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I Believe in Father Christmas

Posted: 22nd December 2011 by Brad Brisco in Music

I love this cover of “I Believe in Father Christmas” orignially written by Greg Lake of “Emerson, Lake and Palmer” fame. What is especially interesting about U2’s rendering is a very subtle yet thoughtful change in lyrics. What was originally: “They sold me a dream of Christmas, They sold me a silent night, They told me a fairy [...]

I Believe in Father Christmas

Posted: 22nd December 2010 by Brad Brisco in Music

I love this cover of “I Believe in Father Christmas” orignially written by Greg Lake of “Emerson, Lake and Palmer” fame. What is especially interesting about U2’s rendering is a very subtle yet thoughtful change in lyrics. What was originally: “They sold me a dream of Christmas, They sold me a silent night, They told me a fairy [...]

John Perkins Said It Right

Posted: 23rd June 2010 by Brad Brisco in Community Transformation, Gospel, Justice, Music, Video

Here is the new Switchfoot video from their song The Sound (John M. Perkins’ Blues). If you are not familiar with John Perkins check out the wiki page on Perkins, or better yet, go to the John M. Perkins Foundation for Reconciliation & Development (JMPF.org).

I Believe in Father Christmas

Posted: 24th December 2009 by Brad Brisco in Music
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I love this cover of “I Believe in Father Christmas” orignially written by Greg Lake of “Emerson, Lake and Palmer” fame. What is especially interesting about U2’s rendering is a very subtle yet thoughtful change in lyrics. What was originally: “They sold me a dream of Christmas, They sold me a silent night, They told me a [...]

U2: Unexpected Prophets

Posted: 26th January 2009 by Brad Brisco in Culture, Justice, Music
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I recently ran across a very enjoyable article by Dr. Steven Harmon (my former theology professor in seminary) entitled “U2: Unexpected Prophets.” If you are a U2 fan I suspect you will enjoy Harmon’s observations as much as I did. Here is the concluding paragraph: In these and other songs of social engagement, Bono and [...]

(RED) WIRE & New U2

Posted: 2nd December 2008 by Brad Brisco in Justice, Music, Video
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In conjunction with World AIDS Day (December 1st), MSN celebrated the launch of (RED) WIRE, (RED)’s new digital music magazine designed to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. To learn more about (RED) WIRE go here. If you are a U2 fan then you must check out yesterday’s (RED) release of their cover of “I Believe in [...]

U23D

Posted: 25th January 2008 by Brad Brisco in Music

. I got a chance tonight to see the U23D movie and it was fantastic. It most certainly is the next best thing to actually being at the live concert. The main difference I noticed was that my ears weren’t ringing afterwards. It is the first live-action film to be shot, edited, and shown entirely [...]

Here Is Our King

Posted: 4th August 2007 by Brad Brisco in Music
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Here is our King Here is our Love Here is our God Whose come to bring us back to Him!

Where The Streets Have No Name

Posted: 1st June 2007 by Brad Brisco in Music

This is by far my favorite video of all time. If you are not familiar with this, it is a portion of the half time show at the 2002 Super Bowl four months after 911. Five years later it still brings a shiver up my spine and a lump to my throat.

Worship & U2

Posted: 30th March 2007 by Brad Brisco in Culture, Music

I have always been a huge U2 fan.  I own every cd they ever produced (although I did sell “POP” to a used cd store a few days after I purchased it) and at times have traveled several states to see them in concert. I say that to admit that I have a bias in regards to U2 being [...]