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dc Talk - I Wish We'd All Been Ready

Music Video | 1995
Artistdc Talk
SongI Wish We'd All Been Ready
DirectorKen Carpenter
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown
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Synopsis

dc Talk perform Larry Norman's apocalyptic Christian song before a large concert audience. The video uses live-stage footage rather than a scripted storyline, moving between shots of the three members, their touring musicians, and the crowd's response. The performance gives the song a communal, urgent quality, matching its warning about spiritual readiness and being left behind. It presents dc Talk's version as a concert moment of exhortation and shared belief, with the energy of the band's mid-1990s live shows carrying the visual presentation.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video is composed of live footage filmed in Detroit, Michigan.
  • "I Wish We'd All Been Ready" is a cover of Larry Norman's song, originally released in 1969.
  • dc Talk's version was issued in 1995 on the enhanced CD single for "Jesus Freak," where the track appeared as a live recording and the video was included as a data feature.
  • The song later appeared on the compilation album *One Way: The Songs of Larry Norman* and on *Intermission: The Greatest Hits*.
  • The video was also circulated through the Christian music compilation *WOW Hits 1997: The Videos*, helping introduce the performance to viewers beyond dc Talk's regular audience.

Lyrics

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Life was filled with guns and war,
And all of us got trampled on the floor.
I wish we'd all been ready.

Children died, the days grew cold.
A piece of bread could buy a bag of gold.
I wish we'd all been ready.

And there's no time
To change your mind
The Son has come
...
© dc Talk - I Wish We'd All Been Ready. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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