Something Inside

[afroblack1000]

Prefer this to the original

[ThePyroman38]

Epic Lol for stereotypical horror scream face @ 2:34

[mtb70]

@kenjuma An even better example, though I'm sure there are many, than "I Will Always Love You" might be "Halleluhia," written and originally performed by Leonard Cohen, but made even better by Jeff Buckley.

I'm guessing we'll have to agree to disagree on this one particular point.

[mtb70]

The beauty and emotion that lies at the heart of black gospel combined with a tributr to a woman who was at the forefront of a movement that changed history in this country. All this and an all-star ensemble, too. What is not to like?

[stuboslf]

this was play at my dad`s funeral but it was labi siffre`s version his is alot better it`s so touching .

[numonesweethrt]

This is beautiful just the way it is. Some folks get so caught up in what does not matter and forget to appreciate what God has given us. Thanks for sharing this version with us!

[zingalom]

omg, did yall here that classic Vanessa Bell Armstrong run at 4:23? Vanessa, Daryl, and Yolanda were the ones that made the song for me. I wish they'd all do something like this again. The only thing the song's missing is some lead vocals by The Clark Sisters

[ArnoldsElite]

LoL the thing I find funny is that it is a song about combating racsism, oppression and exclusion yet it seems like an exclusively Black video - are they excluding whites or are all the Blacks in this excluding themselves through choice? By the way im christian and I have Black family members before you pre judge my comment. I guess mypoint is racism is horrible, but it works both ways and sometimes races can end up excluding themselves by constantly perceiving themselves as victims. Godbless x

[zingalom]

This version of the song was to honor Rosa Parks. Most of the singers in this video are on a gospel label that happens to be black. The only other scenes you see are Rosa speaking to some children. The record company that did this project didn't purposely exclude white people. Though I do agree with you 100% that racism goes both ways. If people would just see each other as people and not black, white, ect, we'd be better off.

[kimberlyholmes]

We wouldn't be better off. When you don't see a persons' color, you are therefore saying that you don't see them and/or have translated them into something you find acceptable. What we need to do is be able to recognize the contributions an American icon brings to the table ... and also be allowed to celebrate those contributions collectively as well as exclusively.

[jaejae30]

Who's the artist @ 1:54? She can blow!!

[TARIQSMA]

I believe thats ann nesby from sounds of blackness

[Royal9Billion]

Ann Nesby

[muzik4u]

Go 'head, Uncle Richard! Direct that choir!!

[skinlick2]

completely inspirational and out of this world

hairs are standing on end listening to this x

[khy786]

they ruined this song. it gave me headache the original was much better

[lbenjam]

This is an excellent rendition of this song! WOW! These are incredible singers!

[stonehouse0121]

What an awful rendition of a beautiful classic song! Labi Siffre never meant his words and music to be ground into this pap.

[zingalom]

Are you serious? I just listened to the version you speak of and it's only got a cheap 80s drum beat and a cheesy keyboard playing chopy chords. This version has more emotion, better instrumentation, and better singers. As far as the words go, nothing's changed about it. The meaning is still the same. Open your mind and appreciate the artistry here. Labi wrote a great song, but all these artists made it better.

[stonehouse0121]

Seriously it is an awful over produced version of a song that was mean to convey the quiet diginity of the struggle for freedom not a platform for obese over paid 'gospel' singers. If you like this you have no taste!

[zingalom]

lol overpaid? Now you're just saying stuff cause there's definately no money to be maid in gospel. As far as the insult to my taste goes, that's neither here nor there. This version was a tribute to Mrs. Rosa Parks. She's I don't know how old, and given the time period she grew up in, she's probably a gospel fan. But I guarantee that this version better suites the purpose of the tribute. It's hard to like another version of something once you've heard it one way. But this is the 1st 4 me

[kenjuma]

There's a difference in showing singing skills and emotion. Furthermore, the labi siffre-version is the original. So don't talk about emotion. He wrote this song.

You're talking about instrumentation and better singing. If you think that's important for this song, then you will never get it.

It like saying that some street-customized car is an improvement over the original.

[zingalom]

@kenjuma I wasn't saying the instrumentation and music WERE the emotion. I said the song has emotion, along with those other things. The instrumentation and vocals in this version give it a triumphant feel that a lot of gospel music has. Again, for the purpose THIS VERSION was created for, this version is better. Me being a gospel fan, and not liking most music from the 80s, it's natural for me to prefer this one.

[zingalom]

Respond to this video... Besides, music and vocals are most certainly important for any SONG. If they weren't Labi would've just walked into the studio and spoke the lyrics. For this matter, you can express plenty of emotion through music with no lyrics at all. Bands, Symphonies, and Orchestras do it all the time. Choruses and Singers express emotion through song with no music all the time as well. If this were a mere poem, i'd agree with you. But it's a song, so...

[kenjuma]

@zingalom Nope, they're not. Some songs are beautiful because of the emotions behind it. Certainly when they are felt by the singer. This version is just static, soulless

[kenjuma]

@zingalom F.e. Which version do you prefer of 'Stand by Me'. Ben E. King's version, or any other?

[mtb70]

@kenjuma You lost me with this comment. Personally, I don't understand why it matters who wrote the song. As it so happens, some of our greatest songs were recorded by artists who didn't write them. For that matter , as nice as Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" was nice, but Whitney Houston made it so much better. Even Dolly admitted as much.

As far as cars go, YES, some cars are made better than when they left the production line. Have you ever watched the Barrett-Jackson auction?

[mtb70]

@kenjuma You lost me with this comment. Personally, I don't understand why it matters who wrote the song. As it so happens, some of our greatest songs were recorded by artists who didn't write them. For that matter , as nice as Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" was nice, but Whitney Houston made it so much better. Even Dolly admitted as much.

As far as cars go, YES, some cars are made better than when they left the production line. Have you ever watched the Barrett-Jackson auction?

[kenjuma]

@mtb70 Who wrote it matters because Libre wrote this from his own heart.

And 'I will always love you' isn't nearly as heavy as this.

[kenjuma]

@mtb70 Who wrote it matters because Libre wrote this from his own heart.

And 'I will always love you' isn't nearly as heavy as this.

About the Barrett-Jackson auction that's different. First, I was talking about street-custumized cars.

[mtb70]

@kenjuma I still fail to see why or how who wrote the song is a factor in determining which version is better. The point I was trying to make earlier was that some of our greatest songwriters don't even sing (professionally). If a recording was found by one of these non-singing songwriters, should we give the nod to the original over one done by a "singer" merely because he/she wrote the song?

By the way, I think both songs are good. I just prefer this one.

[kenjuma]

@mtb70 For Libre it were his personal feelings he put on paper and later sang out loud. These singers are just performing it. They do it very nicely, but I'm not feeling it. And neither are they.

The original video clip empowers the lines also. While here, they just show them singing this song like it's any other song.

[kenjuma]

@mtb70 For Libre it were his personal feelings he put on paper and later sang out loud. These singers are just performing it. They do it very nicely, but I'm not feeling it. And neither are they.

The original video clip empowers the lines also. While here, they just show them singing this song like it's any other song. Sure, we see Rosa Parks, but it still fails to make clear the concrete horror.

[suzelino]

what a lovely version of a great song :D

[seriahjubaptise]

this song makes me cry

[coulsdonchess]

very uplifting 5 stars

[yalodina]

This is amazing! I had seen it once before and now I can keep it! Thank you thank you thank you!!! Amazing stuff!

[tomcat1303]

a shiver runs my back off....in germany we say hühnerhaut... i love this version

[manomaisvelho]

Just wonderfull. Thank you for posting this one.