Category: Songs

Music performances and song posts, excluding books and movies.

Drift Away — Dobie Gray

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Dobie Gray's Drift Away became a hit in 1973. It's a soulful song about letting rock and roll lift you up when you're feeling down, and its simple chorus has been sung in bars, cars, and living rooms ever since. It still lifts spirits today. This one is for Moe Davis, my sponsor for ten years and...

Heroes — David Bowie

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David Bowie recorded Heroes in Berlin in 1977, near the Berlin Wall. It tells of two lovers meeting by the wall, and its soaring, defiant chorus has become an anthem of hope against impossible odds. Bowie later sang it near the Wall again. This one is for Hunter Hinkle, whose friendship remains...

Such Great Heights — The Postal Service

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From The Postal Service's 2003 album Give Up, Such Great Heights pairs Ben Gibbard's sweet vocals with Jimmy Tamborello's glittering electronic beats. The two built the album by mailing tracks back and forth, hence the band's name. The Postal Service makes connection feel weightless. This...

Animal Spirits — Vulfpeck

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Animal Spirits is classic Vulfpeck: tight, funky, and full of fun. The Michigan band built a following with homemade videos, bouncy bass lines, and musicians who clearly love playing together, and this joyful track shows exactly why fans around the world keep coming back for more. Vulfpeck gives...

Birds of a Feather — Vulfpeck

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Birds of a Feather, We Rock Together features the soulful voice of Antwaun Stanley with Vulfpeck's signature funk. Its title even shares a name with our network, and it is a celebration of friends who stick together through everything. Vulfpeck gives a difficult season a soundtrack. I remember...

Live Performance — We Rock

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This is the We Rock band live, with Mark Lanter, Chuck Sawyer, Mark Kimbrell, and me. Many bands, many years, one musical family. We Rock gathers our friendships and experience into another performance, played with joy and plenty of good volume. Seen through a Christian lens, playing together is a...

Won’t Get Fooled Again — Mark Lanter

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Won't Get Fooled Again closed The Who's 1971 album Who's Next with swirling synthesizer, Pete Townshend's power chords, and Roger Daltrey's legendary scream. Here, my friend Mark Lanter brings the engine-room energy to this classic, and it still hits just as hard as ever. I'm grateful for friends...

Put a Little Love in Your Heart — Dolly Parton

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Put a Little Love in Your Heart was first a hit for Jackie DeShannon in 1969, and Dolly Parton's warm, sunny version carries the same simple, timeless message of love. Dolly Parton gives our Good Music welcome its heart. A song can connect strangers and encourage kindness. Seen through a Christian...