I Am A Timeless Classic
At the end of a Century and I’m still here!~ I give my ‘acceptance’ speech on here cause I missed my opportunity at the award show.
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At the end of a Century and I’m still here!~ I give my ‘acceptance’ speech on here cause I missed my opportunity at the award show.
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26 Replies to “I Am A Timeless Classic”
Your life story in song has had an amazing impact. My life parallels yours in some ways. I had a nervous breakdown on the field as a missionary after learning about some devastating things happening to a family member. Rather than getting compassion I got judgment and abandonment from supporters and friends. And warned about how addictive anti-depressants were. Our whole family was treated as outcasts. So never underestimate what your life story means to others. I’m so incredibly grateful for your music. You helped me keep my sanity.
wow thanks for sharing.. who knew the very things we’d go thru would be beneficial for someone else. but it’s always the case
Bryan I believe the truth be known you have probably helped more than half your people who follow your music and yourself yes yourself you can never truly help somebody else without hellping yourself adjust a rule of God I see it all the time. I know we have talked before even shared the same stage years ago. But I have always had my horns in my side I’ve had to deal with. Sadly enough I would stretch out my hands for help but the Christians would walk on by. I’ve had my entire life taken and turned upside down by a sadistic individual who just loved to watch others squirm. I have to big of a heart so I would just set back and take it. Through the years it seemed to hurt even more so I got an addiction that killed me twice but I still came back for more but God finally showed me that He is the only one I need concern myself with making happy. Live my life for him and the rest will fall in line. I have cried myself to sleep before listening to your song almost like you said hey Jim I here what your saying man hold on gonna write a song for you that will help to cheer you up and it did. Thanks for all that you have did and r doing. You matter my friend and your anointing Man of God is still as strong as day one. God Bless!
Hi Jim … well yes, I do hear what yer sayin man! thanks for your encouragement to me too.. lot of us feel kicked to the curb by somebody.. its that fallen nature everybody has.. and some are better at it than others .. at being unkind! LOL keep Comin’ back
I really can’t be “Don’t you wanna rap with me” didn’t make it on the classic CD. Bryan, thank you for putting your heart out there. It just goes to prove what I have told other church goers. We need to pray for Christian artists. We just don’t know what they are going through. The struggle is real. They need prayer and love not judgement and condemnation.
there were several ‘off the wall’ songs that I did that were popular.. but the label didn’t like em. “Looks a lot Like Me’, ‘Don’t cha wanna rap’, ‘mr. Bailey’s Daughter’ ‘In My Carribean Dream’
As a single guy at the time Mr Bailey’s Daughter came out…I could relate. hahaha. It turned into Mr Kowallski’s got a Daughter but it was hard to fit so many syllables into the song for the wedding. So the song was dropped. (last name changed for privacy)
When the lights go down we’re all just individuals fumbling through. God’s grace being the candle to lights the way. It’s a blessing that you were able to use your talents to serve, and maybe give the rest of us something to hold onto. Music is the universal language, and there needs to be more of it.
Thanks for sayin MK.. i’m at an age where we scrutinize our lives.. felt a lot of disappointment tellin this story of the end of an era.
i’ve often related to your songs. it was like the Lord placed my feelings into your head and you wrote a song about them. it’s how He works. He allows us to relate to a message where He can minister. for those sharing the message, we have to be vulnerable, genuine, and honest in order for others to relate. you’re still doing that even with these Nutshell Sermons. keep it up. this one was a blessing (they all lare).
Thanks for commenting Rick! first time podcasting was suggested to me.. I was almost unemployed thru the covid mess.. I didn’t want to.. kickin’ n Screamin’ should be the Title of my next project if there ever is one. LOL now I’m loving it because I didn’t follow my assumptions!
I was raised with the philosophy that everything that happened to you was because of the choices you made. That’s why I identified so much with your music, because I knew that many of my good choices had nothing to do with the life I was living, handling, manipulation, devils awarded right to test… Thankful for the feeling of musical empathy, knowing we are not alone in the struggle and encouragement to stay on course. Trusting the Way maker till the end.
thanks for sharing.. might be a nutshell in that too… stuff that happened apart from my choices! LOL
Really enjoyed this episode LF. I’m curious about “Into my heart and out of my head”.
Sometimes, between dyslexia and dementia, I get the words out of order as I’m serenading in my Chevy. How does a songwriter decide if it should be “Into my heart and out of my head” instead of “Out of my head and into my heart”?
And btw, whatever became of Mr. Bailey’s Daughter eh?!
LOL because into my heart sounds loving for a title hook! Outta My Head is something more for a metal band! LOL
oh .. and Mr Baileys Daughter was an Amalgam of litereally hundreds of Girls when I was growing up LOL bailey was picked out of a phonebook
Wow, that was definitely an unexpected drastic change for you. I can’t imagine how bad that felt. My first wife left me too man, I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. I honestly thought I was doing my best to work and provide . But he does promise he’ll work out all things together for our good!! And apparently he’s done that for you. It’s all good now !! We’re all enjoying your heartfelt nutshell sermons! And your tweets. We get to see another side of Bryan Duncan, and we’re all loving it my friend! Thanks for sharing those details with us, seriously!. We are all your friends, we all love you. And we love hearing from you. Not many people are that honest about their lives and prayer lives, and I like that! You’re one of the most consistent people I’ve ever seen. God bless you your night my friend, keep them coming sir!
wow kind of you to say… sometimes I wonder if consistency comes from not having a lot of options! ROFL.. I felt like a one trick pony.. and my one strength didn’t fix the other weaknesses! but thanks for sayin though
Lol but still, you hung in there and you didn’t quit
That was basically awesome!
wow.. I didn’t have much to say about this project.. but there were some significant moments at the turn of the Century thanks for signing in.
So, this one….
I knew a tiny bit about the marriage. And I can tell ya that, although your “Listen first” is “Not really a preacher”, you are one, like it or not. Christian musicians are judged as if they have a PhD & a pulpit. The “Lunatic Friend” album was the music shortly after my divorce. It held me together at a time where it was Jesus & that album.
As much as the divorce was painful, contrast it to now. You’re wife is (finally) healed, you’re grands are awesome!
All that to say, thank you for the rawness, the honesty, and the proclamation of Jesus in your life. May our Lord and Savior bless you and yours!
good to hear I could contribute to someone else’s dire situations.. not sure how I survived other than counseling and lots of it. and not lying to myself like I do.. I figure if I tell the truth early on there will be less disappointment later on
Thanks so much for the info for 17 Classics or I call it the Blue Album..one of the 1st cds of yours in my collection …your picture on the cover is also classic cause it’s Timeless wardrobe hair shoes…you were even bashfully posed! It’s hard to guess your age. I’ve forgotten the topic…o yes, children who are abused don’t have the ability to cry…that was a powerful emotional song and I don’t understand why it didn’t make the set list …teenagers who are being treated for emotional depression due to abuse have an explosive outburst of tears during recovery and never forget it…so thank you Bryan for sharing this gentle healing song for those in pain….J&M
grateful to have read the poems of children.. it was never my experience.. hard to imagine
I was one of those children! I wrote poetry and songs too…I agree Bryan that the best songs are ones overflowing with emotions. When you performed at Cornerstone I remembered the stir of feelings…it’s such a creative and meaningful song…though it is a quiet prayer and the record company prolly wanted to end the album with a full voice song as One Voice that you did at your Big Voice concert.. sounded like the ending more than a mellow one. That’s just my guess…I loved that album and I have always thought that. I can it your Blue Album cause it’s all blue! Your suit, your eyes, and the background. Definitely timeless classics all of them. Happy you’ve got out of the contract on a great note! The next album I lived so much was Conversations. I had to wait a while to order it cause it was out of release…was so very glad to get it but that’s another another J&M.
might only find these oldies on e bay now… I’m stunned that I survived with such a tiny plan of my own.. absolutely clueless about what I wanted to do.. singing was a hobby