Staple Singers 1973

[LadySovjet]

this was the time when people made MUSIC and not the shit they call music today.........And singers Could sing!!

[jsphotos]

THIS is a rock/pop DIVA! THIS is SOUL! This is the REAL thing, far far far beyond the over-souled and "oversold" pretenders of today!

[MsLETtheTruthBeTold]

Yeap!...This is the TRUTH right here!...Help me Now!...Mercy!...Let me take you there!...Much respect Mother Mavis & the Staple Sinngers...The New School,,,needs to get back to the Old School!...4 real!

[VaniaDawson882]

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[spock902]

national lampoons Christmas Vacation brought me here... mavis sang the theme track, check it out. i'll take you there

[cw51569]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!, I AM FRIENDS WITH MAVIS STAPLES ON FACEBOOK.

[Mrphatbastard1]

I think if someone approached me and asked what soul music was, I'd just show them this video as it speaks for itself, like a sledgehammer! Hell I can't even watch Mavis Staples without breaking out in goosebumps.

[Mrphatbastard1]

Honestly, if you can sit there in your chair without moving a muscle, you must be dead...

[FishnetsForever]

This woman is possessed by the gospel...

[sallymeashubok]

unique, soulful, brilliant...every time i watch videos like this i wish that i was born so much earlier in time. i am 22 years old and i get emotional when i watch performances like this. what happened to everything?????

[Candygirl820]

that lady knows can moan....i love it!!! Get it Mavis!

[dougb1950]

SWEET LADY

[LesSmith45]

I have one question. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MUSIC FROM THIS SONG TO TODAY? What happened to the great soul music of the 70's? What happened to the Great R&B of the 60's & 70's. Usher, Fifty Cent all the so called shit that is being produced today. Again, what happened to the great music of the late 60's and 70's? Does anyone believe that Usher would have made it at all during the 60's & 70's with his so call great music of today. I dont think so. Mr. Wizard i wanna go back.

[zappa12341]

oh ya baby that's my girl!

[LiesaShultz810]

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[mfalmekali]

I get chills evertime i hear Mavis sing....the sista gat SOUL

[TheAithWONDER]

chumone, and yall wonder where micheal jackson got it from!

[tobesograteful]

They are just so good!

[tredissa]

Got chills all up and down my arms, my goodness.

[m4marcel]

Nobody can sing like Mavis Staple. A lotta soul there.

[missshygirl101]

I like their dresses.

[Spiritree41]

SAng yall. Help me na.....

[relliott7]

Killer song.

[Relda999]

my ex boyfriend would always play this song, it reminds me so much of him.

[StevenC32]

The Staple Singers were awesome.

I remember listening to them on the radio in the 1970s.

[ZMDELM]

When I get down I just come here and listen to Mavis & Pops do this song. Again, we are blessed with their sound and beauty.

[PSYCHABOO]

She's got some facial expressing goin on.

[harley5571]

tThe Staples Singers have a couple of the most awesome and truthful songs ever. This one, Respect Yourself along with Smiling Faces by the Undsputed Truth and Backstabbers by the O'Jays tell the REAL DEAL!

[speaker00001]

Holly shit! Beyonce is the only woman to sing with soul these days... And she aint got shit on these ladies. Where is the sole at these days?

[Mulwany]

mavis is still alive.. :)

[oro1206]

your are correct, she aint got shit on these ladies. she has soles on her feet. thats the only soul she has

[chj2]

@oro1206 LMMFBAO!!!!!! You ain't never lied! In the words of my man CHUCK D:

Tina, Aretha and Mavis WILL ALWAYS BE GREAT!!!/

[Beyoncefan1000]

I'm a big fan of the Staple Singers, Ike and Tina, and all the greats but, beyonce has just as soul as those singers do and it may be hard to see because some of her lyrical content in songs are sex or club influeneced but, if you seen her in Cadillac records or Dreamgirls and even in her concerts you will know what i'm talking about!!! believe me, she can get down with the legends!!!

[chj2]

With all due respect, Beyonce ain't the only one (and I haven't heard Beyonce SANG like Mavis ) - you left out Chrisette Michelle, Laura Izibor, Corrine Bailey Rae, Lalah Hathaway, Deborah Bond, Conya Doss, and SEVERAL OTHERS who I'm quite sure have been studying the FABULOUS Mavis Staples.

[missshygirl101]

@chj2 that's what I'm talkin bout. Beyonce might can shake her booty, but she can't bring it like Mavis.

[cloningprocess]

True, true, true...And also notice that there's hardly and "private" skin being shown.

This is the ultimate in talent!

[spritualdiary]

@missshygirl101

so very true. Furthermore dont forget the message they had in their music. especially in their earlier work. I cant say ive heard anything inspiring in Beyonce's music.

[thejukejoint]

Just awesome! It seemed like the whole audience was saying "I'll take you there" when mavis would say "help me now". LOL. It's a good thing they song faded out. Mavis was about to take them to church. LOL (I love you Mavis).

[Albizzie23]

BANG!!!

[melvyd2]

Mavis set the ideal of a dream girl I never found. Shoplifters, druggies, bed hoppers...todays women are so disappointing.

[ZMDELM]

We are all blessed with their sound and beauty.

[msonecomment]

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[msonecomment]

I agree it's AWESOME and I love this video too. I think Mavis is really cute here and her voice is just amazing!

[LetFreedomRing]

Go Mavis!

[roknsoul1]

Damn,

This is AWESOME, I LOVE this clip!!!

[michiganprada]

wow this is the first time I ever saw this clip thank you 99cent

[Texas1501]

I love it, I love it, I had been waiting a long time to see this. I had a cassette recording of this, but seeing the picture is so much better. She is just great. I love them all. Pop, Evon, Cleo, and Mavis. I got a chance to see them in person, and it was just earth moving

[quartz0111]

Great Video!!! I have been waiting to see a live version of I'll take you there from back in the day!!! Mavis was getting ready to let that place out!!! Does anyone have the video of The Staple Singers performing I'll Take You There on 'Rock Concert"?