I am not a TV junkie, but I will admit that I LOVE this one show, that I watch religiously, and I don’t want it to end. It’s supposed to wrap up and go off air by the end of this year, but I’m really hoping that, magically, the makers decide to extend the season (it’s happened before, so why not again, right?).
When our favorite TV series comes to an end, our hearts break. We don’t like to give up the things that mean the most to us, especially when it provides quality entertainment for us. However, when Discovery Channel’s eight-year show, “Gold Rush,” was inching to an end, something good came about; star Todd Hoffman announced that he would be starting a career in music at his fans’ behest!
While Todd has already shared many wonderful performances, he received an offer of a lifetime to cover MercyMe’s 1999 song, “I Can Only Imagine,” for a trailer for the movie, “I Can Only Imagine,” which came out March 16, 2018.
Todd’s few-month-old trailer song has already reached half a million views on YouTube and is blowing the viewers away. Several commenters tell the now singer that he has made the right decision to sing gospel songs.
As for the trailer for the Christian movie, it features the story of MercyMe’s singer, Bart Billard, who grew up with a divorced, physically and emotionally abusive father, Arthur. However, Arthur is shocked when his forgiving son graciously takes care of him after he becomes terminally ill. That’s when Arthur discovers the Lord and has a dramatic turnaround, a true miracle. Up until the final seconds of his life, Bart and Arthur form a father-son relationship.
The cover sung by Todd is a very popular religious tune that was inspired by Bart’s new-founding relationship with his father, however, many do not realize this. It’s a heart-warming song regardless of knowing how it came about.
If “I Can Only Imagine” is a movie you’re interested in, keep your eyes peeled for the DVD version that released June 12, 2018, or catch it on iTunes.
Check out this beautiful cover in the “I Can Only Imagine” trailer below, by clicking on the video.
