Odetta Sings "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"

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  • čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
  • This is a clip from a roughly 20 minute video "Last Word: Odetta" from NY Times. The entire video (with much better resolution and audio quality than I was able to present here) is available at: www.nytimes.co...
    Please, go watch it! It is such a beautifully done video, of a wonderful, amazing person.

Komentáře • 22

  • @loulou2lou
    @loulou2lou Před 14 lety +75

    You can feel the extraordinary pain in her voice.She is a beautiful woman.

  • @loulou2lou
    @loulou2lou Před 14 lety +34

    She sings it with deeply felt emotions probably those she felt numerous times in her life. Her career spans the last century.She blends singing and speaking with such great affect.

  • @LifeIsGoodLydie
    @LifeIsGoodLydie Před 14 lety +114

    "The song dates back to the era of slavery in the United States when it was common practice to sell children of slaves away from their parents." Wikipedia.
    This song also reminds me of the pain afflicted on Native American children who were separated from their parents...
    ODETTA IS AN ANGEL! Her voice touches my soul.
    Thank you for sharing!

  • @Muziekgenot
    @Muziekgenot Před 12 lety +56

    Tears and silence

  • @andy1753
    @andy1753 Před 14 lety +47

    Amazing and what a beautiful woman...when you think of modern day so called stars...makes you wanna sigh

  • @sferemonk
    @sferemonk Před 14 lety +39

    @marlwood
    I love some CZcams vids for this reason.
    People from all over the world share something beautiful, and leave beautiful heartfelt messages.

  • @sajuaro
    @sajuaro Před 13 lety +26

    my mother used to sing this song around the house...

  • @meme021310
    @meme021310 Před 12 lety +30

    I felt her words n my heart this video was so powerful it made me think of the struggle and where we are now very powerful

  • @irapoannfilho
    @irapoannfilho Před 15 lety +10

    she gives me chill.

  • @crazy4burrito
    @crazy4burrito Před 13 lety +22

    WHO WOULD DISLIKE THIS???!!!!

  • @adpettif
    @adpettif Před 15 lety +8

    i know thats right, i love Odetta

  • @sleeplessintokyo
    @sleeplessintokyo Před 15 lety +6

    i adore her.

  • @undercore4
    @undercore4 Před 15 lety +11

    omg feel it!!

  • @degor1310
    @degor1310 Před 14 lety +5

    God Bless

  • @jesusfreaklol1
    @jesusfreaklol1 Před 15 lety +5

    r.i.p

  • @TheRunner75
    @TheRunner75 Před 12 lety +7

    I have this song by Louis Armstrong ("The Good Book")

  • @miladinoff
    @miladinoff Před 14 lety +3

    @sferemonk I share your words, a hug from Uruguay

  • @UpNorthCollects
    @UpNorthCollects Před 15 lety +7

    naw man, if youve heard other versions, that hole intro part is part of the song

  • @sferemonk
    @sferemonk Před 14 lety +2

    @BonesJuly
    That's really sweet. That sounds like a song.

  • @Treasures4Food
    @Treasures4Food Před 13 lety +5

    @crazy4burrito The soul-less.

  • @Jpom22
    @Jpom22 Před 15 lety +4

    amazing - the first 1:10 should have been edited out - she was searching for the right key.

  • @theblueangel28
    @theblueangel28 Před 13 lety +2

    mmmm!