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In a Quandry ... A good one to be In!
YOU KNOW, for the most part, doing James Banfield's Top Ten Songlist has been fun. I get to listen to songs as they hit the "Juke Box", I get messages from others that say "Hey, JB, you gotta hear this one! its really good!" or, "JB you hear the new artist that hit the "Juke Box" this week? "
Case in; Point, Barry and Teena Winslow, Mike Abrams, Gary Weldon Sr., Jessica Patrick Elam, Jasmine Zervas, George Bongo, Great Sound Winds of Trumpets, Michaelangelo, and Isaac Johnson and our current #1 song "Love Lifted Me" by Ulysses Brown. Then there's Ed Pettersen a dynamite artist with great song on his player. But this week is different, really different. You see, there are songs that hit their peak and are coming down the chart as others are going up the chart. They all deserves to be #1 this week. This is My quandry This week. " Love lifted me", should it stay #1 or drop down a notch and bring "I will" up. But then "Essence" is the most reacted too, the most talked about song that I have seen in months of doing this. Just 3 short weeks ago it was the Bullet Song and now it has made a big splash around here. And Saturday will be a record breaking list. "HolyGhost Fall on Me" will tie "Jesus is the Rock" for the longest running song on the chart. 14 Weeks. I remember the first time I heard that song. I couldn't sit still! I mean, that lady had me just a tappin and a goin like I was down home at the grandparents farm singing up a storm! Praisin the Lord for all He's Done for me.And The interview that Marty and I did with Jessica was great! You could really see where that song came from by chatting with her. Yeah, This week is one of those weeks where every song on the list is Number 1 in my book.
You know, if I had a record company I would have everyone of those folks in that list signed and in the Record Company's stable of Artists. Then I would put them all in the same Praise Concert and tour the country
So, I guess this Saturday (tomorrow) will be a list among lists. Mainly because every song that is on the list tomorrow deserves to be Number 1 or #2. Now that's the kind of Quandry to be in. OH, what a chore .... 
Chick a boom Chick a Boom Don't ya just love it! See ya tomorrow! oh,, yeah... Praise the Lord in everything we do today... how come? Cause HE deserves it! WE Love You Lord.. amen
Amen James !
\ Each song touches a different area of someones life and journey. ( Especially mine) The area of unworthyness,to thanks and praise to a loving Father and Savior Jesus Christ ,for his mercy and grace , The determination to fight the good fight and prevail< The humbleness to Praise God for Just who He is! All of this is included in your top 10. James I am honored to even be considered to be placed on your site! I am just a humble servant that God ,through you and many others have chosen to bless and encourage me to continue! ! Thank You All !!
Gary, It is a good thing for the brethern to come to the assistance of each other. be that to come to their aid, or to encourage them to keep plugging away. I listen to Mark .... a newbie to IGA and I like what he did with what he had. He used two 6 strings tuned to E and made them sound like a 12 string. Even though his lyrics were kinda rough you can see and hear that this guy is not that far away from really coming up with an outstanding song. The Heart is there, the tenor of the songs were there.. yeah He is not far away at all. It's things like this that keeps me going. I am working on a song that I wrote walking to a bus stop in 1995. And Finally I am getting around to doing it. I need to find about 4 ladies and 4 men to add to the mix for it is a song of the Nation of Israel Walking with the Lord in the Pillar of Fire/ a the dust cloud by day, leading them on. Hey that's another song ... What was HE, the Lord doing during all those years of leading them through the desert? HE was doing two things. Showing them that they could trust their God to lead them, and 2. Building their faith in HIM. Of course like it says in 2 Cor5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Hmm? does thatw sound a little like what happened in the Exodus? the old men of the nation of Israel died off and the new generation is who crossed over the River Jordan.. cool... Anyways... I love it when I/We can minister to others when the Lord opens that door. Amen
Blessings to you Gary and to all who read this column. Amen James