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Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam

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"Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam"
Song

"Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" is a song originally recorded by Scottish alternative band The Vaselines for their EP Dying for it. It is a parody of the children's hymn, I'll Be a Sunbeam which has the opening line "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam". In 1992 The Vaselines re-released the song on the compilation album The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History.

The song didn't get much attention until the hugely successful American grunge band Nirvana released a cover (incorrectly titled by their record company "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam") on their live acoustic album MTV Unplugged In New York. Nirvana also recorded this song as a demo, which was later released on Nirvana's box-set With the Lights Out, along with a live video performance on the DVD section of the box-set.


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