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I was never one for listening to the top 40 radio stations growing up, primarily because they would keep repeating the same few songs over and over and over again. There are still some songs today I can not stand to listen to because of the constant air play they received when they were first released.

Here are a few of my not so favorite songs: ‘You Light up my Life’ (after a while I just wanted to turn that light off). ‘Don’tWorry Be Happy’ (this song was driving me absolutely bonkers with that incessant whistling). ‘Music Box Dancer’ (if I had a music box that played that song I would have smashed it to smithereens before long) and then the infamous ‘My Heart Will Go On’. Celine I love you baby but enough of the going on and on. I think that song played on the radio, in stores, on the bus, and in the elevator for about a year. There have been others which I have just grown tired of hearing. The first few times I may have loved the song but then it just became an annoyance to have to listen to it again and again.

On the flip side there are those timeless classics that any music collection would be incomplete without. One that comes to mind is ‘The Unchained Melody’, righteously done by the Righteous brothers. Elvis’s ‘Suspicious Minds’ and ‘Heartbreak Hotel’. Add to that the Eagles with ‘Hotel California’. The Beatles contribute many but a couple could be ‘Hey Jude’, ‘Let it Be’ and John Lennon’s immortal ‘Imagine’. One can not forget the Beach Boys with their surfing sound, ‘Good Vibrations’, and ‘God Only Knows’. A day at the beach would not be complete without hearing at least once ‘Under the Boardwalk’ by the Driftersand ‘Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay’ by Ottis Redding. The list could go on and on like Celine’s song did but I think you get the picture.

Music through the ages

Down through the years music has changed and lasting hits seem to be fewer and fewer. With all the influx of indie bands and record labels, it seems like no sooner does a band have a hit song that they fade from memory. Artists like the Beatles, Beach Boys, and Elvis have stood the test of time.

In the church house I believe we have our play lists as well. Songs we sing over and over again. Some of my all time favorites for a Sunday morning are: ‘How Great Thou Art’, ‘Amazing Grace’, ‘Blessed Assurance’, ‘It Is Well with My Soul’, ‘He Leadeth Me’, ‘Here is Love’, ‘A Mighty Fortress is Our God’, ‘Do Not Pass Me By’ and ‘Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee’, just to name a few. Continue reading “What is on your playlist?: What song do you keep singing?” →