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What's Love Got To Do With It? -Brooke Hutcheson

    Music has existed since the beginning of time. Our first signs of music in the Bible are in Genesis. Genesis 31:27 says, "Why did you flee secretly and and deceive me, and did not tell me so that I might have sent you away with joy and with songs, with timbrel and lyre..." There are many verses in the Bible that talk about the use of music to praise God. During The Middle Ages, the church was the source of government; therefore, almost all known songs in this time were written to praise God. I find it interesting how much music has changed in topic choice and lyrical meaning. 

    I find it amusing now that the number one used topic in music is love. Most of the madrigals written in the Renaissance were written about love, and even in current popular music, I would guess love is the topic in more than ninety-five percent of the songs on the radio. During the Renaissance, I think the shift of becoming more secular influenced culture to the extent that we keep the same mannerisms in music. The Renaissance focused more on discovering one's true thoughts and feelings (like love). I think music has not changed. We are focused more on ourselves in the here and now and our own personal gain from music. 

I commented on Hailey Morgan and Rachel Gregson's posts. 

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  1. Rachael GregsonApril 24, 2021 at 5:51 PM

    It's always annoyed me how every song on the radio concerns love-whether it be a crush, a current relationship, or a breakup. But we have to remember that music is a form of worship. That is why at first it was intended as something between believers and God. Then, soon after, people began to explore what all the secular things they could do with music. Worshipping God swapped over to worshipping people. Not bashing music...I'm just thinking out loud.

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  2. Hailey MorganApril 25, 2021 at 2:22 AM

    The title! Top tier way to kick things off, bro!

    In all honesty, these Medieval songs really do cause us to wonder what love has to do with it? Did the madrigals actually crave a real relationship, or just a one-night stand? Did they truly seek to be with their beloved, or did the only long to spend one night with some random lover?

    Even today, we talk of crushes and flings, but where have all of the true love songs gone? The original love ballads that emphasized God's unending love for us and ours for Him?

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