I refuse to believe that Jars of Clay approved the use of “Love Song For A Savior” in a ChristianMingle.com ad. For one thing, it’s not a he/she song–hence, the title.
Of course, depending on how the band’s publishing is set up, they might not necessarily have to approve it for it to be used. But somebody approved it. Or Christian Mingle stole it. Or somebody created a fake Christian Mingle ad for the heck of it.
Either way, it’s feels wrong. Very wrong.
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This offends me greatly, both as a fan of Jars of Clay and as a Christian. I guess if JoC approved it, then I can accept it. Maybe. But if not, let’s rally and make sure those JoC guys know about it, eh?
I took notice to that as well…
I heard that and couldn’t believe that Jars of Clay would do that…
I had the same exact thought. It does seem/feel VERY wrong! Jars of Clay ought to tell them to use the song only for it’s intented purpose.
I had the same exact thought. It does seem/feel VERY wrong! Jars of Clay ought to tell them to use the song only for it’s intended purpose.
It appears to be a soundalike version? Not Jars of Clay performing?
We had Jars at our church last week and I drove them back to the airport. We laughed about the flack they were getting from this. What people fail to realize is that a placement like this is financially beneficial for a band, even one as successful as Jars. They basically told me it paid for their next record. I’m in a band myself, and trust me, as hard as the landscape is now, when someone wants to write you a check, you take it. I applaud them.
Thanks for the insight and perspective, Clay!
Well said Clay.
Or we could all, I dunno…relax? It’s a song. It’s not ours. Seems like there are more pressing things to be furious about/offended by.
So what? ZZ Top’s “Legs” was used to sell pantyhose. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” for fried chicken. Devo’s “Whip it” for swiffer. Just about every classic rock song has found its way into an ad for something. How much money do you think these artists make for allowing their old songs to be played on commercials? I’d be more bothered if Christian Mingle stole the song without paying rights. Artists deserve to be paid for their work. How is it any different when an artist who happens to have a Christian label does the same? Or is it that it makes you feel old, knowing the music of your youth is now old enough to find itself here?
I’m impressed Jars has reached such classic status to make it into everyday ads. Good on them.
Those were my exact thoughts when I saw that, too. I would be very surprised to hear the band approved this.
Read Clay’s comment.
Not sure I see the big deal. I may be too jaded to care. Sacred secular divides are too too worthless.
I see that commercial and think…..that is so weird to have THAT song on there. It is 100% weird. “She will come running and fall in His arms…” Really????? How about something about the guy being glad he finally got a date…sheesh. Really unimportant but glad I’m not the only one who sees how weird it is.
Granted, I would argue that they shouldn’t even be writing songs in the first place that sound so overtly…ChristianMingle.com.
But hey, that’s just me.
Well, me and you know, South Park: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Rock_Hard
The song was released in a debut album in 1995. I’m pretty sure Christian Mingle came after that. And it’s not about dating. The imagery you hear in that clip is about a girl experiencing both the innocence of young faith combined with the complexities of a maturing relationship with God. It seems an apt topic, considering the young men who wrote it were barely out of adolescence themselves. Actual love songs via Jars are kind of depressing and wouldn’t make for good background tunes for a dating site.
And if we’re comparing South Park’s delightful episode, I’d have to say that if a love sing written for a person can become one for Jesus, then a love song for Jesus can go right back the other direction.
It’s strange, but it doesn’t bother me. I guess because it doesn’t surprise me and because I don’t think it’s a big deal to alternately use lyrics to convey different messages. The Christian community does it with secular songs quite often. I love that JOC song, don’t get me wrong. I just don’t see the harm in using lyrics that say, “I want to fall in love with you” to apply to people finding that special someone. And how typical to use a Christian band.
The real shame is Lemon Pledge not picking up Newsboy’s “Shine”
I was surprised Christian Mingle didn’t pick ‘I Kissed a Girl’?
I was so disappointed when I heard this commercial on tv…..
I would be so thrilled if some site used my Christian song (even a portion of it) to highlight some feature of their service/product.
Now, of course, it would have to be an acceptable product (a Christian-only brand of soup, not a secular soup, for instance) and the lyrical portion extracted from the song totally relevant to the product. So say the line of my song they chose to use was, “Jesus, you’re the food for my soul and you reach every part of me” and they took out that annoying, non-applicable and irrelevant “Jesus part” at the beginning to sell the Christian-brand of soup, then SURE … I’d sell out in a heart-beat because feeding my family and paying for my next recording is all that matters. I mean, spiritual integrity is fleeting (or intermittent at best).
So Jars of Clay, I applaud you for letting a song that details your passionate desire to ‘fall in love with Jesus’ (you guys fans of Mike Bickle by any chance?) go from Agape to Eros in one fell swoop via this ad spot.
(ACTUALLY, I can’t say that it’s the most evil application of one’s lyrics I’ve ever seen, but what do I know? I actually like KISS’s version of “God Gave Rock and Roll To You”, despite the lyrical tom-foolery).
Reminds me of a Simpson episode:Ned: So where’s your band?
Rachel Jordan: They switched from Christian music to regular pop. All you do is change “Jesus” to “baby”.
Ned: Oh how horrible.
Rachel Jordan: Oh, they’ll all go to hell.
Something wrong with Love? I don’t get it? This is not a site for escorts,is it?