Heck, it had stopped being contemporary before the escalation of the Vietnam War. Feh.) But “Blowin’ in the Wind,” while deservedly classic and even potentially useful in worship, is not contemporary. (When I was in high school, the airwaves were dominated by Michael Jackson and Madonna, neither of whom inspired me to buy their CDs, or as we still called them then, albums. I’m an unadventurous music listener, myself, mostly listening to stuff that’s as old as I am or older. This is understandable, because studies suggest most people seldom listen to any popular music that came out since they were in high school or a little older. To be fair, Bob is still chugging away, but believe me, we aren’t talking about any of his albums from the ’00s, ’90s, or ’80s. When brave souls suggest that we use more contemporary music, the names that come up tend to be the Beatles and Bob Dylan. Most of our music is classical–including some fresh off the press, thanks to our current music director’s being a highly accomplished composer–or folk. As we brainstormed wild-eyed dreams and wishes, one that came up was a desire for more variety in our music. Our congregation is looking for its next music director, and we had a really interesting music stakeholders’ meeting last week.
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