{"id":1115,"date":"2010-08-23T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-23T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/2010\/08\/asia-on-our-minds-music-for-mondays\/"},"modified":"2014-12-27T16:09:55","modified_gmt":"2014-12-27T21:09:55","slug":"asia-on-our-minds-music-for-mondays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/2010\/08\/asia-on-our-minds-music-for-mondays.html","title":{"rendered":"Asia On Our Minds (Music for Mondays)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21954\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/85\/2010\/08\/800px-20090529_Great_Wall_8185.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21954\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/85\/2010\/08\/800px-20090529_Great_Wall_8185.jpg\" alt=\"Image credit: Jakub Ha\u0142un\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:20090529_Great_Wall_8185.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jakub Ha\u0142un<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In this edition of MfM, we showcase some songs from mega-hit artists and from one-hit wonders. Superstars and no-name acts too. It\u2019s all a big smorgasbord but all related to the posts we\u2019ve been doing here lately. Last Saturday\u2019s post on <a href=\"http:\/\/yimcatholic.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/because-of-catholics-like-chinese.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">John C.H. Wu<\/a>, picked up the journey were <a href=\"http:\/\/yimcatholic.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/for-art-and-poetry-of-wu-li-sj-1632.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wu Li <\/a>left off. And yesterday the story of <a href=\"http:\/\/yimcatholic.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/because-once-upon-time-premier-of-china.html#more\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lou Tseng-Tsiang<\/a> hit the stands, as well as <a href=\"http:\/\/yimcatholic.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/thoughts-on-gospel-reading-for-today.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Allison\u2019s post<\/a> on the readings. And today, <a href=\"http:\/\/yimcatholic.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/to-pray-for-freida-pinto.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Allison\u2019s prayer <\/a>for a friend, who doesn\u2019t even know she has a friend named Allison.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>So the message is, all are God\u2019s children. It\u2019s a big world, and even if the gate is narrow, all are invited to enter through it. I hope you enjoy all these songs, because in some small way, they help reinforce the message. After all, Our Lord said \u201cthe harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.\u201d We few, we happy few.\u00a0 First up, a one-hit wonder from the 1980\u2019s!<br>\n<a name=\"more\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><br>\nRed Rockers, <em>China.<\/em> How many of you remember this one? I had practically forgotten\u00a0it too.\u00a0But taking a look at the lyrics, it makes me wonder if they knew about Wu Li, John C.H. Wu, and Lou Tseng-Tsiang too. What other mysteries and secrets about Catholicism abound in the Forbidden City? I\u2019m starting to feel like Indiana Jones.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Red Rockers - China\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NN5OgiwprP8?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<blockquote><p><em>China, China<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Calling out to history<br>\nIs that the way it will always be?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>David Bowie, <em>China Girl.<\/em> Written with Iggy Pop? I\u2019m learning something new again. I dig this song, and always have for no particular reason except it sounds great. This live version is way better than the MTV video too, in my opinion. The bass player plays that instrument like a\u00a0rhythm guitar too\u2026sheesh!<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Bowie - China Girl (Live)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NEl6BBLwSa0?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>Because Catholics can laugh, right? Michael Jackson\u2019s classic takes on a whole new meaning here, doesn\u2019t it? Godless Communists? Or undercover Catholics? I look at people differently now, Thank God. Now, enjoy this, it\u2019s heaven sent. Because Catholics <em>can<\/em> laugh.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nSPtz7wVDHI?fs=1\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nSPtz7wVDHI?fs=1<\/a>\n<p>Selamat datang. <em>Road Less Travelled. <\/em>A Catholic High School choir from Malaysia, where the national religion is officially Islam, performing at the 6th World Choir Games, in Shao Xing, China. <em>Sixth Annual?<\/em> Again, I would have never believed it, without seeing it. As it is, this has only been seen by 85 people, but maybe a few more will appreciate it now.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ky9tixIZrKs?fs=1\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ky9tixIZrKs?fs=1<\/a>\n<p>Same school, different song. <em>Ave Maria.<\/em> I couldn\u2019t resist folks, because I\u2019m a sucker for the Ave Maria, and for beautiful voices. I lived in Malaysia for 15 months back in the mid 1980\u2019s when I was in the Marines and I love satay too. Bring on the peanut sauce and cucumbers.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0SYnudi0yV8?fs=1\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0SYnudi0yV8?fs=1<\/a>\n<p>Another choir, this one from the largest Islamic country in Southeast Asia, Indonesia. This choir is from the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parahyangan_Catholic_University\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pashyangan Catholic University<\/a> in Bandung, West Java, and performing in Austria in the video here. They are singing <em>Jubilate Deo. <\/em>We should, you know.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wux29dstAmI?fs=1\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wux29dstAmI?fs=1<\/a>\n<p><em>Gloria!<\/em> All I can say is, this\u00a0next video just makes me smile. And feel all warm inside, too.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a7vxr5kc4nQ?fs=1\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a7vxr5kc4nQ?fs=1<\/a>\n<blockquote><p><em>Hear the angels from on high.<br>\nTidings of great joy they bring.<br>\nFrom the mountains to the sky joyful praises swell and ring.<br>\nGloria, gloria, gloria, gloria in excelsis Deo.<br>\nGloria, gloria, gloria, gloria in excelsis Deo.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And we will end this segment with another video from one of my favorite artists, Neil Young.\u00a0 What the heck does Neil Young have to do with Asia? This is <em>Harvest Moon<\/em>, which ties in perfectly with the verse quoted above about the harvest being plentiful.\u00a0 Take it away Neil (and we can sing along too)<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ADUC4l6t3Bk?fs=1\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ADUC4l6t3Bk?fs=1<\/a>\n<p>Until next week, Pax Christi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/6738513599344023043-2833679883766506860?l=yimcatholic.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition of MfM, we showcase some songs from mega-hit artists and from one-hit wonders. Superstars and no-name acts too. It\u2019s all a big smorgasbord but all related to the posts we\u2019ve been doing here lately. Last Saturday\u2019s post on John C.H. Wu, picked up the journey were Wu Li left off. 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