Happy Friday all! Today's song comes from a contemporary-ambient rock group from Texas, Luminate. As you can probably guess from the name, they are a Christian band. I generally don't listen to Christian music with the exception of Skillet but their cover of Pete Townsend's "Let My Love Open the Door" blew me away this week. The song is one of Townsend's biggest hits and the "love" he sings about can be interpreted as either romantic love or "God's love," likely explaining why Luminate would choose to cover it. I came across the song while watching the season two finale of HBO's "The Newsroom" and in the context of the show (a cheesy, celebratory montage) it works quite well. Honestly, just from listening, you probably wouldn't have any idea the group is Christian, not that it really matters. Their version is obviously very different from the 80's original but the soft, ambient sound is a real treat to the ears. It's not easy to explain exactly but the overall tone strikes me as richer and grander. The slower tempo also makes it extremely easy to appreciate Pete Townsend's genius -namely the beautiful lyrics and composition. Moreover, it's a feel good rock song that may or may not give you lots of warm fuzzies inside. Enjoy and have a terrific weekend!
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AMANDA-- "LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR" by LUMINATE
Written By amandathepanda on Friday, September 20, 2013 | 9/20/2013 07:53:00 AM
ETC #73 "Only God Could Love You More"
Written By Anonymous on Thursday, April 4, 2013 | 4/04/2013 12:30:00 PM
Song: "Only God Could Love You More" ~ Artist: Jerrod Niemann
Comments: Hey, y'all. Sorry for the late posting today. I've been a bad combination of sick and busy. So I heard this song (the second single from Jerrod's latest album Free the Music) in the car just a short while ago actually, and I think this song is beautiful. The tempo in it never really pick up; it's a very slow and powerful beated song. The rhythm and theme is quite different than Mr. Niemann's usually, but this works well for him. There's not much in the way of country feel, but rather a Christian feel to it. Either way, happy listening!
ETC #22 "God Gave Me You"
Written By Anonymous on Monday, November 26, 2012 | 11/26/2012 12:00:00 AM
Song: "God Gave Me You"
Artist: Blake Shelton
Link: http://youtu.be/nCf2PoTuh4Q
Comments: Good Monday morning, all. I hope that the week is going to start off well for you. I am bringing this song to you today because as I was going through a list of songs that I wanted to share I realized that many of them had already been used. I was going through some country because it hasn't been used in a while and remembered that I have been meaning to use this song. It is a beautiful song and while I always think about it in the relationship that I have with my boyfriend and the relationship we have the video does a good job of putting this same theme in other perspectives (i.e. a mother and her child, a doctor and their patient). What I just found out while doing some searching is that this is actually a cover of the Dave Barnes' version, a contemporary Christian artist. It's amazing the difference in views on the same song. They both scored similarly on the Adult Contemporary Billboard, but Blake's version did superior in his respective field than Dave's. I hope you all appreciate the second version I've provided just as much as Blake's because both of them are excellent. Happy listening!
Artist: Blake Shelton
Link: http://youtu.be/nCf2PoTuh4Q
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCf2PoTuh4Q]Comments: Good Monday morning, all. I hope that the week is going to start off well for you. I am bringing this song to you today because as I was going through a list of songs that I wanted to share I realized that many of them had already been used. I was going through some country because it hasn't been used in a while and remembered that I have been meaning to use this song. It is a beautiful song and while I always think about it in the relationship that I have with my boyfriend and the relationship we have the video does a good job of putting this same theme in other perspectives (i.e. a mother and her child, a doctor and their patient). What I just found out while doing some searching is that this is actually a cover of the Dave Barnes' version, a contemporary Christian artist. It's amazing the difference in views on the same song. They both scored similarly on the Adult Contemporary Billboard, but Blake's version did superior in his respective field than Dave's. I hope you all appreciate the second version I've provided just as much as Blake's because both of them are excellent. Happy listening!
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