Sunday School Soundtrack Summary

Welcome to round two of the Sunday School Soundtrack. I will be posting five new songs every two weeks, so stay vigilant or you may miss out. Just to review, Round one included the following songs:

September 18
1. Hurricane Drunk--Florence + the Machine
2. Find My Way--The Gabe Dixon Band
3. When I Get My Wings--Will Hoge
4. I Won't Let You Go--James Morrison
5. Let's Start Over--Miles Jaye (This one was a stretch, but I think it's hilarious.)

Okay, now that that is over with, say hello to this week's edition:

October 9
1. Little Lies--Dave Barnes
2. Virginia--Ron Pope
3. I Would Do Anything For You--Foster the People
4. I Cannot Settle Down--Peter Bradley Adams
5. Miracles--Matt White

I love these songs. I've tried to find all of them on playlist.com, but unfortunately, playlist.com doesn't know all of the good music. To make up for their lacking, I have included a song from each artist in the sidebar playlist titled (can you believe it?) "Sunday School Soundtrack." Where I couldn't find the song on playlist.com, I have included it below as an embedded YouTube video. Enjoy, and don't forget to comment with any songs that you've been loving that I should check out.

I know, I know, it's a live version, but it's awesome and Dave Barnes is amazing. If you are feeling especially ambitious, check out his Christmas Extravaganza videos. He's funny and talented.

Okay, I hope you realize how hard it is to only be sharing one song of Ron's with you today. His voice is a little whiny, but it has a quality that I enjoy listening to and one that seems to speak the emotion he writes about. If you want more, click here.

Listened to this about a million times when I went to Bear Lake last month. It now causes me to think of waspberry shakes, paddle boats and IDPs (Impromptu Dance Parties). Can you think of a better combination? I certainly can't.

Holy Smokes! Where do I start? Peter Bradley Adams is wind blowing through the wheat field. Peter Bradley Adams is the rain drops that falls on your head in the summer. Peter Bradley Adams is...you know what?--just listen to the song.

This just might be the single worst video job I've ever seen, but it's the only version of this song I could find to share. Don't watch the movie, but listen to the music. If you like it, go to iTunes and listen to it there...or come to my house and I'll play it for you from my music collection.

Whew! That was a lot of linking and embedding. I'm hoping it is worth it to you. Let me know what you think?

Ever Since You Went Away

My buddy's mom passed away last Friday. His dad died when he was three. After her funeral yesterday, I listened to this song and imagined her flying back into her husband's arms. Twenty five years have passed since she's seen him and she loves him more now than she ever did before. I hope one day to find someone I can spend my life loving both before and after death. Here's to you AnnEtta Cope Merrill, I never knew you, but you've blessed me a thousand times over with your life, your children and your example.

GIve Me Some More of Morrison

WOW! I am overwhelmed with how much I am loving this song right now. Here are the instructions for proceeding: 1. Listen to this song 2. Put it on repeat. 3. Repeat step two until it's enough.

Suiting Up

I'm wearing my gray pinstripe suit, I used two squirts of cologne and I gave myself a theme song. Sometimes Tuesdays require a little more than other days.

A Good Soak

I just filled the bathtub up with this song, eased my aching body into it and sat there until my fingers and toes were pruney.


Thanks Kalai. When will I be able to download a copy of this for my iPod?

Can Work End Any Faster?

I won't talk a lot about this one. It's fun, it's got good energy and it moves. It also reminds me of two things that I wish I had more of in my life right now: summer and girlfriend. So, with that said, I will go back to my daydreaming of said summer and girlfriend as I continue rotting in front of my work desk.


Yes Matt, Faster is exactly how I want work to be happening right now.

(incredible) Song

I would like to draw your attention to the embedded video box below. This little musical morsel dropped like manna from heaven into our laps last weekend while we were cruising along the PCH on Memorial Day. In a word (or two): Sweet serendipity.

Here's the deal. It's not the best constructed song. I would have loved to have heard another verse or two and maybe a nice counterpoint of chorus and verse at the end in a frenzy of voice and instrument, but I didn't write the song, Newton Faulkner did. So, without further ado, here he is singing it:



Seriously though, don't you love the lyrics?

"I'm gonna master all kinds of kung fu. I'm gonna live inside a tiny zoo."

"I'm gonna grow myself a giant afro (incredible) when the alarm goes off I just won't know."