Think Tank 9/25/11 - For McKenna

This week's show was dedicated to the memory of McKenna June Ragsac as well as for her husband Tyler, her mom Julie, and everyone else who ever had the honor of knowing her.

[Most links below go to live versions of the songs I played. The studio versions were what played on the air.]

Sunday Morning - Margo Guryan

Adagio in D minor (Sunshine) - John Murphy
Hey Gene - The Choir
Outdoor Elvis - The Swirling Eddies

"The Father, Son and a Holy Host of Angels - Surely sent up three cheers - Even as your mortal friends - Shed a few tears - We miss you down here."

Creation Dream - Bruck Cockburn
First Breath - Richard Thompson
Dandelion Hunter - Glass Elevator

"You were dancing - I saw you dancing - Throwing your arms toward the sky - Fingers opening - Like flares - Stars were shooting everywhere - Lines of power - Bursting outward - Along the channels of your song"

Sweethearts on Parade - M. Ward
Coming Back Soon - Randy Stonehill
From the Morning - Nick Drake

"And now we rise - And we are everywhere - And now we rise from the ground - And see she flies - And she is everywhere - See she flies all around"

Hard to Get [Demo version] - Rich Mullins
Wounds of Love - Rich Mullins
I See You/Step by Step (reprise) - Rich Mullins

"You who live in Heaven, hear the prayers of those of us who live on earth - Who are afraid of being left by those we love and who get hardened by the hurt - Do you remember when you lived down here where we all scrape - To find the faith to ask for daily bread - Did you forget about us after you had flown away - Well I memorized every word you said - Still I'm so scared I'm holding my breath - While you're up there just playing hard to get"

O Children - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Be Well - Luka Bloom
We'll Meet Again - Johnny Cash

"Hey little train! We're all jumping on - The train that goes to the Kingdom - We're happy, Ma, we're having fun - And the train ain't even left the station"

Real Men Cry - Lost Dogs
I'm Setting You Free (But I'm Not Letting You Go) - Lost Dogs
In Spite of Me - Morphine

"So proud to have known you for the short time that I did"

Praises - Newsboys
Everything - Delirious?
Flap Your Wings - The Choir

"You're the song I sing - You are the light that shines"

God Moving Over the Face of the Waters - Moby

Godspeed McKenna - you are loved and you will be missed