Songs

Stone in Love — Journey

Posted on 10/25/202610/27/2026 by werock.tv

From Journey's 1981 album Escape, Stone in Love features Steve Perry's soaring voice and Neal Schon's blazing guitar. It's a song about the sweet summers of young love, full of hot nights, old memories, and youthful freedom. Journey brings young love and summer nights rushing back. I'm grateful...

Wheel in the Sky — Journey

Posted on 10/25/202610/27/2026 by werock.tv

Wheel in the Sky came from Journey's 1978 album Infinity, the first album with Steve Perry on vocals. With Neal Schon's pounding riff, it tells the story of a traveler far from home, wondering where tomorrow will lead. Seen through a Christian lens, Journey gives distance and uncertainty an...

In France They Kiss on Main Street — Joni Mitchell

Posted on 10/25/202610/27/2026 by werock.tv

From Joni Mitchell's 1975 album The Hissing of Summer Lawns, In France They Kiss on Main Street is a jazzy, joyful look back at teenage nights. It's full of rock and roll on the radio, dancing, and first romance. Seen through a Christian lens, Joni Mitchell brings youth, dancing, and connection...

Carey — Joni Mitchell

Posted on 10/25/202610/27/2026 by werock.tv

From Joni Mitchell's classic 1971 album Blue, Carey was written while she lived in a cave community in Matala, on the Greek island of Crete. With bright dulcimer and easy charm, it celebrates a free-spirited friend and a carefree season. Seen through a Christian lens, Joni Mitchell makes wandering...

Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow — Joni Mitchell

Posted on 10/25/202610/27/2026 by werock.tv

From Joni Mitchell's 1975 album The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Don't Interrupt the Sorrow is a dreamy, poetic song full of strange images and big questions. Its loose, jazzy groove and layered lyrics invite you to listen again and again. Joni Mitchell sends my thoughts toward Ethiopia, faraway...

River — Joni Mitchell

Posted on 10/25/202610/27/2026 by werock.tv

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

Posted on 10/25/202610/27/2026 by werock.tv

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...

Justice and Independence ’85 — John Mellencamp

Posted on 10/24/202610/27/2026 by werock.tv

From John Mellencamp's 1985 album Scarecrow, Justice and Independence '85 is a rollicking rocker with a clever story. It follows a couple named Justice and Independence and their son, Peace, as they try to hold their family together. Seen through a Christian lens, Mellencamp puts freedom and...

Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) — John Mellencamp

Posted on 10/24/202610/27/2026 by werock.tv

From John Mellencamp's 1996 album Mr. Happy Go Lucky, Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) is a breezy, colorful song about a chance meeting and instant attraction. It became one of his biggest hits of the nineties. Seen through a Christian lens, Mellencamp fills an evening with characters,...

Pink Houses — John Mellencamp

Posted on 10/24/202610/27/2026 by werock.tv

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...