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Everybody hates when people just \u201cplay church.\u201d Back in the 80\u2019s Randy Mayfield expressed his disgust in the form of a music video.<\/p>\n

What I love most about this video, apart from it being the quintessential example of 80\u2019s Christian music, is its use of imagery to explain the song\u2019s message.<\/p>\n

Life is like a roller coaster\u2026\u2026.show a roller coaster.<\/p>\n

There is no way out\u2026\u2026..show a street sign that says \u201cno way out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Push and shove\u2026\u2026.boxing match.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everybody hates when people just \u201cplay church.\u201d Back in the 80\u2019s Randy Mayfield expressed his disgust in the form of a music video. What I love most about this video, apart from it being the quintessential example of 80\u2019s Christian music, is its use of imagery to explain the song\u2019s message. 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