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4. Revival by Gold City (reviewed 10/06) (4 1/2 Stars)
5. Get Away Jordan by Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (reviewed 2/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
6. Breakin' Chains by Three Bridges (reviewed 5/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
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November 12, 2005

Anatomy of an Oak Ridge Boys Song

One reason the music of the Oak Ridge Boys has appealed to me down through the years is their song selection. They don’t write that much of their own material, but they sure know how to recognize a great lyric (“Bobbie Sue” and “So Fine” aside). Many of these songs I’m talking about were never released as singles, but some were. “Thank God For Kids,” “It Takes A Little Rain,” and “Love Has A Mind Of Its Own” come to mind.

The group’s new Christmas Cookies CD has one gem that immediately grabbed me. It’s titled “From Love To Love” and written by Leslie Sacher.

What impressed me was the simplicity of the lyric and the way the same theme is explored from three different angles. The first verse tells of a “little mama” who “has a baby that she’s too young to keep” and a “new mama” who “gets a baby she just can’t believe.” In other words, a baby is put up for adoption. In the second verse, a “proud mama pins a rose on a rented tux” while another “proud mama slides a bobby pin in a long white veil”…a wedding is taking place. In the third verse, the scene shifts to a town where a “daddy left behind His only baby” and the chorus suddenly takes on a totally different meaning.

Read the following lines of the chorus and then see how they fit with each verse. (The words change slightly on each chorus, hence the / marks.)

"And the baby/girl/child went from love to love
From wanted to wanted.
Angels sing above
When someone/He goes/went from love to love"

The rugged quality of the vocals is contrasted by the sweet message in the song. When all these elements are combined, you get a truly memorable track. The song is right at home on a Christmas recording, but the lyric has enough themes unrelated to the season so it would appropriate at any time of the year.

Click HERE to preview snippets of the whole CD.
posted by David Bruce Murray @ 11:19:00 AM


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