by jean-luc picard 35 Replies latest jw friends
After I left the truth, I went back to my old church for a while. I joined the men's
choir. Singing those sounds that I raised in, Baptist church. We rocked I must say,
but gave it up when I was singing a duet and passed out. That ended my singing
career in the church. But I love the songs.
I am a born in who loves music. Singing at the KH was always my favorite part of worship. However.....I found even the old songs dull and uninspiring.
When i was 20 the Doobie Bros came out with the hit "Jesus is Just Alright" Wow, I LOVED it! I can't sit still when i hear it. I wondered why JW songs couldn't be as upbeat and include tambourines. Why does every song sound like a funeral dirge? Why couldn't there be choirs?
Since I'm no longer religious I prefer secular upbeat music.
The salvation Army band played
And the children drank lemonade
And the morning lasted all day....all day
Dream Academy's Life in a Northern Town was more "spiritual" than a kingdom melody.
I like so many of the songs you've mentioned.
I really should learn la marseillaise..
James: I was a Baptist too, until I was 7.
I did enjoy singing a couple of Hymns when I was growing up as a JW, even though they gave me a "funny feeling". To this day Mrs Phizzy enjoys watching a Sunday T V prog we have here in the U.K, "Songs of Praise", a number of the more modern hymns are not half bad.
I never found the JW's songs were singable by me, I don't have a great range, ( crap baritone), and they always seemed in the wrong key to me.
The very best of the JW songs were dire, and it went downhill from there.
Beth sarim:of course your right. music is very stiring and often used to promote a reaction in people
Phizzy:so songs of praise is still going strong? a bit like coronation street!
I was always told by JW's the songs in the churches were to stir up emotions.
Ok what about scaring the crap out of people, tomorrow the end will come.
I like Gregorian chant and choral music. I hate gospel and evangelical songs.
One time I was giving a sister a lift to visit her husband in hospital and I had a mixed tape of classical music on in the car. One track was Gregorian chant and I commented that it was a beautiful sound. Despite the fact that I was driving her 120 miles at my own expense and that I was an elder she reported me to her favourite elder when she got home. He later regretted trying to "counsel" me about it.
jean-luc: A Baptist up to age 21, and then I went to my minister and told him to
remove my name from the roll, I'm now a JW and want no parts of Satan's organization.
OK , not the best witness.
