Comments | olugbemisola: Dr. King Tried to Love Somebody

olugbemisola

Dr. King Tried to Love Somebody

Jan 20, 2008 19:53

(Cross-posted...)

It's just about impossible for me to pick a favourite speech of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but this one would have to be in that range. An excerpt: "...A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies. On the one hand, we are called to play the Good ( Read more... )

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olugbemisola January 21 2008, 13:47:34 UTC

I think it works now (http://www.sweethoney.com) -- I think the site may have been overloaded after the show. There's a song that starts playing as the site loads, so you can get a sample. The newest album, Experience 101, is fantastic!

You are so right about remembering not to just focus on the slogans and sound bites...

lizannewrites January 21 2008, 02:50:25 UTC

I LOVE Sweet Honey in the Rock! How wonderful for you that you saw them perform!

What are some of your favorites of their songs?

olugbemisola January 21 2008, 13:52:28 UTC

Oh man! Well, the more recent favourites are "I Like it that Way", "Do What the Spirit Say Do", and "Member of the World Community", "Education is the Key"...I love "Nature Song", "I Love to Laugh", "Sojourner's Battle Hymn", "Down the Road I Be Going", "Balm in Gilead","Beatitudes"...oh, and their new "Dog, Dog" song.... :-) What about you?

The new album is really good. It's so much fun to take my daughter to see them; my mother took us when I was little.

lizannewrites January 24 2008, 03:21:54 UTC

I just have Women Gather CD I love the title song and the Innocents and We Want Voter Representation -- the one about Washington DC

olmue January 21 2008, 05:48:40 UTC

Listening to MLK always hits me hard! His words are amazing, and his speeches themselves...yeah.

And it sounds like a cool concert! I found them while looking for a recording of a song from Lion Boy--cool that you got to see them live!

olugbemisola January 21 2008, 13:57:35 UTC

I get chills every time...I used to have a great audio collection of his speeches that I'd love to get again (it was on cassette). And yeah, the writing...I have no words.

Sweet Honey in the Rock is AMAZING live. Those voices, and the acoustics in Carnegie Hall, of course. (Hats off to the sound crew.)