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Worth a Listen: Sidewalk Prophets, "You Love Me Anyway"

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(Sharing great songs that are inspiring, uplifting and/or are otherwise “worth a listen”).  Read here for a short explanation of this feature. 

These few months, I am sharing videos of music from my teenage daughter.  I’m so grateful for her help in giving me ideas for videos, and sending me relevant links.  I love good music so much music, but find it time consuming to locate good videos of songs.  She was willing to share with me some videos, since you know, those teenagers today know all about the Internets and such.

Truly, I am very happy for her help, and I do love sharing these songs.  Today, one from Sidewalk Prophets, a band that played at the Winter Jam earlier this year.  You can read my WinterJam “how-to” here.

Worth a Listen: TobyMac’s "Speak Life"

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(Sharing great songs that are inspiring, uplifting and/or are otherwise “worth a listen”).

I started this Wednesday feature, “Worth a Listen,” last year, and I’ve enjoyed getting to share some of my favorites.

Here’s where I explain myself and why I’m “unashamed” about my love for “Christian music.”  I refer there to various Catholics who dislike Christian music, and how this made me feel at times “sheepish” to love Christian music, like I’m not one of the “cool kids,” but I’m over that now.

Marc Barnes of “Bad Catholic” is just the latest of these with his “Five Reasons to Kill Christian Music.”  Normally Marc is amazing to read, but to me this argument reads like, “Why I personally like Mumford & Sons better than Chris Tomlin.”  To which I respond:  de gustibus.


I asked my teenage daughter to help me come up with some videos to share here for “Worth a Listen.”

Fortunately, we both like the same kind of music (update: I have been told in no uncertain terms that we do NOT like the same kinds of music.  I told said teenager, “we don’t like ALL the same kinds of music, exactly as it should be.” )

I love this song so much, and while I normally don’t like lyric videos, this one is beyond great.  It’s also the official lyric video from Toby Mac, so that helps.

Probably my favorite lines from this song:

Lift your head a little higher
Spread the love like fire 
Hope will fall like rain
When you speak life 
With the words you say

Raise your thoughts a little higher
Use your words to inspire
Joy will fall like rain
When you speak life with the things you say

I just want to put all the lyrics here.  Listen to the whole song, and smile.  Then consider the ways you can “speak life” today.

Worth a Listen: Britt Nicole’s "Headphones"

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(Sharing great songs that are inspiring, uplifting and/or are otherwise “worth a listen”).  Explanation (of a kind) here.
(Sharing great songs that are inspiring, uplifting and/or are otherwise “worth a listen”).  Explanation (of a kind) here.

 

Yes, I am a hopeless Britt Nicole fan.  This is another great song and video from her.

Worth a Listen: Royal Tailor’s "Make a Move"

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(Sharing great songs that are inspiring, uplifting and/or are otherwise “worth a listen”).  Explanation (of a kind) here.

Royal Tailor was one of the bands at Winter Jam, a concert series my teen and I attended (along with some of her friends) last month.

Worth a Listen: Gold by Britt Nicole

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Sharing great songs that are inspiring, uplifting and/or are otherwise “worth a listen”.  Explanation (of a kind) here.

This video made me cry, I must admit.  I do love the song, and this is definitely for teens.  I’m not a teen  (and so glad of it), but I love this song and its message.

Worth a Listen: Come to Me by Jamie Grace

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(Sharing great songs that are inspiring, uplifting and/or are otherwise “worth a listen”).  Explanation (of a kind) here.

We are more than excited at our house for Winter Jam, a concert series coming to our area later this month.  

Jamie Grace will be one of the artists.  I hadn’t heard this song when I was looking for something to post, but it’s worth a listen.