Friends are Friends Forever
February 25, 2010 2 Comments
Artists strive to em, evolve and reinvent themselves while staying true to their roots. Israel Houghton is a worship leader at Lakewood Church as well as a Grammy-winning recording artist.
Personally, I enjoyed his oft-covered hit, “Friend of God”. I don’t keep up with Houghton, don’t know what he’s currently up to but I have a project for him.
In the spirit of Jaime Escalante’s brilliant cover of Paula Abdul’s “Straight Up”, I propose that he do a rewrite of “Friend of God”.
To what? Well, the inspiration sprouted from this press release:
3 professors from Texas universities have won the coveted “Friend of Darwin” award for:
- Making “evolution education safe for kids throughout the Republic of Texas”
- Standing “tall for evolution”
- Fighting “the good fight for science”
Frankly, they also deserved the Presidential Medal of Freedom for their courage in the face of such “adversity” AND a $25 Starbucks gift card , but I digress.
♫Friends are friends forever, if Charles’ is the Lord of them♫
That’s the inspiration, here’s the result:
I am a friend of Chuck
I am a friend of Chuck
I am a friend of Chuck
He calls me friend!
Really though, I think the NCSE might be better served adopting Pearl Jam’s “Do the Evolution” as the official song (and video) of the “Friend of Darwin” award.
