Aretha Franklin - "The Day Is Past And Gone"

[concorde9615]

Yes!

[oshiggerbotgontz]

Man you don't even have to believe to love this. This is something to believe in.

[alexalot23]

she is an excellent pianist. i wonder if she is playing on this recording? whoever is playing is being used by god . you don't hear that type of piano playing in the black church anymore. you hear kirk franklin's music, but not this. i surely that another tradition has not been lost.

[poplife123]

Take ure time reatha........take ure time.....

[BLKSMOKE12]

I have never heard a 14 year old child sing like this before. This woman was annointed and nobody can deny that. GOD's amazing grace was all over her during this time. Wow, i am still knocked out by the level of maturity in her voice at 14.

[SuperSLIMGOODY1]

DANG..SOMEONE HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE HEAD ..ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICANS LOSING THEIR MINDS......BACK IN THE DAY BLACK FOLKS STUCK TOGETHER..IT SEEMS THEY ACTUALLY CARED AND LOOKED OUT FOR EACH OTHER.....AND ENJOYED GREAT GOSPEL GRATES LIKE ARETHA.....DAMN NOW THAT WE HAVE SO MUCH FREEDOM...WE JUST KILLEN EACH OTHER,,NOT PROTECTING...BLACKS NEED TO LOOK BACK TO WAY BACK THEN AND LOOK AT TODAY..AND STAET MAKING THOSE POSSITIVE CHANGES...YA DIGG...

[TwinklySparkles]

Oh my God. What power. Never forget your power! 

[tinmccool]

I got an Lp, on Decca , I think, of her first 12"s, the first track she put down was "Today I sing a love song but today i Sing the blues", the session band had, one sec, gonna pull it out, Nope Uk 1973 release on Embassy? compilation.

1960 August 1st, with Byrant, Bill Lee, Lord Westbrook,Osie Ohnson, Tyree Gleen and Mr J Hammond. Purchased thanks to the sadly missed Professor Plastic,

[mzQuincy]

Thnx for posting!!!

[mrwink2u]

The day is past and gone and one day we will lay down our cross and wear a crown!

[callasexperience]

great

[PrettyVillan]

RIP Mother Shirley J. James

[urukaya]

lA CONOCI HAVE POCO,CLARO NO ES MI ESTLO MUSICAL PERO POR SUERTE LA CONOCI!!!!SOY FANATICA DEL REGGAE Y DE LA BUENA MUSICA!!!CREO QUE ES UNA BELLEZA DE MUJER CON UNA DE LAS MEJORES VOCES QUE HAYA ESCUCHADO!!!OHHH QUE MARAVILLA DE MUJER!!!!!!

[g2a5]

This reminds me of the Civil Rights movement when bacl people actually

had good sense. Love It!

[ESSENCEOFEACHTHING]

Yeah! That's because at that time it was very clear who the enemy was.And it was very clear that we had to work together to correct the problem.

[newme09able]

Yeah...think about all the deaths that took place back in those days...every time you thought you where okay someone else was killed. I understand.

[NGEDI12]

@g2a5

Its funny you say that! It seems we lost our sense once we were mixed in with other nations of people. We were probably better off being amongst ourselves in our own communities, better yet not even here in the first place. But you wouldn't be able to enjoy our entertainment then, would you?

[g2a5]

@NGEDI12 Im sure we would have found a very constructive way to entertain ourselves.

[Mcvity]

beautiful voice, what a woman :)

[MONRAYDAYIZBACK]

THE LYRICS

The day is past and gone

The evening shade appears

Oh, may we all remember well

The night of death draws near

We'll lay our garments by

And on our beds we rest

So death will soon disrobe us all

Of what we here posess

[MONRAYDAYIZBACK]

Lord, keep us safe this night Secure from all our fears May angels guard us while we sleep Till morning light appears And when the early light In view they onwards home (?) May we press on to reach thee, Christ And after glory run And when our days are past And we from time remove Oh, may we in thy bosom rest Thy bosom of thy love

[concorde9615]

@MONRAYDAYIZBACK Thank you for posting the lyrics. I have been listening to this version by Aretha for a long time and never knew the lyrics.

[shelton1397]

Although Aretha cites Clara as her idol I don't think she was from a vocal standpoint. I've tried hard to draw the connection and can't. Clara was a great support of Aretha in the early years and dated her father. I'm sure that had more to do with it. Clara was a singer pianist like a lot of gospel artists at that time. I think there are some other influences in the mix. I do recognize the James Cleveland piano in Aretha's playing particularly on the fast numbers.

[MONRAYDAYIZBACK]

well aretha said that she wanted to learn piano in case clara ever didnt want to play and aretha wanted to be ready to play for her. and james cleveland taught her how to reach for high notes and im sure with the piano too. and mahalia im sure thats why aretha never really used any head voice and was more a belter like mahalia(she sang precious lord at her funeral)

[shelton1397]

That chest voice is typically baptist, holiness gospel. Unless you were in a Catholic or Methodist church not a lot of head voice singing to get the parishoners shouting. Head voice my get you a few drops of tears but not the visitation of the Holy Ghost that gets one up and out of the pew.

[MONRAYDAYIZBACK]

well since im baptist i know that head voice is not typically used unless its a soprano singing, but there werent even any whoos which aretha did sometimes either way it was a perfect album.

[eugenehilter09]

i love this i wanna hear her sing this live at clard ward funeral

[WHITESLICK10]

She was only 14 when she did this song am i right about that? Very powerful little girl she was.

[DaSourcespr06]

yes she was 14

[MUZIKNFILMZ]

Ain't no harm in moanin'!!---MOAN ON 'Retha!!

[DaSourcespr06]

Aint neva been no harm in it..amen!

[PrettyVillan]

I never hear anybody sing this song anymore....I was at a funeral tho and the minister recited the words before he began to pray...i'mma try to tackled it tho.

[jmarquis52]

i am 17 and everyone knws when i get up to do devotion that this is my hymn!

[travisfuqua]

Wut Church do u belong 2?

[jmarquis52]

pentecostal church in ga

[travisfuqua]

Im surprised no offense but i thought only us Baptist folk sang em Dr Watts as we call em lol

[g2a5]

Its too sad now, sing it at a funeral now and the family will proably kill over. The song was appropriate for that time though.

[BABADUCATO]

Somewhere Gert is smiling. I know ya right. If I had my eyes closed, as it were, at the very beginning, I woulda swor' dat was Gert's daughtah.

[rmbb10]

Oh yes sur; I love this song. Just nothing but the power of God; Ms. Re Re tore it up. This song just fills my heart.

[DaSourcespr06]

I know..to the untrained, it sounds like such a sad song,but in truth, its a testament of how knowing God eases the mind about death..to the point that we embrace it as being the gates to endless joy..Glory!

[PrettyVillan]

The Ward phrasing is definitely in place! Aretha rips this to shreds!

[prof32]

The church wasn't always accepting of Aretha. They came around as they have with Reverand Al Green.

[NuRoyal]

O MY GOD, I cought the holy ghost and shout for a good while and i had everyone in the enlisted club looking at me like i was crazy, I had the person next to me hole my mule....lol.... Aretha is so Blessed and this blessed me. GLORY to GOD

[wilstebri]

SING IT, CHILD!!!!!!!

[SoulSir]

Can't nobody express a song with feeling,soul and expierence like the (Queen of Soul) and to say that title is a understatement to describe her as an artist.

[appetancy]

At the age of 14, Aretha recorded three of Clara Ward's biggest hits, "The Fountain," "Precious Lord," and this song, phrasing and building the drama exactly like her idol. It's an uncanny experience to play one after the other. Also check out Aretha's very recent version of "Beams of Heaven," another of Clara's sticks. Long-meter slow or stomp down fast, early or late, Aretha keeps returning to Clara's Old Landmark. Somewhere Gertrude Ward is smiling.

[MONRAYDAYIZBACK]

she also sang this song. at claras funeral.

[TheQueenAretha]

Was Clara's funeral recorded.

[MrStyle23]

Listen to that voice!!! What was you doing at 14? She sounds like a seasoned pro. The Queen of Soul and Empress of Music!

[comicalk]

Not even 30 yet and Aretha had me thinkin about death for the longest. Actually it's one of my favorite cuts from this record. It's just too eerie sometimes. My grandmother seems to really wrap herself into the message whenever she plays it.

Sing Aretha!

[Darneloh]

My God only 14yrs old and sounding like a grown woman!She is fitting of the name Queen of Soul.She and Whitney was the only gospel artist who left gospel to pursue a successful r&b recording career and comeback and still be accepted.Sam Cooke, Johnnie Taylor and even Al green wasn't accepted by the church community because they left to record secular.