This tag #ttt was started by @ablaze and as he says:
every Tuesday I pick three songs, sometimes all three from the same artist, sometimes three tunes from a particular genre, other times three songs from a certain country - you get the idea. I've always asked others to get involved and over the past few weeks, that is exactly what's happened and we now have some ThreeTune regulars which is fantastic! The ask is to basically choose three songs to share. You can sing them or hum them or just pick three from an artist you love like I do, which is what most people do each week.
I am going to kick off with 3 songs from my favourite band... it's the music I head to whenever I find myself happy, sad, or needing to work through some thoughts or feelings.
It's truly the music I turn to when I'm
Hanging by a moment, Breathing through the Storm
This was such a difficult choice to select just 3 songs because, quite frankly, there is not a single song of theirs that I do not love. I am a massive fanπ
I have seen this band live in concert and they are incredible. I also met them for a photo opp before one of their London shows a few years back (photo at the end of this post - I went with my younger brother standing to my right in the checked shirt, who is also a big fan).
Their lead singer and songwriter, Jason Wade, has quite simply one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard... and he's really lovely too.
Background
Jason's parents were missionaries and he ministered himself for a bit. His lyrics are heavily influenced by spirituality and Christianity although Lifehouse has marketed itself as an alt-rock band, first and foremost, as opposed to a Christian band. In essence, though, they are both, and Jason makes no bones about how important his faith is to him. He has said on a number of occasions that to him, his music is to be interpreted by his fans in the way in which they need it at the time... be that as a collection of love songs or a representation of the relationship that one may have with God.
In 1995, at the tender age of 15, Jason taught himself guitar and formed the band Lifehouse, originally known as Blyss.
Hanging by a Moment appeared on their debut album, No Name face which was released in 2000, and the song was "the most played radio track of 2001." source It catapulted them into the limelight and it, therefore, seems fitting to start this #threetunetuesday off with that song.
This song has fantastic energy to it. I can turn up the volume and just dance and sing around my lounge. I still remember playing it all the time in my first couple of years in the UK. My husband was working away in China a lot on contract and we were in completely different time zones. We caught each other at odd hours between work, I would be tired and ready for bed late at night and he would be tired, having woken up early to chat with me before work. I often felt as though we were living our lives, together but separate, our relationship and love hanging by the moments. This year we have been together 26 years.
"I'm falling even more in love with you
Letting go of all I've held on to
I'm standing here until you make me move
I'm hanging by a moment here with you"
Hanging by a Moment - songwriter: Jason Wade
"I want nothing more
than to sit outside heaven's door
and listen to you breathing"
Breathing - songwriters: Ronald Aniello & Jason Wade
Take a breath and hold on tight
Spin around one more time
And gracefully fall back to the arms of Grace source
My 3rd song choice is not one that I had originally thought I would have chosen, but whilst surfing YouTube for good performances of my shortlist, I came across this incredibly gorgeous, partly a capella, acoustic version of Storm and I had to share it with you. It showcases Jason's voice beautifully in a song he wrote at the age of 16β£οΈ
To me, it's a song about faith; faith in God, faith that no matter how alone one may feel whilst struggling through the turmoil of life, we can prevail if we place our trust in faith and surrender to the unconditional love we feel in the watchful presence of God. Jason himself said of it that it is reflective of being...
lost in confusion, no matter how much is going on around you, you're still alone source
"And I will walk on water
And you will catch me if I fall
And I will get lost into your eyes
And I know everything will be alright"
Storm - songwriter: Jason Wade
And I'm all in, nothing left to hide
I've fallen harder than a landslide
I spent a week away from you last night
... Even if I lose the game,
...I'm all in for life
All in - songwriters: Jason Wade & Jude Anthony Cole
And finally, here's a pic from the concert meet 'n greet from way back when haha...
Fancy exploring more from Lifehouse?
Here's a link to the 20th Anniversary of No Name Face - Concert 31 October 2020:
And here is a link to their published music catalogue with little snippets of each song to take a listen to... I hope you enjoyed this little journey with me.
Meet 'n Greet photo purchased by me in a package and I own the rights.
YouTube Music Links shared using the share button provided by YouTube themselves.
Excerpts from song lyrics accredited to the songwriters are source linked within the article.
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Wow!!! What an introduction that was to ThreeTuneTuesday, a new band (for me), photos with the band and fantastic commentary about Lifehouse and each of your chosen songs. Their sound reminds me of someone, but I can't quite place it, but it'll come to me. I admire how open and honest they are about their faith, as some bands might think that's uncool and not talk about it, respect to that.
Your brother looks like he could be one of the band, he's got that band look going on! I liked the first two the most, great to have you aboard the TTT ship!
Thanks @ablaze Yeah funny I thought the same thing about my brother when I saw the pic again haha. He's more mature now of course and no longer sports the longer hair although he still has killer hair !LOLZ. Pleased you found something about their music to enjoy. I wanted to show the progression of their story through their music too. It would have been a much easier post for me if it was called TenTuneTuesday though ROTFL. If you remember who their sound reminds you of, do let me know. That would be interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed writing up this post hehe... I shall try not to be late next week! !LUV !ALIVE
I certainly will, I will have a listen to their songs now again and see if it tweaks my brain to find the pattern! And don't worry about posting on a different day, it's all good, so long as you post some tunes, we are all happy out, no rules around TTT, just fun, music and interaction..
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hehehehe i'm singing along with some of these songs now LOLOL
I need to be jumping in the bed - and now you have me dancing hahhaaha
i keep thinking that i need to join in the fun of this - so many things to do on Hive!!! i'll make it here one day haahaha
Thank you Dreems... I can't help singing along with them hehe... I'd love to see you doing a #ttt one day and to get your take on your favourites π I thoroughly enjoyed thisβ£οΈ !LUV !ALIVE
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woohoo and welcome to ttt Sam and what a cool meet n greet pic, yeah your brother looks like he is a band member.
I am trying to think if I have heard of them!
Playing this while I have my night time coffee:)
Thanks for visiting my post Ed :-) The first song, Hanging by a Moment was a big hit when it came out. Thing is, in America this was the most played song in 2001, spending 37 weeks in the charts and hitting #1 in the Alt rock charts, #2 in the Billboard charts and #7 in mainstream rock charts... but in the UK? It peaked at #25 in the singles charts :-( The UK has always been strongly POP influenced.
Oh yes Sam the UK and the USA have always had quite different charts. There have been quite a few bands who have had success in the States and yet here, we are like who...
It is really π... uh... sad... I love indie bands, alt rock... love pop too don't get me wrong... but I just think there is a very narrow frame of reference here in the UK when it comes to good music... one genre does not necessarily exclude the others...but people here seem to miss a lot of great bands out of the USA. I'm sure I miss thousands under my own nose !LOLZ I just wish the charts in general here reflected a more diverse range of music.
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Manufactured crap is most of pop π€£π€£π€£
I have always loved Indie music, but the internet now is a great way to find smaller bands so to speak who are more often that not better in my eyes than the 'successful' ones Sam.
ME too, I am sure I have missed 1000s right under my nose too.
This is one great thing about ttt though, sharing tunes around and you never know what you will see or hear each week!
Absolutelyπ
Truth !
Never heard of these guys Sam. They are really good. Thanks for posting.
hey, my pleasure @blanchy ... have a root through their catalogue that I shared... some great lyrics and instrumentals. !PIZZA !ALIVE
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OMG!! JUST !LUV IT πππ It was so worth the wait π I'm so so happy to see you join #ttt and what a great post to start! I really liked your story as always and the band was superb!!
The tunes were all familliar to me but I don't recognize the name of the band so I'm not sure if I knew this before! Although I enjoyed all the songs you shared! I particularlly loved the last song, and imagining you and your son Jack dancing to this is just so adorable I'm about to burst!! ππππ
Welcome welcome to Three Tune Tuesday! I really hope you had fun and met some of the regulars #ttt posters, they are all great and welcoming π
I look forward to see more posts from you πππ
Thank you my lovely... I loved pulling it together... except for pulling my Dreemport Challenge post together, I kinda took the weekend off a bit as I was with my Dad and siblings down the coast... so I need to visit lots of people... #dreemport, #ttt, and #pypt posts... hmmm now do I go one artist - folk/country next haha or go with 3 different artists??? Got to go have a think on this one !LOLZ !ALIVE !LUV... and that last song ...a lot of the words are very fitting for my relationship with my kids too hehe
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Ohh that's wonderful π I hope you enjoyed the family time β£οΈ I had an off-weekend as well, I went to the Islamic Festival I talked about!
I had SO MUCH FUN! I'm super excited about next #ttt post π I'm actually listening to some of the artists from this weekend again, I'm completely hooked! πππ I'm having trouble to choose this time like you πππ
The great thing is that you can keep posting and eventually share every tune you would like πππ
That's lovely my darling! What does Jack like to listen to nowadays? π
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Uhhh Jack likes classical I see β€οΈ
π±π±π±π± I think I never heard of a kid getting covid 3 times π±π±π± I hope he's feeling better by now π€π€π€ Luckly he has a wonderful mom to take care of him and give him a lot of kisses πππ
Here! I'll leave this video for him to cheer him up. There was a time I was addicted whatching talent videos and there's a few wonderful ones from violinists, like this little guy with an amazing story. π I hope he likes it!
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Thanks! I haven't heard of them and giving them a play! :)
I hope you find something in their repertoire that you enjoy π Thank you for dropping by Steve π !PIZZA
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What a stunning drummer, Wes!!! He was pretty spectacularβ€οΈ Thank you so much for sharing that!!! I wanted it to just keep going. To Neil π !LUV !ALIVE
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Hey, Sam!
This is so cool. I had had so much fun joining #ttt in the last few weeks and I'm glad to see you posting to it too.
This band is new to me, and what a nice touch your pic with them.
Thank you for sharing!π
hey Coqui, thank you for checking it out :-) I really enjoyed writing this post and finding these youtube clips too. #ttt, it's a great initiative isn't it?π€ !LUV !ALIVE
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Hey! my pleasure :) It's a great initiative. I hope to see you next Tuesday and thank you ππ€
Lovely choice of songs with powerful lyrics. I will add these songs to my playlist and check his other songs out.
Thanks for sharing
Aah you are very welcome Zonnia π I absolutely love the band... their lyrics are beautiful... they have some incredible songs. I also love Everything, Broken, Flight, Central Park, Hourglass, Cling and Clatter, Simon... too many too name haha. !LUV !ALIVE !PIZZA
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