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Bob Marley: Forever Loving Jah

Rastafarians sometimes refer to God as 'JAH,' a shortened form of Jehovah found in Psalm 68:4 (KJV) which encourages believers to sing praises to God. Rastafari believe that the former emperor of Ethiopia - Haile Selassi I - was Jah, God incarnate on Earth. They believe their religion is a blend of the purest forms of both Judaism and Christianity, and accept the Egyptian origins of both. More here.

The Rastafari movement spread throughout the world in the 70's and 80's thanks to the words and music of the Jamaican born reggae singer/songwriter and mystic prophet Bob Marley. This classic video of "Forever Loving Jah" is from a rehearsal session in Kingston Jamaica in 1980. The song appeared on the album "Uprising" in 1980, a year before Bob left his physical body on May 11, 1981.

This song is very easy to play - just three chords - F#m, Bm and C#m - Chords & lyrics from 911Tabs. The C#m doesn't sound quite right, but I am tone deaf. Any ideas? Let me know!

Cause only a fool lean up on, lean upon His own misunderstanding
And what has been hidden from the wise and the prudent
Been revealed to the babe and the suckling
In every thing, in every way I say

We'll be forever loving Jah
We'll be forever
We'll be forever loving Jah

Cause just like a tree planted planted by the river of water
That bringeth forth bringeth forth, fruits in due season
Every thing in life got its purpose
Find its reason in every season, forever Yeah!

We'll be forever loving Jah

Tim Hughes teaches you how to play "Beautiful One" on guitar

A beautiful song, dedicated to a beautiful person - YOU!

Grab your guitar and play along!
Chords & lyrics at Ultimate Guitar

Beautiful One I love You
Beautiful One I adore
Beautiful One my soul must sing

You opened my eyes to Your wonders anew
You captured my heart with this love
Because nothing on earth is as beautiful as YOU

Katie Melua at Great American Music Hall - 9 Million Bicycles

Thanks to Lisa 'Pilates' for the company (and ALICE 97.3 for the tix) to see the wonderful Katie Melua tonight at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall.

Ms Melua is an extremely powerful stage presence and a very talented, young singer/songwriter. After "I Cried For You," there was not a dry eye in the house. If Eva Cassidy were to be re-incarnated, she would come back as Katie Melua.

Katie blew the crowd away with her captivating renditions of Shy Boy; Just Like Heaven; Nine Million Bicycles; Piece By Piece; I Cried For You; My Aphrodisiac Is You; Spider's Web; Crawling Up A Hill; Call Off The Search; Belfast; Blame It On The Moon; I Do Believe in Love; Halfway Up The Hindu Kush and encores Mockingbird; The Closest Thing to Crazy (my favorite!); Faraway Voice (a tribute to Eva Cassidy).

Grab your guitar and play along! Visit Ultimate Guitar for the chords and lyrics. It's just five chords - Am, Em, Dm, F, and C. Well, ok, seven if you include the lovely, feminine Fm contrasted with the strong, masculine G she throws in for good measure in the chorus. Easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy!

Check out more of her music at KatieMelua.com. Thanks again Lisa for an inspired, enchanting evening

And there he wept...

“As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace!’” (Luke 19: 41-42)

Recalling when Jesus wept, National Council of Churches calls for peace:

"Jesus’ lament echoes over the landscape of the Middle East, and in the hearts of men and women everywhere, as we witness the senseless violence engulfing the region. Is there ever to be an end to violence in the land we call holy?

What has violence solved these last 60 years? What has violence solved these past weeks?"

“Put your sword back into its place; for all who take the sword will perish by the sword” (Matthew 26:52).

Senator Ted Stevens - TUBES!

Here is a new tune by Senator "Bridge to Nowhere" Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) called LOONEY TUBULAR BELL-cos. He is Chair of the Senate Commerce Commitee, which regulates e-commerce.

TUBULAR BELLS.MP3 - CLICK HERE TO LISTEN

The Senator raps about the Internets and 'Net Neutrality.' Thankfully Americans have highly competent - and un-corruptible - legislative representatives like Ted looking out for our best interest the tubular bell-cos and cable-cos that want to create two tiers on the Internet - a fast lane for the duopolists, and a dirt road for the rest of us.

If Ted was around 100 years ago when power companies refused universal service to rural areas, today we'd all be walking around in the dark.

His original 10-minute floetry from the Senate floor here Stevens On Net Neutrality

Save the Internet - support Net Neutrality. Join the coalition. Support FreePress.net.

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