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Steve Earle – Jerusalem Lyrics 17 years ago
I first heard this on one of the annual "Broadcasts" CDs the Austin, TX radio station KGSR produces. My uncle gives it to my dad for Christmas every year as a tradition. The version of it I heard was a live, acoustic version, and hearing it on Christmas morning, roughly 2004, made it all the more powerful. I don't know or care about Steve Earle's religious or political views, but I plan to make this song a Christmas staple in my family for years to come. It's one of those songs that needs to be heard. Glory to God in the highest!

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Warren Zevon – Splendid Isolation Lyrics 17 years ago
This was originally written by the late, brilliant Warren Zevon of "Werewolves of London" and "Lawyers, Guns and Money" fame. It's about that feeling of wanting to be left alone. I believe Zevon went through a depression at one point in his life, and actually holed up in his room for a long time, eventually writing this about the experience. We've all felt that way at some point in our lives...just wanting to "lie down in the dark to dream".

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Pete Yorn – Splendid Isolation Lyrics 17 years ago
This was originally written by the late, brilliant Warren Zevon of "Werewolves of London" and "Lawyers, Guns and Money" fame. It's about that feeling of wanting to be left alone. I believe Zevon went through a depression at one point in his life, and actually holed up in his room for a long time, eventually writing this about the experience. We've all felt that way at some point in our lives...just wanting to "lie down in the dark to dream".

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Counting Crows – St. Robinson In His Cadillac Dream Lyrics 17 years ago
I think the protagonist, "Arthur Robinson", and the ballerina, "Carrie", are sort of "star-crossed lovers", or a "tragic couple". Basically, they're both so obsessed with their own personal ambitions and self-empowerment (Robinson calling himself "Saint" and dreaming of fancy cars and the "carnival side", yet for some reason dreaming of ballerinas, clearly a sign he ignores) that they do not see their similarities. "She says I always do the same things over and over" is showing Carrie the Ballerina as self-obsessed and hypocritical in her own way...because all she does is dance in her basement in front of a mirror. The dreams the two could fulfill together are never realized, because they are too introverted to realize that they are meant for each other.

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Iron & Wine – The Trapeze Swinger Lyrics 17 years ago
If you happen to live in Austin, TX, check out Radio KGSR's annual "Broadcasts" CD. It's on there with just Sam Beam and an acoustic guitar. Incredible song.

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Blue October – Inner Glow Lyrics 17 years ago
I'm pretty sure this song ticked a lot of Texas radio stations off...or, rather, the sole owner of most Texas stations, the omnipotent ClearChannel. Like Time Petty's "Last D.J.", this song challenges the categorization of music and the foolishness of only listening to "the beat we can drum to." Blue October began as a Texas band, and they fought long and hard to get where they are today. "History For Sale" was their breakout album, thanks to Justin Furstenfeld's brilliant songwriting and the hit single "Calling You", and I think "Inner Glow" is a very bold statement about the whole situation. Everything was sounding the same at the time he wrote that song, even more so than it does now. It's a eulogy to radio and a hope that it will someday improve thanks to those who write their own songs.

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Mike Doughty – his truth is marching on Lyrics 17 years ago
I'm not sure whether Mike Doughty is a Christian or not (judging by the above post by Alpha13, anyway) but this song certainly does express some of the very reasons why Christians believe in God. There is also an earlier song Doughty wrote entitled "Sweet Lord in Heaven", and it's very similar. I am always happy when a popular musician sings about God in a positive way, and blurs the line between "rock" and "Christian rock". If you listen to the classic folk, blues and early rock music, God was not a taboo, He was mentioned and praised often in music.

Personally, I am a Christian and am not ashamed to admit it. I love all kinds of music, and I think the separation of Christian music from the mainstream stuff has really harmed our culture. I believe that we as human beings were created in God's own image. Our voices were made to praise God, though given the capability and free will to sing about whatever we please. Whether Mike Doughty believes it or not, he has used his voice for both bearing his heart and soul and praising the Lord despite backlash for it, and I wish there were more artists who did the same!

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