No. 3 XTC – “Dear God”
British pop band XTC released in 1986, “Dear God”. This explicitly anti-religious song portrays human suffering, and wonders how God could allow it. The song drew hundreds of critics from various religiousgroups. Moreover, a Florida radio station which played the track on-air received firebombing threats from religious fanatics. Yet, none of these uprisings stopped this song from becoming one of the band’s biggest hits.
