Melodic gags
Thursday, 27 October, 2005
My husband is a bad influence. Being incredibly gifted musically does that to you, I suppose. Last week I was practising “Servants of the Gospel” by Bryson Smith for women's chapel. When I was finished, Ben yelled out from the next room, “It sounds like ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight?’”.
“Thanks,” I said, “I will never listen to that song the same way again.” (However on Tuesday it went all right and I didn't have to play “By the Cross” in front of Philip Swan which just would have been embarassing and Jo agreed with Ben when I told her about it afterwards.)
On Sunday, in response to Malcolm's request for “something new and fresh” and maybe because Ben was roped in to fill the shoes of our absent rostered on pianist, Ben was playing “Now Unto Him” (Dave Stonestreet) during practice but then neatly seguewayed into “Jacob and Sons” from Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
Not only that but during the filler in between the chorus and verse of “Consider Christ”, he managed to squeeze in four bars of ABBA's “Dancing Queen”. (NB: Those of you who attend Annandale Community Church, I forbid you to tell Philip Percival; he might cancel my EMU subscription and then where would we be without evangelical contemporary music?)
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“Dancing Queen” eh?
Ok, wont tell, promise…
Your husband is wonderfully gifted in music! Had lots of fun listening to him hammer away at the Un’s piano. If I get married and have a piano at my wedding, would love you guys to entertain us