{"id":583,"date":"2009-07-06T15:01:20","date_gmt":"2009-07-06T15:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/07\/brain-break-a-capella-thunderstorm.html"},"modified":"2009-07-06T15:01:20","modified_gmt":"2009-07-06T15:01:20","slug":"brain-break-a-capella-thunderstorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/07\/brain-break-a-capella-thunderstorm.html","title":{"rendered":"Brain Break: A Capella Thunderstorm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The summer rain we&#8217;ve had here in the northeast (we&#8217;re getting a blessed break from it this week) has been awful&#8230;.except for the times when thunderstorms have blown through.&nbsp; There&#8217;s something so cleansing, loud, natural, and exhilarating about thunderstorms.<\/p>\n<p>The video below shows a Slovenian a capella choir recreating with astounding beauty the sound and feel of a great thunderstorm&#8230;.and then they go into a fab rendition of the 1980s Toto hit &#8220;Africa.&#8221;&nbsp; Yes, they do jazz hands at a couple of points, but this is a pick-me-up nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p> <object height=\"340\" width=\"560\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/yjbpwlqp5Qw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/yjbpwlqp5Qw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"340\" width=\"560\"><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The summer rain we&#8217;ve had here in the northeast (we&#8217;re getting a blessed break from it this week) has been awful&#8230;.except for the times when thunderstorms have blown through.&nbsp; There&#8217;s something so cleansing, loud, natural, and exhilarating about thunderstorms. 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