Lately I’ve picked up a few tunes from the ladies and many are similar to the style of Miss Simpson’s song. Right now Bethany Dillon’s “All I Need” is playing. Earlier Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles” was on. The recent acquisition most like “Shadow” is “Mirror” from BarlowGirl. This is a great Christian group and is probably as divergent from Miss Simpson in lifestyle as the latter is from Miss James in vocal style.
And speaking of style … The other night I was going to church with some friends so I took their eldest daughter in my car. I try to help her appreciate different forms of music so I usually play pieces she wouldn’t ordinarily come across. She loved Henry Mancini’s “Pink Panther Theme” so I put the album
She loved this, too. But dad was upset that I had her listening to Zep until I told him there were no lyrics. The funny thing, though, is that right after church services I found the pastor playing “Stairway to Heaven” on his guitar for a small group. Dad was not amused when I told him about this.
So, on the ride home (with yet another daughter in tow, but that’s another story) we listened to Nickel Creek, Rebecca St. James, and Superchick and had a very nice time exploring modern Bluegrass Christian Pop, and Gospel. Next time she’s in the car we’re going to listen to the Blues.