4.06.2009

The Beach Boys - That Same Song (with Gospel Choir)

A recent discovery from the bottomless well that is the Wilson brothers, this video touches on many of the great themes that we like to explore on this blog: strength in weakness, broken vessels, singing "that same song" (you know the one...) over and over, awesome rock n roll, sweet outfits, etc. Happy Holy Week:

Gregorian chants were a real big thing!

[Quick note for all you newcomers out there: Part of the inspiration behind our name comes from the peculiar behavior of the mimus polyglottus itself. As you probably know, the mockingbird gets its name from its ability to mimic the calls of other birds, i.e. to repeat what it has heard, a la Michael Scott in last week's episode of The Office. In a similar though hopefully much less annoying way, Mockingbird seeks to repeat the message it has heard - one which Sean has articulated brilliantly below - and to do so over and over again. So we are always on the lookout for fresh and creative expressions of "that same (old) song", new avenues for God's Word of grace and forgiveness to break into our busy lives and well-defended hearts. All this is grounded, of course, in the belief that people do not move beyond their need to hear the Gospel, regardless of where they are in their life or faith.]

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12 Comments:

Blogger DZ said...

Eat your heart out, Mike Burton!

April 6, 2009 at 10:40 AM  
Blogger SZ said...

The Mockingbird theme song!!!

April 6, 2009 at 10:56 AM  
Anonymous PZ said...

The Mockingbird theme song.
And Richard Rountree.
And the Seventies.
We were there.
U2, albeit on the way.

April 6, 2009 at 11:00 AM  
Anonymous Jeff Hual said...

Ah, DZ, like Gibson's Passion, this is so painful that I can't look away!

April 6, 2009 at 11:05 AM  
Anonymous mike burton said...

Apparently my use of the law towards DZ, "the Beach Boys suck", has produced the opposite effect of that which I intended.

April 6, 2009 at 11:58 AM  
Blogger Aaron M. G. Zimmerman said...

What's up with the turban? And does any does anyone know the story of this song and recording session? What is Double Rock Church and how did the BB find it?

April 6, 2009 at 12:26 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great explanation Dave!

April 6, 2009 at 7:40 PM  
Anonymous burton said...

This song has been stuck in my head all day long.
Thank you David Zahl.

April 6, 2009 at 10:12 PM  
Blogger Colton said...

The piano player even has birds on his shirt!

April 6, 2009 at 11:16 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

one DZ's best posts!

April 7, 2009 at 12:16 PM  
Blogger ross said...

i agree with burton. :)

April 8, 2009 at 2:10 AM  
Anonymous burton said...

Aha! A convert.

Does this classify as "schism" yet?

April 8, 2009 at 11:19 AM  

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