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Secular songs that remind me of God
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A new thread for songs & videos with a twist. Post songs that come from the secular world of music that very well could have been written to praise God or tell the Gospel message.
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Craig from Illinois 07/23/2012 16:44 |
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Craig from Illinois
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07/23/2012 16:46 |
Annie's Song - by John Denver (Sung by Travis Cottrell)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9m2NMeFXzA
Inspiration:
"Annie's Song" was written as an ode to Denver's wife at the time, Annie Martell Denver. Denver "wrote this song in about ten-and-a-half minutes one day on a ski lift" to the top of Ajax Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, as the physical exhilaration of having "just skied down a very difficult run" and the feeling of total immersion in the beauty of the colors and sounds that filled all senses inspired him to think about his wife.
Notes:
"Denver paid loving tribute to his wife by dedicating this album to her, and with 'Annie's Song,' a number one hit in July '74, Annie Denver recalls the beginnings: 'It was written after John and I had gone through a pretty intense time together and things were pretty good for us. He left to go skiing and he got on the Ajax chair on Aspen mountain and the song just came to him. He skied down and came home and wrote it down... Initially it was a love song and it was given to me through him, and yet for him it became a bit like a prayer.'
"'The first time I heard "Annie's Song," I told John it had the same melody as Tschaikovsky's "Fifth Symphony, Second Movement,"' says Milt Okun. 'He walked over to the piano, sat for an hour and came back, and the only thing remaining from Tschaikovsky was the first five notes. It was fantastic.'
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Claire Stanniland
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07/23/2012 18:34 |
There are a few that I've come across:
'Because You Loved Me' by Celine Dion: the chorus goes:
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had Your love - I had it all!
I'm everything I am because You loved me.
Then there are such songs as:
Then I saw your face, now I'm a believer, by the Monkees
Things can only get better now I've found you, by D:Ream
Of course, Elvis had his roots in gospel music... 'Crying in the Chapel' comes to mind
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