Faith Evans! Are You Serious?
You’ve probably noticed by now that I am a music lover to the 100th degree. One of my favorite artists, Faith Evans, has a cool song called Mesmerized from her album First Lady (2005). Allow me first to say that I am a huge fan of hers. But there is one part of the song that I find to be just plain weird. The hit, obviously about “romance”, has a tune similar to a gospel song most popular in the black church. Ever hear Christians chant, makes me wanna clap my hands, makes me wanna stomp my feet during Sunday morning worship?
You’ll hear Faith’s brief rendition of the song when you reach 2 minutes 32 seconds into the video.
On the other hand, the chant could have originated in the secular world, having nothing to do with God, and then later adopted by gospel artists. That happens as well. While there may not be anything wrong with crossing gospel and secular music, it is best to do it when the lyrics and themes are at least a bit interchangeable.
Oh well. She’s still a great singer.
