Following a series of gospel sings, let's move into a mixture of blues, soul and an even wider theme with song that brought this star back into the public eye in 2002, backed by The Blind Boys of Alabama. Written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, and Brenda Russell, it comes from the preacher and singer's album Don't Give Up On Me. The pace, maturity of delivery, crips blues guitar, and above all the emotions in the voice of Burke and the Blind Boys are nothing but sublime. As with the Blind Boys, Burke has also featured on Song of the Day before, with his much early song, Cry To Me. None Of Us Are Free was previously recorded by the great Ray Charles in 1993, and perhaps oddly, by Lyrnard Skynard in 1997, but neither version have the weight or quality of this. None of us are free, but some are less free than others.
Well you better listen my sister's and brothers
'Cause if you do you can hear
There are voices still calling across the years
And they're all crying across the ocean
And they're cryin across the land
And they will till we all come to understand
None of us are free
None of us are free
None of us are free, if one of us are chained
None of us are free
And there are people still in darkness
And they just can't see the light
If you don't say it's wrong then that says it right
We got try to feel for each other, let our brother's know that we care
Got to get the message, send it out loud and clear
None of us are free
None of us are free
None of us are free, if one of us are chained
None of us are free
It's a simple truth we all need, just to hear and to see
None of us are free, if one of us is chained
None of us are free
Now I swear your salvation isn't too hard too find
None of us can find it on our own. (On our own)
We've got to join together in sprirt, heart and mind
So that every soul who's suffering will know they're not alone
Oh, none of us are free
None of us are free, yo
None of us are free, if one of us are chained
None of us are free
If you just look around you
Your gonna see what I say
Cause the world is getting smaller each passing day. (Passing day)
Now it's time to start making changes
And it's time for us all to realize
That the truth is shining real bright right before our eyes. (Before our eyes)
None of us are free
None of us are free
None of us are free, if one of us is chained
None of us are free
Oh, none of us are free
None, none, none of us (None of us are free)
Oh, none one of us
(None of us are free, if one of us is chained) Well, well
Well, once again
(None of us are free) None of us are free
(None of us are free) None of us are free
(None of us are free, if one of us is chained) One of us, none of us, one of us
(None of us are free) Lord, have mercy
(None of us are free) Oh, let me save you
(None of us are free, if one of us is chained)
If one of us is chained, none of us are free
Well, I gotta tell about it
(None of us are free) Oh, ma ma ma
(None of us are free) Ma ma Lord
None of us are free, if one of us is chained
None of us are free
None of us, none of us, none of us are free
None of us are free
None of us are free, if one of us is chained
None of us are free
None of us are free
None of us are free, no
None of us are free, (if one of us is chained), oh, Lord
(None of us are free) oh, Lord
None of us are free
(None of us are free)
None of us are free, if one of us is chained
None of us are free.
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