Worship Star by Shekelback - a satirical look at the Worship Music Industry

This is from Mark Hamilton's YouTube Channel. Worth watching and reading if you are a worship leader.

This comedy version of a well known secular rock track is a cheeky and light-hearted, yet satirical comment on certain elements of the 21st Century Worship Music Industry. It's intended to make you smile, rather than get on your soap box!

I wrote the lyrics after meeting some kids after a show by my rock band in Bristol, UK. They said they were in a band. I asked them - So are you a rock band like us, or do you do praise and worship? Their reply took me by surprise. They said - Oh definitely worship; our youth leader told us that if we want to be famous and make a lot of money, we need to be a worship band.

So this song is dedicated to them and their youth leader and to any other bands who play worship music with mixed agendas. Its also challenge to myself and every other Christian musician to worship God with integrity and leave any egos and rock star tendencies behind when we stand before a congregation.

I'm sure you'll appreciate the sarcasm, but just to to clarify things: this song is NOT an attack on worship artists who have become successful. Ive had the privilege of playing guitar for certain worship leaders on the big stages and have met many of the big names including Martin Smith, Tim Hughes, Matt Redman, Martyn Layzell and Vicky Beeching. Without exception, these guys are authentic worshipers with integrity and genuine humility. Maybe that's why God has raised them up to where they are now? This song is NOT about them; this song is about the wannabe rock stars (you probably know at least one from your local church!) who join the worship band as a means to live out their rock star fantasies!

...and before anyone comments - the vocals on this track are supposed to be ropey - I think it adds to the comedy value! I'm not a singer, never have been, never will be - this is just my best impersonation of an earnest American rock singer (Chad Kroeger, anyone?!) and yes it is my real hair and mustache! I'm also aware that the lyric spellings are half UK and half American - could have standardised them....couldn't be bothered.....or is it standardized? Probably, 'standardised' - we Brits invented the language!

Oh, and one more thing? Why is it that in England, worship leaders all seem to adopt certain worship leaders accents when they sing? You know the one - Martin Smith's Essex Boy meets Ramsay Street, South Coast drawl.

So enjoy this video and share it with others who'll 'get it'. If you want more cheeky songs with an irreverent look at church culture, check out myspace dot com forward slash bunkbedrule.

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