...conversations in the Great Hall
Several people have called my attention to this great video of N.T. Wright singing a song about Genesis to the tune of the Beatles’ “Yesterday.”
Nice job, Tom. But I gotta get me one of those “double helix” guitars!
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Here’s a picture of Francis Collins with his double helix guitar. http://biologos.org/blog/blessed-is-the-peacemaker
That is awesome!
Way, way cool!
I thought you meant he sings Genesis… I was expecting a cover of Lamb Lies Down on Broadway!
Or Apocalypse in 9/8!
Wright Rocks!
Way better than anticipated.
Here’s a youtube link to the song for those (who like me) have computers that don’t play nice with vimeo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jGHZnSkpuA
Wait. He adjusted his capo at the end of the song, which implies to me that he planned to sing another song…is there more?! Was he putting on a full show?
He did a very competent job with Bob Dylan’s “The Hour that the Ship Comes In.” You can find that by a link in the latest Saturday Ramblings here on iMonk. There was another song too, but I couldn’t get that.
Here’s the third one, a song by Sydney Carter about the crucifixion. Good theology and heavy on the irony.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiMcyI7fCfs&feature=relmfu
“It’s God they aught to crucify instead of you and me….”
AWESOME SONG! Really makes you step back and think…..
Thanks for sharing this.
or see his bob dylan cover here http://bit.ly/L8jIF1
I was there at Hearts & Minds in Dallastown, PA last Saturday when he sang this. He also sang the Dylan song that has been making the rounds on the Internet. It was a great day meeting him, hearing him lecture for 30 minutes (no notes, quoted scripture from memory, connections with ideas & culture on the spot, stories/illustrations on the spot), & hearing him sing. What a great day.
Wow, Clay, that DOES sound like a great day!
To me NT Wright is just another TV evangelist with a smoother spiel.
That’s quite a disturbing handle you’ve got there.
BISHOP WRIGHT IS A FILKER?
Just an Anglican version of Tom Lehrer.
“Just an Anglican version of Tom Lehrer.”
Yes!
I love it!
Got to see him at my church last week; he should have busted out the geetar! Would have went over well in Nashvegas.