<P> The song deals with various aspects of belief in God by asking questions inviting the listener to consider how they might relate to God, such as "Would you call (God's name) to his face?" or "Would you want to see (God's face) if seeing meant that you would have to believe in things like heaven and in Jesus and the saints and all the prophets?" </P> <P> The album version starts off with the first four lines of a recording titled "The Aeroplane Ride", made on October 27, 1937 by American folklorist Alan Lomax and his wife Elizabeth for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress, with Mrs. Nell Hampton of Salyersville, Kentucky singing a variation of the 1928 John S. McConnell hymn "Heavenly Aeroplane". </P> <P> Directed by Mark Seliger and Fred Woodward, the video was mainly shot on Coney Island, with various attractions like rollercoasters, ferris wheels and the New York Aquarium shown, interchanged with the vintage - looking shots in sepia and Joan singing in front of the camera . </P> <P> Roch Parisien called the song "a simple, direct statement of faith, honest and unadorned, one framed in a near - perfect chorus and delectable Neil Young - ish guitar riff ." In 2007, the song was ranked at number 54 on "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the' 90s". and number 10 on the network's 40 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the' 90s . </P>

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