Yeah, I’ll say it: Contemporary Christian superstar Francesca Battistelli’s This is the Stuff, off her sophomore CD, Hundred More Years, dropping across the United States on March 1, 2011, is a virtually guaranteed #1 hit. (Suddenly, I’m a little unnerved for Mandisa’s Stronger.) After Francesca Battistelli’s debut CD, My Paper Heart, yielded two #1 Christian AC hits (I’m Letting Go and Free to Be Me), she took a bit of time off to get married and have a baby boy. (She also racked up two 2009 Dove Awards, for Female Vocalist of the Year and Short Form Music Video of the Year for Free To Be Me.)
This Is The Stuff is an irresistible pop song crafted in the inimitable Battistelli style but with an easily catchy secular touch that could make This Is The Stuff a crossover hit as well. Listening to This Is The Stuff for the first time, I am reminded of Train’s Hey Soul Sister, and we all know what a hit that was. (It also sounds a bit like something Jason Mraz would sing; can I just say that a duet between these two – fat chance, but still! – would be OFF THE HOOK.) This Is The Stuff‘s lyrics tell of how the little things get annoying and in the way, but that an attitude of reliance on God, and knowing that He’s using those little things in a way that only He knows, for our betterment, can get us through the day. End of day, we’re blessed. I love that. What a great outlook on life! This Is The Stuff is a fantastic song; I love it!!
[poll id=”43″]
THIS IS THE STUFF Lyrics
Francesca Batistelli
I lost my keys in the great unknown
And call me please ‘Cuz I can’t find my phone
This is the stuff that drives me crazy
This is the stuff that’s getting to me lately
In the middle of my little mess
I forget how big I’m blessed
This is the stuff that gets under my skin
But I gotta trust You know exactly what You’re doing
It might not be what I would choose
But this is the stuff You use
45 in a 35
Sirens and fines while I’m running behind
Whoa
This is the stuff that drives me crazy
This is the stuff that’s getting to me lately
In the middle of my little mess
I forget how big I’m blessed
This is the stuff that gets under my skin
But I gotta trust You know exactly what You’re doing
It might not be what I would choose
But this is the stuff You use
So break me of impatience
Conquer my frustrations
I’ve got a new appreciation
It’s not the end of the world
Oh Oh Oh
This is the stuff that drives me crazy
This is the stuff
Someone save me
In the middle of my little mess
I forget how big I’m blessed
This is the stuff that gets under my skin
And I’ve gotta trust You know exactly what You’re doing
It might not be what I would choose
But this is the stuff You use
Oh Oh Oh Oh
This is the stuff You use
