Year: 2007
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Song of the Week: Wasted
The Pax Plena song of the week comes to you via country music Grammy Award winner (and Native Oklahoman) Carrie Underwood and is titled Wasted. Most analyses of this song seem indicate that it is rooted in the dark theme of alcoholism. This assumption certainly isn’t a stretch given the title but more than this…
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Song of the Week: Chattanooga Choo Choo
The Pax Plena song of the week hearkens us back to a bygone era of contrasting simplicities- when good and evil were objective and when America could fight a war on two fronts and win with only good ole’ American resolve. The year was August 21, 1941 less than four months before America’s entry into…
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Song of the Week: Somewhere in Between
Taking a brief interlude from country and blue grass groups, the Pax Plena song of the week comes to you courtesy of alternative music group Lifehouse and is titled Somewhere in Between. Through minor chords and repetitive melody, the song commends an obvious sympathy for anyone living amid one of life’s crossroads and waiting for…
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Song of the Week: Much Too Young To Feel This Damn Old
The Pax Plena song of the week comes to you courtesy of country music legend Garth Brooks and is titled Much Too Young To Feel This Damn Old. It pretty much sums up life as a twenty-something but no one can sing it quite like Garth. Much Too Young To Feel This Damn Old This…
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Song of the Week: This Side
The Pax Plena song of the week comes to you from progressive blue grass trio Nickel Creek and is titled This Side. Written by violinist and background vocalist Sean Watkins the lyrics speak of transitioning from one phase of life to another and the uncomfortable uncertainties which accompany such segues. Despite its weighty subject matter,…
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