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Was Steve Taylor the greatest lyricist contemporary Christian music ever produced? We think so — and in this episode of More Cowbell Please, we make the case.We attended a recent Steve Taylor concert and came away convinced this man never got the tribute he deserved. So here it is. From his origins as a preacher's kid in Northglenn, Colorado — forbidden from listening to secular music until his mid-teens — to hearing The Clash at Biola University and changing CCM forever, this is the full Steve Taylor story.We cover:✅ His biography and origin story✅ The songs that rattled the church — Guilty By Association, We Don't Need No Color Code, I Want to Be a Clone, Meltdown at Madame Tussauds, On the Fritz and more✅ His role shaping the Newsboys' greatest era✅ Founding Squint Entertainment and launching Sixpence None the Richer✅ His film career including Blue Like Jazz✅ The Dead Sea Squirrels — his new animated series with VeggieTales co-creator Mike Nawrocki✅ Concert footage including the band — Peter Furler (Newsboys), Mark Lee Townsend and John Mark Painter✅ Why CCM needs more voices like his todayWhether you grew up on 80s Christian music, work in the CCM industry, or you're just discovering Steve Taylor for the first time — this one's for you.🎵 Songs Featured:Guilty By Association | We Don't Need No Color Code | On the Fritz | Meltdown at Madame Tussaud's | Dead Sea Squirrels Theme🎸 Band: Steve Taylor | Peter Furler | Mark Lee Townsend | John Mark Painter | Caroline Francis | Kelle | Libby Cates | Kennoniah Dean Bellile 📺 0:00 Cold Open — "We Don't Need No Color Code"0:26 Introduction1:21 Origins — Preacher's Kid from Colorado1:47 Discovering The Clash & New Wave2:55 The Estes Park Signing3:28 First Record Release3:47 CCM in the Early 80s — The Landscape4:38 "I Want to Be a Clone"5:14 "This Disco Used to Be a Nice Cathedral"6:08 "On the Fritz"6:39 "I Blew Up the Clinic Real Good"7:15 The Controversy & His Critics7:32 "Guilty By Association" (Live)8:50 "We Don't Need No Color Code" (Live)9:54 "Whatcha Gonna Do When Your Number's Up"10:22 "Sin for a Season"10:39 "Meltdown at Madame Tussaud's" (Live)11:04 The "Some Band" Lineup11:31 Peter Furler11:54 Steve Taylor & the Newsboys12:25 The Iconic Suit & the Museum of CCM13:10 Chagall Guevara13:35 Squint Entertainment13:54 Blue Like Jazz & Film Career14:05 The Dead Sea Squirrels15:53 The Randy Newman Moment (Live)16:39 "Hero" & the Woody Allen Story17:28 Steve Taylor's Legacy18:04 Where to Find Steve's Music🎧ALL EPISODES:.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBt6FZ88v_g64fr3KfLjQgPIM0vUYRZy9PODCAST:Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0v9dEeIH0OeP1chxSfQ7gj?si=d0HmJihHTjGhiEuwP8cYewListen on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-cowbell-please/id1796605641