Previously: WOW 1999. "Hey, uh, Mallory, this seems to be the second power-ranking of a decades-old compilation album of Christian Contemporary hits you've written up in the same week. How many of these are you planning on doing?" Well, the only other one I had besides these two was WOW 1998, so don't worry overmuch. 2000 was an intense year for CCM, and it's largely because that's the year (well; technically it was 1999, but…
"A Graphic Novel is Still a Book" (to the tune of "A Secretary is Not a Toy" from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) A graphic novel is still a book Yes, a book Take a look Stop telling your students That they shouldn't read them If they were just taking a look, yes! Remember that even you Once hated Hemingway too For god's sake just be glad It's a book. "JSTOR"…
Discs One and Two, from best to worst Jars of Clay is the only CCM artist I'd ever willingly defend to a secular audience. The rest I'll cheerfully acknowledge mostly hold a claim on me through nostalgia. Come on, though, "Love Me Good"? That is a damn delight! Michael W. Smith was the Christian George Michael. And (FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE) the Newsboys were absolutely the U2 of Christian Contemporary in the 90s. And…
mensah demary's previous Liner Notes columns for The Butter can be found here. My music collection has diversified over recent years. I blame it on people, if such a wondrous thing can be “blamed” on anyone. But having met many different people over the years, both online and off, I can say that the expansion of one’s music library is a fantastic side effect of being social, of being open to people—something that’s coming…
Previously in this series. You are a man who spends literally hours ranting about how the fairer sex cannot be trusted, yet you have never been faithful to anyone. You are a woman and two possessive alpha males, both armed, are fighting over you. You're surprised when this ends badly. You employ a large retinue of servants far more worldly-wise than you whose only duties include dusting invisible furniture and giving you unsolicited romantic…
Pop music and good science need not be mutually exclusive. Yet popular music has often shown itself to be not only disinterested in but entirely without regard for either scientific truth or correct methodology. As an example, we can look to the 1977 song “How deep is your Love?” from the album Saturday Night Fever, by popular bearded combo the Bee Gees: “How deep is your love? / How deep is your love? / How deep is
Lift the name of Christ up.
He'll make sure that you're blessed
Got to get ready to face Him
Give Him our best
Resist the lies of Lucifer,
God deserves our respect
I will fight what's hellish
I still get zealous
“Hey lady, you used to be a whale.” - Colleen, 2007 “You know, my friends picked a beautiful name for their baby.” - Esme, 2010 “California is the state that contains my hometown. Please be careful with my heart, oh please. Please.” - In California, 2010 “Boy, this night sure does seem long.” - Occident, 2010 “Hey let me tell you this lyrical mnemonic my sister taught me to remember astronomical definitions.” - Emily, 2006…
Leila Sales is here to answer imaginary questions about music. She just wrote a book!
My adult kickball league requires me to have an ‘At Bat’ song that plays when it’s my turn in the lineup. What will make me sound awesome without overstating my (limited) kickball ability?
"Yes," by LMFAO, is what I would use as my "at bat" song if I played adult kickball. In fact,
When you grow up believing both God and your mom think you are awesome, you become woefully unprepared for the banalities of life. This is a side-effect of growing up self-assured and evangelical, a case-study in what happens to a teenage girl’s psyche when she believes that she truly can do anything she sets her heart on. My mom is important here; it was from her I learned that intense, interesting women were the backbone…
This is, frankly, news that is going to profoundly interest a very specific subset of 1990s- and early 2000s-era evangelical Christian kids, and elicit the mildest of amusement from the rest of you, but: Prince is covering a Nichole Nordeman song. "THAT Nichole Nordeman, Mallory?" I hear you asking. YES, THAT NICHOLE NORDEMAN. "The same Nichole Nordeman who released "This Mystery" in 2000, a CD my older sister Laura played every morning as she got…
