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Amy Grant, 80s icon

Wish she was on Idol instead of annoying Katy Perry.

Anyway these are quite depressing lyrics:

I see her as a little girl

Hiding in her room

She takes another bath

And she sprays her mama's perfume

To try to wipe away

The scent he left behind

But it haunts her mind

You see, she's his little rag

Nothing more than just a waif

And he's mopping up his need

She is tired and afraid

Maybe she'll find a way

Through these awful years

To disappear

by Anonymousreply 39May 25, 2018 5:35 PM

Those are really sad / tragic lyrics.

I to think Amy Grant has a very pleasant voice.

by Anonymousreply 1March 19, 2018 10:33 AM

Jamee Stein (Jme Stein?) from her Baby, Baby and Good For Me videos aged very nicely.

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by Anonymousreply 2March 19, 2018 10:35 AM

I dislike Amy Grant because she set out to steal Vince Gill from his wife and finally succeeded. Some Christian.

by Anonymousreply 3March 19, 2018 10:48 AM

She’s singing about old creepy evangelical conservative men aka sick perverts.

Good for her.

by Anonymousreply 4March 19, 2018 10:55 AM

Shut yo’ mouth, r3!

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by Anonymousreply 5March 19, 2018 11:43 AM

Icon? Sheesh

by Anonymousreply 6March 19, 2018 11:47 AM

OP: Ask Me is a wonderful song from the Heart In Motion album. To my understanding, Amy wrote that about a friend of hers who overcame sexual abuse, long before the current social movement.

by Anonymousreply 7May 17, 2018 2:12 AM

She inspired me, but don't impress me much.

by Anonymousreply 8May 17, 2018 2:17 AM

Is Vince Gill a republican?

by Anonymousreply 9May 17, 2018 2:31 AM

Amy!

Amy Grant!

She comes home from church

She takes off her pants

That's what I like about Amy Grant

When she comes home from church

She gotta take of her pants

That's what I like about Amy Grant

I'm talking about Amy...Amy...AMY, huuh!

Amy Grant!

And those songs she writes

And Lordy the way she sings

Too bad her fans don't care about such little things

She don't spare the child

She don't spoil the rod

She just gets rich cause she works for God

I'm talking about Amy...Amy...AMY

Amy Grant!

Now when she first met Jesus

Didn't know what to say

But he gave her a guitar

And told her what to play

He said, "Amy don't you play no modern jazz

Don't you play none of that hard rock

What the people want to hear is pure unadulterated schlock"

I'm talking to Amy...Amy...AMY, huuh!

Amy Grant!

Amy!

Amy Grant!

Alone in bed

Late at night

She fantasizes about Barry White

Barry!

Barry White!

Barry!

Barry White!

Talking about Amy...Amy...AMY

Amy Grant!

by Anonymousreply 10May 17, 2018 2:37 AM

R10: That's enough out of you. You're grounded!

by Anonymousreply 11May 17, 2018 3:18 AM

Stay.

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by Anonymousreply 12May 17, 2018 3:33 AM

[quote] Is Vince Gill a republican?

Yes, Vince Gill and Amy Grant are both very Republican.

by Anonymousreply 13May 17, 2018 3:43 AM

I believe they're Republicans but I doubt they are Trump supporters.

by Anonymousreply 14May 17, 2018 3:51 AM

Amy Grant is more of a 1990's icon. She had her first big solo hit (her biggest hit, period) in 1991, Baby, Baby, my favorite by her, and a slew of hits afterwards.

by Anonymousreply 15May 17, 2018 3:57 AM

Her biggest hit, Baby, baby went to #1 for 2 weeks.

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by Anonymousreply 16May 17, 2018 3:59 AM

Amy Grant is now 57 years old.

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by Anonymousreply 17May 17, 2018 4:03 AM

She also sang on Peter Cetera's #1 hit in 1986, The Next Time I Fall.

Her 1988 Lead Me On album is superb. Quite a sombre album, some great songwriting by Amy and she also sings songs by Jimmy Webb and Janis Ian (!).

by Anonymousreply 18May 17, 2018 4:03 AM

Amy had an important message to people about the reality of angels and their interceding to protect us.

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by Anonymousreply 19May 17, 2018 4:04 AM

Hubby Vince Gill has really porked up.

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by Anonymousreply 20May 17, 2018 4:06 AM

She's a whore darling.

by Anonymousreply 21May 17, 2018 4:12 AM

r20 I think Vince suffers from depression. I saw him and Amy in concert a few years ago and he told a story about his father and you could sense his pain, but even throughout the entire performance you could sense he suffered from demons. He has an amazing voice.

Their Christmas shows in Nashville are worth seeing.

by Anonymousreply 22May 17, 2018 4:24 AM

I don't think the Gills are wingers. The Westboro asswipes came after them a few years ago on account of the divorce, and Gill confronted a bunch of them when they were protesting outside one of his concerts. Nearly came to fisticuffs, if memory serves.

Besides, Vinnie is buddies with such good lefties as Emmylou, Dolly and Rosanne Cash, and he replaced the late Glenn Frey in the Eagles, so he's jake with me.

by Anonymousreply 23May 17, 2018 4:35 AM

She was hardly an "icon" outside of the Christian music/bookstore sets. In the 1980's - she rose to prominence within the realm of "Christian Rock" performers - vomit inducing, I know... My crazed, obnoxious Pentecostal parents loved her and praised her talent as a "Christian" artist, but were quite dismayed when she made the transition from Christian to "secular" music. Yeah, that is how a lot of evangelicals speak. LOL Her 90's pop ballads were as lame and forgettable as her Christian bookstore albums, IMO. I guess that I can respect her business savvy to release a few bubble gum/innocent/benign songs to top 40 radio and make a few bucks for a change (I seriously doubt that she raked in a whole lot singing at Pentecostal churches, but who knows - Christians have sticky fingers and are great with guiltiing some bucks out of other stupid Christians). She is generally forgettable in every way.

by Anonymousreply 24May 17, 2018 4:51 AM

r24 she is not forgettable. Lead Me On, Heart in Motion and Behind the Eyes are all great albums.

by Anonymousreply 25May 17, 2018 4:55 AM

Don't forget Vince Gill sang Dear Hate with Megan Morris

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by Anonymousreply 26May 17, 2018 4:55 AM

Is she still trying to have a career? Maybe she should try plastic surger-- uh, facial reconstruction stitches.

by Anonymousreply 27May 17, 2018 4:57 AM

[quote] Hubby Vince Gill has really porked up.

Good lord! Did he ever! He really went for that Good Ol' Boy bod.

Amy looks quite good, though.

by Anonymousreply 28May 17, 2018 5:00 AM

I saw an interview with Vince Gill one time where he was talking about what a great cook Amy Grant is and how she is always in the kitchen. I forget who the interviewer was but there eyes were looking at him, like yeah we can see that you must really like her cooking.

by Anonymousreply 29May 17, 2018 5:03 AM

I still listen to Lead Me On and The Collection frequently. Heart In Motion was everywhere for awhile but it hasn't aged well. Anyone know what Amy Grant and Cher have in common? The both recorded the song The Power.

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by Anonymousreply 30May 17, 2018 5:19 AM

Cher's version

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by Anonymousreply 31May 17, 2018 5:19 AM

I really liked Amy's In Motion dance record a few years ago. it was an obvious thank you to her gay fans.

by Anonymousreply 32May 17, 2018 5:28 AM

I love “Every Heartbeat.” Reminds me of my first job out of college, living on my own, broke but having so much fun.

by Anonymousreply 33May 17, 2018 5:28 AM

House of Love is my favorite of her albums. But with her songs on Behind the Eyes and it's follow-up, Simple Things, she reveals a lot of the internal struggles she went through after her divorce and the subsequent fallout in her career. I think she's accepted that she'll always carry that burden but knows she needs to keep moving forward. On the Simple Things album, her song "Out in the Open" has these lines, which I think expresses that:

For the sake of never making waves

I kept my secrets to myself

And no one ever really knew

The darker shadows of my heart

But I will be a witness

That there's nothing in me dark enough

The power of forgiveness

Cannot rescue from the deep

So I'm standing here spinning round

In the fields of freedom

And I'm still alive and reaching out

And I can feel the healing

by Anonymousreply 34May 17, 2018 6:00 AM

Vince sang beautiful harmonies on my song.

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by Anonymousreply 35May 17, 2018 6:07 AM

What an amazing observation. I am utterly in awe of Amy's breathtaking talent. Thank you for that. She will certainly be picked first for hopscotch now...LOL.

by Anonymousreply 36May 17, 2018 6:08 AM

"Love's for fools wise enough to take a chance."

by Anonymousreply 37May 25, 2018 5:06 PM

I saw her at the Lincoln Theatre in DC in the early 80's (I went to a Baptist high school and girlfriend was all the rage in that crowd.) I kind of got dragged to it, but she really was wonderful.

by Anonymousreply 38May 25, 2018 5:16 PM

R24, I also remember her as just being a “Christian rock” singer. As it was explained to us at Christian school, the rhythms of rock and roll mimicked the rhythm of sex, and that’s why it was so sinful. We had no idea! But if Christians made that kind of music, it was okay because the message was praising Jesus.

Evie was another musician that the evangelicals were allowed to listen to.

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by Anonymousreply 39May 25, 2018 5:35 PM
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