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Nov 24, 10:20 AMRead All About It!New video, $5 album sale on Amazon, and a free download at freeccm.com! http://tr.im/FGxw
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Nov 17, 10:58 AMToday!"Fireflies and Songs" releases today!
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Oct 27, 11:34 AMNew "It's Me" Music VideoCheck out Sara's beautiful NEW video for "It's Me!"
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Oct 08, 09:54 AMThe creation of “Fireflies & Songs!"On November 17th, Sara Groves will deliver her most personal recording yet, and what she describes as her ‘songwriter’s album,’ “FIREFLIES & SONGS."
With her two previous recordings, Add to the Beauty and Tell Me What You Know, Groves focused on a theme and wrote poetic commentary with songs about social justice and the impoverished. However, early in the pre-production process of “Fireflies & Songs,” INO Record’s president Jeff Moseley suggested that "It's been a long time since we've heard from you," saying, "I want to check in with you. What's happening now in your life? What is life like for you as a wife, mother, daughter and friend?"
"As soon as he said that, I knew it was true. As a songwriter, it's easier to step back and take an observer's view, and that's what I'd been doing the last couple albums,” she recalls. “Of course, I'm in all those songs, and they're personal, but I wasn't 'digging in the dirt' for sure. It's hard to do that. It's hard to say, 'Here's my stuff. I'm not writing about other people's stuff.'
Soon she had her first conversations with producer Charlie Peacock about the album and, at one point, asked if he had any early direction for her. "I want you to enjoy God and the gift of songwriting," he replied.
"I just burst into tears," says Groves. "I don't think anyone has ever told me to do that. And that's what I did. I cried like a baby as every single song came out. And as they did, I thought, I'm more grateful today that I get to do this than ever before." Even now, as she recalls the experience, her eyes well with emotion.
While Groves is the first to confirm Fireflies & Songs is the "most her" musically, it's also the singer's most candid recording. "I tried not to teach on this album," she explains. I turn everything into a lesson--for myself, for the people around me. That's how I process my life, that's how I learn. But I wanted Fireflies & Songs to feel more like friends and I are talking at Don Pablo's over nachos and cheese. I'm trying to be more confessional, and I hope these songs encourage other people to live confessionally." -
Sep 23, 01:05 PMThe "O Holy Night" Christmas TourThe Christmas Tour is coming up! Check under events or click the link below to learn more!
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Jun 01, 10:43 AMNew Official Blog!Check out pictures and videos from Sara Groves in the studio PLUS a SNEAK PEEK video of a BRAND NEW SONG from the upcoming album!
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Apr 02, 08:47 AM$5.00 Sale On My Album For The Next 12 Days!
SPECIAL $5.00 EASTER SALE - 12 TITLES FOR 12 DAYS
Get my album "Tell Me What You Know" and others for ONLY $5.00 at the stores listed below! Sale lasts April 1st- 12th
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Feb 13, 11:11 AMNew Video: Sara's Passion for Spreading God's LoveCheck out Sara's new video by clicking on the link below!
http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=3964c8da9a15e919b032
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Nov 24 2008, 11:41 AMAmazon CEO Echoes Sara Groves' Sentiments About "Wrap Rage" In Her New Christmas Single "Toy Packaging"
AMAZON CEO ECHOES SARA GROVES SENTIMENTS ABOUT "WRAP RAGE" IN HER NEW CHRISTMAS SINGLE "TOY PACKAGING"
NASHVILLE, TN....11/20/08.... In a recent letter to Amazon.com customers, the company"s CEO Jeff Bezos talked about the "wrap rage" many feel when trying to get products out of "nearly impenetrable packages," and even included a link to videos from customers showing this frustration (www.amazon.com/upload. You can read Bezos' full letter at http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/refamb_link_7494472_3?ie=UTF8&docId=1000302261&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=15ZQ6HHA6XCVFJV0GMHB&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=461517501&pf_rd_i=1000276271
Likewise, critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Sara Groves humorously talks about this in her new Christmas single, aptly titled "Toy
Packaging," from her new holiday offering, O HOLY NIGHT.
Comments Groves, "Last year at Christmas I had to use a screwdriver, wire-cutters, and scissors to open a toy and nearly cut off my finger in the
effort. I was relieved to see on Amazon.com that I am not the only one who suffers from 'wrap rage' - where better to vent my feelings about toy
packaging than on a Christmas album!"
To get a free download of "Toy Packaging," just go to this link: http://www.inorecords.com/saragroves/downloads/mp3download.php?file=08_ToyPackaging.mp3
Lyrics for the song are below, and for more information on Sara Groves, please visit: http://www.saragroves.com
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Toy Packaging
Sara Groves and Ben Shive
© 2008 Sara Groves Music (ASCAP) admin by Music Services / ????
Nothing makes me lose my cool like
Toy packaging
Ask the kids to leave the room for
Toy packaging
I have no choice the money's spent
I've worked for hours to make a dent
I guess it's anger management
Toy packaging
Nothing makes me lose my cool like
Toy packaging
Ask the kids please leave the room it's time for
Toy packaging
I'm drawing up a battle plan
to extricate this robot man
My self-esteem is in the can
Toy packaging
In the old days you could hold a box and shake it
And hear the pieces rattling around
My eyes tear up with these grommets, tape and twisty ties
Remembering their beautiful sound
Nothing makes me lose my cool like toy packaging
Kids you need to leave the room, mom's opening toy packaging
I'm sorry you have to see this sight
You must be brave, no please don't cry
I promise it will be alright
I hope to have it by tonight
Nevermind this dynamite
Toy packaging
