I will add to the list of inspiring music as memory serves.
Remember music often takes a time of two of listening for songs and words to grow on us. My hope is that my readers will give these artists a chance by a listen or two.
I Thought of You
Shooting Star. Bob Dylan. Oh Mercy 1989
Some say Bob Dylan is a prophet. Others say he traded fame for his soul. By making a deal w/the devil.
“Oh Mercy” is one of my favorites. Next to Van Morrison’s hymns to the silence. Especially song “Be Thou my Vision” & “Just a Closer Walk with Thee”. Anointed praise and worship music.
Confession of a Beast. Decode Dire Straights “The Man’s Too Strong”
The Man’s Too Strong
Dire Straits
I’m just an aging drummer boy in the wars I used to play
I’ve called the tune to many a torching session
Now they say I am a war criminal and I’m fading away
Father please hear my confession
I have legalized robbery, called it belief
I have run with the money, I have hid like a thief
Rewritten history with my armies of my crooks
Invented memories, I did burn all the books
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