this is way fun. a group of people had the weird idea to combine famous book names with band names in a little literary/musical smash-up.
the results are titles like:
The Things They Might Be Giants Carried
The Who Moved My Cheese
The Old Man and The Sea and Cake
Charlie Daniels and the Chocolate Factory
Catch 182
Horton Hears a Hoobastank
Of Mice and Men at Work
Bare Naked Lunch Ladies
The Agony and the XTC
read the whole list on the site, and your mind will get churning to think up some more!
ya know, now that i’m thinking about it, let’s do a little sub-contest here. come up with a smash-up of a christian book, youth ministry book, or — if you really want to win — a youth specialties book. winner gets a ys book of their choosing. i might even choose a couple winners, if i get enough good ones! has to be a band or group name, not a song.
i’ll try a few to get you rolling:
the secret message of jesus and mary chain
velvet elvis costello
what’s so amazing about grace jones?
the problem of house of pain
a new kids on the block kind of christian
blue like the preservation hall jazz band
the power of a praying wolfmother
and a handful of ys books:
purpose driven sonic youth ministry
the best of coldplay it
contemplative youth ministry (yeah, have to think on that one. last word is a band.)
help, imogen heap volunteer youth worker
(ht to dave palmer, or should i say, “ palmer”)
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mdaele — clarification: the entire title of the book (and band) have to be in there.
so “plank eye-deas library” works — two christian products! but the others would have to be tweaked. you could do “everyday sunday picture tells a story”. i don’t think there’s a way to salvage your first attempt, there’s no common ground.
Comment by marko 06.25.06 @ 5:32 pmadventures in missing the point of grace
stumbling toward faith no more
when god says jump little children
ruthless trust company
Comment by David 06.25.06 @ 9:33 pmthe purpose driven lifehouse
Comment by holly 06.26.06 @ 12:06 amoh, now we’re gettin’ there. holly and david got the idea. marc, sorry, the band title and book title have to share a word (our sound, as in mdaele’s “plank eye-deas library”). mdaele, i think you’re referring to mcmanus’s barbarian way, right? so, um, that one is CLOSE, but doesn’t qualify. ok — hope that’s clear now (sorry i wasn’t clearer).
Comment by marko 06.26.06 @ 12:57 amDangerous Stevie Wonder
Help! My New Kids On the Block are Hurting!
This Way to Sonic Youth Ministry
Connecting Your Heart to Others’ (This one already has it)
Gimme God Smack
Good Sex Pistols
Comment by Tom 06.26.06 @ 10:09 amScreen Cold Play
Conversations with The Jesus and the Mary Chain
The Captain & Tennille Justice Mission Curriculum
The Church in Emerging Culture Club
The Losers Timex Social Club
Dangerous Stevie Wonder
Comment by Othy 06.26.06 @ 12:00 pmumm yeah so I’m an idiot I put one on that Tom already listed…how about…
Creative Bible lessons in John Cougar Mellencamp
Comment by Othy 06.26.06 @ 12:06 pma buyer from a large chain of christian bookstores read this post, and just sent me this list:
Here’s some more Christian Bookstore ones:
Wild Boyz At Heart - Eldridge
Radical Reformission UK – Driscoll
What Would Jesus Jones Eat - Colbert
Bringing Up Boy George – Dobson
Bringing Up Boys to Men - Dobson
Waking the Dead Can Dance - Eldridge
Twelve Ordinary Men At Work - MacArthur
Manfred Mann In The Mirror - Morley
A Dark Night Ranger of the Soul – St John of the Cross
The Snap Case for Christ - Strobel
The Peter Case for Faith - Strobel
Adventures In Missing Persons The Point – McLaren/Campolo
Desiring God Lives Under Water - Piper
I Was Not Was Just Wondering – Yancey
Spiritual Gwarfare – Stanley
God’s Simple Plan for You – Packer
Cheap Ways To Tie the Slipknot – Davis
Understanding God’s Will To Power – Lake
Godsmack Is Closer Than You Think – Ortberg
INXS His Steps - Sheldon
The Dashboard Confessionals – Augustine
Comment by marko 06.26.06 @ 12:24 pmoh, “spiritual gwarfare” has to be my favorite so far. fantastic!
Comment by marko 06.26.06 @ 12:26 pmemail from the brilliant steve taylor (the musician/film maker, not the kiwi author):
And from the C.S. Lewis shelf…
Mere Ludacristianity
This HideoUs3 Strength
Steve Perelandra
Out of the Silent Planette Funicello
The Great Divorcece Winans
Miracles Paul
The Silver Chair Supply
Prince Mama Casspian
The Lion, The Witch, Franz Ferdinand the Wardr.dreobe
How about:
The Bell Jars of Clay
The Thousand Foot Krutch Book (by Dr. Seuss)
A Wrinkle in the Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet (my favorite)
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This way to the Presidents of the United States of America
Comment by mdaele 06.25.06 @ 5:19 pm