Wade in the Water (I Think I Know What You Started)

Alicia Keys Cover - Fallin

Love is Not a Fight (a Warren Barfield Cover)

I wrote a post a little while back about songs that just punch you in the heart, in a good way.  This happens to be one of those, for me.
Love is Not a Fight is absolute poetry that paints a picture of what love truly is.  It's not something we fall in and out of.  Love is not something that just happens because love, at it's core, is God.  God is a purposeful, creative Father, so why would we think love to be any different?  Love is not simply emotion, but an action that is demonstrated through peace, and pain, and joy, and sadness, and hurt, and healing, and so many other things.  Love is not something meant to be left behind.
I love this song and just had to do a cover of it, though I actually recorded it quite a while ago.  Time to revisit and share the fun!

Here is Warren Barfield's "Love is Not a Fight".

Prince Covers Christian Song from Renowned writer Nicole Nordeman

I'll NEVER be the type of man who tells a Christian artist that they would be leaving behind their roots if they were to branch out and write/perform in the secular industry.  Frankly, that's a total load of something stinky.  Why would God, who is the most creative being in all the universe, create you in His image, as a creative being yourself, and then say, "Oh, well about that artsy thing you do... You can only do it in the church."  Riiiiiiiiiight (insert sarcastic vocal inflection and eye roll here).  God never designed our gifts to be used strictly inside the church.

That being said, I just listened to a very interesting song that I heard years ago from a fantastic writer named Nicole Nordeman.  You've probably heard of her as she's been on the Christian music scene for years and had her hands on many different projects.  Well kids, you'll never guess who picked up one of her tracks.... Prince.  Yep!  Good ol' Prince grabbed Nordeman's tune, What If, and produced his own, rock tinged, take on the ditty.

What did I think of it?  Well first of all, let me say that I LOVE hearing about circumstances like this both because of the creativity that goes in to taking someone's song and making it your own with your own spices and flavors added in.  And secondly, it's a song that was written with a Jesus centered core and has been picked up by someone playing in the secular industry. 

As far as the new sound Prince has given the song, I thought it was good, but I actually like Nordeman's original version much better.  I'm a big Prince fan, have always loved his music, so I was kind of surprised when I responded with a "meh".  Anyway, I'll let you be the judge.  Here is the original version from Nicole.  I did some digging to try and find an audio file I could post for Prince's version, but he's rather finicky about having his music available online.  So enjoy the original, and the Easter egg hunt you'll be on looking for Prince's version. (It's funny cuz it's almost Easter.  See what I did there!? *Awkward laugh wheeze*)






Here's a great article from Billboard briefly talking about the new release.

The Daily Tune: Ridiculous Deliciousness. It's Dirty loops.

In past posts I may have mentioned Dirty Loops and all their ridiculousness, but I just had to do it again because they are deliciously ridiculous.  With a lead vocalist who not only smokes the keys like a cuban, but also pulls out vocals reminiscent of Stevie Wonder, a bass player who looks like he should be playing angry punk rock but throws down some of the most incredible bassiness you'll ever hear, and a drummer that can literally play anything, in any time signature, probably hanging upside down or floating in space.  These guys will melt your face off with their brand of Fusion.

The fact that they've covered such a great song makes this even better.  

Dig in kids!

Slow Dancing in a Burning Room (a John Mayer cover)

One of my favorite songs of all time in the history of everything.

Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen Cover)

Just admit that this song got stuck in your head just as much as it did in mine once it hit the radio.  Well, I thought if I remedied that by doing a cover that it might help... Yeah.  Totally didn't.  But I did a cover of it anyway.