History Music / Newsboys

* TheMovie: ''Down Under the Big Top'', made in 1996 to promote ''Take Me To Your Leader'' and common viewing at many a church youth group meeting of the time. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxzNr54MV5s&t=1s Now available in its entirety]] on Website/YouTube.

* TheMovie: ''Down Under the Big Top'', made in 1996 to promote ''Take Me To Your Leader'' and common viewing at many a church youth group meeting of the time. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxzNr54MV5s&t=990s Now available in its entirety]] on Website/YouTube.

* TheMovie: ''Down Under the Big Top'', made in 1996 to promote ''Take Me To Your Leader'' and common viewing at many a church youth group meeting of the time. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxzNr54MV5s&t=990s Now available in its entirety]] on YouTube.

* BaldOfAwesome: Peter Furler.

%%* SignatureSong: Even Michael Tait knows well not to end a concert without "Shine" and "Breakfast."

** [[CompletelyMissingThePoint It's about spreading the Christian gospel]].

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: During the ''Step Up To The Microphone'' tour, two drummers would perform from a platform that raised up in the middle of the crowd and then tilted at 45 degrees and ''spun''. They brought it back for the ''Go'' tour.

Newsboys have changed their lineup quite a few times over the years: the only original member is frontman Peter Furler, who decided in 2009 to stop touring with the band - though he's still writing their songs and producing their [=CDs=]. He has gone on to pursue a moderately successful solo career in the Christian music scene.

* '''Peter Furler''' (1985-2009; lead vocals, former drums)

* Phil Joel (1994-2006; bass)

* MeaningfulName: The first album with Michael Tait replacing Peter Furler as lead singer happened to be called ''Born Again''.

* RevolvingDoorBand: Over the years, they've had three lead vocalists, four bassists, two keyboard players, two drummers, and a small army of guitarists. A few members have played more than one of these roles, and their current guitarist is also one of their former guitarists. (The earlier quote from "The Way We Roll" [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this concerning the bassists.) Peter Furler started out as their ''drummer,'' and became their most iconic singer. He was the last of the founding members to depart, in 2009.

* SopranoAndGravel: Compare Tait to Furler or James. They sound nothing alike, to the point where an old Newsboys fan unaware of the lineup change probably wouldn't recognize them at all. (A slight variation on the trope since Tait never actually sang on a Newsboys recording with either of the other guys.)

* BellyOfTheWhale: Actually made a song about the UR Example of this trope; Jonah and the Whale. Heck, the song even shares the trope's ''name.''

** TheOtherWiki's page on this band even has the band's discography split into "eras" depending on whether James, Furler, or Tait was the lead singer.

* StealthPun: The song "Elle G." can be considered an elegy (which TheOtherWiki defines as "a mournful, melancholic or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead").

'''Newsboys''' (sometimes stylized as '''[[AllLowercaseLetters newsboys]]''') are a ChristianRock band of Australian origin, formed in 1985, and originally called "The News" before migrating to the US in 1987 and changing their name. Survived in obscurity until 1994, when a song called "Shine" suddenly caught on, catapulting them to the forefront of Christian popular music.

* EverythingsFunkierWithDisco: They're normally a Christian pop rock band, but they also did a disco-inspired album: ''Love Liberty Disco''.

-->''Out hockin' our shirts for more lights''
-->''Till "Shine" hit the brights''
-->''And we saw your faces''
-->''And we got new bassists!''

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* ChristianRock: [[CaptainObvious Obviously]].

* EverythingsFunkierWithDisco: They're normally a Christian pop rock band, but they also did a disco-inspired album:''Love Liberty Disco''

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* SignatureSong: Even Michael Tait knows well not to end a concert without "Shine" and "Breakfast."

-->''Where we're led all the living dead''
-->''Wanna leave their zombie mob.''
-->''It's a touching scene where they all come clean--''
-->''God help us, we just love our job!''
-->'''"Wherever We Go" from ''GO'''''

[[ChristianRock Christian rock band]] of Aussie origin, formed in 1985, and originally called "The News". Migrated to the US in 1987, changing their name to The Newsboys. Survived in obscurity until 1994, when a song called "Shine" suddenly caught on, catapulting them to the forefront of Christian popular music.

Their music is pretty much everywhere on Christian radio, though songs with less of a "pop" sound don't get much play. Their style can be anywhere from pop rock, to slow ballads, to dance, to disco (especially ''Love, Liberty, Disco'', natch). Their lyrics are usually overtly religious themes mixed in with wordplay and weird imagery. A few songs have whistling. (because "this here knows whistles make for better mixes.")

The Newsboys have changed their lineup quite a few times over the years: the only original member is frontman Peter Furler, who decided in 2009 to stop touring with the band - though he's still writing their songs and producing their [=CDs=]. Current members include Duncan Phillips (percussion), Jody Davis (lead guitar, backup vocals), Jeff Frankenstein (keyboards, backup vocals), and Michael Tait (formerly of dcTalk, lead vocals). They've been produced by Music/SteveTaylor since their album ''Going Public,'' which is when the band's fortunes really started to take off. Probably not a coincidence, considering that Taylor has been involved heavily in writing the band's lyrics and mixing their songs.

!!They and Their Work Provide Examples of These Tropes:

* PissTakeRap: Music/SteveTaylor contributes a few of these on ''Not Ashamed''. Furler sort of does this in the verses of "Your Love Is Better than Life".

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Pete Furler's promotion from drummer to lead singer is the TropeNamer. Phil Joel also sang lead on a handful of songs during his tenure with the band.

** Wait, what was the subverted rhyme that I've apparently been missing all these years? [[CampStraight ...Oh.]]

* HairOfGold: The glorious physical feature that allowed Phil Joel to avert the stereotype of the "ugly bass player".

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: "I Fought the La". The lyrics explain that the writer couldn't come up with any words to go with his awesome riff, so the chorus is just a lot of "la"s, sung as if it's the greatest song ever.

The Newsboys have changed their lineup quite a few times over the years: the only original member is frontman Peter Furler, who decided in 2009 to stop touring with the band - though he's still writing their songs and producing their [=CDs=]. Current members include Duncan Phillips (percussion), Jody Davis (lead guitar, backup vocals), Jeff Frankenstein (keyboards, backup vocals), and Michael Tait (formerly of dcTalk, lead vocals).

-->"Wherever We Go" from ''GO''