Tuesday Setlist – February 23, 2010

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We have a local Christian radio station that becomes the butt of many jokes. I’m sure you have a station like that too. You know the type…”next up we have a rockin’ new tune from Michael W. Smith..” and they go on to play something off Live the Life. Old stuff. After finishing up rehearsal last night, a church staff member pointed out to me that our first song from Robbie Seay Band is in regular rotation on said radio station.

Wow. My first reaction was to come up with a new song. The worship leader snob part of me wrestles with wanting to play the cutting edge material that no one has heard. In reality though, I believe that most of the folks in our community, especially those that listen to the local radio station, look forward to congregational worship using songs that we all know well. I’m not exactly doing my job when I try my best to avoid the top 25 list at CCLI.

Songlist:

  • Song of Hope – RSB
  • I Adore You – Phil Wickham
  • Burning Ones – Jesus Culture
  • How He Loves – John Mark McMillan

I am participating in The Worship Community’s Sunday Setlists but, since we meet on Tuesday night, this post is really about Tuesday, see?

To fully experience this set, I suggest you obtain a copy of said songs, turn the stereo up loud, close your eyes, and lift up your hands…unless, of course, you are behind the wheel of a moving car. That could be dangerous.

What says you?

Permalink | February 23rd, 2010

6 Responses to “Tuesday Setlist – February 23, 2010”

  1. fmckinnon Says:
    February 24th, 2010 at 1:50 am

    and to be clear, comparing Robbie's music to something by Smitty that is that old …. not the same. (and I like both!) … but would def. feel like RS was more contemporary.

    I guess I'm the snob, too … I fight that all the time, but my desire to play the coolest new music, though it never goes away, is easily pacified when I see people engaged and participating because they are familiar w/ what's happening … that's where it counts .. unless … their engagement is pure routine due to over-familiar ….

  2. travis Says:
    February 24th, 2010 at 4:12 pm

    I say props for the random occasion that someone with musical taste like "us" is into a song that is played on said radio station. I guess that is a glass half full approach.

    I definitely identify with your thinking.

  3. Jay Sellers Says:
    February 25th, 2010 at 4:54 pm

    Of course, Jamie therefore revealed that he listens to that which he despises. I'll still love him though.

  4. HL McConnell Says:
    February 26th, 2010 at 4:24 pm

    Nice set. :)

  5. Jay Sellers Says:
    February 26th, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    Thanks. We had a lot of fun with 'em all.

  6. HL McConnell Says:
    February 26th, 2010 at 11:52 pm

    Jay your not alone in your thinking! At all. I struggle with the same things. For years I had a really hard time repeating a song for a few weeks. Not until 10 years later do I really spend more time on a song as I really started to listen to our people and see that they like a song and wanted to learn it. The more I did that the more people sang. Duh. ha. I'm stubborn. I still have never played many of the top 20 CCLI songs :) I find I can still be creative, but also serve our people in a way that moves the fathers heart and not be stale. Atleast I think I can. ha. Anyways I understand…:) "Song of Hope" we haven't done in a long time. Good song.

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