During a Major League Baseball game, players get to select the song played each time that they walk from the on desk circle to home plate. This blurb is usually the chorus or the most popular part of the song, playing for five to ten seconds. While you won’t see this on television, a similar process occurs when relievers enter the game. In the classic 1989 film, Major League, Charlie Sheen played Ricky Vaughn, a hard throwing closer. Upon entering the game in relief from the outfield bullpen, the song Wild Thing blared until Ricky made it to the mound. Music has a way of inspiring trademark moves.
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin, James 4:17.
A trademark refers to a brand, logo or sign that is legally registered as a symbol that represents a company or product. In the entertainment business, music and videos featuring an artists’ new song features choreography. This dance, move or step often becomes a known as a trademark move. For Michael Jackson, it was the moon walk. The pioneers of hip hop and rap developed break dancing, becoming a cultural phenomena. Marcia Griffiths and Bunny Wailer’s 1976 song “Electric Boogie,” inspired what is known today of the Electric Slide, a memorable dance at any party or wedding.
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord, Romans 6:23.
The group Reliant K gives a different interpretation of trademark moves. The lyrics of their song entitled Trademark focuses on human nature. While everyone wants to paint a rosy picture on life, Reliant K sings about falling apart and running away from God. The prophet Jonah once took a boat in the opposite direction of where God called them to go, ending up in the belly of a whale due to disobedience, this was his trademark move. The apostle Paul reminds all human beings that no one is innocent, but all are guilty of sin. This painful reality was the trademark move of Adam and Eve, hiding from God in the Garden of Eden. Anyone who follows in these footsteps, emulates a not so trademark move. In view of this fallen state, make sure the legacy you leave behind results in positive impressions.
by Jay Mankus
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