An Ontario teacher is under investigation after dredging up a 25-year-old song by British new wave band XTC for his elementary school's poetry class. John Orme introduced the song "Dear God" to his ...

Andy Partridge was asked if The Beatles’ “Rocky Raccoon” influenced XTC’s “Dear God.” He discussed how a book inspired “Dear God.” The Beatles’ “Rocky Raccoon” was covered by Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam ...

Trying to crank out some code with One Hit Wonders on the telly in the background. XTC shows up, with Dear God. Was that really their only hit? Back in the day I loved this band.<BR><BR>Back in, ohhh, ...

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 ...

This week I made the mistake of fishing around amongst my friends for a “favorite song” about which to write. The exercise was like trying to get someone to describe their feelings for an old ...