Some other Ghost recommendations: He Is, Life Eternal, Respite on the Spitalfields, Kaisarion, Square Hammer, If you have Ghosts, Darkness at the Heart of my Love, Pro Memoria
Fun fact: Per Eriksson who was a former member of Katatonia back in the early 2010s is actually the lead guitarist for Ghost's live performances/tours.
You should listen to the version on Jimmy Kimmel - Ghoulette's voices are turned up and adds a really good extra layer to the chorus, in some ways better than the album version here. And it was good to see you doing what every Ghost fan does listening to their songs.... smile. A lot.
Love Ghost, was listening to this track, had heard it a few times before, was literally at a traffic stoplight when the lyrics "little sunshine" hit me, as in "not much light, mostly darkness" brilliant wordplay...darker than it seems upon first listens, Tobias is damn good at writing catchy pop/rock melodic hooks with deceptively dark lyrics that have a great cadence
Also the lyrics "you will never, ever walk alone" are actually pretty creepy, merely wanting someone, anyone, by your side becomes never, ever being alone again, the shadow always follows...damn that's good
8:44 Rats isn't the only song that sounds radically different from this Ghost song Their songs "Kiss The Go-Goat" and, "Secular Haze" also sound radically different from this song and "Rats", as they were intended to sound like they were released in the 60's & 70's respectively
This is absolutely about Satan. Little sunshine is a cute way of referring to Lucifer, which means light or dawn-bringer. Mephistopheles is another name for him used in Faust.
For the meaning of the title ... The title of the song is a reference to the British occultist, Aleister Crowley. When Crowley was in court in the 1930s, pursuing a libel case, he was asked by the judge to explain why he called himself "The Beast 666." He replied that the number 666 simply means "sunlight." "You can call me Little Sunshine," he told the judge.
I'm not quite sure that this is totally correct. Mephistopheles is generally understood as an incarnation of Satan with the moniker “Little Sunshine” being a reference to such a being. But Ghost has often several layers of meaning in their lyrics, so the Crowley reference may also be partly correct.
@@henrikvidin I wouldnt be surprised if the Crowley reference was intended, given the album art for Impera, which this song is off of, is based on a famous picture of him
@@AdamStraughan Kaisarion is my favorite from this album. It's Ghost at their most Rush. And it's in a major key which is not normal for them. After that, probably Respite on the Spitalfields, Spillways, Darkness at the Heart of My Love, Hunter's Moon, Griftwood... so the whole album is great. :)
![[REACTION!!] Old Rock Radio DJ REACTS to GHOST ft. "Call Me Little Sunshine" (LIVE)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/cRyWu6XfI5s/mqdefault.jpg)
best band in last 15 years......
Try ever
Some other Ghost recommendations: He Is, Life Eternal, Respite on the Spitalfields, Kaisarion, Square Hammer, If you have Ghosts, Darkness at the Heart of my Love, Pro Memoria
My song of the year 2022 👻 tx for reacting to Ghost 🤟
The title of this song was taken from a qoute from Alistair Crawley
Based on what I'd heard
Fun fact: Per Eriksson who was a former member of Katatonia back in the early 2010s is actually the lead guitarist for Ghost's live performances/tours.
That makes sense!!
And he’s fucking amazing at it.
As soon as I heard him saying he likes Katatonia I came right to the comments to say Per is Ghost's lead guitarist, but you beat me to it haha.
@@dansantosn I looked later and I think someone else beat me to it as well😂😂
Agreed! His solos are epic
You should listen to the version on Jimmy Kimmel - Ghoulette's voices are turned up and adds a really good extra layer to the chorus, in some ways better than the album version here.
And it was good to see you doing what every Ghost fan does listening to their songs.... smile. A lot.
Love Ghost, was listening to this track, had heard it a few times before, was literally at a traffic stoplight when the lyrics "little sunshine" hit me, as in "not much light, mostly darkness" brilliant wordplay...darker than it seems upon first listens, Tobias is damn good at writing catchy pop/rock melodic hooks with deceptively dark lyrics that have a great cadence
Also the lyrics "you will never, ever walk alone" are actually pretty creepy, merely wanting someone, anyone, by your side becomes never, ever being alone again, the shadow always follows...damn that's good
Move on to Griftwood, Mary on a cross (live Tampa) and Spillways
I love Ghost, I have tickets to see them in August.
Sweet!
Per Eriksson, a former member of Katatonia, is the lead guitarist for Ghost (he's hired for the tours).
That makes sense!
8:44
Rats isn't the only song that sounds radically different from this Ghost song
Their songs "Kiss The Go-Goat" and, "Secular Haze" also sound radically different from this song and "Rats", as they were intended to sound like they were released in the 60's & 70's respectively
Love this album and this song
Never have heard this. It's really cool. ❤
Love Ghost. Highly Recommend - Darkness at the Heart of My Love and Cirice.
Hi Adam and thank you, my first time hearing them. Interesting with a smile absolutely ❤
This is absolutely about Satan. Little sunshine is a cute way of referring to Lucifer, which means light or dawn-bringer. Mephistopheles is another name for him used in Faust.
For the meaning of the title ...
The title of the song is a reference to the British occultist, Aleister Crowley. When Crowley was in court in the 1930s, pursuing a libel case, he was asked by the judge to explain why he called himself "The Beast 666." He replied that the number 666 simply means "sunlight." "You can call me Little Sunshine," he told the judge.
Thanks for this info!
I'm not quite sure that this is totally correct. Mephistopheles is generally understood as an incarnation of Satan with the moniker “Little Sunshine” being a reference to such a being.
But Ghost has often several layers of meaning in their lyrics, so the Crowley reference may also be partly correct.
@@henrikvidin Mephistopheles is a demon, an agent for the devil as in the Faust story
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephistopheles
@@henrikvidin I wouldnt be surprised if the Crowley reference was intended, given the album art for Impera, which this song is off of, is based on a famous picture of him
@@chromewizard6421 maybe it is. Ghost lyrics often have double or more underlying references! 😊
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reminds me of alice in chains. not a bad thing.
Reminds me of early '70s Alice Cooper
Love AIC but Ghost is in a class of its own
My least favorite song on this amazing album of amazing songs.
Oh interesting! What’s your favourite?
@@AdamStraughan Kaisarion is my favorite from this album. It's Ghost at their most Rush. And it's in a major key which is not normal for them. After that, probably Respite on the Spitalfields, Spillways, Darkness at the Heart of My Love, Hunter's Moon, Griftwood... so the whole album is great. :)
to me its the most "GHOST" song on this great album! closer to their orgins.....
@@AdamStraughan Impera is all killer, no filler.