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| From | Robert Berry <rberry@gandronics.com> |
| Subject | Doug Powell song ID (and a Christmas present for Audities) |
| Date | Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:42:27 -0500 |
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I e-mailed Doug Powell directly to see if he could fill me in on the
"Mary Christmas" song. With Doug's permission, here's what he said:
> Man, I haven't heard that song in 7 or 8 years! Yes, the song is "Mary
> Christmas." It's an 8-track cassette recording with me doing
> everything and was never released. It was written around Christmas
> 1995 and was an anti-carol. I love carols, but I have a distaste for
> the non-theological, sentimental ones. The song was a swipe at the
> latter. How's that for Christmas spirit! Actually, Nicholas of Bari
> (a.k.a. St. Nicholas) punched another bishop at the council of Nicea
> for spouting heresy, so I'm not in that bad a company!
Wow ... adds another dimension to what sounds like a simple, catchy
Christmas song.
Doug then added:
> I've attached a gift for the Audities list, if anyone wants it. It's
> another Christimas song written for Hansen and recorded by SWAG on the
> same day as Everyday Is Christmas. It went unused by Hanson and was
> never released. It's also, lyrically, a great example of the kinds of
> Christmas songs I hate. I let my guard down for a night and those guys
> slipped one past me!
I remember this song ... I'm pretty sure it was posted on MP3.com along
with "Mary Christmas." Anyway, I've put it on my server for a limited
time (not sure how long my bandwidth will hold out):
http://diskermusic.com/All%20The%20Lights%20Are%20Blue.mp3
Robert R. Berry
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