OK – so every Sunday at church I say, "I invite those who are young or young at heart to come forward for story time." Then I saw a movie review of the film, Young@Heart, and I think I may have to rethink that phrase or it could get pretty crowded around my story chair.
Basically the film follows a group of 70-90+ year olds (yup you read that right) who have put together a show of punk rock (and other) music, including classics from The Clash and The Ramones.
As a church leader, and a reluctant participant (by default) in the worship debate (i.e. what kind of music should we be listening to at church), I have noticed that the particular music doesn’t matter as much as who is singing it. My feelings were validated (in a very unscientific and anecdotal way) by Young @ Heart’s rendition of "I Will Survive."
Now previous readers of this blog will have seen another version of this song when I went on about dancing men (you’ll just have to go check it out yourself - it's the jailhouse scene). This version is totally different. The women and men who sing this song put a hard edge on the words "I will survive" that no younger person, no matter how gritty could possibly do. I just believe it more coming from these folks.
This is a movie that cuts across generation boundaries and hopefully will start lots of good talks, and hopefully entertain along the way. The movie isn't in Barrie (yet) but it is down in TO.
If you are interested in learning more about the movie you can go check it out at the official website or you can learn more about the group at their official website.
K
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Rev. Kirsty:
What a fantastic example of maturing into the words and emotion of a song! And from a singer's perspective, it is well sung, too!
Thanks for keeping the music discussion going!
Elizabeth
www.fromthevoiceof.blogspot.com
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