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Roberta Flack
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Roberta Flack - “Hush-A-Bye” from FIRST TAKE: 50th Anniversary Edition
“Hush-A-Bye” is a previously unreleased track from the SoulMusic.com expanded release FIRST TAKE: 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION.
You can get your copy here - store.soulmusic.com/first-take-50th-anniversary-deluxe-edition-1.html
At its most basic level, the travesty of racism when seen through the lens of a mother singing to her baby with both hope and despair illuminates the importance of connecting history’s shameful cruelty to our current understanding of the imprisonment of oppression.
Roberta Flack was a featured performer in the “Soul to Soul” festival in Ghana in 1971. She included “Hush-a-bye” in her set. This is her introduction to the song that night:
"This is a song that is listed in the Library of Congress, with the catalog heading, ‘Negro Folk Music.’ It tells a story of a young girl in the early days of slavery who is about to give birth to her first child. She stands in the fields, rows and rows of cotton fields, and for a brief moment she closes her eyes and pictures her son as he might appear several years into the future. The fields become a playground for her little boy. She promises him very tenderly, as only a young mother could, all of the things that she thinks he’d like to play with, and among them she promises him horses, of all kinds, and she names them for him, she promises him blacks and bays, dapples and grays, all the pretty little horses. In a very stark moment of reality she opens her eyes to see the rows of cotton field unchanged and she ponders the truth, considers the fact that she was mated like cattle, to produce hopefully a strong young buck. And in a very tender yet fierce moment of reality, she screams out, lashes out in anger, and she selects as the target of her anger, the most delicate creatures of God’s creation. She screams ‘way down yonder in the meadow lies my poor little baby. Bees and butterflies are picking out its eyes, the poor little thing is crying ‘Mammie’”. It’s called ‘Hush-a-bye’.”
You can get your copy here - store.soulmusic.com/first-take-50th-anniversary-deluxe-edition-1.html
At its most basic level, the travesty of racism when seen through the lens of a mother singing to her baby with both hope and despair illuminates the importance of connecting history’s shameful cruelty to our current understanding of the imprisonment of oppression.
Roberta Flack was a featured performer in the “Soul to Soul” festival in Ghana in 1971. She included “Hush-a-bye” in her set. This is her introduction to the song that night:
"This is a song that is listed in the Library of Congress, with the catalog heading, ‘Negro Folk Music.’ It tells a story of a young girl in the early days of slavery who is about to give birth to her first child. She stands in the fields, rows and rows of cotton fields, and for a brief moment she closes her eyes and pictures her son as he might appear several years into the future. The fields become a playground for her little boy. She promises him very tenderly, as only a young mother could, all of the things that she thinks he’d like to play with, and among them she promises him horses, of all kinds, and she names them for him, she promises him blacks and bays, dapples and grays, all the pretty little horses. In a very stark moment of reality she opens her eyes to see the rows of cotton field unchanged and she ponders the truth, considers the fact that she was mated like cattle, to produce hopefully a strong young buck. And in a very tender yet fierce moment of reality, she screams out, lashes out in anger, and she selects as the target of her anger, the most delicate creatures of God’s creation. She screams ‘way down yonder in the meadow lies my poor little baby. Bees and butterflies are picking out its eyes, the poor little thing is crying ‘Mammie’”. It’s called ‘Hush-a-bye’.”
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Roberta Flack - Tryin' Times (Official Video)
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Roberta Flack's Tryin' Times speaks to our struggles in 2020 as it did in 1969 when it was first released. She urges us to be a part of the solution and to always remember that love is stronger than hate.
Roberta Flack - We Can Work It Out (2011) (HQ)
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© 2011 Sony ATV - Released 27th September 2011 on iTunes Download "We Can Work it Out" on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-can-work-it-out-single/id466951920 Fan Roberta Flack on Facebook: robertaflackmusic Follow Roberta Flack on Twitter: Roberta_Flack
Thank You. So real, without artifice a real artist.
My first time here listening
Check out the live version of this song done by Kate Cebrano some years ago.
A great song by Donny Hathaway. What a great delivery by Roberta. The great Ron Carter with a fabulous bass line. 50 years on, and as relevant now as it was then .
Insanely unique & gorgeous. Roberta is a vessel that always brought us beautiful art & beautiful song. This performance is gorgeous and Roberta makes it seem effortless.
right on
Beautiful.
Masterful music at its best and Roberta's voice, an instrument as finely tuned as the best piano, cello or violin. Beautiful and grips you in that right spot in your bowels..
Timeless
Ron Carter Bass....
Beautiful song, very apt/pertinent. Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤
Such a strong debut. RIP Joel Dorn who also produced Chapter Two.
Mr. Dorn produced her first 5 albums!
Serarch on CZcams,Quran :96.Surah Al- Alaq arabic and english translation. (This is the first surah was revealed through angel) and Quran:02. Surah Al-Baqara.......
They have been trying to destroy us forever. Who is sick and tired of this? United we stand divided we fall. It's We the People that can fix this. Big government and the big Tech and World economic forum is out to destroy all of us. This song is proof that is still going on today.
so powerful, so beautiful, so graceful!
Don't get it, an amazing songs few views-trying times
Power of love 🕯️💫🕊️💫🕯️
Your voice has always struck a chord in me……..your songs are so beautiful. Your voice is unlike any other in music. Bravo!
just a dream wow
quelle chanteuse!!
I like the song Roberta you are my favourite singer. I’m not sure about the glittering visuals tho but I do believe we have a dream too :)
I like the song but not sure about the visuals looking so glittery and poinuint. I do believe we have a dream :) thanks Roberta your my favourite singer I am a singer too xxx
This world, humanity, Roberta Flack and Aretha Franklin doing a duet, DAMN! We will never have the pleasure!
Such a beautiful voice and talent. Reminds me of Karen Carpenter; clarity, range, and tone. I think they are 2 of the greatest 60s, 70s female singers.
got to the point though
QUE ÉRAMOSA VOZ TIENE ROBERTA ME DA UNA TRANQUILIDAD Y UNA PAZ, LA VOZ DE LAS NEGRAS, TIENEN UNA NOTA MUSICAL QUE DESCONOZCO EL NOMBRE, QUE DIOS TE BENDIGA SIEMPRE ROBERTA,💜💜💜💛💙💙💙
Whose lovin listening to this beautiful voice we love and know as the beautiful Roberta Flack ? The words we hear melt our hearts n souls, again it’s Roberta. She rocked it 50 yrs ago. Can you believe it? We are still here! So is Roberta! I’d like to Thank You and God for your contribution to my musical journey called life. Stay safe and strong always. 🕊🙏🏽🎶🤍
Roberta Flack, I love you. You were showing America the suffering that iscgoing on in America, and you were/ are warning them. We are not satisfied with what's going on, and we ( The Tribe of Judah) have been called for this day. You are a blessing to the world. And I Thank you for sharing your gift with the world 💜😷💎
This was beautifully curated n the song is still relevant 51 yrs later...
I remember her songs growing up, didn't really appreciate the music back then, but after I got into learning about different artist, and their music, she grew on me, her voice style reminds of Nina Simone, I love her music.
EXCELLENT FOOTAGE FOR AN EXCELLENT SONG _ BRAVO!!!
just wow....thank you...
God forever bless your perfect soul, Ms. Flack. Thank you for sharing your greatness.
No voice holds love like yours, Lady Roberta Flack, Singer of Sonic Light. Thank you forever for everything.
Life's TRIALS
Lady Roberta's voice is ALL through the soundtrack of my life. Thank you thank you thank you!
Powerful song.
Hush a bye...Roberta Flack Sad Song but Wonderful !
This Was Recorded In The 60's And It Is Still Going On.
Music, Art always prophetic and on time in these TRYIN' TIMES... IF THIS WASN'T THE CASE MERCY WOULD NOT EXIST IN THE UNIVERSE. I JUST SELF-PUBLISHED A SHORT BOOK (TRYIN' TIMES from the Pyramids to the Projects) OF THOUGHTS AND POEMS INSPIRED BY ROBERTA FLACKS RENDITION OF TRYIN' TIMES..
Beautiful. True for today in "2021"
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Killing me sofly song you covered very beautifully by alif ba ta. please check the alif_ba_ta channel. from Indonesia. he is a very genius, his main job is a forklip driver.
Killing me sofly song you covered very beautifully by alif ba ta. please check the alif_ba_ta channel. from Indonesia. he is a very genius, his main job is a forklip driver.
“Happy 84th Birthday Queen”..Much Love 💕
I'm a rock and roll guy with a rough edge. But no female singer moves me like Roberta Flack, such in underrated soul giant, and that voice.....
great lyrics
Good job with video on this song!!!
I have this song ingrained into my heart. My mom played this record. This side of the record. Continuously..... I feel so much about it and I have been singing it for years. 2020 has really brought it into perspective in a way that is very personal to many. I will always love you, Ms Roberta Flack. You have been so influential in my life. I hope you are well and I hope this song finds it's way into many who will truly hear it. I'm only 52. This is from 1969. 💓💓💓
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