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: The title "Spirit in the Sky" came from a card he saw depicting Native Americans looking toward a "spirit in the sky".

Greenbaum, raised in a nearly Orthodox Jewish family, was watching a television show featuring country singer . During the show, Wagoner performed a religious song about a miner who found his way back to God. Greenbaum, who had no background in gospel music, felt he could create something similar and decided to write his own "religious" song. Other eclectic influences included: Spirit In The Sky

: Greenbaum reportedly wrote the lyrics in just 15 minutes. : The title "Spirit in the Sky" came

: The theme of being "buried with your shoes on"—a common trope in Westerns—found its way into his thoughts during the writing process. The Writing & Recording Greenbaum, who had no background in gospel music,

: Because he wasn't Christian, he included the line "Never been a sinner / I've never sinned," which contradicts the Christian belief that all are born with sin. He later joked that if he had known better, he would have written it differently, but it didn't stop the song from becoming a hit.