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“2+2=5”

Radiohead

Angst, questions, search

“40”

U2

Based on Psalm 40

“400 Miles from Darwin”

The Whitlams

About the violence in East Timor

A

“A Moment to Myself”

Macy Gray

Reflection, space, time to ‘be’

“Acrobat”

U2

A person of faith finding themselves ‘outside’ the church

“Across the Night”

Silverchair

Anthemic rock tune for opening worship audio-visual or Civic Theatre live DVD

“Adagio”

William Orbit

Orchestral backing with modern spin

“Adagio”

Bond

Dance remix style take on the original

“Adia”

Sarah McLachlan

Reflections on a friend with mental health struggles

“Affirmation”

Savage Garden

Cheesy but poignant affirmation of beliefs

“After All These Years”

Silverchair

Reflective rock tune again for backing or space

“Age of Reason”

Dragon feat. Mark Williams

Stirring ballad version..not Farnsey

“All Because of You”

U2

Putting our relationship with God in focus

“All I Really Want”

Alanis Morissette

Acoustic lead in to asking listener the question

“All That We Let In”

Indigo Girls

“All Torn Down”

Living End

Loss of community and values

“Always Worth It”

Sarah Blasko

“Amazing”

Alex Lloyd

Often used for the tagline in audio-visuals

“American Idiot”

Green Day

Values, attitude to the war on terror

“American Pie”

Madonna

“Angel”

Sarah McLachlan

Reflection on the ups and downs of life

“Armistice Day”

Midnight Oil

War and peace

B

“Bad”

U2

Confession, a friends drug problem

“Beautiful Day”

U2

Hope despite the sky seemingly having fallen

“Beds are Burning”

Midnight Oil

Reconciliation and aboriginal issues

“Best Impressions”

Hirst & Greene

Who gets your ‘best’

“Best of Both Worlds”

Midnight Oil

How fortunate we are in Australia

“Betterman”

Pearl Jam

Relationships, expectations, hope

“Better Way”

Ben Harper

Values, world views, actions

“Big Yellow Taxi”

Counting Crows

Change, value-ing what we have

“Biko”

Peter Gabriel

About black south African Steve Biko
Play the 46664 live DVD version in J’burg

“Black Jesus”

Everlast

“Blessed to Be a Witness”

Ben Harper

Hymn-like reflection

“Body Movin’”

Beastie Boys

Great crowd involvement worship track

“Boulevard of Broken Dreams”

Green Day

Adolescent hopes and dreams

“Both Sides of the Gun”

Ben Harper

Violence, guns, war, conflict, action

“Braided Hair”

1 Giant Leap

Community, unity, values, sharing

“Brand New Day”

Sting

Anthemic audio-visual opening

“Breakaway”

Kelly Clarkson

Dreams, hopes, who could I be?

“Bring Me to Life”

Evanescence

Hard rock prayerful kick off tune

“Bring on the Change”

Midnight Oil

Future, change

“Building a Mystery”

Sarah McLachlan

Being part of a community, spirit, faith

C

“Caravan of Love”

Housemartins

“Change”

Tracy Chapman

If you came face to face with God would you?

“Christmas Must Be Tonight”

Paul Kelly

Australian Christmas themes

“Closer to Fine”

Indigo Girls

Aspirations, trials and growing up

“Complicated”

Avril Lavigne

Relationships

“Comrade Jesus Christ”

“Conversations with My Thirteen Year Old Self”

Pink

As the title suggests

“Crumbs from Your Table”

U2

Social justice stories

D

“Deep Water”

Jewel

hope and surviving trials in life

“Distant Sun”

Brook Fraser/Crowded House

Stories, life, influence and impact

“Dots on the Shells”

Yothu Yindi

Identity, culture, uniqueness

“Don’t Give Up”

Bono, Alicia Keys cover Peter Gabriel

Done for the ONE poverty campaign

“Don’t Panic”

Coldplay

We live in a beautiful world…

“Don’t You Forget About Me”

Simple Minds

‘Breakfast Club’ adolescent yearnings

“Don’t You Think It’s Time

Bob Evans

Reflection about time to change, have faith, think, be different etc

“Dots on the Shells”

Yothu Yindi

Individuality and culture

“Dreamworld”

Midnight Oil

Change, societal shift, nuclear weapons

“Dreaming on a World”

Tracy Chapman

Vision of difference, change, justice

“Dreams of Ordinary Men”

Dragon

Unity of vision, future, hope, inspiration

E

“Elephant Love Medley”

Nicole Kidman/Ewen McGregor

From ‘Moulin Rouge’ nature of love

“Elevation”

U2

Big event starting track, acclamation

“Epiphany”

David Bridie

Revelation, inspiration, faith

“Everybody’s Free [to wear sunscreen]

Quindon Tarver

Creative take on famous grad speech

“Everybody Hurts”

REM

Pain, grief, life struggles, being alone

“Exerciser”

Rhubarb

Reflection on Gen X

F

“Fallen”

Sarah McLachlan

Life, failings, questions

“Falling Slowly”

“Flame Trees”

Sarah Blasko covers Cold Chisel

Aussie imagery

“Fragile”

Sting

Intercessions soundtrack, fragile world & people

“Freedom”

Pete Murray

Just as the title says

G

“Gamble Everything For Love”

Ben Lee

Anthem about getting onboard

“Give a Man a Fish”

Arrested Development

Justice, helping, global community

“Give It Up”

Hothouse Flowers

Sharing, concern for others

“Given to Fly”

Pearl Jam

Paralleling the Easter story and modern activist

“God’s Comic”

Elvis Costello

The nature of God

“God’s Hotel”

Paul Kelly

God’s values

“God Drinks Down at the Sando”

The Whitlams

Reflection on God in each of us

“God is  DJ”

Pink

Irreverent take

“God is in the House”

Nick Cave

Say no more

“God Shuffled His Feet”

Crash Test Dummies

How God is/isn’t involved in the world

“Good Riddance [Time of Your Life]

Green Day

Farewell reflections

“Gotta Have Faith”

Desree

As the title suggests

“Grace”

Jeff Buckley

Stunning cover

“Grace”

U2

Definition

H

“Hands”

Jewel

Our hands are God’s hands

“Hanging by a Moment”

Lifehouse

As the title suggests

“Heaven for Everyone”

Queen

Vision of what could be

“Holy Grail”

Hunters and Collectors

Mission, journey

“Hope”

REM

Hope in the face of HIV AIDS

“Hope”

Twista feat Faith Evans

Hope against hope

“How Far Have We Really Come”

Powderfinger

Politics and community values

I

“I Am Mine”

Pearl Jam

Identity, questions

“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”

U2

Faith shaping in a complex world

“I Still Pray”

Paul Kelly feat Kasey Chambers

Haunting gospel track, prayer

“I Will Follow”

U2

Hints of the Psalms

“If I Could Start Today Again”

Paul Kelly

Confession

“In the Valley”

Midnight Oil

Peter Garrett’s story of faith/hope in tragedy

“Into the Fire”

Bruce Springsteen

9/11 firefighters stories

“Ironic”

Alanis Morissette

Exploring irony and how God’s involved

J

“JC”

Powderfinger

JC in post modern terms

“Jesus Walks”

Kanye West

Focused on Jesus humanity & representation

K

“Keep the Faith”

Bon Jovi

L

“Landslide”

The Dixie Chicks

Change, story, good worship backing track

“Let It Be Me”

Indigo Girls

Getting involved, commitment

“Life for Rent”

Dido

What you stand for or will ‘buy into’

“Life Uncommon”

Jewel

Letting go, grief, being an agent of change

“Life styles of the Rich and the Famous”

Good Charlotte

Teenage searching and values

“Losing My Religion”

REM

Faith struggles and questions

“Lost and Running”

“Love is the Law”

Paul Kelly

Hints of biblical connections to ‘love’

“Love Me Like the World is Ending”

“Love Rescue Me”

U2

Old gospel blues lament

“Lullaby”

Bond

Remix and Bond treatment re Pacalbel’s Canon

“Luritja Way”

Midnight Oil

The indefinables of an aboriginal life & history

M

“Mary’s Boy Child”

3 Blind Whites ABC 702 Christmas CD

Aussie retake on an old classic

“Mass Destruction”

Faithless

Apathy in the face of global pain

“Meet Me in the Middle of the Air”

Paul Kelly

Hints of Psalm 23 from PK

“Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness”

Smashing Pumpkins

Instrumental named as it brilliantly sounds

“Message in a Bottle”

John Mayer covering the Police

Cry for help, loneliness, pain

“Message to God”

Little Birdy

Prayer like cry for God, community, grace etc

“Middle of the Hill”

Josh Pyke

Story, memories, dislocation, hope

“Minority”

Green Day

Against fundamentalist moral majority

“Miracle Drug”

U2

The love of God, grace, life as a journey

“Miss Sarajevo”

U2 feat Pavarotti

Bosnian Serb conflict, war

“Mondays Experts”

Weddings Parties Everything

Sport metaphor for advice givers

“Monsters”

Something For Kate

Life story, struggle, overcoming

“Mothers of the Disappeared”

U2

True stories of disappeared sons in South American struggle, dictatorships e.g Chile

“My Country”

Midnight Oil

National values, justice, conscience

“My Happiness”

Powderfinger

Personal anthem, life issues, journey

“My Sacrifice”

Creed

Autobiographical song about his baby

N

“New Beginning”

Tracy Chapman

Vision for something different

“New Religion”

Sarah Blasko

Questions, faith, journey

“Not Pretty Enough”

Kasey Chambers

Self esteem, acceptance
But the song was also about country music

“Nothing At All”

Kasey Chambers

Relationships, what we leave behind in life

O

“Ocean Spray”

Manic Street Preachers

Great AV backing, life and living, dreams

“OK”

Soulframe

Mountain top experiences, faith & life, struggle

“One”

U2 or U2 feat Mary J Blighe

Unity, global questions, hope, humanity

“One Country”

Midnight Oil

Vision, unity, hope, great Ken Duncan images

“One Of Us”

Joan Osborne

How God is involved in the world

“One Perfect Day”

Lydia Decker

Anthemic, hope, life, dreams

“One Step Closer”

U2

Knowledge of afith & experience

“One Tree Hill”

U2

Call to worship AV, Roadies funeral song

About culture, place, ownership and heritage

“Open Up Your Eyes”

Tonic

Perspective, seeing, search

P

“Passenger”

Powderfinger

Passenger, connected? involved?

“Peace on Earth”

U2

Prayerful Christmas song

“Perfect”

Simple Plan

Excellent describers of teenage struggles This one between parent-child or son-father

“Personal Jesus”

Marilyn Manson

Confronting anthem

“Picture of Jesus”

Ben Harper

Brilliant three part image

“Planet Telex”

Radiohead

lament

“Plastic Jesus”

Jack Johnson and others

Irreverent yet edgy asking us questions

“Power and the Passion”

Midnight Oil

Quintessential Aussie images

“Praise You”

Fatboy Slim

Satirical clip yet a great audio-visual clip

“Pray”

Tina Cousins

Anthemic dance track

“Prayer of St Francis”

Sarah McLachlan

Useful for worship/reflection

“Pride: In the Name of Love”

U2

Paralleling the stories of MLK/Jesus

“Prisoner of Society”

Living End

Societal values, rebellion

“Private Universe”

Crowded House

Refelction about self, life, spirit

R

“Read About It”

Midnight Oil

Power, poverty, wealth

“Redneck Wonderland”

Midnight Oil

Social observations about aussie values

“Right Here, Right Now”

Fatboy Slim

Brilliant audio-visual kick off track

“River Runs Both Ways”

Hirst & Greene

Journey of life, expectations

S

“Salt”

David Bridie

Alt.worship background track

“Say”

“Say Your Prayers”

Midnight Oil

Justice, East Timor, prayer

“Scar”

Missy Higgins

Relationships, life, story

“Shackles: Praise You”

Mary Mary

Prayer, joyful song, dance

“Shine”

Vanessa Amorossi

Positive self image/confidence

“Short Memory”

Midnight Oil

Global history and politics, justice

“Side By Side”

Randall Waller

Port Arthur commemorative song

“Silent Night”

Wiley Park Public School

ABC 702 Christmas Carols

“Sing”

Colplay

Great opening worship track

“Sing About Life”

Tiddas

Life, opportunity, hope

“Somethings Gotta Give”

John Butler Trio

Great clip about global issues

“Sometimes”

Alex Lloyd

Beautifully reflective track

“Sometimes”

Midnight Oil

Surviving, struggle, don’t give in

“Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own”

U2

Special song about Bono’s relationship with his Father, clip includes footage of his childhood home

“Sound of White”

Missy Higgins

Anthemic backing and av track

“Special Two”

Missy Higgins

Relationship, love, grace, giving

“Speed of Sound”

Coldplay

Life, pace, call, great AV track

“Staring at the Sun”

U2

Angst, struggle, freedom, survival

“Stereo”

Watchmen

Life, story, gentleness, relationship

“Struggle Song”

Chasing Happy

Poverty, struggle, hope

“Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out of It”

U2

Struggle, title says it all

“Stupid Girls”

Pink

Values, role models, compromise

T

“Teenage Dirtbag”

Wheatus

Adolescent issues

“Television the Drug of the Nation”

Dynamic heroes of Hypocrisy

Anthem about media, values, exploitation

“the Animal Song”

Savage Garden

Fun song about difference, celebration

“The Bends”

Radiohead

Story, where to from here,

“The Crowd”

Cat Empire

Seeing with missional eyes, community

“The Greatest View”

Silverchair

Fame. Celebrity, perpesctive

“The Impression That I Get”

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Hoping to have the resources should trouble strike

“The Metre”

Powderfinger

Grace, what matters, values

“The Rising”

Bruce Springsteen

Album inspired by 9/11 families/widows

“There Goes God”

Crowded Houseq

Reflection, humourous approach to God’s ID

“The Special Two”

Missy Higgins

Relationships

“The Thing About Grief Is”

Claire Bowditch

As the title suggests

“The Way of All Things”

Rebecca’s Empire

Love, relationships, anthem for ausio-visuals/themes

“The Wonder”

Alex Lloyd

Great track for an audio-visual

“The Wood Song”

The Indigo Girls

Struggle, survival, life’s experience

“These Days”

Powderfinger

Ambitions, hopes, struggle, pain, expectations

“They Dance Alone”

Sting

About the Mothers of the Disappeared

“Time to Heal”

Midnight Oil

Change, values, community issues

“Torn”

Natalie Imbruglia

Story, struggle, angst

U

“Unpretty”

TLC

Esteem, body image

V

“Vertigo”

U2

Temptation, frustration, scriptural allusions

W

“Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards”

Billy Bragg

Revolution, history, justice, hope

“Walk On”

U2

Discipleship, hope, journey, life

“Wash Me Clean”

Bernard Fanning

Confession, forgiveness

“Watch Over Me”

Bernard Fanning

Bernards attempt at a hymn

“Welcome to My Life”

Simple Plan

Clever description of teenage perspective

“When Love Comes to Town”

U2

Gospel blues, Jesus story

“Where is the Love?”

Black Eyed Peas

Community anthem

“Where the Streets Have No Name”

U2

Poverty, inequality, vision, hope, future

“Why Does It Always Rain On Me”

Travis

How Gos is/isn’t involved in the world

“Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad”

Moby

Question to God

“Wish You Well”

Bernard Fanning

Ironic tune about separation, relationships

“With or Without You”

U2

Haunting anthem, great Easter tune

“World on Fire”

Sarah McLachlan

Brilliant clip for prayer for others, justice issues

“Yahweh”

U2

Sending out song