mocking voices ring the halls

Following on the heels of All Saints' Day comes All Souls' Day, because why should intercessionary figures and revered martyrs have all the fun? And so this day is set aside for honoring the "faithful" departed. In the byzantine metrics that govern one's place in the afterlife, these unfortunate spirits have brought a few venial sins too many to the express checkout to the Great Beyond, and have thus been directed to spend some time warming the benches in the spiritual waiting room known as Purgatory.

(Y'know, between this post and yesterday's, I've come to realize that there isn't much difference between discussing theology and discussing comic books...and I don't mean that in a way that ennobles the latter.)

Here are a couple of "soul-ful" tracks featuring vocals from the ranks of the departed. I'll leave the "faithful" qualifier for the individual listener to decide.

Joy Division - Dead Souls (from Substance, 1988)

The Blues Brothers - Soul Man (from Briefcase Full of Blues, 1978)