{"id":8008,"date":"2012-06-09T11:48:46","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T15:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=8008"},"modified":"2012-06-09T11:48:46","modified_gmt":"2012-06-09T15:48:46","slug":"a-call-to-arms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2012\/06\/a-call-to-arms.html","title":{"rendered":"A Call To Arms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Here\u2019s a great song that was never a single. It is from the first Mike & the Mechanics album, and performed by them, but the song was actually composed by the members of Genesis:<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lyricstime.com\/mike-the-mechanics-a-call-to-arms-lyrics.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">You can find the lyrics online<\/a>, and there are other versions of the song, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vwhucf7BRkA\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">a live recording, that you can find around the internet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Want more, here\u2019s a live performance of another great song, \u201cBeggar on a Beach of Gold\u201d:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul Young: Mike + The Mechanics - A Beggar On A Beach Of Gold - Live House Of Blues 1995\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xIGd-0mLqdM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>The late Paul Young is the vocalist on both songs.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a great song that was never a single. 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