Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a Gospel singer in the 1930s-40s who pretty much pioneered combining traditional spiritual lyrics and secular rock accompaniment. Some of the songs she is best known for are "Strange Things Happening Every Day," and "Up Above My Head." Thing is, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss made it low-tempo, even including a little Tarantella, but Sister Rosetta's music was very up-beat and tempo and very Rock-n-Roll, just with Gospel lyrics. I think that is the biggest reason I like the song- the difference between the real woman and how Alison is singing.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a Gospel singer in the 1930s-40s who pretty much pioneered combining traditional spiritual lyrics and secular rock accompaniment. Some of the songs she is best known for are "Strange Things Happening Every Day," and "Up Above My Head." Thing is, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss made it low-tempo, even including a little Tarantella, but Sister Rosetta's music was very up-beat and tempo and very Rock-n-Roll, just with Gospel lyrics. I think that is the biggest reason I like the song- the difference between the real woman and how Alison is singing.