Category: Music

London To Fairford England

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date November 10, 2022

Welcome back to #TravelThursday. It was exactly 37 years ago this morning – the 10TH of November back in 1985 – that I arrived in a foreign country solo for the first time in my life – as a young 18-year-old.

It was a cold Sunday morning at London’s Heathrow Airport, and I had flown all night from Washington Dulles Airport. Of course I lost 5 hours overnight with the time difference.

I made my way to the British Rail station at the airport. I took that to Reading – where I got off the train. Oops. I wasn’t supposed to get off there. I got confused. I ended-up waiting at that station until the next train arrived. That didn’t take very long. I got on it, and I continued on to Swindon. At the Swindon station I hired a cab to take me to my new home and workplace – RAF Fairford – about 13 miles away.

The cab driver was nice and friendly. He welcomed me to the U.K., and he turned up the radio for us to listen to. I think we were listening to GWR. An eerie song came on that I had never heard before. It was Talking Heads with “Road To Nowhere”. How appropriate for that song to play on the radio as this young 18-year-old teenager was being driven on the left along narrow and curvy farmland roads from Swindon to RAF Fairford.

That was the start of my 2-year and 1-week adventure in the south of England as an 18, 19, and 20-year-old. I got to see a lot of England, Scotland, Wales, France, Belgium, and Netherlands. I wish I had seen more of the European continent, but I’m grateful for the areas that I did get to experience while I was over there.

I’ve attended about 150 concerts and live events in my life (100 since 2000), and the first 17 all occurred during those 2 years in England.

Next #TravelThursday I’ll return home stateside – just like I did exactly 35 years ago. Let’s keep traveling together.

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My Top 10 Hits – Week 299

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date November 7, 2022

Every Monday I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from the previous week. It’s the continuation of a weekly hobby that goes back nearly 45 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday November 06TH 2022 – the 299TH week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW	LW	WKS	SONG TITLE	ARTIST / SITE
1	1	12	New Creation [2ND week @ # 1]	Mac Powell
2	3	6	Ain’t Nobody	Cody Carnes
3	4	3	Who I Am	Ben Fuller
4	2	13	Good Morning Mercy	Jason Crabb
5	5	20	Thank God For Sunday Morning	Cochren & Co.
6	6	6	Love Me Like I Am	for King & Country Ft. Jordin Sparks
7	8	3	Then Christ Came	MercyMe
8	7	3	Same God	Elevation Worship
9	9	11	Build A Boat	Colton Dixon
10	10	9	Miracle Power	We The Kingdom

# 1 This Week In:
2021 – “Promised Land” – TobyMac
2020 – “No Hold On Me” – Matty Mullins
2019 – “Fear No More” – Building 429
2018 – “Only Jesus” – Casting Crowns
2017 – “Different” – Micah Tyler

NEW CREATION – Mac Powell spends a 2ND week at # 1 with “New Creation”, and it’s likely his final week atop my chart as both Cody Carnes and Ben Fuller climb a notch closer to the top spot. I’ll see how radio airplay works out for both tracks in the upcoming week.

This concludes another weekend of blog posts. I’ll do it again with the new weekend – and 4 new entries – known as #TravelThursday, a special holiday post on Friday, #SundayScripture, and #Top10Monday.

Your likes, follows, and comments are always appreciated. Thank You for being part of my online ministry to share God’s Good News and win souls for Christ through His music. I’m also on Twitter and Flickr.

Be blessed my friends ! May our God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Tags Blog, Chart, Christian, God, Jesus, KLOVE, Music, Radio, TheJoyFM, WayFM, WGTS, Z883

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My Top 5 Hits RETRO – 2007

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date November 4, 2022

Hello again retro music fans. Every Friday I post the Top 5 of one of my classic hit music charts based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from either 15, 20, 25, or 35 years ago this weekend (rotating each week).

It’s the 1ST Friday of the month, so I go back 15 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday November 04TH 2007:

“Staring At The Light” – The Wedding
“F-Stop” – Sullivan
“Love In Your Arms” – Eleventyseven
“Technique” – Def Shepard
“Make Money Money” – John Reuben

Whatever happened to Columbus Ohio native Mr. John Reuben ? He was absolutely huge on the radio and on my chart in 2007 with a trio of hits – “Word Of Mouth”, “Make Money Money”, and “Good Evening”. They all made my Top 5, and “Word Of Mouth” was actually my # 1 smash overall in 2007 – without hitting # 1. After those 3 hits in a row I never heard of John Reuben again. (Actually – John had a surprise guest rap on MercyMe’s “Grace Got You” in 2018 – a version that was not played on many radio stations.)

But his 3 hits continue to live on 15 years later. Combined – they have over 2,900 plays on my iPod Shuffles that play at my desk at my workplace.

Next #RetroFriday – in 2 weeks – I’ll go back 25 years ago to November 1997. It’s when Backstreet Boys scored a worldwide pop smash with “As Long As You Love Me”.

It’s halftime my friends. I’ll be back on Sunday and Monday with 2 more blog posts for this weekend. Enjoy your Saturday. Thanks for going retro with me !

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My Top 10 Hits – Week 298

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date October 31, 2022

Every Monday I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from the previous week. It’s the continuation of a weekly hobby that goes back nearly 45 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday October 30TH 2022 – the 298TH week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW	LW	WKS	SONG TITLE	ARTIST / SITE
1	2	11	New Creation [1ST week @ # 1]	Mac Powell
2	1	12	Good Morning Mercy	Jason Crabb
3	4	5	Ain’t Nobody	Cody Carnes
4	5	2	Who I Am	Ben Fuller
5	3	19	Thank God For Sunday Morning	Cochren & Co.
6	6	5	Love Me Like I Am	for King & Country Ft. Jordin Sparks
7	9	2	Same God	Elevation Worship
8	10	2	Then Christ Came	MercyMe
9	7	10	Build A Boat	Colton Dixon
10	8	8	Miracle Power	We The Kingdom

# 1 This Week In:
2021 – “Promised Land” – TobyMac
2020 – “Rise Up (Lazarus)” – Cain
2019 – “Fear No More” – Building 429
2018 – “Only Jesus” – Casting Crowns
2017 – “Word Of Life” – Jeremy Camp

NEW CREATION – After spending 5 out of the past 6 weeks of waiting at # 2 – “New Creation” ascends to the top to become my new # 1 smash. It’s my 13TH # 1 smash of 2022. It’s Mac Powell’s 2ND hit on my chart this year. His “River Of Life” peaked at # 2. Both tracks are from his “New Creation” album.

Therefore – if anyone is in Christ – he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold. The new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV)

This concludes another weekend of blog posts. I’ll do it again with the new weekend – and 4 new entries – known as #TravelThursday, #RetroFriday, #SundayScripture, and #Top10Monday.

Be blessed my friends ! May our God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.