You probably noticed I haven't been keeping up with the CeleBirthdates or CeleDeaths lately.
It's just that I keep missing or forgetting about the birthdates, and that a lot of recording acts from the 50s thru the 80s are at that age where "death notices" are to be expected.
And that this site is not really intended to double as some kind of "CeleObituary" or "CeleBirthdate announcements" outlet, but, rather, to be primarily about me and my personal viewpoints and opinions
...plus the fact that it's just too overwhelming to keep track of all these birthdates and "death notices".
I'm not oblivious to the recent passing of Ray Thomas (Moody Blues), Denise LaSalle (Trapped By This Thing Called Love), Hugh Masekela, or Edwin Hawkins.
And, speaking of Edwin Hawkins, I got to thinking how many songs from the early-to-earlier part of the rock and roll era had some kind of religious theme:
The Bible Tells Me So
Deck Of Cards
A Wonderful Time Up There
Jesus Is A Soul Man
Put Your Hand In The Hand
Spirit In The Sky
Morning Has Broken
Open Up Your Heart (And Let The Sunshine In)
Crying In The Chapel
Reverend Mr. Black
The Three Bells
Shake A Hand
Dominique
The Lord's Prayer
Oh Happy Day
Amen
The Village Of St. Bernadette
Day By Day
Mama Sang A Song
People Get Ready
The Magnificent Sanctuary Band
Jesus Christ Superstar
Wings Of A Dove
Amazing Grace
Why Me?
I'm not sure how such lyrics would go down in today's pop music climate. Probably not at all.
While I'm not a Biblical Absolutist by any means I'm not an atheist either.
I think "God" is as good a metaphor as any for the notion of a universe which came about as a result of a deliberate strategic planning and execution, even if a bit cartoonish and dumbed-down.
The concept of all the galaxies, solar systems, and suns with their surrounding planets being prime examples of "cosmic architecture" is a notion I find quite feasible in theory, a lot more so than I do the uncertain and disjointed capriciousness of the Evolution theories, with their brands of twisted logic explanations and premises.
It's just that I keep missing or forgetting about the birthdates, and that a lot of recording acts from the 50s thru the 80s are at that age where "death notices" are to be expected.
And that this site is not really intended to double as some kind of "CeleObituary" or "CeleBirthdate announcements" outlet, but, rather, to be primarily about me and my personal viewpoints and opinions
...plus the fact that it's just too overwhelming to keep track of all these birthdates and "death notices".
I'm not oblivious to the recent passing of Ray Thomas (Moody Blues), Denise LaSalle (Trapped By This Thing Called Love), Hugh Masekela, or Edwin Hawkins.
And, speaking of Edwin Hawkins, I got to thinking how many songs from the early-to-earlier part of the rock and roll era had some kind of religious theme:
The Bible Tells Me So
Deck Of Cards
A Wonderful Time Up There
Jesus Is A Soul Man
Put Your Hand In The Hand
Spirit In The Sky
Morning Has Broken
Open Up Your Heart (And Let The Sunshine In)
Crying In The Chapel
Reverend Mr. Black
The Three Bells
Shake A Hand
Dominique
The Lord's Prayer
Oh Happy Day
Amen
The Village Of St. Bernadette
Day By Day
Mama Sang A Song
People Get Ready
The Magnificent Sanctuary Band
Jesus Christ Superstar
Wings Of A Dove
Amazing Grace
Why Me?
I'm not sure how such lyrics would go down in today's pop music climate. Probably not at all.
While I'm not a Biblical Absolutist by any means I'm not an atheist either.
I think "God" is as good a metaphor as any for the notion of a universe which came about as a result of a deliberate strategic planning and execution, even if a bit cartoonish and dumbed-down.
The concept of all the galaxies, solar systems, and suns with their surrounding planets being prime examples of "cosmic architecture" is a notion I find quite feasible in theory, a lot more so than I do the uncertain and disjointed capriciousness of the Evolution theories, with their brands of twisted logic explanations and premises.
Well recently here in the UK we've had quite a hard core rapper Stormzy topping the charts with "Blinded by Your Grace" which will probably destroy his image forever. But that is unusual. Of course it was considered very strange for Elvis to go from Jailhouse Rock to Crying In the Chapel.
ReplyDeleteWhy so?
DeleteElvis was born and raised in the South, the Bible Belt.
It's not surprising that he hung on to his underlying subcultural roots.