Hi Phil,
I think that's why I am so adament against that stuff, because I played and
sang them without know what was going on, because I wasn't into the drug
scene.  After I came to Christ, we sung some of these thing in churches.
Then later, I found out what the songs were saying.  I was disgusted with
myself, first of all, because I bought the lie, and had performed many of
these songs.  Then I was angry with the groups--they laughed all the way to
the bank.

Sure, you can say that Jesus is the bridge over troubled waters, and that's
how we are to be, as his disciples--that's fine till you get to the last
verse.

Then, there is all this other stuff called cross-over, where you can't tell
who the artist is singing about, but the words are written nebulously enough
where it could be someones love, and then again, it might be Jesus.
I think that might be one of the things the bible calls "handling the Word
of God deceitfully.
Vinny
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From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 2:10 PM
Subject: Puff and Other Songs


> Actually, there were just so many songs back during the late sixties and
> early seventies which had lots of various meanings behind them.  Yes, I
knew
> what they meant then and I know what they mean now.  I still tune classic
> rock FM stations and listen at different times but there are some of them
I
> refuse to listen to.  There were lots of songs about demonic stuff, the
most
> popular of course being Stairway To Heaven.  The point in my article,
which
> George proof read before I sent it to the list, was that George literally,
> without knowing why, had learned a way of spiritually coping with
situations
> and circumstance he was unable to control.  Puff The Magic Dragon,
> therefore, was used by the Enemy, not George, to deceive him.  Of course
the
> song is harmless on the surface but it does have meaning just like so many
> other songs do, including Bridge Over Trouble Waters.  It's really too bad
> that Simon and Garfuckle had to screw a great song up by implying drugs
> could bridge the gap over troubled waters, or troubled times in a person's
> life.  Would I listen to it if it came on the radio?  Probably, although I
> never liked them all that much before, but I still know what they were
> singing about.  Shoot, it was common knowledge and written up in rock
> magazines what they were saying in there song when it came out and all my
> dope buddies knew it already without hearing it from any magazine article.
> According to the same mags, Paul, of PPM, was living with a 14 year old
girl
> when he supposedly became a born again Christian and started singing so
> called Christian music he wrote.  Go figure.  I'm no saint and Grand Funk
> Railroad is still my favorite rock band.  I wouldn't buy any of their old
> recordings but I have heard them on the radio recently.  Mark, what's his
> name, that was the lead singer claimed to be born again 15 or 20 years
ago.
> I recently heard him on a talk show and he was asked about that.  His
> theology of being born again ain't nothing like I've ever read in the
Bible.
> Speaking of ruining something I thought was good!  Man!  He blew it for
me.
> Grand Funk is nothing but a memory for me now and just like Chicago, and
> most other groups of the day, drugs and immorality was just a part of
nearly
> every song, not to mention a part of the groups daily life style.
>
> Phil.
>