“Bring Back Old School Church Vibes” -Daniel Regha Jabs Choir Leaders

Daniel Regha’s recent post on X has ignited a fiery discussion among netizens about the state of church music. He passionately pleaded though sarcastically, “Dear choir leaders, bring back songs like: -SATAN don fall for ground o, Match am Match am. -I have a very big God o, He’s always by my side…. -My eyes have seen, my ears have heard, my mouth will testify the goodness of God…ETC. Bring back old songs. These songs drive better energy, happiness, & are also easy to sing along. Many members don’t know, or even like most newly released songs of today. Thanks.”

The responses were a mixed bag. One drummer chimed in, “Please tell them ooo , as a drummer I prefer to play to our old praise and worship ship songs…. No vibes in the new one.” While others were less supportive, one netizen sarcastically suggested, “Start leading worship next Sunday, you can do better.” Another jabbed, “Don’t mind all this gen-z choir leaders.”

The debate quickly moved from musical preference to generational differences. One netizen retorted, “Which year u wan carry us go back, abi make we go back to black and white TV too🤷🏻‍♂️,” while another said “Your mind has always been centered around old things. This also applies to your music and football knowledge.” Some offered practical solutions, “Kindly join the choir.”

The question of relevance also arose, as one netizen pointed out, “It’s obvious there’s no reality in words of the song. Satan don fall for ground o, for this Nigeria where Satans dey lead? Where & how did he fall exactly?” and another said “Number 1 is very silly. Don’t bring it back.” One netizen tried to bring in a middle ground, “Lol maybe not the best analogy, but It’s funny, the average person may not vibe along to some old Afrobeat music from the likes of Davido and all, they would rather play their newer music, but when it comes to church music, you want the old, won’t we evolve? Learn the new ones😏” The conversation points to a complex tension between nostalgia and the desire for contemporary relevance in church worship music.

Would you rather have old school or contemporary church music?