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What’s Love Got to Do with It?
Posted on March 12th, 2008 in Church Life, Music by Fred McKinnon
Hey Everyone -
So, we’re in the middle of this new series at SSCC called “What’s Love Got To Do with It”? (everyone hearing Tina Tuner now? good!)
Last week the message was on recognizing God’s love. We sang some great songs, including “See His Love,” “The Wonderful Cross,” “Mighty is the Power of the Cross”, “Amazed”, and the Beatles’ “Love Me Do”.
This week we are dealing with “Receiving God’s Love”. As an introduction to the sermon, we’re going to have about a 5-minute play time where I’ll become the “lounge lizard” at the piano … in a fun, entertaining way (hopefully) … walking the people through memory lane, jogging their thoughts, minds, and emotions with various snippets of famous songs about love. Some will be piano/vocal only … others will have the band become “house band” mates and join in the tunes.
So far, I’ve got a few ideas … I’d like to cover multiple generations and decades. Keep in mind, I only have about 4-5 minutes – we won’t be doing full versions – only enough of a snippet to bring the song back to life.
For some older generations, I’m toying with a brief medley of “My Funny Valentine” and “Misty”.
Other ideas include:
“What’s Love Got To Do With It” (Tina Turner, chorus only)
“Love Me Tender” (Elvis)
“How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You” (the infamous JT)
“You Give Love A Bad Name” (Bon Jovi)
for my last song, I’ll do the last few lines of Journey’s “Faithfully” on piano … “I’m forever yours ….. faithfully” and have the band/drums kick in with that big instrumental lead.
I could use 2-3 more ideas. I’m desperately out of touch with this current, teen generation …. sad, but at the same time, that’s not the demographic we have on Sundays … they are back in “Rush Hour” …. so, I’d love some input on something contemporary and fairly recent (last 1-2 years) that would hit a homer for that crowd. Our final “walk out” song at the end of the service will be a full cover of Foreigner’s “I Want To Know What Love Is”. What a great song – lyrically, it can be sung directly to God.
Ideas?
Fred
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BG’s How deep is your love?
Kieth Urban’s I’m gonna love you like nobody loves you
Brighter than Sunshine by the band Aqualung…. you can find it on itunes. thats the only cool one that comes to mind right now from the last couple of years
Fred: I’ve given this some thought. Did my research. This ought to cover it:
“What is Love (Baby Don’t Hurt Me)” – Haddaway (a la Night at the Roxbury)
“I Want to Know What Love Is” – Foreigner
“Crazy Little Thing Called Love” – Queen
“Baby, I Love Your Way” – Peter Frampton
“Have I Told You Lately that I Love You” – Van Morrison
“Let my love open the Door” – The Who
“Love Can Build a Bridge” – The Judds
“Love Shack” – B-52′s
“This will be “and everlasting Love” – Natalie Cole
“How sweet it is (to be loved by you)” – James Taylor
“You’ve Got the Best of My Love” – Emotions
“Where is the Love” – Black Eyed Peas
“Everybody Loves Somebody” – Dean Martin
“I Will Always Love You” – Whitney Houston
“Pride (IN the Name of Love)” – U2
oh snap … you wanted contemporary. Well, you’ve got lots of classics and semi-contemporary ones there. The Black Eyed Peas song could be fun, as well as “What Is Love.”
This song is not per say fun, but I have to say I love the song “Because you loved me” by Celine Dion.
Ps. And whenever I hear that song I totally sing it to God, it just fits!
i sent Travis a few ideas when he posted on this.
here’s some more:
U2 – Pride (in the name of love)
Sara Bareilles – Love Song (its about NOT writing a love song)
and check iTunes’ most popular list… that’s where its at!
Glad you got some help on this, ’cause I’m out of the loop in this area.
What is Love? – Howard Jones
Will You Still Love Me? – Chicago
Everlasting Love – Gloria Estefan
This I Promise You – nsync
Love Song – The Cure
Something So Strong – Crowded House
Babe – Styx
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I’ll put my vote in for “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.” It’s a tough song, but I know you guys can pull it off.
On itunes go to the country and there will be millions of love songs. If the song isn’t on love it will be a break up song or song about jail. haha
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You could do unchained melody or…ooooh tainted love, oh oh oh oh, tainted love.
Hey …
Unchained Melody is definitely in the mix … was practicing that a few minutes ago … lol!