Favorite/Least Favorite Songs to Sing in Church - Page 2

MissBrattified · #11 05-31-2010, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

It doesn't make you nuts that it just goes up, up, up and never comes down?

Yes, it's funny that you mention that because I sang it as an altar-song a couple of weeks ago, and we (organist and me) couldn't remember how to land it!!!! I had to think about it, and finally remembered that the ensemble ended it with "It makes me wannnnaaa shou-outttt."

*AQuietPlace* · #12 05-31-2010, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

Yes, it's funny that you mention that because I sang it as an altar-song a couple of weeks ago, and we (organist and me) couldn't remember how to land it!!!! I had to think about it, and finally remembered that the ensemble ended it with "It makes me wannnnaaa shou-outttt."

Yeah, it never really lands, you just bail out in mid-air.

BeenThinkin · #13 05-31-2010, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

Love the old classic hymns--most of them, anyway. It Is Well With My Soul, I Am Thine Oh Lord, Blessed Assurance, Rock of Ages, Jesus, Savior Pilot Me, etc.

I like songs that aren't overly repetitive, and that have some depth. I'm not opposed to "fun" songs, but they aren't what I spend a lot of time listening to. I do love a LOT of black gospel and choir music--and that's the most fun type to sing, IMO.

Contemporary Christian rarely catches my ear--it's kind of like secular pop--after awhile, it all sounds the same. Modern P & W...I agree with Timmy. I like some of it, but I can't stand the "dumbed down", repetitive stuff. I love well-done bluegrass, but I can only take so much country or southern gospel, being the least tolerant of the latter.

Those are just my personal preferences, though. I recognize that different music speaks to different people in different ways. I wouldn't make it a point of fellowship or even a big deciding factor in figuring out where to attend church.

Boy are you gonna be in trouble Miss Brattified. I have it first hand, (okay, maybe second hand) that that is going to be what is sung in Heaven! Have to pester you a little, being a former Southern Gospel DJ with over 4000 records in my library.

My all time favorite, "How Great Thou Art"

Least favorite, Contemporary with that repeating, repeating, repeating, repeating, ..... over, & over, & over, & over .... same "o", same "o" stuff.... "if you know what I mean." I could have written some of that stuff myself if I'd only thought of the title! .. "if you know what I mean."

BeenThinkin

MissBrattified · #14 05-31-2010, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeenThinkin

Boy are you gonna be in trouble Miss Brattified. I have it first hand, (okay, maybe second hand) that that is going to be what is sung in Heaven! Have to pester you a little, being a former Southern Gospel DJ with over 4000 records in my library.

BeenThinkin

I like some Southern Gospel--it just has to be really good. Usually I like the songs better when I know the people. Make sense? Some of my favorites are Bruce Haynes, The McGruders, The Crabb Family, The Isaacs, Jeff & Sheri Easter (really--they're bluegrass), Stan Cook and The Martins.

An example of a group I don't like would be the McKameys.

Also, I enjoy it more in person, rather than listening to a recording. Better?

BeenThinkin · #15 05-31-2010, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

I like some Southern Gospel--it just has to be really good. Usually I like the songs better when I know the people. Make sense? Some of my favorites are Bruce Haynes, The McGruders, The Crabb Family, The Isaacs, Jeff & Sheri Easter (really--they're bluegrass), Stan Cook and The Martins.

An example of a group I don't like would be the McKameys.

Also, I enjoy it more in person, rather than listening to a recording. Better?

Makes sense!! And I've had the privilege of knowing many of them over the years. Some great people! So many of the old-timers have left us. I love a song with a message, that speaks to my heart and can still speak again to me tomorrow. Just me!?

BT

*AQuietPlace* · #16 05-31-2010, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

I like some Southern Gospel--it just has to be really good. Usually I like the songs better when I know the people. Make sense? Some of my favorites are Bruce Haynes, The McGruders, The Crabb Family, The Isaacs, Jeff & Sheri Easter (really--they're bluegrass), Stan Cook and The Martins.

An example of a group I don't like would be the McKameys.

Also, I enjoy it more in person, rather than listening to a recording. Better?

I could have written this post exactly. Well, I like Sherri Easter. Don't care for his singing.

Crabb Family and the Martins would probably be my favorites. Joyce Martin can forevermore sing. I love my cd with her, Sherri Easter and..... uh, somebody else.

I, too, like it much better in person than on a recording.

Can't stand hokey Southern Gospel.

I have *extremely* eclectic musical tastes. I like everything from screaming rock to soothing Celtic.

missourimary · #17 05-31-2010, 08:06 PM

I have several least favorites:
Like a Tree
I keep falling in love with him
Ninety nine and a half (I don't know if ANYONE else sings it, but it's kind of like the old kids song, This old man (he played one, he played knick knack...)

Favorites:
Oh, how I love Him
Amazing Grace
Rock of Ages

I like some contemporary ones, too. Ones by Chris Tomlin and Michael W Smith, CCM, such as:
Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)
You are My King (Amazing Love)
Above All

BeenThinkin · #18 05-31-2010, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

I could have written this post exactly. Well, I like Sherri Easter. Don't care for his singing.

Crabb Family and the Martins would probably be my favorites. Joyce Martin can forevermore sing. I love my cd with her, Sherri Easter and..... uh, somebody else.

I, too, like it much better in person than on a recording.

Can't stand hokey Southern Gospel.

I have *extremely* eclectic musical tastes. I like everything from screaming rock to soothing Celtic.

Now "A Quiet Place" what is a "hokey Southern Gospel?" You may have hurt my feelings.

..... I don't know for sure. Some of the new contemporary repetitive stuff reminds me of a song I heard many years ago, (secular) that said something like this... "I'm sitting on my la, la,....waiting on my cha, cha, ..... U huh, U huh.....I'm sitting on my la, la,....waiting on my cha, cha, U huh, U huh!!!"

BeenThinkin

Mirth1981 · #19 05-31-2010, 08:13 PM

I like just about everything...even most of the contemporary stuff. Not picky at all here.

"How Great Thou Art" is one of my very favorites, like others have said. A contemporary song that is along the same line is "How Great is Our God", so that is one of my favorites also. Singing about how great God is never gets old to me.

I dislike songs that sing to the devil, such as "Satan, your kingdom's coming down", or even one's that sing about the devil, like "Going up to the High Places" where the verse says "We've been deceived by the devil too long...we're gonna tear the devil's kingdom down."

What QP said about "When I Think About the Lord" not ever coming down...one of our piano players strongly dislikes that song for similar reasons. I don't mind it, but I understand what you mean about it.

missourimary · #20 05-31-2010, 09:28 PM

I like How Great is Our God, too. I haven't heard it for awhile. I don't like songs like Satan your Kingdom's coming down or me and the devil had a tussle or devil don't want no worship around here I also don't care for ones where everyone is suddenly supposed to leap or shout or dance or run.