Freedom Lyrics
Ok... no one has commented on this song. Well anyway i really dont know anything about Richie Havens. But my school had a 60's week and we listend to some woodstalk. I went home and downloaded this song. I really love it. Simple and soothing.
Very cool folk songer and should have more comments because he is a great composer, singer, and concert too. Saw him 6 years ago in the park. Very much fulla the wild energies of love and resitution. Just listening to him sing ROcky Racoon now-- very high powered. Such energy!!
I agree with the previous two..this song deserves more comments. Not just this song but the performance of this song at Woodstock was legendary. Easily one of the best performances of Woodstock and it came at the beginning of the festival. The song combines Freedom with Motherless Child and was Richie's conclusion of over three hours of jammin on stage. If you haven't seen the footage of this performance, check it out on YouTube. Sadly enough, Richie could perform this song today and it's meaning would resonate appropriately. FREEDOM!!
this song was actually taken from a old folk song called motherless child and Richie added freedom to the entire song. He had to improvise at woodstock.....becuase he ran out of songs. He was encored several times and the 3 coolest parts of the woodstock footage is when he comes out on stage already playing but no sound is picked up because the microphone is far away, when everyone stands and claps their hands to his freedom lyrics and when you see him leave, he has sweat pouring off his back and it shows the effort he put into his preformance. Havens plays so hard he breaks a string and has to restring and retune before he contiues, pretty amazing stuff. He also played strawberry fields forever by the beatles and another amazing song called handsome johnny. I suggest you check it out for he is an amazing artist and by the way i think he was the first to play at woodstock.
"we listend to some woodstalk"....
"woodstalk"...!
hahahahahahahaha :D
Freedom...
sometimes I feel like a motherless child...
Freedom...
sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone...
... a long way from my home
FREEDOM MAN!!!!!!!!! RICHIE HAVENS IS SOOO UNDERRATED