing a music-loving Atheist's Lament. Steve, the irrepressible. ❤ Thank you for the laughter.
Listened to this CD's audio on flights to and from Munich this month, never realized just how good this band is. Even tho they are based just up the road from me (Asheville, NC) I had never actually heard them at length. Made the 10 hour flights much more enjoyable, then finding this video is a real treat. People in the seats around me were probably wondering what I was laughing at (earphones on) while listening to this and to "Pretty Little One." Superb performances all around.
Hahaha? Psalm 14 King James Version (KJV) 14 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Heart & Soul you say that like a Christian shouldn’t like this song. It’s like saying I’m a vegetarian but I do eat fruit. There is an implied contradiction but that never happens
As a Catholic I thought only Protestants could sing (except for Catholic tenors, choirs, or angels). Never as congregants. Is Steve atheist? Just curious. I didn't know he could sing and play banjo so well! Always loved Steve in all his movies and on the old SNL show.
Humor that is relatable to everyone without being attackingly offensive to anyone is a dying art! Bless you Mr. Martin for helping all of us laugh at ourselves.
Don't worry.
Someone will find a way to be offended. 😉😊
@@trueaussie9230I’m not offended by the song… but I am offended by these comments
@@trueaussie9230 Unfortunately, yes. I'm a born again Christian, myself, and I thought the song was hilarious. Well written, well thought out and very clever. I remember (and miss) the days when pretty much anyone was fair game and only the overly sensitive "got offended." Now, sadly, it's very much different and "offense" has become a national pastime on all sides of the spectrum.
@@TheDoctor1225
👍 it seems 'offended' has become the default setting for 99% of people these days.
Certainly those born after 1980.
Fortunately some of us 'old codgers' still know how to laugh at life.
That's because religious people are thin-skinned while atheists like a laugh . Specially on their selves.
Steve Martin's not just a virtuoso banjo player and comedian. He also has a helluva voice.
I'm 34 and just finding out he plays the banjo?
Yay.
Have you ever seen him dance? He has a number with Gregory Hines back in the 1970s that will blow your mind!
Pitch and Range! This was a treat.
Ya, he nailed that high note.
@@Saints_ravenfortheRainbow do a search for Kermit the frog and Steve Martin. They play duelling banjos 🪕
Steve Martin is a brilliant man.
It is just so hard to reconcile him with the fact he's from Waco. TX. I have lived there. I cannot imagine him there. I guess it's just one of those stranger things.
Can we just be in awe of the combination of clever lyrics, tight harmonies, and crazy modulations that make up this song?
Amen
That's some god given talent>>>>
@@ThomasMSandoe Awomen
Aben
If you want to go to hell you can.
My hat is off to anyone who can fit the word "existentialism" into a song and make it rhyme!
Absolutely Amazing‼️SO MUCH TALENT FOR ONE GUY!❤️ “Godless Existencialism” ... Way to go Steve! From Indianapolis, IN, USA ♥️M
Right On !
@@marshavanvoorhis5992 h
right there with "Waring Blender"
With "He is risen," no less.
In 2023, Steve Martin was 77. This means that he was 66 when he performed this song. His first child was born in 2012 when he was 66. After I watched this last night, I felt grateful that he has taken such good care of himself that he could do this. Thankful that he loves performing so much!
Please! 66 is the new 40! Stop saying people are old! You will be old one day too.
@@gailcathey5642
Turning 65 in... 5 days.
I feel great except for chronic pain, but I've had that since I turned 30, so...
Never ever smoked, eat a Mediterranean diet, drink a glass of wine with dinner, walk a lot.
I feel great!!!
And the high notes were spot on
You are funny!!!
Terrific, so hilarious. ❤❤❤❤😅...blessed 🐝...
bee with a lower case!
Love Steve Martin. Total side note: The Steep Canyon Rangers are awesome humans. I taught in a tiny rural Alaskan village during lockdown and they linked up with us to help teach music to my kids. I have so much respect for them. Plus, they are all awesome musicians.
Wow!
Is it just me? How come no one said anything about the fantastic harmony!? This song had to have been hard to write, hard to sing, meter-wise, and still matches all the harmonies. That's talent.
It's not just you. I'm a very experienced harmony singer and am very picky. But I give this one a big thumbs up!
Well, no shit.
Bluegrass is all about the harmonies.
They have been doing this since they were babies besides that Steve would have only the best around him
yer absolutely right!
Can't believe how high Steve Martin can sing. That was awesome and hilarious!
I know, right?
That one surprised me. Lol First the G#/Ab. Then the final A#/Bb. He needs to write some more songs for his upper range.
He's even better straight!
@@billwhite9703
When was he gay?!
Means not being comedic 😊
This is proof that Steve Martin only hangs out with super talented people who really know how to harmonize and of course, Martin Short
😂😂😂
Nice.
@elvis2014 for that song he was wearing a Pharoah outfit and walking like an Egyptian.
? Ref to OMITB? If so, add in Selina, who DOES know how to sing.
Took 9 years for this to come around to me, well worth the wait! Better late than never for such a great song! I loved it!
This little old (atheist!) lady in Wales agrees!
I recommend "pretty little one" by Steve Martin and the steep canyon rangers
I’m really sorry I haven’t heard this sooner. I just love it. Bravo!!'
Steve Martin is a national treasure, and the Steep Canyon Rangers are great!
As a Christian who loves almost all types of Christian songs, I loved this. And yes, we do have great songs too.
...I've known of Atheists who attend Church ...just for the Singing...
@@anarchorepublican5954 and I’ve known Christians who DON’T attend church, because of the singing! I love to sing, but I often wonder what it must be like for Christians who don’t. I feel sad for them.
Gospels and Revelation, as opposed to books with Paul the antikrist, explicitly deny the covenant and salvation to foreigners, spouses, and women like you, so no you’re not a Kristian but a Hæretic whether Petrist, papist, or Paulist.
@@anarchorepublican5954 Yeah.... check out Eric Fenby.... not sure if he made a thing of it but he definitely became Catholic because he liked the music and I think rather pissed off Delius who was very anti-religious.
@@anarchorepublican5954 We also attend for marraiges and funerals. We have religious friends and relatives who get married and who die, believe it or not.
How have I went through my life and missed this gem by Steve Marin? Brilliant! Just Brilliant!
I love that it was written with such humor and Witt in the southern quartet genre. Very smart.
What stunning harmonies. Worth the price of admission by itself.
As an atheist I use to hang my head in shame for not having a song. Now I can walk proud with my head up at last. Hallelujah .
"Watch football in their underpants!" 😂😂😂
Praise God!
You have Blues and Rock & Roll (and Jazz)
@@calebfranks3903
Thank God I'm an atheist.
@@abelis644 I hope that someday you will feel His noodly appendages around you. R'amen.
extra props for rhyming gregorian chants with underpants.
I love Steve Martin
A genius of comedy
Excellent musician
Awesome writer
And a wild and crazy guy :)
I played this for my super religious dad. He laughed and laughed! ❤️
If I’d known of this song before I’d have arranged to have it played at my Father’s memorial service. ❤😢❤
awwwww
I'll make a note to my kids.
Always love Steve Martin - talented on so many levels. I was thinking, "Did he forget us Catholics and our Chant?', but no, he got it in there - so fun!
I was waiting for Buddhists and Muslims, etc.. ;-)
That would have been nice
As an atheist, this lovely song just highlights all the perks imo.
true 😎
Exactly 😅
Besides being hilarious, gotta give him some serious credit for killing that high note!!!!🎤😮🎵
Hey, Steve, I didn't know you could hit notes like that! Well done!
That was impressive!
I’ve only just found out! Truly very impressive!
It's a blessing! 🤪😝
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Love this! Reminds me of listening to Primitive Baptists singing. No instruments and very harmonious. Excellent!
This is brilliant! Clever, funny lyrics; great harmony, arrangement, and voices. Bravo!
A classic is born. Again. It will be forever hilariously good.
First time I heard this. I love it and I 'm a believer.
Yay! We get roll-n-roll🎉❤
Watching nine years later and all I can say is, WORD!!!! 😂😂😂
This is one of the greatest songs ever written. Not kidding. No hyperbole.
I saw Steve Martin in the 1970’s at his absolute zenith- white suit, arrow through head, King Tut - then I saw him again with the Steep Canyon Rangers about a decade ago.
Renaissance Man never fails to deliver. Great shows.
This is a perfectly written song. Non-believers totally understand that this is a fun song that tells the truth. And believers totally understand that this is a fun song that tells the truth. It is a win win.
It's hilarious and sad at the same time.
Actually any song that isn't about religion is an atheist song.
@@VeeVeeVeeV I know, mind boggling isn't it.
@@craigs3056 By that criterion JS Bach's ( remember him - the german chap who wrote settings of the Matthew and John Passions, Cantatas for every sunday of the year several times over, the Mass in B minor, The Magnificat in D major and lots of motets and organ music, to name just some of his religious output) Coffee Cantata is an atheist work. Really?! Might it just be possible that not everything lines up for or against God, but that some pieces of music - even including songs that aren't religious - are neutral, or deal with other aspects of life? Pardon me for suggesting this, but might you be being just a touch closed minded? Oh, and perhaps a bit more dogmatic than is strictly necessary?
@@robertdavidson8028 god doesn't exist.
That's great - reminds us of our common humanity and invites us all to laugh at ourselves, but not in a bad way.
This was GREAT and YES! We did sing Gregorian Chant but no more 😢! What great talent!!❤
I just found this. Awesome! Now I finally have a hymn too. I love the "he is always lower case".
Great song from a brilliant dude and his amazing band!!
Steve Martin does it again!!! I’m Catholic and find it hilarious!!!
That anyone is a catholic is hilarious.
I'm Catholic too and it is hilarious Steve Martin does everything funny as hell, even when he sings and performs on stage
Catholic me came here prepared to be offended and ended laughing out loud,
This is hilarious
Ruben Medina So did I
Again, my favorite. PLEASE DO NOT retire from music.
Thank you Steve Martin! This is such a fun song and makes me smile every time I listen to it!! Much love!!
Saw this at the Old Town School last night. Steve Martin is master of all arts!
Hello Dear
How are youdoing today?
How did I miss this!
I'm not an atheist, but I appreciate the humor and talent in this❤
Pee-in-your-pants funny, never gets old. And so well performed, great vocals, great writing.
I could listen to that every day and not get tired of it.
That was wonderful! And Steve gets more handsome every year!
Amen to that.
I'm a atheist and this is... brilliant. "The 'he' is always lower case." ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
And I think they said/sang we have rock n roll. And Sundays off. Who could ask for anything more 😁
@@dorothybarrett1853 Christians! 🙂
you are entitled to your beliefs and me mine, protect the US Constitution
Hey I know you're an atheist but after you die please keep us posted on your end-of-life experience.
@@heavnnnsent I won’t be able to because I’ll be dead. Just like you will be.
I haven't heard this one in a while and I'm so glad it just popped up. I love this so much! Thank you, Steve Martin, for making me laugh ever since I was a kid. You're the GOAT.
I never knew that Steve Martin could sing so well!
One of the greatest SNL performers of all time
you inspired me to transport your message into the German language at my living room birthday party. I once studied theology but then I left the job as a priest to become a blues guitarist. Actually, I'm working on my project "Songbook For Atheists", as well I'm spreading those messages in my books, author: "Didi van Frits".
Don’t forget Rush, just filled with songs of unbelief.
Take a listen to Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer's "Gentle Arms of Eden", best song about evolution I've ever heard. Also Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Mother, I Climbed".
Not as funny as this one, though!
keep us posted
@Kathryn Ronnenberg Listen to Chris Smithers' History of Evolution. Superbly written and hilarious. I think it will score well in your list.
Nice hat! Nice Galax licks! Nice clawhammer old fashion traditional folk banjo keyword extravaganza
We got us one now though!🤣
Love this madly!! 😆🥰😇 Thank you gents.
Tim Minchin: "Hold my beer."
Steve just keeps getting better with age!
These past weeks I've daily posted a feel-good moment on my Facebook wall. This is up there for today.
All y'all complaining b/c Edie Brickell isn't in the video, NOTE:
"Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell Live" is the *** name of the ALBUM. ****
Seeing Steve Martin, even a still image, automatically gives me a chuckle.
As an Atheist I was offended deeply by the line about watching football in my underpants...I do everything in my underpants!😤
Ditto. Except when my wife's home or I need to walk the dogs. Can't have the neighbors talk, ya know.
God sees you too ✝️🙏💜🔥
@@w.patterson4413 let'em talk or better yet, have them walk the dogs!🤣
@@deborahvictoriaedwards5188 thanks, Deb. Wait, what? Really? Fire? We're going there? No, you're probably right, I'm gonna burn in hell(lowercase h)but I'm not sharing a coal shovel with Hitler, that guy's just rude!
I do everything in my underpants including using the bathroom. That's why my underpants are disposable.
THIS WAS TOO FUNNY! THANK YOU STEVE, AND FAMILY ! GOD BLESS !😍😍😃😃😃
Discovered these guys this evening, great stuff! Musical, entertaining, humorous, and really cool songs! Thus is the red video I've listened to, and I haven't been disappointed yet!
love it, music is the greatest. thanks for the fun.
One of the best hymns ever! Thanks up there with the Wesleyan hymn anthology 😂.
Hello Katherine
How are you doing today?
Yes we do, Steve. Been singing them since the 60's.
This atheist appreciates you Steve! Things can often get a bit tense between theists and atheists. This fun and lighthearted song is a welcomed salve for that.
Well who knew he could sing
That takes faith to sing so high!
Not really. Just an impressive set of pipes, a diaphragm in fighting form, and a healthy dose of chutzpah. 😂
Simply fab.
Pure Steve Martin!
This is the kind of content that I’m here for. That was more wholesome than blackberry cobbler
Steve, you rock! May you always be obsequious, purple, and clairvoyant.
My mom, by 7 AM in Detroit, would be totally ready for work, therefore it would be safe to wake me up by putting the radio onto a gospel music station that only played this style! The only other place I ever heard that style was in "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" and this one!🤣
thank you Steve Martin you are a treasure in my heart....
Do not touch my anointed one. Steve has been doing this for years! Prayers for him, because God is his vindicator
Brilliant. There’s a song in the heart of every believer.
How fantastic is he? That was so fantastic and actually a great song
Brilliant . . . and Well Done!
Happened on this - or, more likely Google's algorithm planted in my news feed based on accidental stumble into a "Swing" music site. In any case, Steve Martin has done it again - a brilliant quintet singing a music-loving Atheist's Lament.
Steve, the irrepressible. ❤ Thank you for the laughter.
He can be capitalized by an atheist so long as it come at the beginning of a sentence.
Indeed, at the beginning of a sentence "he" should be "It" ;)
I love this funny little hymn. An instant classic.
Listened to this CD's audio on flights to and from Munich this month, never realized just how good this band is. Even tho they are based just up the road from me (Asheville, NC) I had never actually heard them at length. Made the 10 hour flights much more enjoyable, then finding this video is a real treat. People in the seats around me were probably wondering what I was laughing at (earphones on) while listening to this and to "Pretty Little One." Superb performances all around.
Marv Parker My mom and I live in Asheville and she went to see them at The Orange Peel.
This never gets old.
I'm an atheist and I think this was pretty fun.
Thanks, Steve.
Now we are represented,
except I just watch whole Netflix series in my underpants.
Perfection! Another CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This song needed now more than ever.
I'm a Christian and I thought this song was funny..... I have a sense of humor and can enjoy good satire.
Heart & Soul yup, I’m about to share it with my very Methodist cousin 😂
me to and the message was clear. loved it.
Hahaha?
Psalm 14 King James Version (KJV)
14 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Heart & Soul you say that like a Christian shouldn’t like this song. It’s like saying I’m a vegetarian but I do eat fruit. There is an implied contradiction but that never happens
me too....brilliant
Fantastic! What a hoot- glad I stumbled across this- =-)
❤❤ LOVE THIS & Steve ❤❤
My Blue Heaven, is my favorite movie of all time. I've watched it at least 50 times
Love it! I'm a baptist ❤ Sundays are wonderful when you are in tune with He who made the heavens and the earth! 😃
Awesome tight harmonies ❤🎉
Thank You Steve. We have needed a song for a long time. This one definitely hits the mark. Pardon the interruption. Please continue.
after six years still love this
Love Steve. I'm definitely not anything close to an atheist, but this is clever and fun. Well done.
I'm a witch, we have a lot more music than most but this struck home! Give me rock and roll and freedom of religion! 👍❤
Linda Ronstadt would agree! Cf. 'We Need a Lot More of Jesus and a Lot less Rock 'n Roll!'
And freedom from religion.
Repent, Jesus is coming.
@@nursenancy888 Hahaaaaaaa! The original TRINITY is Maiden Mother, Crone.
Oh indeed, Goddess music is the most beautiful of all!!
Awesome!!! T-H-A-N-K Y-O-U Steve Martin!!! We may have lost George Carlin and John Lennon but we can surely thank fate for you!!! Be well!!!
As a Catholic I thought only Protestants could sing (except for Catholic tenors, choirs, or angels). Never as congregants. Is Steve atheist? Just curious. I didn't know he could sing and play banjo so well! Always loved Steve in all his movies and on the old SNL show.
First time I've heard this! Love it!!!
Harmonies are exceptional, to the good that is.
Atheists have rock and roll!!!
I love this!