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Jermyn Davidson
12-29-2014, 01:18 PM
Should Holy Ghost filled Christians have secular music artists that they like-- even ones they would describe in terms of "favorite"?

I just heard a couple songs from the Blues Traveler and WOW talk about a mood booster!

mfblume
12-29-2014, 01:28 PM
If secular music is wholesome and about love without the fornication, etc., for example, there's nothing wrong with it .

Jermyn Davidson
12-29-2014, 02:06 PM
If secular music is wholesome and about love without the fornication, etc., for example, there's nothing wrong with it .

Thank you Sir.

Do you have a favorite secualar artist?

mfblume
12-29-2014, 02:09 PM
Thank you Sir.

Do you have a favorite secualar artist?

No single favourite. I enjoy Mike Oldfield, Chris de Burgh (not all of his songs, lol), the Electric Light Orchestra, Loreena McKennitt, lots of single songs by various folks.

Originalist
12-29-2014, 02:12 PM
Not having had full time meaningful employment for quite some time, the song "Blue Collar Man" by Styx really hits home with me. And I do a pretty good job singing it if I do say so myself! :heeheehee

mfblume
12-29-2014, 02:20 PM
I heard the Strawbs' "I only Want My Love to Grow In You" for the first time and was floored! Wow. What a good song.

Best bridge in a song of all time.

Jermyn Davidson
12-29-2014, 02:24 PM
Not having had full time meaningful employment for quite some time, the song "Blue Collar Man" by Styx really hits home with me. And I do a pretty good job singing it if I do say so myself! :heeheehee

Where's the "Like" button?

I just listened to that song on my phone! :highfive

BrotherEastman
12-29-2014, 02:42 PM
I'll probably be judged by this, but, here goes: I like "sharped dressed man" by ZZTop.

(DISCLAIMER) If there are any bad lyrics to this song, it's really the guitars that I like. lol

mfblume
12-29-2014, 02:45 PM
I'll probably be judged by this, but, here goes: I like "sharped dressed man" by ZZTop.

(DISCLAIMER) If there are any bad lyrics to this song, it's really the guitars that I like. lol

Me, too!

Originalist
12-29-2014, 02:47 PM
Where's the "Like" button?

I just listened to that song on my phone! :highfive


ha ha That's too cool!

mfblume
12-29-2014, 02:48 PM
Lot of good Eagles stuff, too!

Esaias
12-29-2014, 03:16 PM
I like Johnny Cash. Some of his songs are actually Christian, like the one where he explains why he always wears black...

Originalist
12-29-2014, 03:22 PM
I like Johnny Cash. Some of his songs are actually Christian, like the one where he explains why he always wears black...

Cash rocks.

Michael The Disciple
12-29-2014, 04:33 PM
Looking For An Echo-Kenny Vance And The Planetones

Now when I was young....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke1dV_IpSKA

My wife and I slow dance now and then.

mfblume
12-29-2014, 04:36 PM
Speaking of secular groups and my reference to the Eagles, anyone ever hear that rumour that they were satanists and that HOTEL CALIFORNIA was about the Church of Satan? That was such a sham and shame since these guys did not write it about that at all, and said how evangelicals made such a lie about them. What do sinners think of that stuff, knowing they're lies?

Pilgrum
12-29-2014, 04:54 PM
John Denver
James Taylor
Neil Young
Simon & Garfunkel
Tracy Chapman
Emmylou Harris
Judy Collins
Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Leo Kotke
Phil Keaggy
Alison Krrauss

To name a few.

Originalist
12-29-2014, 05:00 PM
Speaking of secular groups and my reference to the Eagles, anyone ever hear that rumour that they were satanists and that HOTEL CALIFORNIA was about the Church of Satan? That was such a sham and shame since these guys did not write it about that at all, and said how evangelicals made such a lie about them. What do sinners think of that stuff, knowing they're lies?


Sadly this has happened allot. "KISS" was supposedly supposed to stand for "Knights In Satan's Service". That turned out to be bogus. Have you heard about Alice Cooper's conversion?

mfblume
12-29-2014, 05:03 PM
Sadly this has happened allot. "KISS" was supposedly supposed to stand for "Knights In Satan's Service". That turned out to be bogus. Have you heard about Alice Cooper's conversion?

Yes, I have and heard his song SALVATION. Still, a little bit of fruits is required on his part, though. lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?GKX2mlC4P-M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3q7ycY9hbk

CC1
12-29-2014, 05:10 PM
Just about anything by The Eagles.

MawMaw
12-29-2014, 07:16 PM
Always loved the Carpenters.
Karen had such a beautiful
singing voice.

CC1
12-29-2014, 08:58 PM
Always loved the Carpenters.
Karen had such a beautiful
singing voice.

I agree. She had a very unique voice. Very soothing. Her death was very sad. I think she was the first and maybe only Celebrity death I knew about that was brought on by a eating disorder.

When I was about 11 or 12 years old a college student stayed with us for a few months and she allowed me to listen to her record collection. She had a Carpenters album that had recently come out (one of the first) and I fell in love with Karen's voice. It wasn't the pop-rock that normally appealed to me but I loved it.

MawMaw
12-30-2014, 02:50 AM
I agree. She had a very unique voice. Very soothing. Her death was very sad. I think she was the first and maybe only Celebrity death I knew about that was brought on by a eating disorder.

When I was about 11 or 12 years old a college student stayed with us for a few months and she allowed me to listen to her record collection. She had a Carpenters album that had recently come out (one of the first) and I fell in love with Karen's voice. It wasn't the pop-rock that normally appealed to me but I loved it.

You're right. Her voice was very unique and soothing.

Their Christmas Album "Christmas Portrait", is my most
favorite of all Christmas albums. :)

Jermyn Davidson
12-30-2014, 03:59 AM
I like Rod Stewart's, "Forever Young"-- heard it for the first time when I was in 6th grade and it just stayed with me.

Jermyn Davidson
12-30-2014, 04:04 AM
John Denver
James Taylor
Neil Young
Simon & Garfunkel
Tracy Chapman
Emmylou Harris
Judy Collins
Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Leo Kotke
Phil Keaggy
Alison Krrauss

To name a few.

I thought Phil Keaggy was a Christian artist. I know he has released Christian music and I like his Christian stuff alot.

Jito463
12-30-2014, 02:39 PM
I'm of the mind (and this is applicable to me personally, I'm not judging anyone, though I'd definitely recommend these standards to anyone), that only Christian music should be listened to. In fact, I go so far as to judge even "Christian" music by extremely high standards. There's a lot of music played on the "Christian" music stations (hereafter CMS) that I abhor, and absolutely will not listen to.

My criteria is that I won't listen to anything that doesn't have Christ as the focus. The song can be about anything, so long as Christ is at the center of it. The example I usually use as a comparison is several years back the CMS played this "Butterfly Kisses" song over and over again. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the song per se, but I refused to listen to it because it has nothing to do with God. It was just about his daughter. The closest it ever came to talking about God, was some line about thanking God above.

By comparison, Phillips, Craig and Dean had a song titled "I wanna be just like You". The whole song was about his relationship with his son, but the focus was about his relationship with God.

"Lord, I wanna be just like You, cause he wants to be just like me
I wanna be a holy example for his innocent eyes to see
Let me be a living Bible, Lord, that my little boy can read
I wanna be just like You, cause he wants to be like me".

Two songs, both about a parent and their relationship with their child, but the PCD song has God as the focus, while the other one barely mentioned Him. I get even more picky than that, to be honest, but I think that's the most clear example I can use of my standards.

FlamingZword
12-30-2014, 06:20 PM
I am not into secular artists, however I would like to see someone Christianize secular songs. A few words changed here and there and most songs could be used in church. :D

Miss Scarlett
12-30-2014, 06:24 PM
I'll probably be judged by this, but, here goes: I like "sharped dressed man" by ZZTop.

(DISCLAIMER) If there are any bad lyrics to this song, it's really the guitars that I like. lol

My son was a fan of ZZZTop, and I liked Sharped Dressed Man also.

mfblume
12-30-2014, 06:34 PM
Not judging anyone, either, but the idea of only listening to Christian music sounds offkey because that sort of concept would only be consistent if one did not listen to anything not Christian, not just songs. Including conversations. ;)

Just saying.

Jito463
12-30-2014, 10:32 PM
Except music sticks with a person far longer than a conversation does. Remember, Lucifer was the angel of music. He knows it's power. A rhythm will stick in your head for hours, days, even weeks after you've heard it, whereas a conversation could be forgotten in the next breath.

The Lemon
12-31-2014, 07:54 AM
I agree with the suggestion of caution with regards to what music someone is listening to...that also can be said about most anything, including who you hang out with, and places you go to some extent.

Having said that, it is in a sort of twisted way, amusing to me to see some of the arguments concerning "secular" music, and the defining of such being that it has nothing to do with Christ etc.

I can think of many great love songs by bands like Journey that my wife and I enjoy together. Being cautious is important, but I have seen many good brothers and sisters, including ministry, who are great in spiritual matters, and are so good in that arena that they have been very effective at making human emotion and in fact being human a sin.

While there is certainly sinful things and carnal desires that are not good, there are also many complexities to being human that are not all bad. Seeking God for balance is not a bad thing, and having intimate relations with your spouse is also not a bad thing, and if you want a romantic dinner alone with your spouse while listening to Barry White, well - that is your business.

If anyone is going to convince me that they listen to "I'm a Pentecostal", while enjoying a romantic evening alone with their spouse, sure...I believe you.

It is possible, in my opinion, to be so heavenly minded that you are no earthly good...just sayin'.

BrotherEastman
12-31-2014, 07:59 AM
My son was a fan of ZZZTop, and I liked Sharped Dressed Man also.

LOL!!!!:highfive

Jermyn Davidson
12-31-2014, 08:15 AM
If anyone is going to convince me that they listen to "I'm a Pentecostal", while enjoying a romantic evening alone with their spouse, sure...I believe you.


Care to elaborate?

:D

Jito463
12-31-2014, 09:56 AM
If anyone is going to convince me that they listen to "I'm a Pentecostal", while enjoying a romantic evening alone with their spouse, sure...I believe you.

Why not just music alone, without any singing, if you must have music? That's my opinion, anyway.

It is possible, in my opinion, to be so heavenly minded that you are no earthly good...just sayin'.

So, my having standards on what I will and will not listen to makes me "no earthly good"? I just want to be clear what you're saying.

Jermyn Davidson
12-31-2014, 10:16 AM
Why not just music alone, without any singing, if you must have music? That's my opinion, anyway.



Wouldn't the music still not be Christian music, unless you are talking about Christian music without the lyrics?

"I'm a Pentecostal", without the lyrics, for an intimate evening with the spouse...

The rhythm of romance!

mfblume
12-31-2014, 04:56 PM
Except music sticks with a person far longer than a conversation does. Remember, Lucifer was the angel of music. He knows it's power. A rhythm will stick in your head for hours, days, even weeks after you've heard it, whereas a conversation could be forgotten in the next breath.

The idea of Lucifer being the angel of music is not conclusive. In fact, Lucifer is not even concretely known to be the present devil. Words impact people much more than we realize.

Walks_in_islam
01-01-2015, 09:12 AM
LOL. My current favorite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ud6B_NXoNc

Walks_in_islam
01-01-2015, 09:41 AM
Gift from my wife to the forum. She sez its her answer to the previous one, which is "mean" LOL.

http://vimeo.com/94793297

Abiding Now
01-01-2015, 09:43 AM
Anything on SIRUS/XM channel 66 Watercolor.

Walks_in_islam
01-01-2015, 09:54 AM
One of Utube's finest versions of our current "favorite song"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCNf5iVa-18

The Lemon
01-02-2015, 01:16 PM
Why not just music alone, without any singing, if you must have music? That's my opinion, anyway.



So, my having standards on what I will and will not listen to makes me "no earthly good"? I just want to be clear what you're saying.

No - I respect your standards, I simply have a different view is all. I apologize for being rude - my post was rough.

houston
01-02-2015, 02:09 PM
Care to elaborate?

:D

I'm a pentecostal... it can work...

We've been known to get wild, let our hair hang down,
drink till we get marry, rollin' on the ground.

:happydance

returnman
01-09-2015, 10:36 AM
I like Rod Stewart's, "Forever Young"-- heard it for the first time when I was in 6th grade and it just stayed with me.

Check out "People get Ready". The version with Jeff Beck on guitar.

Jermyn Davidson
01-09-2015, 10:53 AM
Great rendidtion!

That guitar is hauntingly beautiful isn't it?

Ya know, I really, really like some of Rod Stewart's music.