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08 Apr 2010, 5:03 pm

When people mention Christians in popular music, I often think of The Singing Nun and her song "Dominique". Hers was quite a strange and sad story.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singing_Nun

Jeanine Deckers (17 October 1933(1933-10-17) – 29 March 1985), better known in English as The Singing Nun, was a Belgian nun, and a member (as Sister Luc Gabriel) of the Dominican Fichermont Convent in Belgium. She became internationally famous in 1963 as Sœur Sourire (Sister Smile) when she scored a hit with the song "Dominique". In the English language world, she is mostly referred to as "The Singing Nun".

Effects of fame and further musical career
In 1966, a movie called The Singing Nun was made about her, starring Debbie Reynolds in the title role. Deckers rejected the film as "fiction". Sally Field spoofed the role starting the following year as the title character in the television series The Flying Nun.

Deckers did not gain much from this international fame and her second LP, Her Joys, Her Songs, did not get much attention and disappeared almost as soon as it was released. Most of her earnings were in fact taken away by Philips, her producer, while the rest would go to the convent. In 1967, Deckers left her monastery to continue her musical career under the name Luc Dominique. She could not keep her initial name "Sœur Sourire", as Philips owned the rights. She released an album called I Am Not a Star in Heaven. Her repertoire consisted of religious songs and songs for children. Despite her renewed musical emphasis, Deckers gradually faded into obscurity, possibly because of her own disdain for fame: she was never able to duplicate the success of her one hit.

Political views
Although she was deeply religious, she was also increasingly critical of some of the Roman Catholic Church's doctrine and eventually became an advocate of birth control. She also agreed with John Lennon's statements about Jesus in 1966. In 1967, she recorded a song entitled "Glory Be to God for the Golden Pill" — a paean to contraception — under the name Luc Dominique. It was a commercial failure

Last years
Her musical career over, Deckers opened a school for autistic children in Belgium. In the late 1970s, the Belgian government claimed that she owed approximately $63,000 USD in back taxes. Deckers countered that the royalties from her recording was given to the convent and therefore she was not liable for payment of any personal income taxes. Lacking any receipts to prove her donations to the convent and her religious order, Deckers ran into heavy financial problems. In 1982, she tried, once again as Sœur Sourire, to score a hit with a disco synthesizer version of "Dominique", but this last attempt to resume her singing career failed.

Citing their financial difficulties in a note, she and her companion of ten years, Anna Pécher, both committed suicide by an overdose of barbiturates and alcohol on 29 March 1985. She was 51.

Here's the song:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuJEQzTLWKk[/youtube]

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10 Apr 2010, 12:47 am

skysaw wrote:

kaitlyn_loves_music wrote:

Does anybody listen to christian music?
if so, what bands/artists do you listen to?

I don't know much about pop music that can be classed as Christian, but since Gregorian chants have already been mentioned, I would just like to namedrop Hildegard of Bingen. She was an 11th century nun, and one of her songs (Vision) was recently released as a "remix". It could have been awful, but I think it works well. Here it is:

That's awesome! Thanks for posting this!

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10 Apr 2010, 12:53 am

skysaw wrote:

Last years
Her musical career over, Deckers opened a school for autistic children in Belgium. In the late 1970s, the Belgian government claimed that she owed approximately $63,000 USD in back taxes. Deckers countered that the royalties from her recording was given to the convent and therefore she was not liable for payment of any personal income taxes. Lacking any receipts to prove her donations to the convent and her religious order, Deckers ran into heavy financial problems. In 1982, she tried, once again as Sœur Sourire, to score a hit with a disco synthesizer version of "Dominique", but this last attempt to resume her singing career failed.

Citing their financial difficulties in a note, she and her companion of ten years, Anna Pécher, both committed suicide by an overdose of barbiturates and alcohol on 29 March 1985. She was 51.

How very sad.

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15 Apr 2010, 1:11 am

Well, of course there's the older Christian music of Bach and Handel and the like that I enjoy... if you like The Hallelujah Chorus, then in at least one case you like a Christian piece of music. Also hymns, from church, sometimes on disc, definitely at Christmas. Also the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (absolutely Christian, don't believe it if you hear otherwise).

That said, when I hear the term "Christian music" I usually think first of Christian rock or pop. I don't listen to that so much because I'd like to hear more wholesome rock but it's a tricky thing. I don't think rock or pop is usually suitable as a musical form for people and things I hold in great respect. But it can be done. I have a few songs from Duvall's Christmas album, and Kevin Max singing "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" has just about ruined any other version for me, which is a bit awkward with a Christmas hymn! I don't really listen to DC Talk, they're more like a Christian boy band from what I've heard, yet I do like Kevin Max solo, probably because his voice melts me down to my shoes. I have one of his albums, Stereotpye Be, which I love (except the poetry recitations... sadly, he just sounds a little bland reading poetry) because of his voice, yes, but also the lyrics are smart and poetic at the same time, the rhythms are pleasing, there's complex musical patterns (to me, anyway, but I'm a painter here) and just the right snap to the percussion. So I like it for it's musical merits, and its being by a Christian musician is a bonus.

He doesn't always stick to Christian subjects (how many times have I typed Christian here?) but here's one where he does, very successfully:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbMciXsyri0[/youtube]

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15 Apr 2010, 1:25 am

Oh, and this one, if you can watch it without getting too distracted by Kevin's wriggling... watch the girl, it's about her. Her eyes are truly freaky through much of it, no whites, and I only just noticed that... very symbolic.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03OlWwosWMA&feature=related[/youtube]

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16 Apr 2010, 3:04 am

I listen to christian music.

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16 Apr 2010, 8:01 am

I don't listen to much, but a couple of songs I really like are Kyrie by Mr. Mister and My Sweet Lord by George Harrison (not Christian artists, but spiritual songs).

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16 Apr 2010, 8:21 am

I'm not that into Christian music, but Third Day are awesome.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_9FYMtm3xw&feature=related[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_9FYMtm3xw&feature=related[/youtube]

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16 Apr 2010, 11:03 am

pat2rome wrote:

I don't listen to much, but a couple of songs I really like are Kyrie by Mr. Mister and My Sweet Lord by George Harrison (not Christian artists, but spiritual songs).

i like my sweet lord its a good song!

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16 Apr 2010, 11:04 am

CowboyFromHell wrote:

yes they are awesome!! !
i totally forgot about that song thanks for posting the video!

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11 May 2010, 1:08 am

kaitlyn_loves_music wrote:

Does anybody listen to christian music?
if so, what bands/artists do you listen to?

I'm a Secular Humanist but I do like some Christian music if the songs are more about life-issues & stuff instead of about god & have a pop beat. I like groups like FM Static, BarlowGirl & SuperchicK

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRpAqm1WIYg[/youtube]

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12 May 2010, 12:36 am

I'm an atheist but I listen to a few Christian bands.

Flyleaf
Skillet
Demon Hunter
RED
As I Lay Dying (on occasion)

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12 May 2010, 2:08 am

I don't think of Flyleaf as Christian. I think of em more as EMO rock . I know their religious but some of their religious songs like "Something's Missing In Me" could sound like relationship stuf;. Fav song by em :arrow:
Down here, love wasn't meant to be
It wasn't meant to be for me
Down here, love wasn't meant to be
It wasn't meant to be for me

Oh, something's missing in me
I felt it deep within me
As lovers left me to bleed alone

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSrfaDiaJpk[/youtube]

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13 May 2010, 12:35 am

I wouldn't consider them emo. I consider Taking Back Sunday emo. Lacey doesn't like to label Flyleaf as a Christian band though so I agree with you there.

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13 May 2010, 2:16 am

Fehndrix wrote:

I wouldn't consider them emo. I consider Taking Back Sunday emo. Lacey doesn't like to label Flyleaf as a Christian band though so I agree with you there.

Actually, true emo would be bands such as Rites of Spring and Fugazi.

Taking Back Sunday (and this goes for other bands popularly labeled as "emo") have nothing to do with the original movement.

Back on topic, I enjoy P.O.D., Switchfoot, Blindside and U2 (yes, U2 has lots of Christianity throughout their albums).

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13 May 2010, 10:47 am

I'm sure plenty of the artists I listen to are quietly christian - for example, the lead singer of Slayer is a devout catholic. I don't really pay much attention to lyrics but people particularly overt about their Christianity that I sometimes listen to include Danielson and The Trees.

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