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Fr. Scott Bailey, C.Ss.R.'s avatar

Silly and delightful in an unsophisticated way. I’m not sure I’d want to sing it at Mass but certainly it would be good for a hymn sing (do we Catholics have them?). I like the tune in the video. It’s lively and fun. And, more importantly, singable. Have you noticed how you can sing good hymn tunes without having heard them before or having the score in front of you? Yo can’t do that with what you get in most churches these days. And they wonder why nobody sings at Mass. it’s not that they can’t, it’s that the songs are un-singable. “Immaculate Mary” always raises the roof.

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Mark Maxfield's avatar

Not sure I'd call the words "silly"...........especially today, when there is such a radical disconnect between how peoples live around the world...some with every new technology, some barely into the 19th century. The words bring this into stark relief.

I would have loved to hear it sung---never even heard of the song before.

And...I must admit...when I read the title, my immediate thought was "Lonely People" by America...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBoHTTAe_50

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