Category: Songs

Music performances and song posts, excluding books and movies.

River — Joni Mitchell

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From Joni Mitchell's 1971 album Blue, River opens with a sad, lovely twist on Jingle Bells played on piano. It's a Christmas song for anyone who feels lonely during the busy holidays, wishing for a long river to skate away on. I used to perform River with my daughter Olivia, and those songs remain...

Missionary Song — Janny Grein

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Janny Grein is a Christian singer and songwriter whose music touched many believers in the seventies and eighties. Missionary Song is a heartfelt call to carry the love of Jesus wherever life sends us. This post is for Janny Grein, with gratitude for music that helped my faith grow. Your voice...

Pink Houses — John Mellencamp

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From John Mellencamp's 1983 album Uh-Huh, Pink Houses is one of the great American singalongs. It opens with a man sitting on his porch by the highway, and it paints both the promise and the struggles of ordinary American life. Seen through a Christian lens, Mellencamp's singalong invites a closer...

Small Town — John Mellencamp

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From John Mellencamp's 1985 album Scarecrow, Small Town celebrates his hometown of Seymour, Indiana. With jangling guitars and a big chorus, it's a proud, simple, honest song about where you come from and the people who shaped you. For me, Small Town brings Birmingham, Mountain Brook, and Vestavia...

Jack & Diane — John Mellencamp

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From John Mellencamp's 1982 album American Fool, Jack and Diane became his only number one hit. It's the story of two American kids growing up in the heartland, with acoustic guitar, hand claps, and that famous drum break. Seen through a Christian lens, Mellencamp brings back youthful dreams,...

Stayin’ Alive — Bee Gees

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From the 1977 Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, Stayin' Alive is the Bee Gees at their peak. Barry Gibb's famous falsetto and that unstoppable beat made it a disco anthem, and its rhythm is even used to teach CPR. Seen through a Christian lens, the Bee Gees give perseverance a dance floor. Life can...

Edge of Seventeen — Stevie Nicks

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From Stevie Nicks's 1981 solo debut, Bella Donna, Edge of Seventeen rides one of rock's most famous chugging guitar riffs. She wrote it after losing her uncle and after the death of John Lennon, pouring grief into strength. Stevie Nicks gives grief and strength a voice. Her white-winged dove...

Scarlet Begonias — Grateful Dead

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Scarlet Begonias first appeared on the Grateful Dead's 1974 album From the Mars Hotel. This live performance comes from Winterland in San Francisco that same year, with Jerry Garcia's bright guitar and a loose, sunny groove. Seen through a Christian lens, the Grateful Dead turn a chance encounter...