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Regina Spektor – laughing with God
Muziek:
http://www.kuleuven.be/thomas/algemeen/videodatabank/videoview.php?video_id=318
Tekst:
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one´s laughing at God when they´re starving or freezing or so very poor
No one laughs at God when the doctor calls after some routine tests
No one´s laughing at God when it´s gotten real late
And their kid´s not back from the party yet
No one laughs at God when their airplane starts to uncontrollably shake
No one´s laughing at God when they see the one they love
Hand in hand with someone else and they hope they´re mistaken
No one laughs at God when the cops knock on their door
And they say we got some bad news sir
No one´s laughing at God when there´s a famine fire or flood
But God can be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they´re ´bout to choke
God can be funny
When told he´ll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious
Ha ha
Ha ha
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one´s laughing at God when they´ve lost all they´ve got
And they don´t know what for
No one laughs at God on the day they realize that the last sight they´ll ever see
Is a pair of hateful eyes
No one´s laughing at God when they´re saying their goodbyes
But God can be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they´re ´bout to choke
God can be funny
When told he´ll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughing at God in a hospital
No one´s laughing at God in a war
No one´s laughing at God when they´re starving or freezing or so very poor
No one´s laughing at God
No one´s laughing at God
No one´s laughing at God
No one´s laughing at God
We´re all laughing with God
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Album:
Far
Regina Spektor over Laughing with
Op de cd Far vinden we verschillende liederen terug die religieuze beelden bevatten. Spektor zei hierover in een interview in het tijdschrift Spin: “Ik ben altijd gefascineerd door geloof, religie en spiritualiteit en wat deze dingen betekenen voor mekaar of hoe ze samenkomen of juist niet samenkomen. Toen ik de cd net opgenomen had, dacht ik: ‘Wauw, ik heb een heleboel materiaal hier dat gaat over religie’ wat verbazingwekkend is. Ik had dit niet gepland, maar het is één van de concepten waarin ik gefascineerd ben en waarover ik altijd aan het piekeren ben. Soms ben ik echt positief over religie, maar soms ben ik ook heel sarcastisch hierover. Maar hé, dat is God, dat is het leven”
(http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=16083)
Werkvragen:
- Wanneer lach jij (niet) naar God?
- Wanneer lach je met God?
- Welk Godsbeeld zit achter dit lied?
- Hoe ziet God er voor jou uit?
- Hoe zie jij God in relatie tot het lijden?
Dear God - Monsters Of Folk
Muziek:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwNXEyz1P7w&feature=related
Tekst:
Dear god, I'm trying hard to reach you
Dear god, I see your face in all I do
Sometimes it’s so hard to believe in
Good god I know you have your reasons
Dear god I see you move the mountains
Dear god I see you moving trees
Sometimes it’s nothing to believe in
Sometimes it’s everything I see
Well I’ve been thinking about,
And I’ve been breaking it down without an answer
I know I’m thinking aloud but if your loves
Still around why do we suffer?
Why do we suffer?
Dear god, I wish that I could touch you
How strange sometimes I feel I almost do
And then I'm back behind the glass again
Oh god what keeps you out it keeps me in
Well I’ve been thinking about,
And I’ve been breaking down without an answer
I know I’m thinking aloud but if your loves
Still around why do we suffer?
Why do we suffer?
Album:
Monsters of Folk
Werkvragen:
- In dit liedje wordt de lijdensvraag heel scherp gesteld tegenover het beeld van de liefhebbende God. Hoe sta je hier zelf tegenover?
- Maakt lijden geloven moeilijker voor jou? Of ondervind je steun vanuit het geloof?
- Hoe verhoudt God zich tot het lijden volgens jou?
