1. For all that was made of the use of the word “shit”, I feel it was used rather well to illustrate the point he is making in the song. Count me as one who isn’t offended by its use in this song. (Not that I have ever really been offended by the word anyway.)

   Now it’s time to pre-order and get my copy!!

   — Matthew · Jul 7, 12:30 AM · #

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2. So, since it looks like this song is going to be on the album anyway, why did Derek need to break it up into 2 second fragments and scatter it around the country? I want to support Derek and his music, but I’m really disappointed if this was all a marketing ploy. Did he answer any of these concerns at his concert in Nashville?

   — Kyle Hatchett · Jul 7, 02:51 PM · #

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3. Meh. Good message, but the whole “bad word controversy” gets gimmicky.

   — Meh · Jul 7, 06:30 PM · #

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4. I agree with #3. Derek is an awesome songwriter, and he could have written something just as thought-provoking or more without resorting to a tired ploy like this. I’m kinda disappointed, honestly, considering how much better he could have done without a recycled, accusatory (and, IMO, judgmental) gimmick.

   — Matthew · Jul 8, 06:34 PM · #

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5. the message is good, i guess…he doesn’t say anything new. and who cares what language he uses…this song isn’t one of his best anyway.

   — stephen c. berry · Jul 8, 07:57 PM · #

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6. The fact that some are more offended by the word than people starving to death everyday is the point of the song. He had to use the word to make the point.

   — Matthew · Jul 8, 08:43 PM · #

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7. There’s been a lot of talk on this site the last few months about the history of Christian artists using profanity. Here’s my favorite:

   “You were too busy steering the conversation toward the Lord/To hear the voice of the Spirit begging you to shut the fuck up/You thought it must be the devil trying to make you go astray/Besides it couldn’t have been the Lord because you don’t believe He talks that way”
   —Pedro The Lion, “Foregone Conclusions”

   — Ryan · Jul 10, 06:23 PM · #

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