I have been know to take rock songs and change the words to make them christain. I stlll do that and preform them in church. -- Christ is either Lord of all or he is not Lord at all. Karen Carter '74 > 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 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > 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. > >