#Come Home (Cardinal Pell)

[grahamstoney]

The Power Of Music & Comedy: Tim Minchin

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The Power Of Music & Comedy: Tim Minchin

Tim Minchin is a thoughtful performer who combines the power of music and comedy to both entertain and impact his audience, while expressing what is on his mind in an engaging and memorable way.

I first came across Tim when a friend offered me a ticket to his Sydney show during the Ready For This? tour in 2009. While I’d never heard of him before, I was immediately drawn in by the proficiency of his piano playing, the intellectual nature of his comedic observations, and his bizarre teased hairstyle.

Tim’s meteoric rise to fame was captured in the documentary Rock ‘n’ Roll Nerd, named after one of his early signature tunes that expressed ambivalence at not fitting the traditional rock star mould:

While he achieved success as a musical comedian in a relatively short period of time, it came after many years of playing keyboard in an 80’s rock cover band. At the beginning of his career he as constantly under pressure to create an income as his wife was keen to give up work and start a family. They were both overjoyed when she became pregnant, but this also ratcheted up the pressure on Tim to provide for his family financially. A particularly vulnerable moment in the documentary happens when his wife has a miscarriage while he is on tour, and we get to see Tim in grief revealing his sensitive side. There is more to him than just his on-stage trickster persona. The one silver lining in this cloud was that gave him some breathing space to launch his career, move to London and become successful before they became pregnant again.

Giles Hardie said that Tim’s success was often a reflection his past experiences, describing him as a “jack of all trades” and quoting co-star David Duchovny from TV series Californication calling him “a high-energy dude” with a “comedic soul”. In an interview with Leigh Sales, Tim described his joy in musical collaboration and the difficulty of avoiding celebrity narcissism.

His song Canvas Bags drives home the importance of taking reusable shopping bags to the supermarket with a degree of repetition bordering on the absurd. We don’t even use canvas bags much in Australia, but with this song in my head, I always remember to take shopping bags every time I leave the house:

One of the hallmarks of a great artist is getting referenced in other artist’s work, and the inclusion of Canvas Bags in the Four Chord Song by The Axis of Awesome is a nod of respect from his comedy colleagues:

Tim frequently tackles important issues in his music, such as the foolishness of belief systems based on pseudoscience in his 9-minute beat poem Storm:

His song Prejudice uses an ironic twist to assault racism:

Tim isn’t afraid to offend his audience, using profanity to highlight the distorted priorities of the Catholic Church’s response to child sexual abuse by priests in Pope Song.

If you think the song is offensive, how could that possibly compare to what some priests have been doing to children with the protection of the church?

Neil Genzlinger says Tim “looks like a character out of ‘Sweeney Todd,’ alternates between absurd, low-key monologues and incongruously comic songs, accompanying himself with gleeful piano pyrotechnics.”

While his ability to weave his comedic genius into his songs is the underpinning of his success, he also has the ability to write sensitive songs. White Wine In The Sun describes the strong emotional dynamics in families as the basis for our feelings of safety and security in the world. Even for atheists like Tim and I, spending quality time with family on Christmas Day feels special, and hearing this song always makes me tear up as I think of Christmas Days spent with my own family in the sun together:

Social issues have always been a significant influence on Tim’s work, and his ability to write, record and produce catchy, quirky and relatable songs rapidly allows him to respond to newsworthy events in a timely manner. Come Home (Cardinal Pell) expressed the outrage that many Australian’s felt at the perception that Cardinal George Pell was avoiding Australian justice by hiding out in The Vatican:

However, Joel Hodge considered it “name-calling and abuse”, saying Tim “seems more interested in provoking reaction than dealing with the facts”, and that “it gives an indication of the level of public debate in Australia”. Gerard Henderson described the song as “abusive”, calling Tim a “militant atheist musician” and accusing him of engaging in guilt by association.

In the wake of the recent bush fire disaster and the coronavirus lockdown, Tim featured on HouseFyre with Briggs, expressing the frustration that many Australians feel with our political leadership’s response in recent times of major crisis:

It got played on Rage last Friday night, a sign of success and mainstream acceptance in the Australian music industry.

Music is unique in its ability to affect us emotionally, and comedy is unique in its ability to disarm our prejudices and highlight inconsistencies in ourselves which we could otherwise easily ignore. By combining the two, Tim Minchin has tapped into a powerful force to not only entertain, but also to enlighten his audience and inspire social change from a grassroots individual level.

[lockandkeyhyena]

come home cardinal pell is a straight bop tbh

[k00275955]

Come Home (Cardinal Pell) - Tim Minchin

Dead and straight to hell

[peacefulmusingsc]

Have fun in hell Pell

[ancient-string]

Are you a "hundreds of carefully curated playlists for every possible day and mood" autistic or a "listen to the same song on repeat for a week" autistic?

[songsofprotestpeacerevolution]

Come Home (Cardinal Pell) - Tim Minchin

Proceeds from the song continue to be donated to the survivors of clerical abuse. It might be rather confusing for non-Australians so I’ve put some background info for yez here: http://www.timminchin.com/2016/02/16/... and my follow up statement is here: http://www.timminchin.com/2016/02/26/... t

[chips1977]

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Não gosto da cusquice.Gosto de amigos e da camaradagem, não gosto das” amizades “que se perdem por coisas que no final das contas não significam nada... Gosto de palavras e de conversas sem fim... Gosto de pessoas originais, com humor,com ideias próprias... e com classe. Não gosto de carinho quando estou nervoso.Gosto do campo. Não gosto de seguir a onda.Gosto de coisas pouco claras, mas bem esclarecidas. Gosto de dominar. Não gosto de brincar com os sentimentos dos outros.Gosto de toques e de trocas de olhar, de demonstrações de carinho e de cenas sensuais. Não gosto de ficar bêbado até dizer a verdade. Gosto da grandeza das coisas simples, e gosto de coisas complicadas mas não gosto de complicações... O comum não me atrai, gosto normalmente de coisas que passam despercebidas... Gosto de gostar e de não gostar de tudo isto e muito mais...

[apostate-in-an-alcove]

I remember coming across this song by Tim Minchin and his other song Come Home (Cardinal Pell) pretty early in my deconversion and honestly? Bless. Mr. Minchin you took the words right out of my mouth.

[himbo-thor]

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[bookofmac]

lbr the real power move for the Met gala would have been to go as the Pagan inspiration of a Saint

[ellieptical]

Music Music Music

You can usually tell a lot about a person by the type of music they listen to! Put your favourite playlist on shuffle and list the first 10 songs, then tag 10 people! No skipping!!

I was tagged by @useyourtelescope

I haven’t been using my playlist recently. It’s basically been Lover on repeat but I took Hana’s initiative and used the ‘On Repeat’ playlist.

Paper Rings - Taylor Swift

15 Minutes - Tim Minchin

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Jumpin’ Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones (I really need to rewatch the film!)

Cornelia Street - Taylor Swift

The Good Book - Tim Minchin

Me and the Sky - Come From Away OBC

Finale - Come From Away OBC

Lover - Taylor Swift

Come Home (Cardinal Pell) - Tim Minchin

I’m not saying I’ve been obsessively listening to things but... that is definitely on shuffle! 

Tagging anyone who would like to do it. 

[dscgshauntingground]

I'm honestly still surprised that Pell was convicted. that isn't because I had doubts about the case against him but rather because Pell himself and the Catholic Church in general have SO much power in Australian society and politics. two former prime ministers have come out in support of him after he was convicted of child rape, while a handful of prominent journalists and conservative figures are claiming he's innocent and a victim of a "leftist" witch hunt, catholic schools are sending children home with letters in defense of him, etc - that's how much power he has. accusations of sexual misconduct (including covering up sexual abuse by other priests) have been made against him for decades and they haven't stopped him rising to be an archbishop and then a cardinal. he seemed untouchable. so I'm still in shock and while it's not over yet (he will appeal) we can only hope that he never leaves prison again and that his conviction gives hope to victims of other abusers

[amusedmuralist]

In celebration of the arrest, trial, and rightful conviction of a bully, coward and abuser, Cardinal Pell 

The original by Tim Minchin is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtHOmforqxk

Sales of the original go to a fund to support the survivors. 

[automatismoateo]

Thank You God, by Tim Minchin via /r/atheism

Thank You God, by Tim Minchin

I had the priviledge today of introducing someone on this sub to this amazing artist. I was under the impression that almost everyone with an atheistic worldview had seen this and was aware of this man's talent. My bad!

So for any of you who aren't aware- please enjoy! https://youtu.be/IZeWPScnolo

I also highly recommend his back catalogue, including such hits as 'The Pope Song' and 'Come Home Cardinal Pell' 😁

Submitted March 05, 2022 at 02:11AM by Eth1cs_Gr4dient (From Reddit https://ift.tt/7WOTsEv)

[songsofprotestpeacerevolution]

Kate Miller-Heidke - Come Home (Cardinal Pell)