Many of y’all know that one of my primary objectives in life (okay. maybe not “primary.” perhaps I’m overstating it. but still.) is to find great music that I can listen to even when there are kids in my car. And it’s certainly not that I have any objections to music that features the song stylings of high-pitched puppets, but I hit sort of hit my limit with that stuff when the young’un was around three.
So, if I had to succinctly state my musical goals, they would be as follows: 1) great music 2) no puppets 3) family friendly lyrics 4) good beat, can dance to it.
I’m not even kidding about number four.
About a year ago I heard a guy named Matt Wertz for the first time. I found him to be oh-so-enjoyable, but for whatever reason, I never transferred his music from iTunes to my iPod, which means it wasn’t getting any playing time in the car. Playing time in the car is critical to entering our family’s music rotation since that’s when we do the majority of our listening and singing and dancing.
Yes, I said “dancing.” I can flat-out break it down at a stoplight, y’all.
Anyhoo.
Back in June I finally put the Matt Wertz tuneage (totally a word) on my iPod, we listened to him all summer long, and we are officially fans. No, we’re Fans. FANS. Love his music so much.
Last week the talented Mr. Wertz released a new CD called “Under Summer Sun.” It’s not only safe for little ears, but it’s also a perfect soundtrack for a date night with your fella. In fact, it’s especially perfect for a date night with your fella, and if you’ve ever headed out for a date night only to have the Veggie Tales blare at you when you turn on the CD player, then you understand why appropriate music is a critical component of the date night process.
Because “O Where Is My Hairbrush” doesn’t really add a whole lot of ambience to a romantic night on the town.
So.
If you’d like to win one of five signed copies of Matt Wertz’s oh-so-excellent “Under Summer Sun” along with a free t-shirt (FAYYYYYYYYN-CEE), here’s all you have to do:
2. Listen to the song previews.
3. Come back here and tell me which clip you like the most.
4. The end.
I’ll leave this giveaway open until noon Thursday, September 25, and at that point I’ll turn over the proceedings to the fine random number generator over at random.org.
Happy music, y’all!
This giveaway is now closed.
“Carolina,” without a doubt.
Makes me think flowery, girly-fied thoughts of my husband.
Sigh.
I love this kind of music. There were several clips that I really liked but I think that I will vote for 5:19. Thanks for introducing Mark to me.
Hard to narrow down however, The Way I Feel is my fav …
All are great – I’ll go with Keep Faith. Thanks for the introduction!
You’re gonna make me pick just one favorite? It’s almost impossible. Right now my brain is trying to break the four way tie. Hmmm.
Okay, I pick Waiting.
I really like him, and I might not have heard about him if not for you. I think he sounds like a cross between Jack Johnson, John Mayer and Monk&Neagle.
Kara
With You, Tonight. This is a great cd! Thanks for sharing =)
I’m a sucker for the simple, sweet ballad. My vote: “I Will Not Take My Love Away.”
Yay for good music!
Keep Faith and Carolina…. Do I have to pick one? okay, Carolina…. but that was only by eenie meenie miney mo, so I don’t know that it really counts.
Okay, here goes…from the tiny clip I heard, it sounded like “5:19” could be delightful. But, since I am from North Carolina, it seemed as though “Carolina” was a good choice as well :). If I do not win, I think I would like to purchase this cd. Could it be purchased from a Christian bookstore or some place like Target?
Thanks for another fun giveaway! Speaking of great music, I purchased a cd this summer that made me think of you. If you want a really good, yet a little different hymns cd, try Jason Ladik’s newest. It is great!
“The Way I Feel” is my favorite but “Keep Faith” is a close second.
I Will Not Take My Love Away. Nice song, great sound.
Great artist….I Will Not Take My Love Away
I think it might have something to do with reading “the pioneer woman”(s) entire love story last night. Or maybe just being in my first trimester of pregnancy and emotional… but I liked the song I Will Not Take My Love Away.
what’s a date? no seriously. haven’t been to a movie with my husband in over a year and 1/2. but we are going to see Fireproof THIS WEEKEND!
by the way, I like “Red Meets Blue”.
I really enjoyed Carolina :)
‘With you tonight’
Love it!
Julie :)
Oh my….never heard of him, but I love him already! My favorite was “With You, Tonight”. Wow, I really hope I win this cd. Thanks for filling us in!
OMG I have to pick one favorite. I just can’t limit it to one. I have to be a rule breaker.I really liked “The Way I Feel”, “5:19”, and “I Will Not Take My Love Away”.
thanks for doing the giveaway.
I like Everything’s alright.
-Tessa
Marianne
Great music! I Will Not Take My Love Away. I just need to be reminded of that-OFTEN! Hubs and I could use a date night and the perfect soundtrack to add to the process since we’re coming up on our Anniversary. Tomorrow, actually!
I will have to say ” Carolina” as that is where I’m sitting right now. : )
I liked “Keep Faith” and “I will not take my love away” But, every song I clicked on was great!! :)
Awesome stuff! I liked Carolina best, but it was a hard decision.
I liked Keep Faith.
I like Waiting
I like keep faith and I really need some new music. :)
What great music! It was hard to choose a favorite, but I think it was Everything’s Right or With You, Tonight. Thanks!
Summer Sun is my favorite. I can totally see myself with that jamming on the CD player with my windows down and the warm Fall Georgia weather blowing in my hair.
Now, that description ALONE should get me something…don’t ya think??? I mean Cheez-It’s…some type of cheese product!
Love…love…LOVE the blog!
Carolina
I really enjoyed Keep Faith number 7. Sounds like it will be a great cd.
I will have to pick “Marianne”
Some of my favorite memories with my older daughter (and now my younger daughter) is singing and dancing in the car:-)
I like “Waiting”. The words seem apropos for me…
my favorite was “i will not take my love away”.
thanks for the chance to win this!
kate
5:19 for me, it has a great beat.
They are great! But, Carolina does it for me!
I’m a Wertz convert. Carolina makes me happy!!
I love Keep Faith! And I love your blog. When I’m grumpy, sometimes I come here to find amusement. Thanks!
I don’t know if you can send stuff to France… but I liked “I will not take my love away”.
both “5:10” and “i will not take my love away.”
my daughter became a fan of matt when he played at her college 3 yrs ago. the whole cd sounds great!
Oooh, I like his stuff! :- )
“Back in June” and “I will not take my love away” are great in my opinion.
I have to say Carolina! Nice!
Keep Faith
#9 Waiting is my favorite.
: )
Keep Faith
What a great cd!
Carolina
I need some new music! This is great.
That is cool music! I liked Carolina the best. I think my kids would like that too! Thanks for the giveaway!
Those little “teasers” are just that–they really make me want to hear the WHOLE song! Having said that, I really liked “Keep Faith”, but since that was the most popular download on iTunes, I had to be different, and so then I really liked “The Way I Feel”–but then “5:19” really caught my ear. Will be going back for more…
Keep the Faith!
Red Meets Blue.
Oh my – what an awesome CD! I had to refrain from clicking the BUY ALBUM button. Today is my anniversary, and we’re all sick as can be with cold/flu, so that’s been a bit of a bummer. The song clips brightened my mood considerably! I think I liked Keep Faith the best… although that was a tough call.
I like 5:19 and Everything’s Right best I think…I don’t really know..I liked them all! I had never heard of him before, but he has a very mellow voice..just what I needed after a day with 13 3rd grade punks (I’m a teacher)!
With you tonight!
Keep Faith! Thanks for the giveaway :)
Mmmmm.
“With you, Tonight”.
My 11 year old daughter came through the kitchen and said, “I like that music, Mom!” So apparently I’m not over the hill QUITE yet.
Based on just the little snippets, I was really drawn to “Everything’s Right” — with “Carolina” running a close second!
What a find; thank you. Keep The Faith; definitely. Makes me want to dance in the moonlight.
This may sound as if I just listened to the first song and wrote it down to save time (because I’m SOO busy, right?) but I really do like “Everything’s Right.” It’s really peppy and a good song for anytime.
Keep Faith.
Keep Faith.
Keep the faith! With you tonight! How can I choose???
LOVE matt wertz, thanks for the intro. I too am always on the quest for good uplifting music that is family friendly!
I really like the song Keep the faith!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Blessings
Sue
marklovessue@numail.org
I Will Not Take My Love Away!