Take me down to the river take me down to the sea where i can drown all my sorrows wash all my troubles away watch all my cares sail away i have no ties my hands are unbound there is no friend no love i have found i have no ups im fixed to the ground tell me river where you flow. Take me to the river shows that the giants of memphis soul can still shake the earth though bobby blue bland, teenie hodges, and charles skip pitts passed on between the recording and release of these sessions, but the new grooves don t always blend easily with the old grooves. Take me down to that river bottom boys let me loaf around and take my time let me look at that place where last i saw her face let me sit down and think about my crime. I love the strength, the passion and the talent in this album. Take me to the river talking heads intro e7 d a x4 verse e7 d a i don t know why i love you like i do e7 d a after all the changes you been putting me through e7 d a you took my money and my cigarettes e7 d a i haven t seen the worst of it c g d a a7 i wanna know, can you tell me why won t you stay chorus e7 d a e7 d a take me to the. All stars texas blues take me to the river duration. Released by concord records in 2014 containing music from take me to the river 2014. Bell was featured in the 2014 documentary film take me to the river that explored. Oddly, the song take me to the river is not in either the movie or the album. The only bad thing about take me down to the river is that it hasnt received nearly as much attention as it deserves. Personally, my favorite songs on the album are change, burn it all down and love song. Though theres still more than an hour left after the big moment, nothing nearly as momentous happens. Washing me down, washing me down, washing me down, washing me down i don t know why you treat me so bad, think of all the things, that we could have had, love is a notion, and i cant forget, aahhh my sweet sixteen, ill never regret i wanna know, can you tell me.
Aug 01, 2011 booker t jones, womad 2011, take me to the river. Take me to the river, drop me in the water take me to the river, dip me in the water washing me down, washing me down i dont know why you treat me so bad think of all the things we could have had love is an ocean that i cant forget my sweet sixteen i would never regret i wanna know that youll tell me i love to stay take me to the river, drop. Take me to the river, a documentary about soul music. I don t know why i love her like i do all the changes you put me through take my money, my cigarettes i haven t seen the worst of it yet i wanna know, can you. Take my money,my cigarettes i havent seen the worst of it yet i wanna know,can you tell me id really like to stay take me to the river drop me in the water take me to the river dip me in the water wash me down,wash me down wash me down,wash me down i dont know why you treat me so bad think of all the thing that we could have had love is an. Not too bad for a song that wasnt even released as a single at the time.
The song instantly became a success and made take me to the river one of the newest great concerts to witness. Jones and the singerguitarist hubert sumlin are a gregarious lot, though. Jones with memphis, the mississippi river city that. Take me to the river take me to the river and wash me down wash me down wont you cleanse my soul cleanse my soul put my feet on the ground put my feet on the ground i dont know why she treated me so bad look at all those things that we could have had love is a notion that i cant forget my sweet sixteen i will never regret. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Mar 12, 2015 andrew strong blev kand fran filmen the commitments, med hans soul inspirerade rost. Andrew strong take me to the river live hd youtube. Take me to the river talking heads intro e7 d a x4 verse e7 d a i dont know why i love you like i do e7 d a after all the changes you been putting me through e7 d a you took my money and my cigarettes e7 d a i havent seen the worst of it c g d a a7 i wanna know, can you tell me why wont you stay chorus e7 d a e7 d a take me to the. Booker t jones take me to the river al green cover live at. Sep 11, 2014 take me to the river soundtrack list 2014 complete tracklist, all songs played in the movie and in the trailer, who sings them, soundtrack details and the entire music playlist of the album.
Jul 22, 2017 i wanna go down down to the river, take me down down to the river, take me down i wanna go down there i wanna go down baby not for nothin i know your eyes are touchin somethin we got 5 white boys a strumming 10 black drummers drumming 7 soul sisters humming i wanna go down baby not for nothin im gonna give you somethin my heart is really pumpin the place tipitinas is. Featuring darian gray on drumsrap vocals, melvin brannon jr on bass. For the most part, take me to the rivers lurch into melodrama marks a permanent shift away from it being just another sensitive sliceoflife. Cmon, river wet me down yeah, dip me in the water back to my fishing ground and hold me, squeeze me just love me, and tease me till i can t, till i can t take it no more i don t know why you treat me so bad think of all the good things that ive never had loves an ocean i won t forget my sweet sixteen i will never regret i wanna know, you. Someone from out of town the victim cant put off his curiosity and continues down the dark path in the woods or from exploring the secret corridor behind the hidden panel. Take me to the river shows that the giants of memphis soul can still shake the earth though bobby blue bland, teenie hodges, and charles skip pitts passed on between the recording and release of these sessions, but the new grooves dont always blend easily with the old grooves. It was also covered by darlene austin, bubble trouble, the zumbyes, reiners big band and other artists. What doesnt ever seem to change, however, is the sheer number of incredible angling opportunities that this 315mile river offers. Take me to the river steve winwood,eric clapton,etc.
Jones, souls ultimate sideman, takes the lead at last. At the rock am ring in germany in 2002, young, backed by booker t jones, donald duck dunn, and frank. A southern soul story 19611977 various artists on allmusic 2008 southern soul really was natural as rain, a. I don t know why i love you like i do after all these changes you put me through. Flowing south through east new york from its starting point in the adirondack mountains, and eventually emptying out into the atlantic ocean at hudson bay, this river has stood the test of time as a fishermans. Al green originally released take me to the river written by al green and teenie hodges and al green released it on the album al green explores your mind in 1974. The band originally consisted of david byrne vocals, guitar, tina weymouth bass and chris frantz drums, who had met while attending the rhode island school of design. Rolling stone eventually ranked it on a list of the 500 greatest songs of all time a year after take me to the river was released, his label, hi records, released a version by blues singer syl johnson. Take me to the river soundtrack list list of songs. While im not much for music with even the slightest bit of country, this worship is beautiful and caught my attention. I dont know why i love her like i do all the changes you put me through take my money, my cigarettes i havent seen the worst of it yet i wanna know, can you.
Leon bridges, brittni jessie, maiya mcknight, grenard barr, jaylin j. A southern soul story 19611977 disc 1, released on na. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises take me to the river live mitch ryder air harmonie live in bonn 2008. Take me to the river arrived on to the other scene with the introduction of tour album take me to the river. Laten, take me to the river ar en cover pa al green. Take me to the river take me to the river and wash me down wash me down won t you cleanse my soul cleanse my soul put my feet on the ground put my feet on the ground i don t know why she treated me so bad look at all those things that we could have had love is a notion that i can t forget my sweet sixteen i will never regret. Soulman on insert track 110 is misspelled as seperate ways on insert track 25 is misspelled as ride my dreammachine on insert. Take me to the river sets out southern souls story in an approximately chronological manner, from its early rumblings at the beginning of the 1960s, through its first golden era in the mid60s and its second in the early 70s, and on to the valiant attempts to forestall its demise in the midtolate 70s. The story behind take us to the river most of the songs that i write come out of a time in my walk with god when certain elements or facets of my relationship with him, or part of his works in my life, become more crystallised in my thoughts. Take me to the river, a documentary about soul music the.
Formed in 1991 by working class music manager jimmy rabitte, the commitments performes a unique blend of soul music, described by trumpeter joey the lips fagan as dublin soul. Talking heads take me to the river lyrics genius lyrics. Sep 18, 2014 a love song set to the music of memphis, the film take me to the river is very much in the mold of muscle shoals, the 20 documentary that celebrated that titular alabama city and its. A love song set to the music of memphis, the film take me to the river is very much in the mold of muscle shoals, the 20 documentary that celebrated that titular alabama city and its. Someone from out of town the victim can t put off his curiosity and continues down the dark path in the woods or from exploring the secret corridor behind the hidden panel. Tina turner take me to the river lyrics lyricsfreak. Jul 08, 2016 take me to the river talking heads intro e7 d a x4 verse e7 d a i don t know why i love you like i do e7 d a after all the changes you been putting me through e7 d a you took my money and my cigarettes e7 d a i haven t seen the worst of it c g d a a7 i wanna know, can you tell me why won t you stay chorus e7 d a e7 d a take me to the. Drive over it if you must, but dont get any closer than necessary. Sobel largely abandons the naturalism of his early scenes, shooting for something more spare and spooky. Won t you cleanse my soul get my feet on the ground. Kendel carson take me down to the river lyrics musixmatch. But seriously, i don t watch horror, slasher, gore, lowbrow films. Andrew strong blev kand fran filmen the commitments, med hans soul inspirerade rost. Sep 09, 2014 take me to the river soundtrack from 2014, composed by various artists.
Take me to the river and wash me down wont you cleanse my soul put my feet on the ground lenny kravitz. Drive over it if you must, but don t get any closer than necessary. I hope this is the right way to go about starting one. Well, won t you take me down to the levy, take me down to the stream, take my down to the water, were gonna wash our souls clean, take me down to the river, take me down to the lake, yes, well all go together, were gonna do it for the good lords sake i have fallen so many times for the devils sweet, cunning rhymes and this old world. A curious mystery shakes up a family reunion in take me to. I dont know why she treated me so bad look at all those things that we could have had love is a notion that i cant forget my sweet sixteen i will never regret i wanna know. Curious to hear what other people thought about it, ill add my thoughts below. If you havent heard of molly williams before or listened to her songs then youve been missing out.
The first time i saw take me to the river was at its premiere at the 2015 sundance film festival, but while watching the movie again more than a year later, its impact came rushing back to. Booker t jones take me to the river al green cover live at ronnie. The commitments are a soul band from dublin, ireland, formed for the screen version of the book of the same name by irish writer, roddy doyle. Jan 01, 2010 personally, my favorite songs on the album are change, burn it all down and love song. Grace potter and the nocturnals nothing but the water i. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Cover versions of take me to the river by al green.
Take me down to the river by molly williams on amazon. The interrogator from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Have a look below to see the official soundtrack list for the 2014 documentary movie, take me to the ri. So down we went to get the baritone sax out of the instrument room and. Booker t jones live at ronnie scotts jazz club 15th august 20. Down by the river is a song composed by neil young.
July 16, 1939 is an american soul singer and songwriter. Take me to the river syl johnson 1974 hd quality youtube. After the changes you put me through your sixteen candles are right on my wall they tell me who made a fool of them all i wanna know, won t you tell me ill be in love to stay take me to the river take me to the river take me to the river walk me to the water walk me to the water take me to the river just walk me to the water walk me to the. The river remains a static monster in a forgotten corner of the citys psyche. Apr 25, 2018 the river remains a static monster in a forgotten corner of the citys psyche. Take me to the river music from the motion picture. Take me, take me take me to the river and wash me down.
Take me to the river, drop me in the water, take me. Take me to the river and wash me down won t you cleanse my soul put my feet on the ground sheryl crow, lenny kravitz, al green, bb king. The viewer knows something horrible is about to happen. Take me to the river works best in scenes like the one where logan gets goaded by his uncle and aunt into singing the homoerotic song that he did for a school talent show back westwhile hes sitting in a midwestern breakfast nook and drinking generic storebrand cola out of a plastic tumbler. Take me to the river is a feature film celebrating the intergenerational and interracial musical influence of memphis in the face of pervasive discrimination and segregation. Id like to dedicate this song to little junior parker a cousin of mine whos gone on, but wed like to kinda carry on in his name i sing. Take me to the river, and wash me down she cleans my soul put my feet on the ground i dont know why you treated me so bad after the things we could have had love is emotion that i cant forget my sweet sixteen will never regret oh wanna know, wont you tell me ill be in love to stay. Ever since, will has been closely following what scientists and native hunters are reporting about climate change in the arctic. The band released eight studio albums before disbanding in. Take me to the river chords ver 2 by talking heads. The only bad thing about take me down to the river is that it hasn t received nearly as much attention as it deserves.
This expression, dating from the mid1800s, alludes to slaves being sold down the mississippi river to work as laborers on cotton plantations. Take me to the river soundtrack from 2014, composed by various artists. With logan miller, robin weigert, josh hamilton, richard schiff. The tragedy led to a collaboration between bell and booker t. Take me to the river, drop me in the water take me to the river, dip me in the water washing me down, washing me down i don t know why you treat me so bad think of all the things we could have had love is an ocean that i can t forget my sweet sixteen i would never regret i wanna know that youll tell me i love to stay take me to the river, drop. Oct 03, 2016 but that didn t matter, because it became a signature song for green.
Cmon, river wet me down yeah, dip me in the water back to my fishing ground and hold me, squeeze me just love me, and tease me till i cant, till i cant take it no more i dont know why you treat me so bad think of all the good things that ive never had loves an ocean i wont forget my sweet sixteen i will never regret i wanna know, you. Hold me, love me, please me, tease me till i can t, till i can t take no more take me to the river bb king, lenny kravitz. Take me to the river soundtrack list 2014 complete tracklist, all songs played in the movie and in the trailer, who sings them, soundtrack details and the entire music playlist of the album. Annie lennox take me to the river lyrics letssingit. A californian teenagers plan to come out at his nebraskan family reunion gets derailed when a bloodstain on his young cousins dress makes him the unwitting suspect of abuse. Johnsons version slows the rhythm down as it turns into the archetypal. Jul 30, 2018 take me down the river stompin tom connors the north atlantic squadron and other favourites. I dont know why i love her like i do all the trouble you put me through take my money, my cigarettes i havent seen the worst of it yet i wanna know can youll tell me i love to stay take me to the riverx2, drop me in the waterx2 dip me in the river,take me to the river drop me in the water, drop me in the water water.
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