{"id":257,"date":"2008-09-30T16:45:51","date_gmt":"2008-09-30T16:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/09\/american-idol-chris-sligh-want.html"},"modified":"2008-09-30T16:45:51","modified_gmt":"2008-09-30T16:45:51","slug":"american-idol-chris-sligh-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/09\/american-idol-chris-sligh-want.html","title":{"rendered":"American Idol Chris Sligh wants you to make his next music video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ChrisSligh.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/118\/import\/ChrisSligh.jpg\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right;margin: 0 0 20px 20px\" \/><\/span>As he wraps his nationwide, headline &#8220;Back to School&#8221; tour this week, American Idol finalist Chris Sligh is asking fans to help him create his next video, by lip-syncing to the original vocals for Sligh&#8217;s debut, top 10 AC hit single, &#8220;Empty Me.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe sardonically witty and outspoken Sligh made quite an impression when he auditioned for American Idol. Entertainment Weekly named his the &#8220;Best Idol Auditions Ever,&#8221; and he was a fan favorite, making it to the Top 12. Chris Sligh&#8217;s debut album,&#8221;Running Back to You,&#8221; became one of the best-selling Christian album on iTunes when it released in May. &#8220;Empty Me&#8221; is currently on Christian radio, and the follow up single, &#8220;Arise,&#8221; hits the airwaves this week.<br \/>\nThe length of each video for &#8220;Empty Me&#8221; will be limited to 35 seconds, and fans will be asked to submit a video for a specific portion of the song based on the first letter of their last name. The breakdown, from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frommymindtoyoureyes.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chris&#8217;s blog<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A-C &#8211; 0:00-0:35 (start of song until &#8220;to see how it gets in the blood&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>D-F &#8211; 0:30-1:05 (&#8220;I&#8217;ve tasted my share&#8221; until &#8220;Empty Me&#8221; of 1st chorus)<\/li>\n<li>G-I &#8211; 1:00 &#8211; 1:35 (full 1st chorus)<\/li>\n<li>J-L &#8211; 1:30 &#8211; 2:05 (full 2nd verse &#8211; &#8220;I&#8217;ve seen just enough&#8230;&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>M-O &#8211; 2:00 &#8211; 2:35 (full 2nd chorus plus 1st &#8220;everything is a lesser thing&#8221; from bridge)<\/li>\n<li>P-R &#8211; 2:30-3:05 (full bridge &#8211; starts with &#8220;everything is a lesser thing&#8221; &#8211; plus guitar solo &#8211; DO A CRAZY AIR GUITAR SOLO!)<\/li>\n<li>S-V &#8211; 3:00-3:35 (quiet chorus until 1st &#8220;empty me of me so I can be&#8221; of last chorus)<\/li>\n<li>W-Z &#8211; 3:30-4:05 (first &#8220;empty me of me so I can be&#8221; of last chorus until the end of the song &#8211; MAKE SURE TO MAKE THOSE HIGH NOTES AT THE END LOOK AS PAINFUL AS POSSIBLE!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fans are encouraged to have fun and to record in non-traditional situations. Any quality video file is welcome, from cell phones to broadcast quality cameras. Videos will be accepted until October 24th.<br \/>\nThe lyrics to the song:<br \/>\nEMPTY ME<br \/>\nby Chris Sligh<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve had just enough of the spotlight<br \/>\nWhen it burns bright<br \/>\nTo see how it gets in the blood<br \/>\nAnd ive tasted my share<br \/>\nOf the sweet life<br \/>\nAnd the wild ride<br \/>\nAnd found a little is not quite enough<br \/>\nI know how i can stray<br \/>\nAnd how fast my heart could change<br \/>\nEmpty me<br \/>\nOf the selfishness inside<br \/>\nEvery vain ambition<br \/>\nAnd the poison of my pride<br \/>\nAnd any foolish thing my heart holds to<br \/>\nLord empty me of me<br \/>\nSo i can be<br \/>\nFilled with you<br \/>\nIve seen just enough of the quick buys<br \/>\nOf the best lies<br \/>\nTo know how broader goals can be drawn away<br \/>\nI know how i can stray<br \/>\nAnd how fast my heart could change<br \/>\nEmpty me<br \/>\nOf the selfishness inside<br \/>\nEvery vain ambition<br \/>\nAnd the poison of my pride<br \/>\nAnd any foolish thing my heart holds to<br \/>\nLord empty me of me<br \/>\nSo i can be<br \/>\nFilled with you<br \/>\nCuz everything is a lesser thing<br \/>\nCompared to you<br \/>\nCompared to you<br \/>\nCuz everything is a lesser thing<br \/>\nCompared to you<br \/>\nSo why surrender all<br \/>\nEmpty me<br \/>\nOf the selfishness inside<br \/>\nEvery vain ambition<br \/>\nAnd the poison of my pride<br \/>\nEmpty me<br \/>\nOf the selfishness inside<br \/>\nEvery vain ambition<br \/>\nAnd the poison of my pride<br \/>\nAnd any foolish thing my heart holds to<br \/>\nLord empty me of me<br \/>\nSo i can be<br \/>\nLord empty me of me<br \/>\nSo i can be<br \/>\nFilled with you.<br \/>\nFilled with you<br \/>\nEmpty me<br \/>\nFor the full guidelines on how to submit your video, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/chrissligh\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Sligh&#8217;s website<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brashmusic.com\" target=\"_blank\">Brash Music&#8217;s website<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frommymindtoyoureyes.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Chris&#8217;s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As he wraps his nationwide, headline &#8220;Back to School&#8221; tour this week, American Idol finalist Chris Sligh is asking fans to help him create his next video, by lip-syncing to the original vocals for Sligh&#8217;s debut, top 10 AC hit single, &#8220;Empty Me.&#8221; The sardonically witty and outspoken Sligh made quite an impression when he&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-american-idol","category-christian-music-contests"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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