I just heard Derek Webb's voice (I think it's a Caedmon's Call song) on the climactic moment of Grey's Anatomy.
I had my ears invaded by some ear buds with a Lost Season Three episode playing; and I hear my wife saying, "Doug!" I try to get my bearings, realize I need to hit the pause button, almost miss on the first attempt, pause the episode with Charlie diving under the water to save the people, and look up, "What?" She tells me, "Derek Webb!" and points to the tv. Besides being synced to an emotional climactic moment, it's prominently placed.
I start to tear up a little.
What!?! Why did I do that? I'm such a wuss!
hahaha
I kinda prayed and thanked God for this moment. Intellectually, I'm slightly conflicted by "getting emotional" over something so trivial. But I know the excitement of wanting to share good Christian music with others. I know the struggles this fledgling "industry" has had in getting to this point. It's a nice moment. I'm so glad for the artists, the label, the show, and the viewers.
It's funny how the visual has made music so powerful...or really it's amplified the power that's already there. The bubbling emotions waiting to burst out get a helping hand on another level -- a visual dimension -- that furthers the "life" in the song. This must be why MTV kinda changed the world back in 1981.
I remember getting so excited in 1980 (whoops! did I just reveal my age?!) when my brother-in-law would tell us that "Video Jukebox" was on HBO. We'd watch videos by The Pretenders and I don't remember who else. We were riveted. No one (except us music fanatacs) ever does that with audio alone. When was the last time you stopped a friend, handed him/her a pair of headphones and said, "Listen to this!" And you stopped and gave yourself to the song...? That's another thing videos did for us.
Wow. I'm moved.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at January 11, 2008 09:18 PM