Secular Songs in Church

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The Rogue Tomato said:
From Wikipedia:

A commonly related story says that the song's title was originally "In the Garden of Eden", but at one point in the course of rehearsing and recording, singer Doug Ingle got drunk and slurred the words, creating the mondegreen that stuck as the title. However, the liner notes on 'the best of' CD compilation state that drummer Ron Bushy was listening to the track through headphones, and could not clearly distinguish what Ingle said when he asked him for the song's title. An alternative explanation given in the liner notes of the 1995 re-release of the In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida album, is that Ingle was drunk, high, or both, when he first told Bushy the title, and Bushy wrote it down. Bushy then showed Ingle what he had written, and the slurred title stuck.
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The song was written by the keyboard player, whose father was a church organist.  You can hear the church organ influence in his solos. 

Trivia:  It wasn't meant to be a long song.  They were just rehearsing, and someone in the studio recorded the rehearsal and considered it fine to release as it was. 

The lyrics:

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, honey,
don't you know that I love you?
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, baby,
don't you know that I'll always be true?

Oh, won't you come with me
and take my hand?

Oh, won't you come with me
and walk this land?

Please take my hand!
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"Manhunter"ruined that song for me.  Creeps me out, and i haven't heard it in years.

Anishinaabe

 
prophet said:
Anyone remember the Simpsons episode, where Bart ends up the organist in Flander's church?  He changes the words of the infamous Iron Butterfly song to "In The Garden of Eden"  and plays it as the pre-lude to vespers.

Anishinaabe
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By I Ron Butterfly
 
subllibrm said:
prophet said:
Anyone remember the Simpsons episode, where Bart ends up the organist in Flander's church?  He changes the words of the infamous Iron Butterfly song to "In The Garden of Eden"  and plays it as the pre-lude to vespers.

Anishinaabe
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By I Ron Butterfly
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Wait a minute, this sounds like rock and/or roll.
 
The Rogue Tomato said:
subllibrm said:
prophet said:
Anyone remember the Simpsons episode, where Bart ends up the organist in Flander's church?  He changes the words of the infamous Iron Butterfly song to "In The Garden of Eden"  and plays it as the pre-lude to vespers.

Anishinaabe
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By I Ron Butterfly
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Wait a minute, this sounds like rock and/or roll.
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By Jove, it just may be.

Anishinaabe

 
Patebald said:
Anyone use secular songs in church?

Yes. Starting a family series in February. Part 1 is about communication. We are opening with this song: Sister Sledge - We Are Family

And closing with this one: http://www.vevo.com/watch/christina-aguilera/say-something/USSM21302290

As in music that is being played before or after a service.
Any recommendations?

Top 40's in all genres... but CHECK the lyrics before you choose them
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As a friend of mine once said,"Everyone has to roll their own ball of wax up to the gate of heaven."

It's your boat.............but it doesn't float for me.

I was in a non-dom church for 5 years that did what you are doing......made me ill when they pulled that junk.

I'm in another non-dom ministry now that always & so-far consistently lifts up Jesus & worship of Him is the emphasis in the music. Being radical.....NOT for me. But hey...that's me.
 
fishinnut said:
Patebald said:
Anyone use secular songs in church?

Yes. Starting a family series in February. Part 1 is about communication. We are opening with this song: Sister Sledge - We Are Family

And closing with this one: http://www.vevo.com/watch/christina-aguilera/say-something/USSM21302290

As in music that is being played before or after a service.
Any recommendations?

Top 40's in all genres... but CHECK the lyrics before you choose them
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As a friend of mine once said,"Everyone has to roll their own ball of wax up to the gate of heaven."

It's your boat.............but it doesn't float for me.

I was in a non-dom church for 5 years that did what you are doing......made me ill when they pulled that junk.

I'm in another non-dom ministry now that always & so-far consistently lifts up Jesus & worship of Him is the emphasis in the music. Being radical.....NOT for me. But hey...that's me.
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I agree.
It seems to me some of the young skull of mush contemporary so called relevant crowd are confused as to the true purpose of the church.
 
[quote author=Tarheel Baptist]...the true purpose of the church.[/quote]

Oh...do tell!
 
rsc2a said:
[quote author=Tarheel Baptist]...the true purpose of the church.
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Oh...do tell!
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I just did...pay attention!  :)
 
It seems to me some of the young skull of mush contemporary so called relevant crowd are confused as to the true purpose of the church.

The fact that you equate music with the "one true purpose" of the church goes to show you have absolutely no idea what purpose of the church really is.
 
It's your boat.............but it doesn't float for me.

I hear ya man... I'm glad there is a church that "floats your boat" of what you like church to be. God bless
 
The Rogue Tomato said:
I draw the line at Honky Tonk Woman.
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I draw the line at "My Chick Bad" by Ludacris and Nicki Minaj. I love the song, but there's no way it would ever be appropriate for church, and I wouldn't dream of linking the video here.
 
Patebald said:
It seems to me some of the young skull of mush contemporary so called relevant crowd are confused as to the true purpose of the church.

The fact that you equate music with the "one true purpose" of the church goes to show you have absolutely no idea what purpose of the church really is.
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The fact that you believe I equate music with the true purpose of the church shows you have no idea of what I was talking about. (May be my fault, but you are mistaken nonetheless!)
The fact that you said "one true purpose" shows you try to put words into my mouth.... ;)
 
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