Saturday Song: Giorgio, "Sun of my Father"

I'm sure most of us can name our fathers and many of us had good relations with both parents. We also tend to be reflections of them both.

Giorgio Moroder pioneered the use of electronic instruments in the seventies. He even performed the backing music to Donna Summer's 1977 hit, "I Feel Love."In 1972, Giorgio had a minor hit called "Son of my Father." Hear his song here:

Parentage was highly important to Israelites. It's why we have genealogies in the Bible. Ever since God told Eve that one of her descendents would crush the Devil's head, both women and men hoped to be the parent of the Messiah.

Though Joseph wasn't the biological father of our Lord, he and his wife had the unique blessing of raising the son of God. Luke 1:30 and 31 (BBE) records, "And the angel said to her, 'Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval. And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus."

Jesus knew that his real father was God but he also knew whose spiritual father the Pharisees was. John 8:44 (BBE) reads, "You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false."

The term "fathers" also means ancestors in the scriptures. Stephen used that term in Acts 7:51 and 52 (BBE) when he blasted the Pharisees. "You whose hearts are hard and whose ears are shut to me; you are ever working against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. Which of the prophets was not cruelly attacked by your fathers? and they put to death those who gave them the news of the coming of the Upright One; whom you have now given up and put to death;"

Let's be like our heavenly Father in all we say, think, and do.

On Monday, unless Christ returns first, I hope to post about the father to the fatherless.

THE ROCK STAR I'D LOVE TO MEET

If you have the chance to meet only one famous rock star, who would you choose? For me it would be David Bowie. I often fantasize that we're having tea and discussing music. It might never come about but if I can meet him, I will do those things.

One thing I'd like to talk over with David is experimental and electronic music. Like him, I find the first three Kraftwerk albums highly evocative. I'm sure David and I could have a great time listening to them and discussing each piece.

David's early tunes from the sixties are among my favourites. Songs such as "When I'm Five" and "Kooks"" show his more sensitive side. "The Laughing Gnome" shows his sense of humor. Early seventies classics such as "Space Oddity" and "Saviour Machine" show his love of science fiction.

I also love the three albums he recorded in Berlin. Hero's, Low and The Lodger  are beloved by me because of their aural textures and interesting lyrics. I've heard that David wanted to use German musicians but somebody in his agency told them that he had changed his mind. Being a fan of Krautrock, I wish David had met and put music together with those pioneers of German rock music.

Cat People is another album of David's which I enjoy. It has darker sonic textures than the German trilogy but I still enjoy it. The album also reminds me of the time I bought it in 1982.

David Bowie has worked with many different performers. The most famous was John Lennon. The two men collaborated on the song "Fame" in 1975. Brian Eno, pioneer of ambient music, also worked with David. It would be most interesting to hear David's take on those experiences. I'd also like to hear how he and Giorgio Moroder collaborated. He was the legendary electronic music pioneer who backed up Donna Summers on her hit "I Feel Love" in 1977.

Music has been a passion in my life since childhood. I mention it in my first two memoirs, available on my Bruce Atchison's books page. My most recent book is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Powell's Books.