Sister Janet Mead Dies: Nun Who Turned 'The Lord's Prayer' Into International Rock Hit Was 84

[Eugene]

Source: Deadline

Sister Janet Mead Dies: Nun Who Turned ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ Into International Rock Hit Was 84

By Bruce Haring
January 28, 2022 5:42pm

Sister Janet Mead, a South Australian nun who had a 1970s hit with a rock version of “The Lord’s Prayer” that made her the first Australian with a US gold record, has died at 84.

Mead died Wednesday of cancer, according to the The Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide, Australia.

She rose to fame in Australia after her “Rock Masses,” recorded at Adelaide’s St Francis Xavier cathedral, came to the attention of Festival Records. Her 1973 recording of “The Lord’s Prayer” sold 2 million copies and was distributed in 31 countries.

The song rose to No. 3 on the Australian singles chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. All of the royalties on the recording were donated to charity by Mead.

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[hlthe2b]

1. Lovely voice, but somehow I hear the rock music background and halfway expect to see

Nancy Sinatra and other Go-Go dancers in boots singing in the background. Still, it must have been quite the "eye-opener" for the more traditional.

[ChazII]

2. Could this be made today?

I doubt it.

[rpannier]

3. The Pope would approve

EWTN would go into apoplectic seizures demanding it be banned