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Top 10 songs of 2018

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2018 has been quite the year from England reaching the World Cup Semi-Final to an endless bore of Brexit catastrophes. Amongst all this some great music was released in 2018 here is 3005s top 10. 1) Childish Gambino - This Is America In May 2018 Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) released This Is America , a track about the current state of the 'Land of the Free'. With reference to the staggering number of gun crime incidents and a beautifully savage depiction of the current state of lower-class young Americans in the songs music video, Mr Gambino created a truly memorable song for 2018. The video currently has 455 million views in just 7 months. We are all praying Childish will carry on writing (amidst acting, directing and other ventures) in 2019. 2) Dean Lewis - Be Alright The 31 year old Aussie has had a brilliant 2018 culminating in his latest track Be Alright . The song is about his break-up and advice he got from his brother. The catchy song

Growing Up Listening to Worship Music (extended piece)

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I grew up in a Christian  household. Every Sunday I would go to church and Sunday school, and in a large percentage of school holidays I would go to Christian camps from Skegness to Le Fenouiller in France. One of many parts of this was listening to worship music at Church, in the car and occasionally live at big Christian gatherings with thousands of people in a gazebo. Worship music is still a major sector of the music industry and if you also grew up listening to worship music you will know why. But if you didn't here are some of the biggest worship songs to date and what it was like growing up with them.

Drake - Summer Games

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Drake is by far the most renowned contemporary rapper around. In 2018 his latest album Scorpion  had many tracks that reached number 1: 'God's plan', 'Nice for what' and 'In My Feelings'. However, the record also has some hidden gems. 'Summer Games' shows Drake at his best and here is why ......   Immediately the song brings you into the emotion of the lyrics. A deep calm but yet fast beat entraps you. Drake often produces his own beats and is well known for helping other artists with their production. Drake discusses his fast relationship in the summer and how it was ruined by the contemporary social media age: 'you say I led you on, but you followed me, I follow one of your friends, you unfollow me'. Drake often purs his emotions out in a few tracks in his albums (from 'Marvins Room' to 'Too God'. Drake goes on to explain his anger of the ending of this relationship. With the lyrics turning to annoyance, 'Said y