Swing Low, Sweet Chariot By Etta James

[mikevandermeer]

i love this song hallelujah praise the lord coming for to carry me home

[theholyspartan22]

teacher showed me this d:

[HerbieEb]

THIS IS AWESOME! Thanks so much for posting.I remember this from my Primary School days :)

[nicolleminter]

we dance and we sing 4 the lord

[AUR4774]

crank it up and prepare to get blown away. this gives new meaning to the word 'spiritual'.

[kkuulei]

Good voice.

[notreveh]

I've made a playlist regarding songs about the civil rights, I would love to hear the feedback, thanks!

[SIL482]

descanse em Paz!!!!

[BodhranGirl98]

I'm not a Christian, but this is a really beautiful song

[chitchitify]

:-)

[Fargesucks4]

RIP

[NWIPatriot]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift. Rest In Peace Etta. You are now Home. Swing Low.

[marcusgoes]

Sing That Gospel! Ms. Etta James!!! Sang It!!!

[queenpwb]

You are now home, thank you for your sharing your voice with the world. R.I.P

[texpaco]

@queenpwb What a wonderful talent! Her music will undoubtedly live on and on.

[Fargesucks4]

Beautiful message of hope to slaves in the South in the 19th century

[iFlute4life]

Happy Birthday Dr. King!

[MrMinecwaft]

VIRGINA

[42012jburnna]

those chariots of fire are know as ufos today

[mbg2003]

absolutely beautiful, 14 people need to see an audiologist

[Yanksfan509]

You mean to tell me of all the comments there was really only one that started to mention the historical significance of this song to the African American diaspora! I expected more! This song was authored to inform slaves of the Underground Railroad. It was merged with christian verses to deceive overseers and slave owners of it true message. It was sung to inform slaves that the conductors arrival was impending and that those brave enough to dare could join in the exodus to the north.

[doggydoggybark]

we sing this song and seasons of love in camerata check it seasons of love out

[oldpeachtree]

@ImpureForce This song is definitely laden with religious fervor, but deceivingly so. The beauty about negro spirituals is that they are actually hidden code for slaves. 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' is actually about the underground railroad and runaways coming to save other slaves. "Home" was often used to allude to freedom in many of these songs. So, spirituals are much deeper than Sunday music; they have roots firmly buried in the horrors of slavery and overcoming oppression.

[jkallik]

I dont really like the johny cash version because hes white and this song was based on black troubles it just sounds so much better comin out of etta's mouth

[lcabinda]

@jkallik lol

[ImpureForce]

You don't have to be religious to appreciate and 'feel' this song

[timlamiamify]

@ImpureForce this song isn't about religion. it's about the strength of the human spirit in times of adversity.

[ImpureForce]

@timlamiamify I'm sure it's also about that. But these lines: "I looked over Jordan, and what did I see? Coming for to carry me home, A band of angels coming after me, Coming for to carry me home." and "The brightest day that I can say, Coming for to carry me home, When Jesus washed my sins away, Coming for to carry me home." are definitely religious.

[Mervyn691]

When I'm dying I want this celestial song to be played or sung. "Swing low", indeed! My heart is already swinging high and sweet. Bless Ella James and chorus!

Mervyn691

[igottapetrock9]

Oh my gosh, it sounds sooo beautiful.

[Zakdaman11]

amazing!(:

[SaintsXstreet]

Like the one by johny cash alot more!

But this is more joyish!

[TheBigNext]

I dedicate this song to my PS3 >_> I had the ol' girl for 5 years, she died v_v

[719hannah]

-sobs- my mom sang this to me evrynight but calmly im a little girl but i miss her singing this to me wen i was younger

[pjdance]

If you ain't dancing you have no soul, period.

[krazziebutcute102]

I honestly want this song at my funeral.

[Jouwl]

One of the best versions fo sho!

[FindingTiffany]

As soon as the tempo picked up, a huge smile came across my face. Just beautiful.

[ToastKing100]

Can I get a Hallejuiah?

[Lorralm]

@ToastKing100 AMEN...............

[thomaslkp]

This is nice - but the definitive version is by Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel - unfortunately it's not on YouTube...

[suppleful]

this is a beautiful piece of music. i also found recently that this is not a song of death, but about freedom.

[cocochanelleke]

Thanks for posting this, both video & Etta James' version of Sweet Chariot are very enjoyable!

[dan1955ish]

Etta James is one of my wife's favorite singer...thanks for sharing....Danny

[fotoboxforfun]

i love it, das ist so toll, man ey

[quemsomosvideo]

É um bom arranjo, gostei

[GreenDayfreak717]

i dont normally listen to gospel music But.... This song makes me eat jello!!!!! and i love it !!!!

[chrischiKF]

this song is so great !

[HoboGus]

Great old Gospel song!! Thanks for sharing.

[predator00728]

home sweet home.where home is?hoe is where you decide to be.doesn't matter where.home is you and you is home.

[AliceElphabaWonka]

This is one of my favorite songs, im not sure why lol its so inspirational and as a white person myself I really admire the black people's courage and journey through slavery and still dealing with racism. I'm taking many Pan African studies classes lately and its all so interesting.

[Lavulo187]

I dont know why the English Rugby team use this song when the song doesnt belong nor have any cultural idenity in England.lol.just a thought. :)

[venttobe]

@Lavulo187 Well, even though doesn't have a "cultural identity" in England, it's spirit and meaning still shines through.

[Lavulo187]

@venttobe brilliant..well said :) 

[fiddler1861]

Get on it Sister! Listen to that piano player!

[underlinedbluetext]

yeah buddy!

[nellie2581]

I love this negro spiritual song.

[feelingdownlately101]

by far one of my new fave songs!! it's truly inspiring :) in school we read a book on slavery in the u.s.a. It is not a subject to be taken lightly. I hope everyone realizes this

[TheRosiemay123]

whos the original by ?

[texpaco]

@TheRosiemay123 It was written by Wallis Willis, a Choctaw freedman in the old Indian Territory, sometime around 1862, and has become regarded as somewhat of a traditional. The first known recording was by the Fisk Jubilee Singers in 1909 and it has since been recorded by several hundred others.

[TheRosiemay123]

@texpaco cheers =D

[Kastarinaria]

@texpaco haha from Wikipedia :D



[musicbox193]

@TheRosiemay123 there is no original, it's a traditional song

[penguinsReatingmybra]

@TheRosiemay123 its actually originally a spiritual slave song from the 1800's

[AnnkiSmiley]

ey ! :D das müssen wir auswenidg lernen und dann vor singen ... also in de schule <:D

[abvmoose87]

where did this song first come from?

[feelingdownlately101]

@abvmoose87 it was originally about the slave trade in the states way back in the 19th century.

[TheBama02]

@godishere7 You are High!!

[em0horr0rbaby]

i need to hear that song

[Audreyyyy4]

this song is great, but i wish that super high-pitched voice in the background were omitted.

[Crowder257]

Lovely song and pictures. Thank you.

[webutubbin]

Good God swing it low!

[11mojojojo]

haha dis song is way savager den our skewl 1!!!

[Kemi1437]

Oh yeah, that's it. Sing people sing!

[TheMaxe1980]

auch als nichtgläubiger find ich dieset lied einfach geil,diese stimme und der beat sind einfach ma nur der hammer

[TheHellBound666]

my grandparents loved this song and i learned it when I was young, I think we sung it at one of their funerals.

[emceeAMile]

Amazing song. I sung this in my African American Lit. class. Great pictures in this vid.

[acertoby13]

anyone know which album this is off? it has to be one of her best, which for someone of etta's class, is saying something

[texpaco]

This is from her CD "Blowin' In the Wind - The Gospel Soul of Etta James ", still available on Amazon, etc.

[capitancriterio]

staple singers really break this one down

[mrfirattas]

Wow Etta James sings it so nice and easy...!

[chadastanley]

Beautiful :)

[Bravosupergirl]

ich habs endlich gefunden! die anderen videos wahren immer sp langsam!

[PhoenixxxStar]

Etta James is a beautiful and gifted singer who does southern gospel quite unlike anyone else,...ten stars for Etta's take on this classic song!!!