Is there such a thing as Jesus People? Please read details.

What’s the song title so I can listen to it real quick?

I’m thinking the later, but I just put the Eagles greatest hits on to check.

I would assume that “Jesus People” would be a reference to someone who is religious.

@Blondesjon The Last Resort. I will edit if I can

@josie Crap, not on volume one or two.

@Adirondackwannabe . . . It’s on Hotel Califonia.

After listening to it I’m going to go with B. He put a little extra, cynical emphasis on Jesus but not people. It also fits in more with the gist of the song if you go with B.

@Blondesjon I recognized the lyrics in a second, but that cd is at home. Such a lovely place. The man is tiffany twisted. I go with B as well.

‘Jesus People USA is a Christian community in Chicago. ...We number about 500 people who live together at a single address on Chicago’s North Side. We hold our goods and property in a common fund, looking to the model of Christian community depicted in New Testament (Acts 2:44–47, 4:32–35)...’

No, I don’t think that’s not what the song was about, but those are the Jesus People I am familiar with.

There’s a clearly defined pause between “Jesus” & “people” so it’s certainly an exclamation of woe. I just think it’s a pretty shit lyric, just an honest opinion.

Some rich men came and raped the land,
Nobody caught ‘em
Put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and Jesus,
people bought ‘em
And they called it paradise
The place to be
They watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea

Lyrics.

There was a time when Jesus people formed an identifiable subculture.

Jesus People is a new religious movement (NRM being a religious group formed within the last century). They have been around since the early seventies, so it is quite possible that the Eagles was referencing them!