Where once only a lavishly jeweled crucifix could have feasibly linked the two, the Vatican recently added Tupac Shakur to its official MySpace playlist. Yes, the late “poet” responsible for such gems as “Fuck the World” (for lyrics click here), is now an honorary contributor to the soundtrack of the Catholic Church, available online here .
Father Giulio Neroni recently released the site’s 12 song compilation to include Tupac’s “Changes” remix, which was produced in 1998. The Fleet Foxes also made the divine cut with “He Doesn’t Know Why” off their 2008 self-titled album.
Though I’m delighted to see the church finally broadening its musical horizons, I’m going to have to chalk this one up as yet another failure on their behalf to properly acknowledge a significant historical event. For you see, Bruce Hornsby and The Range are the rightful owners of that spot for actually composing the song in 1986 (see here) …but I guess some things will never change!
