| Free Daptone Sampler:
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My goodness, this stuff grooves. I think a few samples are going to make it into my current project.
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| Today, I was so excited to see so many beautiful, black faces glow with momentous hope and redemption. Though my knowledge and understanding of the civil rights movement is dim, I cried like I haven't in months as my heart lept at the sight of Dr. Lowery approaching the podium.
" God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears,
Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;
Thou who has by Thy might
Led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee,
Lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee;
Shadowed beneath Thy hand,
May we forever stand,
True to our God,
True to our native land. "
Oh, Americans, born on every soil and now united here, do Justice, love Mercy, and walk humbly with your God. No matter your political persuasion, can you not celebrate redemption this day and commit this land to the gospel's healing power as you see see these things entrusted to God by our leaders?
Lift every voice and sing, indeed.
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| "She said, 'it's hard for me to see
How one little boy got so ugly'
Yes, my little girly, that might be
But there ain't nobody that can sing like me
Ain't nobody that can sing like me "
-Woody Guthrie
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Man in the Sand (The Making of "Mermaid Avenue") is worth watching just for the scene after this song, in which Natalie Merchant pretends to catch bugs in Bragg's hair and eat them.
I'm trying hard to put away the ugly: the pride, the secrets, that stuff that makes little of God's name and impatiently discounts His yet to be grasped promises. But I still hope that my voice and music grow to be unique and uncompromised in this world. And I still pray for persistence of vision. |
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| I rarely link to other folk's Xangas. Here's a (fairly) hilarious exception: Being Dad |
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| "I tell you once what I was really coming out to do
I'm gonna burn this system to the ground for you
Radio and TV shows try to make you play the roles
they gonna take you for a ride
one more day, to leave it all behind
to go where you have never even tried
don't you let your inhibitions guide your way
baby, won't you look at me
but you ain't got the time of day
'cause I ain't got no money
yeah but what is money if you ain't got happiness
it really don't make sense to me
I ain't got no status or a diamond rock
but I still got the voice to sing"
-RX Bandits, Status
"I don't understand about diamonds and why men buy them."
What's so impressive about a diamond except the mining?"
-Fiona Apple, Red Red Red
These lyrics had been running through my head for about a month. Pastor Michelle's sermon gave me a great excuse to post them. Thanks!
On diamonds: If you're buying her a ring, make sure your conscience is clear on where the rocks are coming from. It's your responsibility to make sure your wealth isn't fueling injustice.
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