What if cartoons got saved

They laughed really hard too. So the next week, I sang it for another group of students. Yeah, they laughed too. And before I knew it, I was singing "Cartoons" at a lot of camps. About 8 years later, after hearing me sing the song for a group of college students, my record label insisted that I record the song on my second CD.

I resisted strongly, having never intended for such a silly song to be made popular. I reluctantly agreed to record the song only if it could be a hidden track, and it would not be acknowledged in print on the CD booklet. My hope was that it would go unnoticed. I was naive. Here is where it gets really weird. People listened to this silly little song and somehow got offended by it's theology! We are talking about cartoon characters here.

They are less real than pro wrestling. It is obviously a good natured satire. What is wrong with a few of you people? Notice careful use of descriptive word. The song was immediately met with a sudden uproar by fans who disagreed with the song and its theology. Hundreds approached me and wrote to me to voice their opposition to the song. But I have learned how seriously some readers take everything. I have had people write scathing rebukes to me because they disagreed with one thing I said out of two hundred plus pages.

Chris Rice is so authentic about his journey. Even if you hate this song how about looking at his entire body of work and I think you will quickly see what this song is. A simple little skit for a junior high group that developed legs. But the Spiritual Hall Monitors let Chris know what he had done wrong. Night after night, while singing this song in concerts, I spot people with their arms folded across their chests, making it clear they do not approve of the song.

Right next to them there are fans singing along with their eyes closed and their hands raised, as if we were singing "How Great Thou Art. It has left me baffled and amused That is very kind, Chris. Then in a bold move in November , after hinting at it for several years to my live audiences, the day of retirement finally came.

Little by little, fans have been discovering that I no longer perform the song live. I am met with many "thank yous" as well as many believe it or not angry fans who demand that I and my band keep performing it. After every show, as I sit to sign autographs and talk to people, I hear one fan explain in a very spiritual tone why the Cartoon song is so important, and only seconds later another fan corrects my theology and suggests that I stop performing the song.

Both cite "biblical" reasons. That's the nature of public work. Its really true — you can't please everybody! Cosa stai seguendo. Log out. Login in corso. Hai dimenticato la password? Procedi al login. Non sei registrato? Spare an Angel Belong How Great Thou Art Baby Take Your Bow Prone to Wander Love Like Crazy Peace On Earth Breakfast Table Sleepyhead Sun Let It Snow The Final Move Kid's Again I Need A Hero Somebody's Watchin' I See The Moon The Best Song Ever Hallelujahs Amusing Calling Out Your Name What Child Is This Joy to the World Prone to Wander Live Come Thou Fount