Comments on: The Early Years #1 http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/ Official site of Shaun Groves - musician, speaker, advocate for children living in poverty Wed, 23 May 2012 17:38:19 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Mark Geil http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8710 Mark Geil Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:14:47 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8710 <p>Here’s the funny thing. <br /> I listened to the song, was amused but also slightly charmed, then went back to grading papers. Guess what’s bouncing around my head? “God is good and God isss great...” I dare say your song is catchy! </p> <p> I’ve wondered before what it is that makes a song catchy. My daughter wrote a song for school with the sort of sweet lyrics you might expect from a 5th grader or an 80’s Christian music star—“I can make a difference, and the world will never be the same”—and it got stuck in my head for a full week. Maddening! </p> Here’s the funny thing.

I listened to the song, was amused but also slightly charmed, then went back to grading papers. Guess what’s bouncing around my head? “God is good and God isss great…” I dare say your song is catchy!

I’ve wondered before what it is that makes a song catchy. My daughter wrote a song for school with the sort of sweet lyrics you might expect from a 5th grader or an 80’s Christian music star—“I can make a difference, and the world will never be the same”—and it got stuck in my head for a full week. Maddening!

]]> By: Seaton http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8709 Seaton Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:09:24 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8709 <p>Did you just slam the Muppets? </p> <p> I guess you sensitive-musician-"usin both halves of your brain"-types have to pick the battles you think you can win. <img src="http://www.shaungroves.com/images/smileys/smile.gif" width="19" height="19" alt="smile" style="border:0;" /> </p> <p> I’ll bet the Dan Quayle shirt is right next to the “Alfred E. Neuman For Pres.” shirt in the closet. Har! Har! </p> Did you just slam the Muppets?

I guess you sensitive-musician-”usin both halves of your brain”-types have to pick the battles you think you can win. smile

I’ll bet the Dan Quayle shirt is right next to the “Alfred E. Neuman For Pres.” shirt in the closet. Har! Har!

]]> By: BrentD http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8708 BrentD Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:42:52 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8708 <p>It’s always reassuring to discover that even those who have mastered their art weren’t born with that level of amazitude, but instead model for us a path of discipline and growth. </p> <p> With their example, what we originally saw as an impassible cliff of sheer talent, is revealed as a life-long climb into ever increasing excellence. </p> It’s always reassuring to discover that even those who have mastered their art weren’t born with that level of amazitude, but instead model for us a path of discipline and growth.

With their example, what we originally saw as an impassible cliff of sheer talent, is revealed as a life-long climb into ever increasing excellence.

]]> By: Cruz-Control http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8707 Cruz-Control Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:35:45 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8707 <p>Hey Shaun, </p> <p> I’m curious. Did you ever work on songs in your music composition studio in college?  If so, how did that play into your songwriting development? </p> <p> I know we had concluded at one time that you and I had different music composition professors at Baylor.  (You said you had some old guy).  But mine was keen on hearing and critiquing our songs as well as our symphonies. </p> <p> just wondering… </p> Hey Shaun,

I’m curious. Did you ever work on songs in your music composition studio in college?  If so, how did that play into your songwriting development?

I know we had concluded at one time that you and I had different music composition professors at Baylor.  (You said you had some old guy).  But mine was keen on hearing and critiquing our songs as well as our symphonies.

just wondering…

]]> By: anon4him http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8706 anon4him Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:48:27 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8706 <p>My mom agrees with me <img src="http://www.shaungroves.com/images/smileys/tongue_laugh.gif" width="19" height="19" alt="tongue laugh" style="border:0;" /> She thinks it would be a good song to sing in church <img src="http://www.shaungroves.com/images/smileys/grin.gif" width="19" height="19" alt="grin" style="border:0;" /> </p> My mom agrees with me tongue laugh She thinks it would be a good song to sing in church grin

]]> By: nancy http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8705 nancy Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:45:37 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8705 <p>I am not going to kiss up to you.  I burst out laughing on the second word.  I couldn’t make it through the whole song.  I was hee hawing too bad. </p> I am not going to kiss up to you.  I burst out laughing on the second word.  I couldn’t make it through the whole song.  I was hee hawing too bad.

]]> By: erin http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8704 erin Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:43:49 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8704 <p>I could barely find the keyboard for all the tears welling up in my eyes.  You figure out what kind of tears I mean. <img src="http://www.shaungroves.com/images/smileys/smile.gif" width="19" height="19" alt="smile" style="border:0;" /> </p> <p> “Still they PRAAAAAYYYY...” </p> <p> I for one am glad you’re not MWS. </p> I could barely find the keyboard for all the tears welling up in my eyes.  You figure out what kind of tears I mean. smile

“Still they PRAAAAAYYYY…”

I for one am glad you’re not MWS.

]]> By: euphrony http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8703 euphrony Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:39:53 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8703 <p>Brian, do you have pics of that “Dan Quayle For President” t shirt? Because, ya know, that sounds like prime blackmail material. </p> Brian, do you have pics of that “Dan Quayle For President” t shirt? Because, ya know, that sounds like prime blackmail material.

]]> By: tanner http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8702 tanner Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:39:02 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8702 <p>the ending kinda got painful to listen to. so i ended my misery by “x-ing” the page. but it’s not THAT bad. believe me, a lot of people could do worse. (me for example). </p> the ending kinda got painful to listen to. so i ended my misery by “x-ing” the page. but it’s not THAT bad. believe me, a lot of people could do worse. (me for example).

]]> By: Brian Seay http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8701 Brian Seay Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:31:08 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/01/the-early-years-1/#comment-8701 <p>I can also picture you at 19 singing that song with your glasses on, the ponytail all nice and tight, and your “Dan Quayle For President” t shirt on. </p> I can also picture you at 19 singing that song with your glasses on, the ponytail all nice and tight, and your “Dan Quayle For President” t shirt on.

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