Some people enjoy Bach’s majestic fugues, Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, and Gilbert and Sullivan’s operettas. Others can’t get enough of John Williams, Hans Zimmer, and Ennico Moricone. A few poor souls are even attracted to the insipid lyrics and uninspired tunes of “musicians” like Taylor Swift, Beyonce, or BTS. For me, however, it’s “The Duck Song.” ...
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Exile and homeland from “Paradise Lost” to Taylor Swift
In every heart is rooted a desire to belong. There exists an elusive yet inexplicably magnetic desire to have a place of one’s own. “Home” has been defined in a myriad of ways and the stability and beauty of committed relationships is one avenue through which we experience a ‘homeland.’ The funny thing is, though...
Ben Rector’s ‘Thanksgiving Song’ is exactly what the world needs
I was on day one of quarantine when I heard Ben Rector’s new release: “The Thanksgiving Song.” I’ve always been a fan. He was Tulsa born and bred. And while I’m not an Oklahoma native, I was neighbors with him for a time. He lived down the street from my childhood home, and we went...
Bieber’s song ‘Holy’-er than mainstream Christian music
A song at the top of the Billboard that promotes a Christian view of marriage is not something I had slated for 2020. The song was Justin Bieber’s new single “Holy,” which was released on Sept. 18 and features Chance the Rapper. When my roommate blasted it in our apartment, I was taken in by...



