RAW!!! My Testimony my gosh, I don't feel lost now 40yrs. young just hard@mama2one I feel ya tho~~~In my Jesus arms just wish it was a Mother to run2 hold me be that Mother I need & she not even deceased Hmmt selah
This goes to all of you that unfortunately Are or feel like a motherless child. My heart goes to all of you and I want you all to know that God will always be by you protecting you at all times!.You are here on this earth because God choose to& all of you are a gift and you are here for a purpose that only him would ever know.So i wrote this and I hope i bring some kind of comfort to all of you.
@iddy1065 their is no god stop being foolish. God only exist because people are scarred and don't know why their here. We're here because we have thoughts, that's it. We are just cosmic debris, floating about the cosmos. No rhyme or reason just molecules drifting about. Stop trying to figure it out and just be happy.
Such a beautiful song, I cried when I saw him perform it at the Hope For Haiti Benefit Concert. I wish I could download it somewhere but I can't seem to find it. I'm glad that I can at least enjoy it here on youtube :-)
i think everyone who is saying that this rendition has lost its meaning is just trying to say, "i dont like it" in an 'educated' way. its ok to simply not like this rendition, nobody is gonna kill u. jst dnt say things like "its lost its meaning" when plenty of people retain a certain connection to this rendition. so, just because it's not exactly like or very closely related to the original doesnt mean it's not good or of good quality.
The tune of this song is lost in this modern R&B version,what's the obsession with new artists to sing off the tune thinking they are clever but ruining well loved songs.The best version of this song is by Tom Jones & Portishead from his Reload album,its sublime as Portishead give it a haunted feel and Tom retains the gospel essence of it.This is a male Christina Aguilera treatment of a fab song,totally lost in his R&B ego!Stick to playing piano mate!
@2HonestIam While I'd totally agree that this rendition has lost it's meaning and it's composers intent because of how it's harmonized and such, I DO NOT agree that Christina Aguilera should be used as an example here... The girl does a great jib anytime she's singing real music. I'm not going to defend her pop stuff, but hey it pays her bills. But listen to her and Herbie Hancock do "A Song For You" or her "A Christmas Song"... You can't tell me it has any meaning taken away by her arrangement!
@matthewharris065 My appologies,I meant he does similar R&B acrobatics on this and spoils it,I do like Christina,just annoying when she goes overboard on this new craze,done usually to avoid holding even sustained notes.She can sing well but like a lot of artists today,go down the lazy acrobatics road.Voice coaches hate it!Thanks I'll check her out,and thanks for being polite,many bite on here.
@2HonestIam Good Lord, there ARE intelligent people on youtube after all... lol Usually when you reply to a comment on here people do "bite"!!! But yeah, her with Herbie Hancock is definitely worth checking out...
strangely i would very much like to hear TOOL do a redition of this song. im curious about how Maynard James Keenan would go about perfprming this song.
This version of the song blows, does not do it justice. Boney M's version demonstrates how it's done, there's a remastered live vid of it on youtuve, plz do check it out
@Helyen13: This song is actually an old negro spiritual. Music legends such as Mahalia Jackson, Marian Anderson, Paul Roberson, and Odetta all previously recorded and preformed this song, in addition to the countless other folk.
@vmilitant Thanks for the Wikipedia info... And the reason I said what I said was because to me They did it the best so in my eyes it's the original...But I knew already it wasn't.....
@Helyen13: This song is actually an old negro spiritual. Music legends such as Mahalia Jackson, Marian Anderson, Paul Roberson, and Odetta all previously recorded and preformed this song, in addition to the countless other folk.
This version is off an unreleased CD that John Legand made before he became famous. I got a copy from a co-worker who grew up with his in Springfield, Ohio.
i love this song i feel like this all the time my parents are pastors and there always gone im the last of 5 kids im bout to turn 16 on the 25 of april this month and they might not be able to make it and i ran and ran and the only person thats there for me is my boyfriend and this song makes me cry everytime.
i can relate sometimes i too feel like a motherless child but hey life throws obstacles at you for a reason because the endurement of a punishment is something we all long for because not all is strong all the time one love Haiti...
Not a fan of this rendition. I don't like the sacrifice of the slower music and more standalone vocals for this uptempo and stereotypically soulful version. It doesn't sound like he's a motherless child. It sounds like his main concerns for the cover were showing off his own vocals, and appealing to a more mainstream R&B audience. :/
I know for Damn sure the first time you heard that song wasn't in 1890. The first time you heard it was round the same time I first heard it. You went a googled that information to appear smarter than me and you getting checked....Stupid. WHat else do you know..... that's on google.
im not finna keep talkin to a shit talker on youtube come to the chi in the hood n talk goofy nigga ull get get yo blood splattered all ova da block. fuck wit it
@XXXVideoVomit i downloaded this version about 4 years ago. he did a free concert around then and i got it on one of the free download servers. not sure if this helps.
Of all songs Friday Night, this one had the greatest affect on me. I'm a 42 yr old father of a 3 year old. And when I see pictures of a little bodies covered in Haiti, that are the same length as my little boy, it breaks my heart. Or little ones that have lost one or both their parents, my heart aches. I don't even know what to say any more. Give if you can. If you dont grasp it, put the face of, the body of, the sweet smell of some little one you know there, imagine it happened to them.
Great song!! I really loved it, I am a professional dancer and John legend has inspired me to do this piece for my chruch for a black history program. Thanks John for making this rendition, awesome. Wish I could dance live to your voice. Beautiful!!!
I also heard this for the first time during the Haiti telethon. It made me cry my eyes out. Beautiful song. I had to purchase the song after hearing it.
John performed this song so beautifully on the Haiti Relief fund raiser...such passion. His performance was my favorite by far. I didn't know much about this song until last night, but his performance made me purchase his rendition. John Legend is a talented musician, whose voice is one of a kind. Thank you for your contribution to the relief efforts, John Legend.
I didn't know very much about John Legend until his performance on the Haiti telethon. His version has so much emotion and soul that it reveals the power of this 100+ year old song. What he accomplished shows me that he is a very talented musician. I'll be listening to John legend in the future.
As one of the classic Negro Spirituals, it really wakes up your collective unconscious. It's so sad! Being sold from your family in a foreign land or ripped out of your homeland, you can feel the emotions of our ancestors. This piece transcends time!
I'm crying just hearing this song. becuase people complain about alot But they don't see other that don't have anything and don't complain thinking the hope is still there . Let's be a little selfless and gve please they need the help
=( Haiti needs our help... I'm gonna donate some money in my school to help Haiti i have family there. This song is beautiful, it pull on your heart strings.
I listened John a while ago on the Hope For haiti telethon and it's particularly poignant as I am living in the Caribbean and we feel the weight of our brothers and sisters and also the knowledge that we are nearby and it could have been us. It's good to have support of the world.
I just saw him perform this song for the hope for haiti benefit and i was amazed. I felt every struggle and every piece of pain of the people of Haiti. God Bless them
i love his and mahalia jackson's version. they are from completely different eras but i can feel the emotion in both of their voices. And John makes it sound so good with the piano
How about the people who actually went through this. It is about the history of the music. He is keeping it alive for new generations who don't know what a spiritual is. I don't see any of you doing anything. You just critize. Well if you kept the history alive you could come up with something yourself. Critics.
So, Boney M was around during slavery? 'Cause, this song dates back that far. See, during slavery, slave families were broken up and sold off because they were, essentially, chattel. This song is born from those tragedies. Before you critique another performer's rendition of this song, maybe try to read a book or, at least, try to know what you are talking about. Even better, listen to music other than bad 70s disco.
It's irrelevant when the song 1st version was made, the point is that Boney M;'s version had much more instruments played, in a much more intricate way, not to mention that Liz Mitchell's voice is 100 x more soulful than John Legend's. It's a shame that so many lame disco groups became huge in the states while the best 1 (Boney M is from Germany) did not
What's irrelevant is your borderline creepy, over zealous adoration for Boney M. Nobody cares that you think Boney M was the greatest disco group, ever! I was simply correcting you when you implied that Boney M originally did this song. Of course, they did not. Not even close. Over and out.
Yes!!
Twanlee82 2 days ago
OV Wright ftw
blatantlyable 1 week ago
just a super song
king5175 1 week ago
The piano just mystifies the song. John's voice makes it memorable.
ramaslamma 2 weeks ago
Beautiful, just beautiful.
Babwryter 2 weeks ago
This song is amazing. Gives me chills every time. God bless John Legend. He's sooo talented. delievered this song like it was his own. Wheww.
2013CAPAkid 3 weeks ago
Love this song
myCraft096 1 month ago
increiblemente hermoso!!!!!
TOLOATZIN 1 month ago
This song hits me deep within. It describes how we all feel at sometime in our lives and if you deny that then youre lying to yourself
MrCSumm 1 month ago
I feel like a motherless child...more and more each day..
Shawty453 2 months ago
mmmm i love thing song from the bottom of my heart<3
lovelychynnab 3 months ago in playlist lovelychynnab's favorites
MAGISTRALE!!!!!
jeanjoelorsini 3 months ago
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MrStevenJefferson 4 months ago
everyone search baldy and burke and listen to their songs, soo good!
Constowe 4 months ago
I love this song ! ! ! ! !
AQT13 5 months ago
He is just amazing!!!
Shakita85 5 months ago
this is so beautiful! Don´t want the song to end! Great
yeilofant 5 months ago
I love the way that John sings this song better than anyone...he's amazing!
shaylynnette 6 months ago 2
this touches my soul..thank You God for blessing him to share his gift!
ashnburt11 6 months ago 4
Terribly beautiful, so soulful!!
Eristhenes 6 months ago 2
RAW!!! My Testimony my gosh, I don't feel lost now 40yrs. young just hard@mama2one I feel ya tho~~~In my Jesus arms just wish it was a Mother to run2 hold me be that Mother I need & she not even deceased Hmmt selah
prazinpam 6 months ago
I have to have a dose of JL daily!
PJGraham3 7 months ago
2 thumps up. That's my Shit!
TheVideoWatcher9 7 months ago
This song just moves you to a completely different place. Raw with emotion and loss.
mama2one 7 months ago 3
amazing soul in that voice....can't help but relate
mayamaializa 7 months ago 2
I love this song so much that I even remembered the dance "Grace Dance Theater" did 2 this song <3 !!!!!!
Chi98C 7 months ago
It is because the world is so full of war , that your peace of mind it's a gift.
It is because the world is in such a despair , that your hope of optimism is a gift.
It is because the world is so afraid,
that your LOVE is a gift.
iddy1065 8 months ago 4
Stay blessed and don't forget you are a gift from God!.
It is because the world is so full of suffering
that your happiness is a gift.
It is because the world is so full of poverty,
your wealth is a gift.
It is because the world is so unfriendly
that your smile is a gift.
iddy1065 8 months ago 3
This goes to all of you that unfortunately Are or feel like a motherless child. My heart goes to all of you and I want you all to know that God will always be by you protecting you at all times!.You are here on this earth because God choose to& all of you are a gift and you are here for a purpose that only him would ever know.So i wrote this and I hope i bring some kind of comfort to all of you.
iddy1065 8 months ago 26
@iddy1065 wow amazing how words can inspire and touch, and be exactly what one needs to hear-and from a stranger. thank you so much <3
ShareLoveDream 1 month ago
@iddy1065 their is no god stop being foolish. God only exist because people are scarred and don't know why their here. We're here because we have thoughts, that's it. We are just cosmic debris, floating about the cosmos. No rhyme or reason just molecules drifting about. Stop trying to figure it out and just be happy.
easyamp123 3 weeks ago
Then..She'd call....
dgranima 8 months ago
Such a beautiful song, I cried when I saw him perform it at the Hope For Haiti Benefit Concert. I wish I could download it somewhere but I can't seem to find it. I'm glad that I can at least enjoy it here on youtube :-)
alycat1484 8 months ago
love it
Morethananoption 8 months ago
feel like a motherless child mom pass in 2009 and my dad die 8 months later i feel sad all the time missing then both so much :::::: ((((((
1231lulu 8 months ago 2
@1231lulu My heart goes out to you! Please stay strong and remember that God will always be by your side.
Shawty453 8 months ago
this song is old.. and still made me cry and sad ..
melovebatman12 8 months ago
I love this song and love it even more by John Legend
kweenkiwi21 8 months ago
I am a motherless child, kinda. My mom is a drug addict that will dissapear for a few days. Shes been doing it since I've been 2 and I'm now 12.
emogaaralover14 8 months ago
@emogaaralover14 Just Know God is With You And It Will Be Ok
ijADE2014 8 months ago
i luv this song and wen i listen to it i sit here and close my eyes and rock back and forth
MegaPookas 9 months ago
(river of tears)
Lilmissnovacain 9 months ago
he inspire me so much!
2krissypooh 11 months ago 2
ich hab echt sehr lange niemande mehr gesehen/gehört der so viel gefühl in seine songs bringt. Ist schon was besonderes..
Und die Quali ist auhc nicht schlecht :)
cocoandannebf 11 months ago
can anyone do a video on howto play the keys of this song on the piano
MSgeovonie 11 months ago
beautiful talent.
priscillaaroque1 11 months ago
pure emotion
m2885the4th 11 months ago 3
if you feel like a motherless child, and you're not, your mom must be kind of a troll.
timmay301 1 year ago
@timmay301 love this song was song by slaves. it is part of African American heritage. think a little bit deeper.
jolannag 9 months ago 3
i think everyone who is saying that this rendition has lost its meaning is just trying to say, "i dont like it" in an 'educated' way. its ok to simply not like this rendition, nobody is gonna kill u. jst dnt say things like "its lost its meaning" when plenty of people retain a certain connection to this rendition. so, just because it's not exactly like or very closely related to the original doesnt mean it's not good or of good quality.
zua92 1 year ago 4
@zua92 Well spoken!
Ragnhild71 9 months ago
9 people have bad hearing!!
juicearibe 1 year ago 26
@juicearibe now it 12 they must need hearing aids
iyannie4u 8 months ago
@juicearibe you mean 12
ChiefBlackBull 2 months ago 2
Holy crap. I used to sing this in 2nd grad choir.
gothicpsychotic 1 year ago
i awo you my man..
tinsugezze 1 year ago
The tune of this song is lost in this modern R&B version,what's the obsession with new artists to sing off the tune thinking they are clever but ruining well loved songs.The best version of this song is by Tom Jones & Portishead from his Reload album,its sublime as Portishead give it a haunted feel and Tom retains the gospel essence of it.This is a male Christina Aguilera treatment of a fab song,totally lost in his R&B ego!Stick to playing piano mate!
2HonestIam 1 year ago
@2HonestIam While I'd totally agree that this rendition has lost it's meaning and it's composers intent because of how it's harmonized and such, I DO NOT agree that Christina Aguilera should be used as an example here... The girl does a great jib anytime she's singing real music. I'm not going to defend her pop stuff, but hey it pays her bills. But listen to her and Herbie Hancock do "A Song For You" or her "A Christmas Song"... You can't tell me it has any meaning taken away by her arrangement!
matthewharris065 1 year ago
@matthewharris065 My appologies,I meant he does similar R&B acrobatics on this and spoils it,I do like Christina,just annoying when she goes overboard on this new craze,done usually to avoid holding even sustained notes.She can sing well but like a lot of artists today,go down the lazy acrobatics road.Voice coaches hate it!Thanks I'll check her out,and thanks for being polite,many bite on here.
2HonestIam 1 year ago
@2HonestIam Good Lord, there ARE intelligent people on youtube after all... lol Usually when you reply to a comment on here people do "bite"!!! But yeah, her with Herbie Hancock is definitely worth checking out...
matthewharris065 1 year ago
strangely i would very much like to hear TOOL do a redition of this song. im curious about how Maynard James Keenan would go about perfprming this song.
krismart33 1 year ago
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KITSCH, BITCH
metyuewb 1 year ago
KITSCH, BITCH
metyuewb 1 year ago
You're entitled to your opinions but he put his touch on it just like everyone in the past has. Dont be so quick to drop judgement!
MegaMindFrame 1 year ago
immapost version of the song
MBULELo87 1 year ago
This version of the song blows, does not do it justice. Boney M's version demonstrates how it's done, there's a remastered live vid of it on youtuve, plz do check it out
bigmedge 1 year ago
@bigmedge ehh
krismart33 1 year ago
I am a motherless child. I lost my mother at birth and I am not able to get over it. It has ruined my life. :'(
Sammicsno 1 year ago
@kutolewabankai Just beginning? You have a long journey of soulful music to enjoy
trinity5315 1 year ago
ov wright thats where i know it from
wu -tang has sampled from it ( ghostface killa )
FIBZLADON 1 year ago
How Powerful..
HTSCourtz 1 year ago
THIS SONG JUST MADE ME CRY......
LastDCG8 1 year ago
first song in a long time that realy gets to me.
Ccbroo 1 year ago 2
sometimes i feel like a motherless child
remuscha 1 year ago 2
This a great cover I have heard 2 others and this blows them out of the water... But nothing beat the original by Sweetwater...
Helyen13 1 year ago
@Helyen13: This song is actually an old negro spiritual. Music legends such as Mahalia Jackson, Marian Anderson, Paul Roberson, and Odetta all previously recorded and preformed this song, in addition to the countless other folk.
vmilitant 1 year ago
@vmilitant Thanks for the Wikipedia info... And the reason I said what I said was because to me They did it the best so in my eyes it's the original...But I knew already it wasn't.....
Helyen13 1 year ago
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@Helyen13: This song is actually an old negro spiritual. Music legends such as Mahalia Jackson, Marian Anderson, Paul Roberson, and Odetta all previously recorded and preformed this song, in addition to the countless other folk.
vmilitant 1 year ago
this is my apsolute fave song
theprincesyahyahshow 1 year ago
I am a motherless child.
msenlightened 1 year ago
This song was used in NANASE HUTATABI. A TV drama of Japan.
I think this music is so beautiful.
kaos1315 1 year ago
I came on here to find a song to minister to me and this one did it!
melinda10100 1 year ago
Mahalia Jackson and John legend Really Hit me at Heart with this song. I NEVER Knew my Mother and I Hope, Wish and Pray to Someday See her.
Rest In Peace Eartha Lee Hutchinson..
82TheGodOfWar 1 year ago 2
This version is off an unreleased CD that John Legand made before he became famous. I got a copy from a co-worker who grew up with his in Springfield, Ohio.
litsnthf 1 year ago
can someone put up a video on how to play this on a piano.please!!i love this song and plan on doing it for a talent show
MSgeovonie 1 year ago
than man is something special with a piano agree? like then
Funnyman8th 1 year ago
Love this man! he is a true legned
sewit19 1 year ago
I LOVE this and the piano, production is superb, utterly
prinia 1 year ago
His voice is almost a perfect mixture of Adam Levine of Maroon 5 and Natasha Bedingfield. Obviously he's an individual, but does anyone else hear it?
DanielleJordan 1 year ago
@DanielleJordan what a strange analogy...I have no idea what that would sound like, sorry!
jppuertorico85 1 year ago 2
i love this song i feel like this all the time my parents are pastors and there always gone im the last of 5 kids im bout to turn 16 on the 25 of april this month and they might not be able to make it and i ran and ran and the only person thats there for me is my boyfriend and this song makes me cry everytime.
Charonmsmith 1 year ago
@Charonmsmith That's nice and all. But this song has nothing to do with that. It's about the slaves.
Gamerguy3379 1 year ago
this piano has a special sound!
love it
daniel18181 1 year ago
I believe this was originally by Richie Havens. Either way the "freedom" is missing.
24KieferSuth 1 year ago
i love this song i got this song for ballet
d4biddn1 1 year ago
His cover is WAY better <3
Stacyxninjapowa 1 year ago
please lyricsssssssss, does anyones knows the lyrics?
veros186 1 year ago
Look up Mahalia Jackson, motherless child. You may find it there.. same song. John Legend just arranged it different.
Nappilocs 1 year ago
i can relate sometimes i too feel like a motherless child but hey life throws obstacles at you for a reason because the endurement of a punishment is something we all long for because not all is strong all the time one love Haiti...
harris15cjr 1 year ago
Not a fan of this rendition. I don't like the sacrifice of the slower music and more standalone vocals for this uptempo and stereotypically soulful version. It doesn't sound like he's a motherless child. It sounds like his main concerns for the cover were showing off his own vocals, and appealing to a more mainstream R&B audience. :/
Thanks so very much for uploading! :)
LadyLetheSiren 1 year ago
Hey there! If you dig Motherless child, check out this guy Layden Robinson. He does a killer Raw version! :)
brucetorce 1 year ago
the original sound better O.V. Wright!
skinnypi 1 year ago
ov wright is not the original Fisk Jubilee Singers is the original...know your music history
leeleebabiii 1 year ago
I know you momma was the first to make my toes curl. Did you know that history you bitch ass nigga. Don't ever correct me!
skinnypi 1 year ago
Now there is an intelligent response. The people who don't wish to be corrected are the ones who, most often, need correcting.
sixfourwm 1 year ago
I know for Damn sure the first time you heard that song wasn't in 1890. The first time you heard it was round the same time I first heard it. You went a googled that information to appear smarter than me and you getting checked....Stupid. WHat else do you know..... that's on google.
skinnypi 1 year ago
@skinnypi ur obviously mad cuz u cleary wrong lol salty ass goofy
leeleebabiii 1 year ago
Your obviously a motherless child. So your going to grow up to be a jigaloo!
skinnypi 1 year ago
u better b glad i dont know you cuz u would be one too
leeleebabiii 1 year ago
Tough talk little man. You know I'm your real daddy right so ...watch your mouth Son!
skinnypi 1 year ago
im not finna keep talkin to a shit talker on youtube come to the chi in the hood n talk goofy nigga ull get get yo blood splattered all ova da block. fuck wit it
leeleebabiii 1 year ago
I'm in the Chi right now Joe. Wild 100's get at me. You and your pussy ass guys!
skinnypi 1 year ago
I love it! I am crazy about this song. Great rendition. Is there an instrumental of this version?
SongbyrdPh1 1 year ago
lucky you! :-) jealous, very much soo
audreylacroix7 1 year ago
well, he's coming to g-ville, FL.. tomorrrrrrrrow!! and i'm most def going... ;]
missexample 1 year ago
word to yo mothaaaaa
sheckfron 1 year ago
An amazing interpretations! He definitely has the gift of music. Compelling....mindblowing....soul soothing.
CorporateShrink 1 year ago 5
right on point..
Mspendragon1972 1 year ago
This version is incredible. Where can I get it?
XXXVideoVomit 2 years ago
on i-Tunes, it's 0.99 I believe. I have this version and isn't he incredible?
audreylacroix7 1 year ago
Thank You,
Is it from the Knitting Factory CD? I think this version is much better than the Hope For Haiti one. It's pretty close to a perfect piece of music.
XXXVideoVomit 1 year ago
No unfortunately it's from the Hope for Haiti Soundtrack, they didn't offer hte other one on I-tunes. Itunes is too biased.
And you're welcome! :-)
audreylacroix7 1 year ago
@XXXVideoVomit i downloaded this version about 4 years ago. he did a free concert around then and i got it on one of the free download servers. not sure if this helps.
fixuplooksharp66 1 year ago
he has so much verstility he has defiently set the bar 4 male vocalist like myself
poppinjreal 2 years ago
The best version of this song is from Martin Gore.
ronaldik14 2 years ago
Beatiful beyond words
mheilman7 2 years ago
Where can I find the version he sung for the Haiti telethon?
simplylovelyful 2 years ago
on I-tunes
audreylacroix7 1 year ago
Awesome song! Great performance! at the Haiti event.
lovejangie1 2 years ago 22
sounded like a boy
he sounds like a man now.
talebi818 2 years ago
nice
Wheelsoap 2 years ago
Of all songs Friday Night, this one had the greatest affect on me. I'm a 42 yr old father of a 3 year old. And when I see pictures of a little bodies covered in Haiti, that are the same length as my little boy, it breaks my heart. Or little ones that have lost one or both their parents, my heart aches. I don't even know what to say any more. Give if you can. If you dont grasp it, put the face of, the body of, the sweet smell of some little one you know there, imagine it happened to them.
10553311 2 years ago 60
@10553311 yea i feel yhuuuuu.!!
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dada1837 2 years ago
Great song!! I really loved it, I am a professional dancer and John legend has inspired me to do this piece for my chruch for a black history program. Thanks John for making this rendition, awesome. Wish I could dance live to your voice. Beautiful!!!
morganwilliamsdance 2 years ago
Really, I cried when i heard this song for the first time *-*
AliceCyrus 2 years ago
Amazing rendition of Richie Havens' Freedom...
Definitely considering purchasing this...
Jakalar1 2 years ago
I also heard this for the first time during the Haiti telethon. It made me cry my eyes out. Beautiful song. I had to purchase the song after hearing it.
yobebemama1 2 years ago 4
his name is so true to what he does as an artist simply amazing
superstarmegaprcn 2 years ago
John performed this song so beautifully on the Haiti Relief fund raiser...such passion. His performance was my favorite by far. I didn't know much about this song until last night, but his performance made me purchase his rendition. John Legend is a talented musician, whose voice is one of a kind. Thank you for your contribution to the relief efforts, John Legend.
dnprus 2 years ago 4
This song is so touching, it hit my soul. There are tears in my eyes right at this moment. Such a beautiful song. Please give to Haiti.
Ayame131 2 years ago 2
When I heard this in the Haiti Telethon I nearly cried.
iMoMio 2 years ago 2
absolutely unbelievable
vick2411 2 years ago
I didn't know very much about John Legend until his performance on the Haiti telethon. His version has so much emotion and soul that it reveals the power of this 100+ year old song. What he accomplished shows me that he is a very talented musician. I'll be listening to John legend in the future.
bytorbass 2 years ago 4
As one of the classic Negro Spirituals, it really wakes up your collective unconscious. It's so sad! Being sold from your family in a foreign land or ripped out of your homeland, you can feel the emotions of our ancestors. This piece transcends time!
ez4u2beme 2 years ago 2
wow.this song is............beautiful. it made me cry. its memorable..
CrystalNCarranza1 2 years ago
just so beautiful, moving and heartfelt song ... well done John Legend
gbcty 2 years ago
John Legend's performance of this song on the Haiti telethon show tonight was AMAZING. Wait, hrlmshk21 -- U were there 2night?! I hate you!!
NeonRaisin 2 years ago
I'm crying just hearing this song. becuase people complain about alot But they don't see other that don't have anything and don't complain thinking the hope is still there . Let's be a little selfless and gve please they need the help
sumerluv07 2 years ago
=( Haiti needs our help... I'm gonna donate some money in my school to help Haiti i have family there. This song is beautiful, it pull on your heart strings.
sxxypimpette 2 years ago 4
What an amazing song sung by an amazing artist.
Yankeedoo62 2 years ago 3
This guy is a SPARK of light and a RAY of HOPE!
NAPOLEONPOMPEY 2 years ago 3
Man when i heard John play this during HOPE FOR HAITI i fell in love with the song.
GangOfFriends 2 years ago 9
This is beautiful
tanganique94 2 years ago 3
I listened John a while ago on the Hope For haiti telethon and it's particularly poignant as I am living in the Caribbean and we feel the weight of our brothers and sisters and also the knowledge that we are nearby and it could have been us. It's good to have support of the world.
beevee08 2 years ago 4
i love this song even if its making me cry
moonprincess95 2 years ago 3
I just saw him perform this song for the hope for haiti benefit and i was amazed. I felt every struggle and every piece of pain of the people of Haiti. God Bless them
hrlmshk21 2 years ago 6
Wow!
All I can say is....wow!
Kurves3o 2 years ago 2
I love John Legend.
Speaks alot of inspirational things in his songs.
I think this is one of his greatest. He's performing this one for the Hope For Hati Benefit right now.
LoveBombb 2 years ago 3
yes i agree.... i was a bit teary..
missexample 2 years ago 2
I just saw that...I was blown away. ♥
SayWhaaatt03 2 years ago 5
i love his and mahalia jackson's version. they are from completely different eras but i can feel the emotion in both of their voices. And John makes it sound so good with the piano
xxmuzicchickxx 2 years ago 3
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does anyone know where i can find this song on MP3???
KokaDoodleDoo87 2 years ago
This song is the bomb it's really insperational to me because it reminds me of the trials and tribulations I have been threw. Go John Ledgend
inferno85 2 years ago
whoever said there's not enough soul in this is plain wrong....
positivityrules 2 years ago 8
I love this man. But ya'll should check out Justin Guarini'd version. Holy shyiiiit its good.
misskris111 2 years ago
This version is better than Boney M
tisjo268 2 years ago
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not enough soul
southbobby 2 years ago
How about the people who actually went through this. It is about the history of the music. He is keeping it alive for new generations who don't know what a spiritual is. I don't see any of you doing anything. You just critize. Well if you kept the history alive you could come up with something yourself. Critics.
endonalds 2 years ago 4
i love this song...i dont care who sings it...all that matters are the words
reTHICKulous1 2 years ago 3
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This version is seriously lacking compared to the original version of this song by Boney M
bigmedge 2 years ago
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ikedirty318 2 years ago
you want substance youtube justin guarinni version it is SICK! I probobly spelled his name wrong however lol
pixbyjay 2 years ago
So, Boney M was around during slavery? 'Cause, this song dates back that far. See, during slavery, slave families were broken up and sold off because they were, essentially, chattel. This song is born from those tragedies. Before you critique another performer's rendition of this song, maybe try to read a book or, at least, try to know what you are talking about. Even better, listen to music other than bad 70s disco.
If a book is too much to ask, try Wikipedia.
XanxiuZ 2 years ago 5
It's irrelevant when the song 1st version was made, the point is that Boney M;'s version had much more instruments played, in a much more intricate way, not to mention that Liz Mitchell's voice is 100 x more soulful than John Legend's. It's a shame that so many lame disco groups became huge in the states while the best 1 (Boney M is from Germany) did not
bigmedge 2 years ago
What's irrelevant is your borderline creepy, over zealous adoration for Boney M. Nobody cares that you think Boney M was the greatest disco group, ever! I was simply correcting you when you implied that Boney M originally did this song. Of course, they did not. Not even close. Over and out.
XanxiuZ 2 years ago
sad, haunting, beautiful, like it should be
transgirlnz 2 years ago 3
beautifull!!!! no more words...
jamirohertje 2 years ago
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weak
HardBodyNyC 2 years ago