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I like First Things’ “On The Square” blog quite a bit. Even when I disagree with an article there, I still find it well-written, nuanced, and thought-provoking. But then I come across an article like Christopher Walker’s “Be Wary What You Listen To” and I just have to shake my head.

Walker, a secondary school teacher, asked his students to introduce him to songs that they “deemed worthy of appreciation” (an interesting exercise and one that I think more adults ought to do from time to time). Walker, a self-professed fan of “Mozart, monks, and medieval polyphony,” was shocked by his students’ submissions:

…I expected Christian rock artists, classic rock ‘n’ roll, and possibly some Indy Pop, but I was not prepared for the string of explicit rap artists that hit my desk, including Jay-Z, Kevin Rudolf, and Lil’ Wayne, along with heavy metal songs such as “Raining Blood” by Slayer.

I would be tempted to write this off as a successful class-wide prank to abuse my classically-trained ears and torture my soul, but our class discussions on music revealed a firm belief that the “skill, creativity, and cultural popularity” of this music made it worth listening to. All the students recognized that explicitly sexual, drug addicted rap artists should not be their models in life, but all were equally persuaded that they could listen to and enjoy such music without letting it impact their own lives.

Overall, Walker’s article reminded me of my experiences as a Christian and burgeoning music aficionado in the late ’80s and early ’90s. I spent hours listening to Bob Larson rail against secular rock’s demonic influences. I read much that detailed both the objectionable material in a number of secular bands’ songs as well as their morally dubious lifestyles. Finally, my youth group watched videos on the evils of rock and roll, videos that went to great lengths to expose even the Satanic details hidden in the bands’ album artwork. (Ironically, these things often had the opposite effect on me, making the bands in question more intriguing than appalling.)

In the cases of both Walker and my junior high/high school experiences, I see examples of Christians employing a most frustrating form of cultural analysis. And what is most frustrating about it is that its heart is in the right place, but then it goes all wrong.

No one will deny that there is music (as well as books, movies, video games, and so on) out there that many would consider offensive, objectionable, and even morally reprehensible. Nor would they deny the importance of becoming thoughtful, conscious consumers of said music, and of not making a steady, non-stop “diet” of such things. Furthermore, I think we can all agree that adults — beginning with parents and moving on to teachers such as Walker, educators, pastors, and so on — have a certain responsibility to the children in their care to help them learn how to think critically and thoughtfully about the culture around them.

But one doesn’t engender critical, thoughtful analysis by resorting to broad generalizations and cultural elitism, as Walker does in his article. To be fair, Walker does mention a couple of caveats, including:

Despite my temptation to condemn such music immediately for its ugly perversity, a moment’s reflection reveals that the issue is much more complex than declaring an entire genre off limits because the lives of its artists aren’t godly, or because many of the songs contain profanity. These standards would call into question a host of art, music, plays, and movies that I have enjoyed immensely. Thus, while I may not enjoy rap music, making the argument that Christians have a moral obligation to set rap music aside demands more than a quick dismissal.

I appreciate Walker’s attempts at making a distinction between the quality of an artist’s life, and the quality or value of the art they create. Unfortunately, that nuance gets downplayed, if not ditched outright, as the article continues. Near the end of his article, Walker makes a rather bold statement (emphasis mine):

I am concerned about the culture of rap music, including the music and the lyrics, because it is fundamentally opposed to the Biblical picture of a Christian life: a life guided by the Spirit, renewed in God’s image, and destined for a glorious future in God’s presence.

There’s no distinction allowed for subcategories, no attempt at nuance: put simply, rap music as a whole is “fundamentally opposed” to a Christian life.

Is there rap music that is vile, wicked, and abhorrent? Of course. But if we take man’s fallen nature seriously, then the same can be said for any musical genre — or any art form, for that matter. Do some rappers indulge in, and sing the praises of, a selfish, hedonistic, and destructive lifestyle? Of course. But who doesn’t live like that in one way or another? One need not be a rapper to extol the virtues of money, power, and sex — nor does it become more objectionable simply because a rapper does it.

As for cultural elitism – and I use “elitism” hesitantly because it has become such a loaded term in our culture — Walker reminds me of an art history professor of mine who proclaimed, in all seriousness on the first day of class, that all good art had ended with the Roman Empire.

In my “favorite” part of his article, Walker writes (again, emphasis mine):

Rappers add to this revolt by casting off the laws of language itself. Rap lyrics very literally bastardize the English language by ignoring grammar, pronunciation, or clarity in communication. Thus, rap music promotes a “sing what I want, talk how I want, do what I want” attitude in rejection of standards for right or wrong.

In addition to the lyrics, it is worth remembering that music itself is a means of communication. Music is not a neutral medium that becomes good or bad based on the words that accompany it; music is an art form that creates impressions, communicates to an audience, and presents its listeners with an interpretation of reality.

One doesn’t need to go read dissertations on the reactions of mice in mazes in order to recognize music’s power. Think about the natural reactions of the body to a Braham’s lullaby, a Sousa march, a U2 rock song, or a Lil’ Wayne rap. Although we might be able to curb our natural reactions, the body longs to sit and relax, to march in line, to jump and clap, or to grind and mosh based on the music it hears. Lyrics often become the only litmus test of acceptable music, but music itself impacts both the mind and the body by stirring up emotions in its listeners. Rap music undermines authority as its jolting beat assaults the standards of musical form.

Nevermind the fact that Shakespeare, as well as many other great writers, have bastardized the English language — as have countless musicians in many other musical genres. I find it particularly bothersome that Walker believes rap to be an inferior musical form simply because it doesn’t subscribe to the same “standards” that his “classically-trained ears” are accustomed to. Sadly, the implication seems to be that “Mozart, monks, and medieval polyphony” somehow represent the pinnacle of musical development and everything else is downhill from there.

When Walker writes “Rap music undermines authority as its jolting beat assaults the standards of musical form,” he raises a host of questions. Whose authority is being undermined? What standards are being assaulted? Why are those standards “standard”? And even if rap music assaults “the standards of musical form” — whatever those standards might be — so what? Does that automatically and necessarily make rap music immoral and “fundamentally opposed to the Biblical picture of a Christian life”? This isn’t the first time that I’ve heard Christians make this sort of argument, and it’s as presumptuous now as it was all of the other times.

(On a sidenote, if Walker is concerned about rap’s “jolting beat” assaulting musical standards, I wonder what he would think of mash-up artists like Girl Talk, The Kleptones, and DJ Earworm who treat music genres with gleeful irreverence. Or better yet, noise artists like Wolf Eyes, Yellow Swans, Black Dice, and Merzbow.)

In the end, Walker’s article feels less like an attempt at a thoughtful critique of rap music, and more like an elaborate and theologically loaded way of expounding upon his own admission that he simply doesn’t like the genre, and that he’s flabbergasted that “young people,” and especially young Christians, can and do.

I wonder if Walker’s opinion about rap’s damnable nature would ever be swayed by listening to rap and hip-hop artists considered more positive, upbeat, and socially conscious (e.g., The Roots, Jurassic Five, Blackalicious). Or, for that matter, artists more interested in the sonic possibilities of the genre (e.g., D.J. Shadow, RJD2, the various members of the Anticon Collective)? Or heck, if encounters with Christians in the scene — e.g., Lecrae, LA Symphony, Soul-Junk – might do something for his assessment of the genre’s value?

Finally, I wish Walker would learn a little something from his students, even as he seeks to instruct them. He seems dismissive of the notion that “skill, creativity, and cultural popularity” ought to be used to judge music’s worthiness. However, I strongly believe that Christians ought to hold all of these things in careful tension (with “tension” being the operative word).

I remember once talking to my wife about Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, one of the most influential rap albums of all time, and one that popularized the “gangsta rap” subgenre. I had recently rediscovered the album, and was disturbed by its casual celebration of brutality and misogyny even as I marveled at Dre’s considerable skills as a producer and arranger. But how to balance the two? It doesn’t seem healthy to downplay one because of the other, or to ignore one in favor of the other. But does the disturbing reality of the former negate the latter, or does praising the latter lend tacit approval to the former?

This is where gracious and thoughtful discernment and criticism becomes so crucial, but how can we practice such discernment unless we ignore the temptation to disregard outright and not listen? As Andy Whitman, one of my favorite music critics, writes:

There is no safe territory, no aesthetic Wonderland where I can simply turn off the need to be vigilant. That certainly applies to so-called “Christian” media as well. It’s all messy and fraught with danger. And some of it is astoundingly lovely and moving, and opens up new vistas of seeing the world, as I know you know. [Walker] is dismissive of what he doesn’t know and doesn’t understand. It’s an old, old story, but it’s still an unfortunate story. What he may have discovered, if he had tried, is that all hip-hop does not sound alike, that all hip-hop does not address the same issues or encompass the same worldview, that hip-hop has a history, that the music has evolved, and that there is as much variety in the genre as any other musical genre, including his beloved classical symphonies. He reminds me of those film critics whose purpose in life is to count cuss words and breast cameos in R-rated films. He’s missed the story. Hip-hop has many stories that are artfully told. But to hear them you have to stop counting.

Whitman hits the nail on the head, both with regards to Walker’s article as well as a healthy approach to music, and art in general. When we practice a reductionist and overly generalized form of cultural analysis, even if it’s done with noble intentions, I fear that it’s all too easy to end up with a view of culture that is ghetto-ized, short-sighted, deprived, and even self-righteous. I experienced that as a high schooler in the ’80s, where my church’s assessment of culture was based more on fear and skepticism than anything else, and I see something similar in Walker’s article.

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Brace yourselves. Britney Spears is ready to hit the airwaves next week.

The title of Britney Spears’ new airplay track is Gimme More, and sources at Jive Records are optimistic fans will embrace and listen to Gimme More, the first track off Spears’ upcoming studio album.

Produced by Timbaland collaborator Nate Hills, who is more familiar to music fans as Danjahandz, Gimme More is an uptempo dance floor track that Jive Records was hesitant to identify as a carrier single or an airplay-only track.

Other producers working with Spears on her new album featuring Gimme More, include J.R. Rotem and Sean Garrett, who gushed over a track in a June interview with Billboard Magazine as one that would “shake up the world. It’s uptempo, out of control … it’s wowzers.”

Gimme More, the first track of Spears’ follow-up to 2003’s multiplatinum In the Zone, is rumored to debut at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, an event favored by Spears in recent years to grab headlines.

Original article at Billboard.com.

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Britney Spears Gimme More lyrics after the jump.

GIMME MORE Lyrics
Britney Spears

It’s Britney b****
I see you
And I just wanna dance with you
(laugh)

Everytime they turn the lights down
Just wanna go that extra mile for you
You got my display of affection
Feels like no one else in the room

You get me down like there’s no one around
Keep on rockin’
Keep on rockin’
Cameras are flashing my way
Dirty dancing
They keep watchin’
They keep watchin’
Feels like they’re probably saying

Gimme gimme more (more)
Gimme gimme gimme
Gimme gimme more (more)
Gimme gimme gimme
Gimme gimme more (more)
Gimme gimme gimme

A center of attention
Even when we’re up against the wall
You got me in a crazy obsession
If you’re on a mission
You’ve got my permission

You get me down like there’s no one around
You keep on rockin’
You keep on rockin’ rockin’
Cameras are flashing my way
Dirty dancing
They keep watchin’
They keep watchin’
Feels like they’re probably saying

Gimme gimme more
Gimme more gimme gimme more)
gimme gimme more gimme more gimme gimme more
Gimme gimme more
Gimme more gimme gimme more
gimme gimme more gimme more gimme gimme more

Ooh (puh puh puh)
If they want more, well, I’ll give them more
Ow!

Gimme gimme more
Gimme more gimme gimme more)
gimme gimme more gimme more gimme gimme more (Give me more)
Gimme gimme more
Gimme more gimme gimme more (Give me more, ooh)
gimme gimme more gimme more gimme gimme more
Give me more, yeah
Give me more, ooh, give me more
Give me more, give me more, baby
Ring oh ring oh ring

Uh ooh uh ooh uh ooh uh uh uh uh

Bet you didn’t see this one coming
The incredible Largo
The legendary Miss Britney Spears
Haha
And the unstoppable Dang hill
You’re gonna have to remove me
Coz I ain’t goin’ nowhere
More more more

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(Listen to You Are Everything by Matthew West, off his third studio album Something to Say. You may also read the You Are Everything lyrics on this post. GannsDeen.com does not offer Matthew West mp3’s for free download or paid downloads. If you like what you hear, please leave a comment in the Comments box. Come back to GannsDeen.com for the latest and best in Christian, country, and pop music.)For the record, I think Matthew West is one of the most brilliant contemporary Christian songwriters of our generation.

I can honestly say that without exaggeration. His latest album, Something to Say, features a range of songs written during a point in West’s life where a health crisis threatened the possibility of his ever singing again. As a musician myself, I can vouch for how scary that may be. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, the venerable West penned a love song, You Are Everything, which speaks of faith and trust in a supreme God who will come through in ways we can’t even begin to comprehend.

Something to Say drops January 15. Be sure to get your copies; it’s gonna be legendary!

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Lyrics to Matthew West You Are Everything after the jump

YOU ARE EVERYTHING Lyrics
Matthew West

I’m the one with two left feet
Standing on a lonely street
I can’t even walk a straight line
And every time you look at me
I’m spinning like an autumn leaf
Bound to hit the bottom sometime

Where would I be without someone to save me
Someone who won’t let me fall

You are everything that I live for
Everything that I can’t believe is happening
You’re standing right in front of me
With arms wide open
All I know is
Every day is filled with hope
You are everything that I believe for
And I can’t help but breathe you in
Breathe again
Feeling all this life within
Every single beat of my heart

I’m the one with big mistakes
Big regrets and bigger breaks
Than I’d ever care to confess
Oh but
You’re the one who looks at me
And sees what I was meant to be
More than just a beautiful mess

Where would I be without someone to save me
Someone who won’t let me fall

You are everything that I live for
Everything that I can’t believe is happening
You’re standing right in front of me
With arms wide open
All I know is
Every day is filled with hope
You are everything that I believe for
And I can’t help but breathe you in
Breathe again
Feeling all this life within
Every single beat of my heartYou’re everything good in my life
Everything honest and true
And all of those stars hanging up in the sky
Could never shine brighter than You

Are everything that I live for
Everything that I can’t believe is happening
You’re standing right in front of me
With arms wide open
All I know is
Every day is filled with hope
You are everything that I believe for
And I can’t help but breathe you in
Breathe again
Feeling all this life within
Every single beat of my heart

You are
You are
Jesus, You are
You are everything

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Avalon’s Still My God will be out on digital single soon before the release of their Greatest Hits CD sometime in February. Avalon Still My God lyrics after the jump.

STILL MY GOD Lyrics
Avalon

Up and down like the tide is moving
In and out, we’re in motion
And the ocean pulls us under
and even there, You’re found
You never change so I will sing

If I’m standing on a mountain
or drowning in the sea
If I am filled with hope or crying out for mercy
If I’m singing Hallelujah or scared to make a sound
If I am learning how to walk or when I’m falling down
I’m saying You are still my God
Still my God

In a world where so much seems uncertain
You remain both for the strong and broken
No matter where we are
You are never far
And nothing changes who You are

If I’m standing on a mountain
or drowning in the sea
If I am filled with hope or crying out for mercy
If I’m singing Hallelujah or scared to make a sound
If I am learning how to walk or when I’m falling down
I’m saying You are still my God
Jesus You are still my God

You were, You are, You will be forever
You were, You are Yeah Yeah
You were, You are God

If I’m standing on a mountain
or drowning in the sea
If I am filled with hope or crying out for mercy
Yeah
If I’m learning how to walk or when I’m falling down
If I’m standing on a mountain or drowning in the sea
If I am filled with hope or crying out for mercy
If I’m singing Hallelujah
When I am learning how to walk or when I’m falling down
I’m saying You are still my God
Jesus You are, You are still my God
Jesus You are still
my God
Still my God
Still my God

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(For your listening pleasure, this blog post contains a stream of One Word by American Idol Season Five finalist Elliott Yamin, off his debut album Elliott Yamin. GannsDeen.com does not offer Elliott Yamin mp3’s for download. If you like what you hear, please leave a comment in the Comments box. Come back to GannsDeen.com for the latest and best in Christian, country, and pop music.)

I promise this will be the last Elliott Yamin-themed entry on GannsDeen.com for a long time. As a fitting conclusion to week-long coverage of Yamin’s Philippine tour, we are uploading Yamin’s new American single, One Word, for your consideration.

One Word is a slow-to-midtempo ballad much in the same vein of Yamin’s surprise hit, Wait For You. When Yamin tested One Word during his Philippine tour, it received quite a positive response, which could bode well for Yamin’s nationwide push when the single is officially released for airplay on October 16.

Listen to Elliott Yamin One Word mp3

Elliott Yamin One Word lyrics after the jump.

ONE WORD lyrics
Elliott Yamin

I’m so into what you’re giving and it feel so good to me
You’re beautiful and critical
It’s hard to live without you, baby
When I wake up in the morning
All I want to see is you
Heaven’s blessing that is sent me unconditional and true

Girl you mean the world to me and I hope you understand
I will give you anythhing and I’ll do the best I can
to make you see what I see

One word is all I need to say exactly how I feel
One word, a single word that’s from the heart and keeps it real
One word, and baby I know this one fits you to a tee
One word
All I can say is “Amazing”

Always there when I was going through all kinds of changes
You kept me lifted, said I’m gifted and you know I’m gonna make it
So when you’re tired and frustrated you can always count on me
Girl I love ya and I want ya to know
I’ll be all you need

Girl you gave the world to me and you made me understand
You would give me anything and you do the best you can
You are what I hope to be

One word is all I need to say exactly how I feel
One word, a single word that’s from the heart and keeps it real
One word, and baby I know this one fits you to a tee
One word
One Word
I just want to celebrate you, baby
And thank the Lord for sending you down to me
And your love is the reason why I believe
You’re amazing
So amazing
Just amazing to me

One word
One word
One word

One word
One word
One word

One word
One word
One word

All I can say is amazing

One word is all I need to say exactly how I feel
One word, a single word that’s from the heart and keeps it real
One word, and baby I know this one fits you to a tee
One word
All I can say is “Amazing”

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(Listen to I’m In Love With A Girl by GavinDeGraw, off his upcoming sophomore album on J Records. You may also read the Gavin DeGraw I’m In Love With A Girl lyrics on this post. GannsDeen.com does not offer Gavin DeGraw mp3’s for free download or paid downloads. If you like what you hear, please leave a comment in the Comments box. Come back to GannsDeen.com for the latest and best in Christian, country, and pop music.)

I am so pumped that Gavin DeGraw has a new album coming out. It’s been two years since Chariot came out, and I am itching for something new from this talented singer-songwriter. Introducing I’m In Love With A Girl, the killer first single from Gavin DeGraw! Woohoo! This song is awesome!

(Note: For some reason, the song plays slower on my stream. There may be a flaw in the connection, but rest assured I’m working on it. I’m in Love With a Girl sounds much better than how it’s streaming on my website. Darn.)

Listen to Gavin DeGraw’s I’m In Love With A Girl mp3
Read the Gavin DeGraw’s I’m In Love With A Girl lyrics after the jump

I’M IN LOVE WITH A GIRL Lyrics
Gavin DeGraw

So many people gonna say that they want you
To try to get thinking they really care
But there’s nothing like the warmth of the one
Who has put in the time and you know he’s gonna be there
Back your border when she knows someone crossed it
Don’t let nobody put you down “Who you with?”
Take the pain up and jack in your name
From the crutch to the game to the highwire

I’m in love with a girl who knows me better,
Fell for the women just when I met her,
Took my sweet time when I was bitter,
Someone understands,
And she knows how to treat a brother right,
Give me that feeling every night,
Wants to make love when I wanna fight,
Now someone understand me,
I’m in love with a girl (I’m in love with)
I’m in love with a girl (I’m in love with)
Out the many broken backdoors and windows
Through the valley of the love of the lost
Is a hole that is cut to the souls falling down
From the thrones without leaving any windows
What you found ain’t a peace for the moment
The moment was over in time
Then it’s gone
The hit and run
The (??) one has a short life

I’m in love with a girl who knows me better,
Fell for the women just when I met her,
Took my sweet time when I was bitter,
Someone understands,
And she knows how to treat a brother right,
Give me that feeling every night,
Wants to make love when I wanna fight,
Now someone understand me,
I’m in love with a girl (I’m in love with)
I’m in love with a girl (I’m in love with)Come to tell you what you do to thank you
Practice what you preach
Now I know there’s nothing we can’t reach
‘Cause the heart can’t erase once it finds a place to be warm and welcome
To be held in shelter

I’m in love with a girl who knows me better,
Fell for the women just when I met her,
Took my sweet time when I was bitter,
Someone understands,
And she knows how to treat a fellow right,
Give me that feeling every night,
Wants to make love when I wanna fight,
Now someone understand me,
I’m in love with a girl (I’m in love with)
I’m in love with a girl (I’m in love with)
I’m in love with a girl (I’m in love with)
Who knows me better
Wants to make love when I wanna fight
now someone understands me

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(Listen to Dark Road by Annie Lennox, off her studio album Songs of Mass Destruction. You may also watch the Dark Road video, culled off Annie’s official YouTube post, or read the Dark Road lyrics on this post. GannsDeen.com does not offer Annie Lennox mp3’s for download. If you like what you hear, please leave a comment in the Comments box. Come back to GannsDeen.com for the latest and best in Christian, country, and pop music.)

Annie Lennox’s fourth studio album in fifteen years, Songs of Mass Destruction, is a sparkling gem of an album along the vein of music Annie Lennox has since come to be known for. Packed with songs that weave wistful meanderings on a variety of issues including love’s labors lost and relationships on a global scale, Songs of Mass Destruction is a more-than-fitting addition to Lennox’s portfolio. Coming in from Bare, the previous album, Songs of Mass Destruction reads almost like a continuation, albeit not as stripped down but just as melancholy.Dark Road is the first single off Songs of Mass Destruction. Produced by Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette, Aerosmith, Wilson Phillips), Dark Road and its video dwell on relationships lost and potentials wasted. The single debuted outside the UK Top 40, but continues to pick up in airplay. Get additional information on Annie Lennox’s Dark Road here.

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Purchase Songs of Mass Destruction.
Annie Lennox’s Dark Road lyrics and Dark Road video after the jump.

DARK ROAD Lyrics
Annie Lennox

It’s a dark road
And a dark way that leads to my house
And the word says
You’re never gonna find me there oh no
I’ve got an open door
It didn’t get there by itself
It didn’t get there by itself

There’s a feelin
But you’re not feelin’ it at all
There’s a meaning
But you’re not listening any more
I look at that open road
I’m gonna walk there by myself

And if you catch me
I might try to run away
You know I can’t be here too long
And if you let me
I might try to make you stay
Seems you never realize a good thing
Till it’s gone
Maybe im still searching
But I don’t know what it means
All the fires of destruction are still
Burnin’ in my dreams
There’s no water that can wash away
This longin’ to come clean
Hey yea yea….

I cant find the joy within my soul
It’s just sadness taking hold
I wanna come in from the cold
And make myself renewed again
It takes strength to live this way
The same old madness every day
I wanna kick these blues away
I wanna learn to live again…

It’s a dark road
And a dark way that leads to my house
And the word says
You’re never gonna find me there oh no
I’ve got an open door
It didn’t get there by itself
It didn’t get there by itself

DARK ROAD Video