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Post by Dub on Apr 12, 2024 20:44:11 GMT -5
Fiddlerina and I have to learn this tune or a subset of it. Of course, Vanessa Williams is well known for singing this. It's from the Disney animated film Pocahontas so you've probably heard it.
While trying to find a good approach to the song that doesn't require a symphony orchestra and a multimillion-dollar studio, I came across this guy.
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Post by Marshall on Apr 13, 2024 9:10:00 GMT -5
Did he record the audio on a Sammick, or is that just the guitar he was willing to risk in a river?
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Post by Village Idiot on Apr 13, 2024 9:23:34 GMT -5
Why do you have to learn this song?
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Post by drlj on Apr 13, 2024 9:37:13 GMT -5
Why do you have to learn this song? The Iowa Ministry of Music is forcing all musicians to learn it. And it can’t be played in G. I did not expect to like that recording, but, damn it, I did.
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Post by Village Idiot on Apr 13, 2024 9:39:06 GMT -5
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?
Full disclosure: I haven't.
Have you?
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Post by Village Idiot on Apr 13, 2024 9:39:51 GMT -5
Why do you have to learn this song? The Iowa Ministry of Music is forcing all musicians to learn it. And it can’t be played in G. The Iowa Ministry of Music doesn't realize what a capo can do.
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Post by drlj on Apr 13, 2024 9:40:55 GMT -5
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon? Full disclosure: I haven't. Have you? My neighbor’s dog howls when there is a siren.
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Post by Village Idiot on Apr 13, 2024 9:42:01 GMT -5
Can you state that poetically?
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Post by drlj on Apr 13, 2024 9:43:51 GMT -5
Can you state that poetically? No.
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Post by Dub on Apr 13, 2024 10:50:48 GMT -5
Why do you have to learn this song? We are hired three or four times each year to play music during the Sunday morning services at People’s Unitarian Universalist Church. They hire other local musicians as well. The problem for us is that we don’t really understand their theology. They sort of pray To whom it may concern (if anyone) and they don’t want music that anyone might disagree with. So no songs about salvation or divinity or anything like that. It’s a real challenge for us to come up with ideas for “church” music. They have themes for their services. This time the theme is the interconnectedness of all living things and with the earth itself, or something like that. We understand the concept but don't know how to apply that to church music. We have to come up with ideas and they get to approve them, or not. It’s only three pieces of music. This time we’re doing “Rank Strangers,” “Colors of the Wind,” and an instrumental version of “Old Spinning Wheel.” The gig pays well enough to go through all this and they are nice people. It’s always on a Sunday morning and doesn’t conflict with anything so…
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Post by drlj on Apr 13, 2024 11:13:27 GMT -5
This is a song about being interconnected and you get to dance.
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Post by Dub on Apr 13, 2024 11:47:27 GMT -5
I should mention that we have never seen the Disney movie, Pocahontas and had never heard Colors of the Wind. Being at a loss for “church” music that isn’t religious, I decided to ask for advice. I consulted ChatGPT 3.5. I explained what we needed in detail including our musical configuration and asked it for song ideas. We went through two or three iterations refining our need as we went. ChatGPT came up with suggestions and I went through the list. Colors of the Wind seemed like something that would satisfy the need and that we could work up without too much trouble.
We’re only doing the first verse and the bridge with an instrumental interlude. We replaced the wolf line with the eagle line trying to separate the song from movie and making it seem more universal.
They seemed to like the idea.
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Post by Dub on Apr 13, 2024 11:58:10 GMT -5
The Iowa Ministry of Music is forcing all musicians to learn it. And it can’t be played in G. The Iowa Ministry of Music doesn't realize what a capo can do. You’ll notice that the guy whose recording I linked is capoed at the 3rd fret and playing D chords. I’ll be capoed at the 2nd fret playing, you guessed it, G chords. The key of A fits Fiddlerina’s vocal range. (You didn’t seriously think I was going to sing this, did you?)
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Post by John B on Apr 13, 2024 12:33:18 GMT -5
I should mention that we have never seen the Disney movie, Pocahontas and had never heard Colors of the Wind. Being at a loss for “church” music that isn’t religious, I decided to ask for advice. I consulted ChatGPT 3.5. I explained what we needed in detail including our musical configuration and asked it for song ideas. We went through two or three iterations refining our need as we went. ChatGPT came up with suggestions and I went through the list. Colors of the Wind seemed like something that would satisfy the need and that we could work up without too much trouble. We’re only doing the first verse and the bridge with an instrumental interlude. We replaced the wolf line with the eagle line trying to separate the song from movie and making it seem more universal. They seemed to like the idea. It must be challenging when the answer to the question, "what songs would fit in your theological framework?" is, "well, how about you suggest some songs and we'll tell you if you're wrong."
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Post by billhammond on Apr 13, 2024 13:19:12 GMT -5
I'm reminded of the old line about a Unitarian's funeral:
All dressed up and nowhere to go.
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Post by Village Idiot on Apr 13, 2024 13:47:44 GMT -5
Peter Mayer's Everything is Holy Now is a wonderful song an lyric that would go well in a Universality Church. I can state with experience that Presbyterians don't mind it either. When I was a boy, each week On Sunday, we would go to church And pay attention to the priest He would read the holy word And consecrate the holy bread And everyone would kneel and bow Today the only difference is Everything is holy now Everything, everything Everything is holy now When I was in Sunday school We would learn about the time Moses split the sea in two Jesus made the water wine And I remember feeling sad That miracles don t happen still But now I can t keep track Cause everything s a miracle Everything, Everything Everything s a miracle Wine from water is not so small But an even better magic trick Is that anything is here at all So the challenging thing becomes Not to look for miracles But finding where there isn't one When holy water was rare at best It barely wet my fingertips But now I have to hold my breath Like I'm swimming in a sea of it It used to be a world half there Heaven's second rate hand-me-down But I walk it with a reverent air Cause everything is holy now Everything, everything Everything is holy now Read a questioning child s face And say it s not a testament That d be very hard to say See another new morning come And say it s not a sacrament I tell you that it can t be done This morning, outside I stood And saw a little red-winged bird Shining like a burning bush Singing like a scripture verse It made me want to bow my head I remember when church let out How things have changed since then Everything is holy now It used to be a world half-there Heaven's second rate hand-me-down But I walk it with a reverent air Cause everything is holy now Writer(s): Peter Mayer
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Post by Marshall on Apr 13, 2024 15:06:06 GMT -5
Speaking about Peter Mayer, “Awake” on the “Earth Town Square” would probably fit.
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Post by billhammond on Apr 13, 2024 15:34:58 GMT -5
Speaking about Peter Mayer, “Awake” on the “Earth Town Square” would probably fit. Or maybe this one? You might think that I’m a banker, and on weekdays, it’s true But beneath this poly-cotton blend is a skeleton tattoo Which I got when I was drinkin' And I’m showing off this weekend On my brand new Harley-Davidson
I may work in an office, look respectable and clean But you should see me dressed in leather on my American machine You would swear that I’m blue-collar On my 15-thousand-dollar Deluxe, brand new Harley-Davidson
Come Friday evening I don’t shower, I don’t shave I put my little earring in And it’s time to misbehave Yes, I'll clean your teeth on Monday Or put braces in your mouth But don’t flash 'em at me Sunday, boy Or I just might knock 'em out
My psychologist, he told me, it’s important that I ride To re-create my warrior who is pent up nine to five And it’s therapy for hours On my fifteen-thousand-dollar Deluxe, brand new Harley-Davidson
I kick off my loafers Put on my big black boots And I swear and curse while I rehearse For my nasty attitude Yes, I'll do your taxes Tuesday So you get some money back But call me CPA on Saturday And I’ll have to kick your ass
No, I’m not in costume, I’ll bet a junk bond that I’m real I am an archetypal man astride a stallion made of steel I’m a rebel, I’m a gangster I’m a whiskey-drinking prankster On my brand new Harley-Davidson
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Post by Marshall on Apr 13, 2024 16:02:12 GMT -5
Speaking about Peter Mayer, “Awake” on the “Earth Town Square” would probably fit. Clouds are swift, rocks are ancient Mountains are high, oceans great Winds are restless, trees are patient And you my child are awake
Waves are crashing, rivers churning Planets twirling, stars ablaze Storms are raging, atoms whirling And you my child are awake
{Refrain} To perceive these wondrous things To count the beats of a blackbird's wings To tell a story and dance and sing
All the splendors of creation Are very happy that you came Because they needed someone to see them And you my child are awake
{Refrain}
Seeds are hopeful, dewdrops fleeting Oak trees are crooked, redwoods straight And they are not known to the sleeping But you my child are awake You my child are awake You my child
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Post by amanajoe on Apr 13, 2024 17:04:34 GMT -5
this is my go to generic faith song.
Stupid joke follows:
Why is it dangerous to piss off a group of Unitarians?
Because they’ll burn a question mark in your front yard.
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