5 classic pop songs influenced by the Bible

By CP Staff,
British rock band Def Leppard pose for a photo after their performance live on NBC's 'Today' show in New York on May 27, 2005.
British rock band Def Leppard pose for a photo after their performance live on NBC's "Today" show in New York on May 27, 2005. | Reuters/Albert Ferreira

5. 'Rock of Ages' — Def Leppard (1983)

The stadium rock anthem "Rock of Ages" became a hit from 1980s metal band Def Leppard with a title almost inadvertently drawn from the pages of Scripture. 

In a 2013 interview with VH1, singer Joe Elliot recounted how the lyrics came about after a Bible study was held in the recording studio the previous night, and a Bible left behind was opened to the old hymn.

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"So I picked it up and started singing, 'Rock of ages,'" said Elliot — and the rest was history.

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