The Soundtrack of Our Lives

Music isn’t always just a distraction from life sometimes it is our life.

The past few weeks I’ve been pondering music in general and how it makes us feel…

And just this Saturday Jon Acuff at Stuff Christian’s Like asked what four song(s)/group(s) can you not stop listening to right now…and why.

                Jon’s picks:

1.       Temper Trap – Sweet Dispositions

2.        The Afters – Light Up the Sky (evidently this is a really popular Christian group)

3.       Mumford & Sons – Roll Away Your Stone

4.       Josh Garrels (Shout out to Muncie, IN)

I’m curious too.  For me I’ve gone through lots of music in the last month.  Often it’s so easy to listen to the same music that I know and not even pay attention to the words.  So here are the songs that I’ve really started paying attention to the words and every time I hear them they mean just a little bit more.  I’m going to share my “inspirational songs/Christian songs” and my favorite mainstream songs at the moment too.

1.                        Hallelujah, What A Mess – Sara Beth Geoghegan

I love Sara Beth’s melodies and her honesty.  I love this song because it’s a nearly daily reminder of how much God loves us even though our hearts are often so messed up.  The next two songs share pretty much the same theme of God’s love for us even though we are totally unworthy.

Wedding Dress – Derek Webb

                     This song talks about how we often just put on God when we need Him and not wear
               him all   the time.  Look this song up and give it a listen.  The first time I listened to it
               I wrote it off.  The more I listened the more I realized I was doing exactly what the
                song said…it was uncomfortable, but am thankful for a God who loves us and takes
               us back.  I also like how Derek isn’t afraid of using words that Christian’s normally shy
               away from.

                      How He Loves – David Crowder

               He is jealous for me,
               Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
              Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.
              When all of a sudden,
              I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
              And I realise just how beautiful You are,
              And how great Your affections are for me.
More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmania.com/how_he_loves_lyrics_david_crowder_band.html
All about David Crowder+Band: http://www.musictory.com/music/David+Crowder+Band

4.                   Hosanna  - Hillsong

           Some of the verses in this song are so true of all our professions.             God has already given us that desire to help those less fortunate.             This is my anthem for what we do every day.

          Heal my heart and make it clean

          Open up my eyes to the things unseen

         Show me how to love like You have loved me

        Break my heart for what breaks yours

        Everything I am for your Kingdom’s cause

        As I walk from earth into eternity

Mainstream Favorites

1.     Samba da Bençáo- Bebel Gilberto

Great song from Eat, Pray, Love; it’s in Portuguese so I don’t really understand anything. It just has an awesome ethnic jazz lounge sound to it.  

2.     Fly Me Away – Annie Little

This song is from the original TV spot for the Kindle. I just love it – enough I put it as one of the Glee mix cd and named the mix after one of the lines in the song.

3.     Te Amo – Makano (Reggae/Merengue)

Just a little bit of the tropics in my life.  I can’t help but bust out my car dancing or my Zumba steps if I’m at home.  This is a windows down, sing at the top of your lungs song...it just makes you happy.  Sadly the lyrics aren’t much to write home about­­­.  But a happy beat song none the less.  If Ross spoke Spanish and this song was out when he and Rachel were on their break…I think he would have sung this song to her.

4.    Haven’t Met You Yet – Michael Bublé

I just love all of Michael’s other music, but this is a new song I just discovered when watching the Grammy’s.  It’s just a good song that isn’t a cover of the Rat Pack….I don’t think.

What's your soundtrack?

B.

P.S.

Check out The Crossing - Columbia, MO Facebook page to see some of those pictures I was talking about.  I'll try to remember to take my check list with next time I go...this week's group was a little more dressy then normal, but it will still be fun.