An interesting tidbit. The "straight from the water" part of 'Home' seems to be derived from a slave spiritual (I think it may have been used in the Underground Railroad) with similar rhythm and melody. The spiritual went:
Wade in the water
Wade in the water, children
Wade in the water
God's gonna trouble the water
The first three lines of the spiritual are very similar to the "Straight from the water" sung in 'Home."
Older live version of this song and a whole intro section that is a negro spiritual. the only part that has survived to current version is the "straight from the water" lyric. On a side note you used to be able to buy "Straight from the water" bracelets on his website with the proceeds going to hurricane relief funds.
Older live version of this song and a whole intro section that is a negro spiritual. the only part that has survived to current version is the "straight from the water" lyric. On a side note you used to be able to buy "Straight from the water" bracelets on his website with the proceeds going to hurricane relief funds.
An interesting tidbit. The "straight from the water" part of 'Home' seems to be derived from a slave spiritual (I think it may have been used in the Underground Railroad) with similar rhythm and melody. The spiritual went:
Wade in the water Wade in the water, children Wade in the water God's gonna trouble the water
The first three lines of the spiritual are very similar to the "Straight from the water" sung in 'Home."
Just thought this was interesting.
Older live version of this song and a whole intro section that is a negro spiritual. the only part that has survived to current version is the "straight from the water" lyric. On a side note you used to be able to buy "Straight from the water" bracelets on his website with the proceeds going to hurricane relief funds.
Older live version of this song and a whole intro section that is a negro spiritual. the only part that has survived to current version is the "straight from the water" lyric. On a side note you used to be able to buy "Straight from the water" bracelets on his website with the proceeds going to hurricane relief funds.