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What songs "don't you get" on your favorite Christian station?

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MyCatKnight

Back in the day, my old station used to play "Cosmic Cowboy" (Barry McGuire, IIRC) ALL THE TIME between the usual staples like Amy, MWS, Sandi, SCC, 4Him, Point of Grace, etc. (please don't bash the old format, which was good in its time).

What songs make you stop & say "Huh?"

Happy Saturday 8)
 
anything by larry norman

normans kitchen--randy stonehill
what would jesus do--julie miller..


well just to name a few.
 
The "get" in the question refers to "understand."


My first thought was "Sexyback," but that thought was just a bad attempt at a joke.

If you want a serious answer, it would be "Awesome God." It's a really bad and cheesy use of strings in contemporary music, and the first line -- "When he rolls up his sleeves, he ain't just 'puttin' on the ritz'" -- is so unbelievably awful.
 
Agreed on the "cheesy now" part, but it wasn't significantly cheesier than most of its peers... it's the sing-along, anthemic chorus that made it big, IMHO. Plus, it stands the test of time with how many remakes include its chorus today.
 
What's not to "get" about "Cosmic Cowboy?"

Jesus is portrayed as the "Cosmic Cowboy" (in a reverant way) and Barry McGuire is a lost soul who, after an encounter with Jesus, realizes his need for a savior.

Of course it's not a straight-up Gospel presentation, but that's how art works.

When I was in high school, I got the album as a present. It was one of the first "cool" Christian songs I had heard. Barry McGuire, Michael Omartian and Keith Green were the only progressive Christian singers I knew of in 1978. (Would have loved to have known of Stonehill and DeGarmo & Key back then.)


To the poster who thinks "Awesome God" is cheesy, well, the strings are a bit over-the-top and it wouldn't get written or produced that way today but...

The song is very powerful, especially for kids. You can play this song in a Sunday schol today and A LOT of kids will get into it; especially the chorus. Rich Mullins wrote a classic.
 
"When he rolls up his sleeves, he ain't just 'puttin' on the ritz'" -- is so unbelievably awful.

Are you quoting Rich, he thought so too :)
 
anotherguy said:
I've never really figured out why some CCM stations are playing Jesus Take the Wheel. ???

What? Why not, the message takes in the emotions of all of us who find ourselves on the edge of life and not sure of our salvation. Unless you were in the womb as a Christian you are exempt from the "all of us" expression, I would dare say most have been in that place, an impending life wreck, surrendering everything to Jesus.
off the record, We did though time the "almost" wreck in the song and in real life, it happens much faster. ;)
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smashedcd said:
anything by larry norman

normans kitchen--randy stonehill
what would jesus do--julie miller..


well just to name a few.
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actually i misunderstod the original post..so...the song that made me go huh was by first call...and it sounded like some kind of chant..??? it had a weird title..from sometime around 1991..
 
radio4Him said:
"When he rolls up his sleeves, he ain't just 'puttin' on the ritz'" -- is so unbelievably awful.

Are you quoting Rich, he thought so too :)
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I will agree the verses are not sing-able for most people. But the chorus works and kids love it. I, for one, would love to be remembered for writing something that touches people.
 
There's no one song that stands out amongst the vast sea of ambiguously-pushed, emotional-tear-jerker songs.

I think PFR's "Goldies Last Day" was one of the worst, along with Smitty's "Rockettown." And let's not forget the rampant abuse of Sixpence's "Kiss Me." Those are some from more recent years that have come into mind.

--Please can we go one Christmas season without hearing "Christmas Shoes?"
 
"Drop Kick Me Jesus" (Through The Goalposts Of Life)......(I Don't Care If It Rains Or Freezes)"As Long As I Have My Plastic Jesus" (Sittin' On The Dashboard Of My Car)..... "Hello Lord"...."Phone Call From God"..... Hal Smith's version of "The Lord Knows I've Been Drinkin' ".... "Sunday Morning Sidewalk"...."Crying In The Chapel"....Old Oak Ridge Boys (Prior to "Elvira").......
But then again, who ever DID play them??? Only old small Country Stations on Sunday Mornings..
 
skippertthomas said:
"Drop Kick Me Jesus" (Through The Goalposts Of Life)......(I Don't Care If It Rains Or Freezes)"As Long As I Have My Plastic Jesus" (Sittin' On The Dashboard Of My Car)..... "Hello Lord"...."Phone Call From God"..... Hal Smith's version of "The Lord Knows I've Been Drinkin' ".... "Sunday Morning Sidewalk"...."Crying In The Chapel"....Old Oak Ridge Boys (Prior to "Elvira").......
But then again, who ever DID play them??? Only old small Country Stations on Sunday Mornings..
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It's always bugged me how some (not all) of the same people who refuse to accept any type of CCM or Christian rock will accept Gospel songs or albums by secular country singers who don't even pretend to be Christians. (Willie Nelson, Conway Twitty, etc.) I don't have any problem with a secular singer of any style who professes to be a Christian and lives it doing Christian music, but there definitely seems to be a double standard when it comes to country.
 
spirit1023dj said:
--Please can we go one Christmas season without hearing "Christmas Shoes?"
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I'd love that.

Heaven knows I get nausea when I hear it now.

Unfortunately, I think a Christmas withouth "Shoes" would leave a gaping hole in the hearts of most those listeners who love Christian music. They expect it.
 
In a secular format, I once laid out what I thought was the ideal Christmas music plan -- it hit fairly hard with the standards the day after Thanksgiving, tapered them back the next day, kept a small but noticable presence with the big songs the following week, built up frequency and increased the depth in the weeks after that, began sprinkling in the "real" (meaningful) songs as Chrstmas approached, increased the ratio of "real" to "standards" as the days grew short, brought in the most meaningful and most heart-tugging songs just two or three days before, and had a Christmas eve night that leaned noticably "real" and "meaningful" and a Christmas day that leaned "family" and "fun." It really was a joy to program and to listen to. I still absolutely love the idea of it.

In the meantime, though, the in-format competitor and an all-Christmas station hit 'em all right off the bat and generally burned 'em...and me. Mine was thoughtful and intricate; theirs was quick and easy. I spent hours; they probably just looked at some lists and tossed 'em in. I gained and accomplished nothing while they either did just fine or even went up.

Christmas music is best programmed in a closed environment. However, we don't have a close environment. Whattya gonna do?

If others are playing it, what are you -- the originating format of the song and artist, for crying out loud -- supposed to do?



Oh, wait....this isn't a Christmas music thread. Sorry. ;D
 
Good thought(s)! Funny, I just approved our little LPFM that does New Rock/Alternative (Theocratic mix) to do the music 'over the air' for evenings, 6 to 10 during the annual "Festival Of Lights" for Easter Seals... My green haired, blue fingernailed audience is 'stoked' about being the voice of raising funds and hearing a variety of Christmas music on their underground outlet (from our Wired Coffee House)....By the way, our strange little 'i-Tunes' format is at: www.wyir.com .... We stream and do a little football/basketball for fundraising.... Let me know your thoughts and if you have any wierd liners to share... "Skip"
 
but there definitely seems to be a double standard when it comes to country
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you have no idea how right you are. i am a country fan so i can chime in from both sides. today at work i was listning to my david allen coe cd. a very religious lady walks by and says i am glad you are finally listning to something uplifting...to which i replied..do you have any idea who that is..she said know but i can tell its uplifting...???DAVID ALLEN COE UPLIFTING ;D..i was listning to if that aint country..if you know the song you know..it aint uplifting!! :eek:
 
Smashed,
In the church I grew up in the youth leaders accepted some AC CCM, but no Christian rock. However anything country was considered OK. I wasn't on this particular youth trip in the church van, but I heard about that on the trip that they were playing Garth Brooks and singing along with Friends in Low Places. Yet we couldn't bring anything except the softest CCM tapes, and no Christian rock. ??? :eek: ::) :-\
 
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