Post some Friendly Secular songs.

Here are some more, for your listening pleasure!

Davy's dance moves (and the 60s outfits) are painful, but his vocal is great. The chorus ("Cheer up sleepy Jean...") is one of the best hooks in pop music.

Heres one that I just started listening to by Cat Stevens before he changed to Yusuf Islam

Glorious Sadness:

mnorian said:

Glorious Sadness:

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This song is so beautiful. I remember first hearing a snippet of this song a few years ago on an ASPCA commercial, showing all of the sad dogs and cats that need homes and a lot of love. I remember, in particular, a little one-eyed dog they showed; so adorable and precious, and seemed to possess a special superpower to just melt the heart of anyone who sees him. It was about this time that I watched a program on Animal Planet (when I had satellite) where animals get rescued and hopefully nursed back to health and adopted out to loving homes. Sometimes the attempts are successful, and sometimes not. If I recall correctly, I believe that dog was featured (well, it looked like him, anyway), and if that was the same dog from the commercial, his story had a happy ending as a mother and daughter took him into their lives.

I don't want to venture too far off topic; it's just that it made me think of those commercials and that particular dog.

Here's the screenshot of this dog. Try looking this pic, then listening to the chorus of this song, paying special attention to the line "you are pulled from the wreckage". It is enough, in my opinion, to soften and warm the stoniest and coldest of hearts.

I know we're supposed to post secular songs, but I thought of this one as while the message is highly inspirational from the Christian perspective, this song gained popularity outside of Christian circles because of its universal message that though languages differ, we can all have love for one another. It's been a favorite of mine for years.

Ricky Nelson Sings Fools Rush In

Happy New Year!

I don't really know much about this guy or his music, but i came across these songs on youtube recently and remember hearing them on the radio a few years ago and liking them. Can't vouch for any of his other music though because I haven't listened to it. Apparently this guy won American Idol in 2012 or something lol

Anyways, I think these 2 songs are pretty friendly and wholesome for secular music. And while they aren't explicitly Christian I think they even have some Christian themes/tones



And here's an uplifting hip-hop song I like with some Christian undertones, but isn't explicitly Christian

Most of these are probably not really vocal songs, and possibly obscure music as well, but these are some of my very favorite tracks of all time. <3

Instrumental:
(This melody is very relaxing, and even a bit emotional, to me.)
Ori and the Blind Forest OST - 13 - The Ancestral Trees (From one of my all-time favorite games, Ori and the Blind Forest.)
Helios - Sing The Same Song Twice
Goldmund - Getting Lighter

Vocal:
Immanu El - Completorium
Ed Sheeran - Tenerife Sea

mnorian said:

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me

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She is really good, but I like it even better when she is with her sister Anoushka Shankar. They both have their dad's raw musical talent.

An all-time classic feel-good song.

New guy, first post here. I know Gabriel seems to be singing about a woman, and most likely is, but some of the lyrics I can relate back to my relationship with Jesus.

(In your eyes) I am complete
(In your eyes) I see the doorway to a thousand churches
(In your eyes) The resolution
(In your eyes) Of all the fruitless searches

Of course the girl was Courtney Cox of "Friends" on TV:

Courteney Cox in ‘Dancing in the Dark’ by Bruce Springsteen

This song is absolutely gorgeous!! If you ever watched the show about Peter Rabbit you will know this song