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Tuesday is here! Celebrate! Celebrate! Dance to the music!!! Welcome to Tuesday and your weekly dose of the best music from all over the place! It's Tuesday's Musical Notes!!! This is the blog that brings you the top musical hits that make you bob your head, shed a tear, or find yourself reminiscing about special times and combines it with interesting aspects about life that make you scratch your head, dab a tear or find yourself pondering life's questions. No...really it isn't that deep, but we hope that we challenge you in ways you didn't expect as you travel down this highway of life. This thoroughfare does not cross a bridge over troubled water, but it may very well get us closer to providing thoughts on the query..."I Want To Know What Love Is"...
The 80's were known for several things. There were many strange, yet interesting things that went on with folks' hair. Fashion was thrown on its ear. There were a handful of albums that became ubiquitous for the decade. Chicago XVI (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away"), Toto IV (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Africa"), Van Halen's 1984, ZZ Top's Eliminator, Michael Jackson's Thriller (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Thriller") and Dire Straits' Brother's In Arms (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Walk of Life") were all personal favorites that were in constant play as I traveled back and forth to THE University of Arkansas. I'm sure you had favorites that you either had on 8-track, cassette, or LP. In case you were wondering...sure, we have a list. Here's "Best Albums of the 80's" - Rolling Stone Magazine, November 16, 1989
2 albums that were top ten best sellers were from the band Foreigner. Foreigner 4 launched the band into the 80's by going to #1 on the album charts and set the stage for Agent Provocateur, which featured the band's only #1 hit, today's featured song, "I Want To Know What Love Is". Aiding to the song's success was the fact that Lou Gramm's vocals were backed by affiliates of the Gospel Music Workshop of America's, New Jersey Mass Choir, Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson, and the frontman from the Thompson Twins, Tom Bailey who played the keyboard. All of this was aided by heavy rotation at MTV. The song continues to be very popular bounces in and out of Billboards Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrents chart. (Who even knew that was a thing?) It was covered by The New Jersey Mass Choir, Tina Arena, Mariah Carey, Wynonna Judd, as well as others.
"I always worked late at night, when everybody left and the phone stopped ringing. "I Want To Know What Love Is" came up at three in the morning sometime in 1984. I don’t know where it came from. I consider it a gift that was sent through me. I think there was something bigger than me behind it. I’d say it was probably written entirely by a higher force."
"We did a few takes, and it was good, but it was still a bit tentative. So then they all got round in a circle, held hands and said The Lord's Prayer. And it seemed to inspire them, because after that they did it in one take. I was in tears, because my mum and dad were in the studio too, and it was so emotional." "Foreigner's Mick Jones Looks Back on 'I Want to Know What Love Is'". by Jeff Giles Ultimateclassicrock.com. December 27, 2013
Even without the above quotes by Mick Jones, the spiritual overtones to "I Want To Know What Love Is" are unmistakable. The song immediately regales one's search for life's meaning by exploring love and how to define it.
Let's face it. We all want to be loved, feel love, and love someone. So many times, however, the source and motivation behind love are askew with what the original plan for love was and continues to be.
For folks all over the world, the ultimate example of love was commemorated as they celebrated Easter. The recounting of Jesus' life-after-death and in short-term (at least in God's timeline), Jesus' return provides to those who believe an everlasting example of the definition of love. If you've made it this far, you may be wondering, "what is he talking about?" Let's take Mick Jones' advice...
"I gotta take a little time, a little time to think things over. I better read between the lines, in case I need it when I'm older."
Please take a little time, and think this over: The Gospel of Jesus according to John, chapter 15, verses 9-13 New International Version of the Bible/The Message paraphrase of the Bible/English Standard Version of the Bible parallel
Consider this as well: John 3:16-21 NIV/The Message/ESV
In this very familiar last passage, John describes why Jesus demonstrated His love to mankind the way He did.
But you may again be echoing the lamentation of Mick Jones...
"In my life there's been heartache and pain. I don't know if I can face it again. Can't stop now I've traveled so far to change this lonely life..."
As He always does, Jesus has something to say about our struggles...
Perhaps reality is beginning to set in...
"Gonna take a little time, a little time to look around me. I've got nowhere left to hide it looks like love's finally found me..."
That Love that has found you, is Holy Spirit drawing you to the truth of God's love. You see friend, we were created to have a relationship with God. This relationship was based on a perfect love. In the Garden of Eden, Adam, through the enemy's deception, allowed that relationship to be broken. Even though our relationship with God was severed, He desired for it to be restored. Since the time our relationship with God was fractured, there has been nothing we could do in our power to restore it. Yet, since the word's "Let there be light" were spoken, there was a plan. A plan for light that we could not comprehend. A plan for the reclamation of that holy connection. A plan that would forever guarantee that we could face anything the enemy might use to knock us down. A plan that would ultimately lead to an eternity future in God's Presence.
So, you want to know what love is? Love is God laying down His life for those He wants to be with forever. Love is God sacrificing everything to ensure we can defeat the enemy. Love is Holy Spirit begging you to believe that all of this was done for you.
Love awaits, all you have to do is believe...
'Til Tuesday,
Serving HIM by serving You,
randy
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