Welcome to the New Year on Tuesday!!! It's 2019, can you believe it? What the previous generation has told us for years is coming true as we celebrate the turning of the calendar, that's right, somehow or another, time seems to be going by faster and faster. Now, really, how many of you actually stayed up until midnight?
"As Time Goes By" was written in 1931 by Herman Hupfeld. Throw in 11 years and a major motion picture starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman and the song becomes the iconic soundtrack background that we recognize today. The American Film Institute recognizes it in its AFI'S 100 YEARS...100 SONGS list at #2 and Warner Brothers continues to use the beginning melody in opening and closing credits of its movies and TV shows.
Without a doubt, it is one of the most recognizable melodies ever written, and will continue to be as Sam plays it again and time goes by...
To add to the credibility of its historic status, "As Time Goes By" has now been used to launch this year's annual look at the best of Tuesday's Musical Notes!
Each year, Blogspot keeps track of how many folks click on Tuesday's Musical Notes. Those clicks are tabulated and at the end of the year, we count down the top ten. So with our best regards for an incredibly Happy New Year, here are the top ten blogs from 2018: Click on 'em again, Sam...(nope, just doesn't have the right zing to it...)
Genesis 13:15-17 King James Version (KJV)
15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
NUMBER 10!
We start this year's countdown with the first of four ties. Coming in at #10 is the Rock and Roll Legends Led Zeppelin. They are joined at number 10 with this year's anthem for individuality.
Next up we find a classic song from Blue Swede who got quite the lift for their 1974 cover of a song from 1968 by B.J. Thomas. All it took was a few Guardians to kick "Hooked on a Feeling" into the top ten of 2018's Tuesday's Musical Notes! Here at number 9...can you say ooga chaka?
Tuesday's Musical Notes exists to bring the aforementioned balance to the entertainment industry by utilizing a unique perspective on the songs we pick each week. Many of our songs, especially it seems this year, have been highlighted by movies or Broadway shows. Number 8 on our countdown is no exception. In fact, you may have heard one cover of it during the holidays as it is featured in the Bill Murray Christmas offering Scrooged. For your consideration, the 8th most read blog on the block at Tuesday's Musical Notes:
Numbers 1:18-20 King James Version (KJV)
18 And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.
19 As the Lord commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
You've read'em, we're countin' 'em down!
Many times the music assemblage that is Tuesday's Musical Notes are songs from our favorite musical landscape...the 1980's. Tied at number 8 is a song that comes to us from right in the middle of the 80's; 1986 to be precise! The blog was written right in the middle of 2018; June 5 to be precise. "I'm on my way, I'm makin' it!"
We mentioned that many of The Notes are based on movie songs. This year's top ten features fourteen total songs (allowing for ties). Of those fourteen, ten have seen their light shine in theater or television broadcasts, more than any other year in the history of the Tuesday's Musical Notes year end tabulation.
Speaking of that first year's countdown, here is a Tuesday's Musical Notes extra. Here is the countdown from our first full year of writing the only blog on the internet that blends the music of all decades with the Message of all time. It happened in December of 2013, yup about 5 years and 31,000 clicks ago. (You'll thank me later for the ear-worm...)
One of the reasons we feel so many of the songs on this year's Top Ten Tuesday's Musical Notes are from movies is that according to industry experts the movie business at the multiplex has had a really good year. Movies like Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom account for this uptick in ticket sales.
However, Tuesday's Musical Notes feels that this positive swing in ticket sales began early in the year as a "three-ring circus" of a movie carried on from its December 20, 2017 release. With this in mind, we think 2018 Hollywood owes a debt of gratitude to the "showy" movie musical that began the year as the hottest thing at theaters, iTunes and Tuesday's Musical Notes.
Ladies and Gentlemen. Cast your eyes to the center ring where we present to you our favorite film of 2017/2018:
Psalm 147:3-5 New International Version (NIV)
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars
and calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
his understanding has no limit.
and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars
and calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
his understanding has no limit.
At number 7 comes the second song on the countdown from (in case you haven't already picked up on this) what we here at Tuesday's Musical Notes consider to be one of the best movies of all time; The Greatest Showman. In fact, we liked the movie so much that we featured each song from its soundtrack in the first two months of our Musical Notes year. Ready your mind and steel your gaze to the heavens as we reveal to you the #7 song from 2018!
Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
While it is certainly the desire of Tuesday's Musical Notes to have everyone in the world read our blog on lyric and melody, we realize that this is not reality. However, if you are reading for the first time and like any of The Notes we've listed thus far, please pass the word on to your friends. You can also peruse through the archives by month at the left hand side of the blog page to see what songs have been given The Musical Notes treatment. Or save some time and see if your favorite song or artist has been re-imagined on our page of popular plainsong by typing in the title or band name at the search window in the top left hand corner above the archives. Thanks for spreading the word!!! Now on with the countdown.
Tuesday's Musical Notes explored the 80's British Invasion a bit with a classic song by the band Depeche Mode. Coming in at number 6 is the March 13th edition of Tuesday's Musical Notes!
Psalm 39:4-5 New International Version (NIV)
4 “Show me, Lord, my life’s end
and the number of my days;
let me know how fleeting my life is.
5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,
even those who seem secure.
and the number of my days;
let me know how fleeting my life is.
5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,
even those who seem secure.
And now it is time for us to go back to the big top as we explore our next tie in our 2018 countdown of the best of Tuesday's Musical Notes! Coming in tied for number 5 are 2 more songs from The Greatest Showman. Both speak about choices that we make and how those impact our lives.
We're half-way there!!!
Number 4!!!
One more tie and 4 more positions to go until we close the 2018 chapter of The Musical Notes !! Tuesday's Musical Notes started as a small dream whereby folks who love all kind of music could see a redemptive perspective on their favorite songs. That small dream turned into an email, which turned into the blog you are now reading. I guess you could say that this blog started with a small dream about folks who had some really big dreams. And we're just getting started. Because as you would imagine there are a million songs that we could share on a Tuesday. Each of these songs represents the dream of a songwriter, singer, or musician or some combination of all three. In some sense, I guess you could say that at Tuesday's Musical Notes, we still have A Million Dreams to share... Here at number 5, Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum...
We come to the final tie at number 3 on the countdown. And in a way, it features songs by two different kinds of folks who were considered The Boss. Both songs highlight the evolution of its individual performers. One has come to realize that there is much given up in the protection of others and one who regrets those he has neglected and vows to make a change. Here are the blogs tied at number 3:
Have you figured out what is number 1?
Before we get to the top 2 spots on this year's countdown, I have to say a word to all of you around the world who have taken a few minutes of your day to read the musings on music and the Messiah that are Tuesday's Musical Notes. We even have readers that Blogspot lists only as being in an "unknown region". To those readers and everyone around the world who have stopped by to check us out, THANK YOU!!!
As our last countdown extra and as a way of showing gratitude we present to you the blog that has received the most clicks of all. It was written February 18, 2014 and continues to receive readers every week. Here is Tuesday's Musical Notes best blog of all time:
Our top two blog entries on this year's countdown were the first two blogs written in 2018. Leading us into number 1 is the song that was recorded by a bunch of Zombies and counted down the best blogs of 2017. Coming in at number 2 is the song that appears on the album at #100 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, 1968's Odessey and Oracle. Kicking back to the psychedelic '60s here are The Zombies at number 2.
You may have noticed a theme among the Scripture passages that are interspersed throughout this year's countdown. I confess a love of numbers that comes from my years in retail. Add to this the fact that God thought numbers were so important that He had Moses write an entire book of His Word called Numbers.
We see in these passages, numbers that can not be counted (dust) and things that can be counted only by God (stars). We also see God commanding man at times to take a census. This is not for God's benefit, but for ours. As you can, go back and read the stories in the Bible that concern numbering the people in the nation. You will find that these chronicles show the varying characteristics of God, and the roller coaster ride of obedience that man has given Him.
As we come to the final blog of 2018's Best of the Best, please consider one final numbering. It comes from the last book of the Bible. It is a Revelation from God to the disciple John about the end of all time. From Chapter 7:
9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Tuesday's Musical Notes exists so that more people will belong to the group "which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people and tongues..." These folks are around the throne of God, praising Him. They are there because at one point in their life, they surrendered themselves to God by believing in the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. This dear friend is a very important number in which to be a part. For, if you are not part of THIS number, your future is to be forever separated from God. But there is hope for salvation. Several of this year's top 10 detail the way to restore our broken relationship with God. If you have any question, please leave a comment with your contact information and I'll get back to you. The change you seek for 2019 can happen, if you listen to Holy Spirit as He draws you back to God through Jesus. 2019 can be different from any other year you have ever experienced.
To borrow from one of today's countdown songs...
...from now on, these eyes will only focus on His light, from now on, what waited til tomorrow starts tonight! It starts tonight! Let His promise in me start, like an anthem in my heart, from now on. From now on...
The change you desire for 2019 and the rest of your life awaits, listen to Holy Spirit right now as He leads you into an eternity secured in the presence of God.
Father God. Today, a dear friend who is reading this is desiring to come to You. Today, send Holy Spirit to direct them to You in whatever way is necessary. Today, change their mind, restore their life, renew their heart and help them to see You. Today, God...do what You do!
And now on with the countdown...
Drum roll please...
Number 1!
Here is the most read blog in 2018 compiled by Blogspot.com and read by you! Have you guessed it yet? It is the 7th song from the soundtrack The Greatest Showman to be featured on this year's countdown and it comes in at number 1. It also happens to be the opening song for this incredible show!
Woah! Ladies and gents this is the moment you've waited for...
There ya have it! The top ten (well, 14 if you count the ties) of Tuesday's Musical Note 2018! We can hardly wait to see what 2019 holds in Notesland and we hope you will join us for the journey. But for now, know that you are being prayed for, and over.
Know that as we enter this 2019 with its challenges and exciting opportunities, you are not alone. God awaits every day...
'Til Tuesday,
Serving HIM by serving You,
randy
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