Music Reflections
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December 5 – “Even Jesus has Got the Blues”
December 5th’s song is “Even Jesus God the Blues” by Gabe Lee. I’ve been trying to catch Gabe Lee performing, but I’ve only seen him once. He sings some painfully beautiful songs, and this is one of the best. Easter morning, Tennesseeshe come draggin round the bend,hooked on OP40, barely aliveShe come heartbroke and looking Continue reading
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December 4 – “Only Love Can Save Us Now”
December 4th brings us Kesha, “Only Love Can Save Us Now.” I am only sharing the chorus because I don’t want to get demonetized, because she swears a lot in this surprisingly theologically accurate song. Only love can save us nowOnly love can save us nowOnly love can save us now(Oh, Lord, save me, please Continue reading
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December 3 – “Happier”
December 3rd’s song for this year is “Happier” from Double Camp. Don’t know who Double Camp is? Neither did I when they opened for Sub-Radio. But, as they said, they sing sad songs to happy music. Which, can easily be my bag. And “Happier” is a song that hits its target. A lyric selection: These Continue reading
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December 2 – “Everything Will Be Alright”
December 2nd is upon us, and it’s time for the second song that has spoken to me this year. I ran across this song as the theme song to the Podcast “Delete This,” but I didn’t know it had words. Andrew Huang’s music is a mix of ambient and electronic, and it was a good Continue reading
Jonathan LeMaster-Smith 