Watched this while I waited in the Detroit airport to get to St. Louis.
Raise your hand if you didn't realize that Kara DioGuardi was a Duke Alum.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZBn_oDvUXg&w=640&h=385]
Don't miss Andrew Rohm, a Wesley student, playing the Bari Saxophone at the end.
-B
I got an email advertising this clip from YouTube tonight. Let's clear up a few things first: she sings the heck out of this. While she may be criticized for where she chooses to take breaths, it is beautifully and masterfully sung.
Watch the clip (it really is very good):
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLLMzr3PFgk&]
However, along with this clip, within the email...was this proposition:
"PLEASE watch and listen to the attachment of Carrie Underwood singing her heart out on "How Great Thou Art", I first saw it on T.V. last Friday night and she brought tears to my eye's and the audience to there feet, and I'll bettcha God heard her in Heaven cause if you watch her closely as she sings, she was singing to Him........."
The thing is, the song is great. Carrie is great. It is well done by both her and Vince.
But I wonder if this song, in this context, is being performed as a hymn or simply as a spiritual song. Is there a difference?
I don't doubt that she was singing to "Him" but I wonder if the applause from that crowd was for God, or Carrie, or both.
An honest question, I'm not sure how I feel about it.
No matter who the applause and praise was for..."I bettcha God heard her in Heaven." I'm pretty sure God hears everything. Especially words sung in praise to God.
-B
You won't find many more people more excited and driven to continue and advance with contemporary worship music than me. I love Hillsong. I think that most of the work that they do has advanced American Christianity. In many ways, for the better. But they miss the point on so many occasions. I can't help but think that this just is a bit...over the top.
Maybe sometime when I don't have studying to tend to I'll talk more about how I think that production in these services can work toward a higher goal and so we ought not be so quick to judge the work that they are doing to advance the Kingdom, but my first glance's reaction to this video was...a little bit of outrage.
I wouldn't be surprised if they started having Coke cups on stage because they had all of the sudden secured a sponsor.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHKeVmuQ8V4]
Thanks to Bryan Browning for the link.
-B
