Blind Boys of Alabama - "Jesus"
from "I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord" (2004)
I was going through the CD bins at the local library and saw a Blind Boys release with the song "Jesus" on it. I was hoping this would be their rendition of Lou Reed's song - it is not. However, I do think the chorus is interesting as it makes a statement of a savior found - as opposed to Lou Reed's searching for a savior. The chorus goes:
Jesus - He's got what I want.
He's got what I need.
Only Jesus can satisfy me.
The language of the Blind Boys is Black Gospel. They speak in broad terms how they were, "living in a world of sin" when "Jesus came and took me in" and now they don't need anything else but "Jesus."
I'd recommend the Blind Boys CD with Ben Harper, "There Will Be A Light" (2004) as a CD worthy of some praise.
from "I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord" (2004)
I was going through the CD bins at the local library and saw a Blind Boys release with the song "Jesus" on it. I was hoping this would be their rendition of Lou Reed's song - it is not. However, I do think the chorus is interesting as it makes a statement of a savior found - as opposed to Lou Reed's searching for a savior. The chorus goes:
Jesus - He's got what I want.
He's got what I need.
Only Jesus can satisfy me.
The language of the Blind Boys is Black Gospel. They speak in broad terms how they were, "living in a world of sin" when "Jesus came and took me in" and now they don't need anything else but "Jesus."
I'd recommend the Blind Boys CD with Ben Harper, "There Will Be A Light" (2004) as a CD worthy of some praise.
posted by Matthew Hundley at 8:37 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home