CCM songs aging in dog years?

[Greg Jones]

What do you guys think about the idea that CCM music ages like dogs?

Every 1 year might equal approx 7 years so that a song that is 10 years
old, is relatively ancient?

God of Wonders and Shout To The Lord might be examples....

Thoughts?

Greg

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Depends on what you mean by aging. If you mean a song sounds old-fashioned, has been overplayed, has lost relevance, is most popular in churches that would hardly be classified as "cutting edge' (a doubled-edged designation, pun intended), then I would say a month with the church is like a decade with the calendar. As consumers, we of the church take back seat to no one.

On the other hand, those songs might be like good wine or great cigars - gaining flavor and nuance as they age gracefully. At this rate, we should know in a week or so ... :-)

Mike

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[Bob Marshall]

Somewhat true. But for me choosing "Shout To The Lord" was not a good
example. In fact, just the other day I was talking about Linda Ronstadt's
song "Long, Long Time", which is now over 40 years old, and I was saying how
timeless it was. I said that for me there are very few songs like that. I
mentioned "Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez, "Circle Game" by Joni Mitchell,
and then "Shout To The Lord". I will never get tired of hearing and singing
that one. On the other hand, I tired of "God Of Wonders" after about a month
of hearing it on the radio. And although it was the Dove Award Song Of The
Year in 2010, I tired of "Revelation Song" after about a week since radio
played it to death. And I would put "Here I Am To Worship" into that
category; it started out fantastic and aged very quickly. In any case, some
songs have more longevity than others. Especially hymns. I will never tire
of singing "Just As I Am" or "Leaning On The Everlasting Arms" or "Fairest
Lord Jesus" (of course, I just changed the subject since you were asking
about CCM). Some Chris Tomlin songs are timeless, like "How Great Is Our
God". Other Tomlin songs are short-lived, like "Sing, Sing, Sing". Also,
sometimes it's nice to pull out an old chestnut, one that has not been sung
fairly continuously for decades. Everyone likes "oldies", and being able to
think "oh, I haven't heard that song for years, I love that song!" Like
Ralph Carmichael's "He's Everything To Me". Or "They'll Know We Are
Christians". A lot of it depends on the age mix of the congregation.

So, your point cannot be treated as a blanket statement, but it is an
interesting observation and probably true for many songs. But there are many
exceptions.

Bob Marshall
Cool, CA

[Bob Marshall]

I thought a little bit more about this. I think that 90% of CCM songs fall
into two categories: those that age quickly, like one year, and those that
never age at all. A handful are tweeners that last longer than a year but
then eventually lose appeal. The timeless ones are fairly rare, there are
many more in the first category. To go a little further, though, this is
true of any genre of music, not just CCM. Well, maybe classical music is an
exception.

Bob Marshall
Cool, CA

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Subject: CCM songs aging in dog years?

[Douglas Anderson]

On 8/3/2012 10:58 AM, Bob Marshall wrote:

I will never tire of singing "Just As I Am" or "Leaning On The Everlasting Arms" or "Fairest Lord Jesus" (of course, I just changed the subject since you were asking about CCM).

I think if you heard those songs on the radio and sang them as often as "God of Wonders" then you would tire of them, too.

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[Dave Paisley]

It is true of classical music. Nobody's heard the bad stuff for centuries.

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[Jamie Allen Larson]

With hundreds of songs coming out a month it's easy to see that songs get lost in the shuffle or get placed on the shelf. We tend to drive a 25 song set until we replace one them.

I don't have a time frame, but it is totally God driven as to what songs are on the list long term..


Jamie Allen Larson
Larson Insurance
www.larsoninsurance.com

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[Greg Jones]

And of course there is a point where one person's treasure is another person's junk. Those three hymns I could go never hearing them again (along with God of Wonders). But yes, I agree with the general point that the hymns have survived for a good reason and there are others that I do love (How Great Thou Art, Blessed Assurance, Amazing Grace).

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