This movie, which many people, including some people in it, say is one of the worst movies of all time has generated an interesting conversation around our house. Are some cover versions of songs better than the original. Two or three songs in particular from this movie we think are better than the original. I [...]
One of my favorite types of music is that played by Marching Bands, from John Phillip Sousa to T. Rex. John Phillip Sousa wrote so much music that we hear in parades and marching band competitions that some of the songs are embedded in our collective consciousnesses. Stars and Stripes Forever is probably his best [...]
Someone once said,“We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.” This song by Trace Adkins speaks to those rough men who have been there to prevent harm from befalling others. Sometimes they are there for erroneous reasons, but [...]
I can’t believe that I haven’t written a whole post about Larry Norman. Larry to me is the reason that there is contemporary Christian music. Larry managed to merge rock and roll with a Christian message, while communicating a social message of Jesus love, acceptance and justice. He sang songs about the war in Vietnam, [...]
