{"id":17049,"date":"2022-06-16T18:34:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T16:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1663441"},"modified":"2022-06-16T19:04:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T17:04:13","slug":"what-is-the-keep-sweet-theme-song-opening-music-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-is-the-keep-sweet-theme-song-opening-music-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Keep Sweet theme song? Opening music explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 16 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>While there isn\u2019t a huge amount that can shock true crime fans, Netflix\u2019s latest offering Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey managed to do just that, with the four-part docuseries exploring the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) and the crimes of its leader <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/true-crime\/warren-jeffs-now-keep-sweet-pray-obey-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Warren Jeffs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The show looks at the FLDS \u2013 a closed-off community of Mormon fundamentalists living in Utah \u2013 and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/keep-sweet-rulon-jeffs-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">their polygamous practices<\/a>, before detailing the leadership of Jeffs, who was once placed on the FBI\u2019s Ten Most Wanted List on charges of arranging <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/true-crime\/warren-jeffs-wives-where-now-keep-sweet-pray-obey\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">illegal marriages<\/a> between his adult male followers and underage women.<\/p>\n<p>While Keep Sweet itself is a horrifying look at how one man managed to destroy so many lives, viewers have noted that the show\u2019s haunting opening music adds to the unsettling story.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the opening theme song of Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey.<\/p> <h2><strong>What is the Keep Sweet opening song?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The song played in the opening credits of Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey is Feel More by Michelle Gurevich, a Canadian singer-songwriter.<\/p>\n<p>She released the song in 2020 as part of her album Ecstasy in the Shadow of Ecstasy. You can listen to the album in full on <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Ecstasy-Shadow-Michelle-Gurevich\/dp\/B088P1Y26T?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/music.apple.com\/lv\/album\/ecstasy-in-the-shadow-of-ecstasy\/1513545757&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Apple Music<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/tidal.com\/browse\/album\/141647305&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TIDAL<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.deezer.com\/en\/album\/148604752&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Deezer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gurevich has previously toured with Patrick Wolf, with her songs appearing in European films like Party Girl and Kolka Cool.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Michelle\" gurevich=\"\" feel=\"\" more=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/chdt8HY4Ca8?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<h2><strong>What does the opening song mean?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The eerie song features lyrics which refer to facing difficult times with the hope of a pay-off at the end \u2013 which is what many of those within the Fundamentality Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) believed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was born for the road. A guest in happy homes, suffer six days alone for a seventh day of passion,\u201d Gurevich sings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly after a storm can you feel the sun. Ooh I want to feel more. Ecstasy, in the shadow of ecstasy, in the shadow of ecstasy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics could be interpreted as describing the experience of those who followed Warren Jeffs, following his strict and problematic demands with the promise of achieving salvation \u2013 however, the song\u2019s moody feel also helps to set the tone of this chilling docuseries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Keep-Sweet-Pray-and-Obey-06eb2c2.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Keep-Sweet-Pray-and-Obey-06eb2c2.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" 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