
Last updated: Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Songs by THE STONE ROSES and HAPPY MONDAYS wowed crowds in the bands' native Manchester, England, on Good Friday (14APR06) when they featured in a religious parade in celebration of Easter.
OASIS track WONDERWALL and The Stone Roses' I AM THE RESURRECTION were sung by actors playing CHRIST and his disciple PETER respectively at the televised festival.
Bishop Nigel McCulloch tells the Manchester Evening News, "Manchester Passion has a sincerity and ability to shock and connect that is not far removed from how it must have been on the first Good Friday."
Wonderwall by OASIS
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