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January 23, 2010

Olivia Newton's John covers Mark Heard

Holy cow. I was looking for the lyrics to Mark Heard's Big and Strong and came across this cover. Seeing Olivia smile as she sings it leads me to believe she doesn't quite get it. Lyrics below. Tell me what you think.

Big and Strong, words and music by Mark Heard

Strong man strangles universe--he drowns the stars
Blinded by the mission of a thousand wars
He's fit and dominant--no wonder why
He loves the battle cry

Strong man is survivor--he lives to pound
Little wooden crosses in the bloody ground
He's fit and dominant--his will is truth
His hand is absolute

And the world keeps on turning
And the sun keeps on burning
And the children keep learning
How to grow up big and strong
How to grow up big and strong

Strong man takes no prisoner--favors no plea
He leaves no gold in teeth of enemy
He's fit and dominant--rises above
He has no word that means love

And the world keeps on turning
And the sun keeps on burning
And the children keep learning
How to grow up big and strong
How to grow up big and strong

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is actually Olivia looking all serious. She's just not that good an actress. Clue is in the shaking of the head...

Brad Whittington said...

Not convinced. Although the head shaking points in the right direction.a

Brandon Pfeiffer said...

I think he actually played synth or keys, etc on that record!

Any clue which record of Mark's this was on? I've had a hard time finding version... all I have is Rich Mullins' & Olivia Newton John's

Brad Whittington said...

It's on one of the few Heard albums I don't have, Tribal Opera by iDEoLA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribal_Opera

Here's a recording on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alIczxX8mIQ

Brad Whittington said...

Let's make that clickable, shall we?

Wikipedia on Tribal Opera

YouTube of Big and Strong