Sal Polichetti of Sonseed Tells The Story of Jesus Is A Friend Of Mine

Sal Polichetti of Sonseed Tells The Story of Jesus Is A Friend Of Mine

Released Friday, 12th July 2019
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Sal Polichetti of Sonseed Tells The Story of Jesus Is A Friend Of Mine

Sal Polichetti of Sonseed Tells The Story of Jesus Is A Friend Of Mine

Sal Polichetti of Sonseed Tells The Story of Jesus Is A Friend Of Mine

Sal Polichetti of Sonseed Tells The Story of Jesus Is A Friend Of Mine

Friday, 12th July 2019
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If you are a fan of ska music or pop culture, you have undoubtedly seen the video for or heard the song "Jesus Is A Friend Of Mine" by the Brooklyn, NY-based Catholic band Sonseed featuring Sal Polichetti on bass.  Sonseed built a following playing shows at Churches around Brooklyn in the late 70s and early 80s.  Hearing "Too Much Pressure" by The Selecter on the radio inspired Sal to write the song.  More than 25 years after the song was recorded, a video of the band performing it on WNBC-TV in 1981 surfaced online and things have never been the same!  The song has appeared on popular TV shows "Community" and "Glee."  Since then, Sal has performed the song at the Specialized ska festival in the UK which is how I met him when my band Rude Boy George backed him.   

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