When Coldplay came to Church

The other night our church hosted a talent show and a couple of my kids (who take after their Mom in this regard) decided to sing.

My son Luke, who is 9, recruited some of the best musicians he knows to help him pull this off.  He also enlisted his 7 year old sister to sing backup.  The funny thing was he was acting like a little Colonel in trying to pull this off.  He secured the drummer, the guitar player, and the piano player.   Then day before the show he said, “Dad, I think we are missing one thing.  We need a Cello.  We gotta call Mr. Gorsett.” So we did and it sounded great.

Back L-R: Luke Gorsett, Andrew Meyer, Casey Stevens, Dave Martina, (and in front) Luke and Alaynah

The song is the Viva La Vida from Coldplay.  Luke introduced the song (which you can’t really hear), by essentially saying that the song is about a king who was great and strong but is now weak and looking at death, thereby reminding us of the brevity of life and the everlasting value of  our God who reigns (or something like that in 9 yr old terms).

All of the guys were so kind and loving to Luke and really made his day.  So props to Casey (drums), Dave (piano), Andrew (guitar), Luke (cello), and Alaynah (backup vocals).  Mom did the camera work and this explains why it is bumping at the beginning with the beat.

Here is Luke’s video (note Luke’s painted “V” on his shirt).  And Alaynah, dressed in her usual princess garb, served as the cutest background singer in history.

And the original from Coldplay:

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6 Responses to “When Coldplay came to Church”

1. Jon says:

   January 3, 2009 at 6:57 am

   Erik,
   You are promoting the dangerous idea that those enraptured with Christ can actually have fun. Stop it, slap yourself, shake it off.
2. Stephen C. says:

   January 3, 2009 at 7:29 pm

   Of course, Jon . . . what could be more fun than our children covering a secular song in church that’s about Chris Martin invading Jerusalem with an army of Christian soldiers during the crusades?
3. Erik says:

   January 3, 2009 at 11:55 pm

   Easy Stephen. Chris Martin wasn’t even alive during the Crusades.

   as an aside, this wasn’t a sunday am, as I noted, but New Year’s Eve party….it was perfectly appropriate unless fundi-wear is a little too tight.
4. Elizabeth T. Garbo says:

   January 4, 2009 at 4:28 am

   I was just curious of what coldplay is all about, What i am looking for now is the one will stand to preach the gospel to save more souls in Christ. one thing is i wanted is to look for the true worshipper in God’s people. Observe the annointing in everytime that God will use you.. Goodlcuk and God bless
5. Stephen C. says:

   January 4, 2009 at 6:33 am

   At least now we know Erik will defend Jon’s comments when he feels they’re worth defending.
6. Jon says:

   January 4, 2009 at 5:12 pm

   It’s fine, I don’t need Erik’s defense to make my comments valid.