@prairie11 Nina Simone
Billie Holliday
Mavis Staples
Curtis Mayfield
Patti LaBelle
John Lennon
James Brown
B.B. King
Joni Mitchell
Pete Seeger
Marvin Gaye
Millie Jackson
Bob Dylan
Woody Guthrie
@prairie11 Nina Simone
Billie Holliday
Mavis Staples
Curtis Mayfield
Patti LaBelle
John Lennon
James Brown
B.B. King
Joni Mitchell
Pete Seeger
Marvin Gaye
Millie Jackson
Bob Dylan
Woody Guthrie
@prairie11 Nina Simone
Billie Holliday
Mavis Staples
Curtis Mayfield
Patti LaBelle
John Lennon
James Brown
B.B. King
Joni Mitchell
Pete Seeger
Marvin Gaye
Millie Jackson
Bob Dylan
Woody Guthrie
@prairie11 Nina Simone
Billie Holliday
Mavis Staples
Curtis Mayfield
Patti LaBelle
John Lennon
James Brown
B.B. King
Joni Mitchell
Pete Seeger
Marvin Gaye
Millie Jackson
Bob Dylan
Woody Guthrie
It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
It is the groundin' of a foot uncompromisin'
It's not forgoin' of the lie
It's not the openin' of eyes
It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
It is the groundin' of a foot uncompromisin'
It's not forgoin' of the lie
It's not the openin' of eyes
It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
It's not the shade we should be past it
It's the light and it's the obstacle that casts it
It's the heat that drives the light
It's the fire it ignites
It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
It's not the shade we should be past it
It's the light and it's the obstacle that casts it
It's the heat that drives the light
It's the fire it ignites
It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
It's not the song, it is the singin'
It's the heaven of the human spirit ringin'
It is the bringin'...
It's not the song, it is the singin'
It's the heaven of the human spirit ringin'
It is the bringin' of the line
It is the bearin' of the rhyme
It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
And I could cry power (power)
Power (power)
Power, Lord
Nina cried power
Billie cried power
Mavis cried power
And I could cry power (power)
Power (power)
Power, Lord
Curtis cried power
Patti cried power
Nina cried power
It's not the wall but what's behind it
Lord, the fear of fellow man is mere assignment
And everythin' that we're denied by keepin' the divide
It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
And I could cry power (power)
Power (power)
Power, Lord
Nina cried power
Lennon cried power
James Brown cried power
And I could cry power
Power (power)
Power (power)
Power, Lord
Billie cried power
Joni cried power
Nina cried power
And I could cry power
Power has been cried by those stronger than me
Straight into the face that tells you to rattle your chains
If you love bein' free
Ah, Lord, I could cry power (power)
'Cause power is my love when my love reaches to me
James Brown cried power
Seeger cried power
Marvin cried power
Yeah ah, power
James cried power
Leonard cried power
Patti cried power
Billie, power
Dylan, power
Woody, power
Nina cried power
So Woman should be Marvin (Gaye)
Millie should be Leonard (Cohen)
Kenny should be Patti
I believe the single James could be James Taylor
Power to the people - that's the meaning I read.
All of the names checked either sang political songs, or at least sang songs of great passion and power.
One possible correction: Seeger, not Seager.
No attempts at identifying all the names yet? I'd like to try for most of them:
Nina Simone Billie Holliday Mavis Staples (Three great female African American singers)
Curtis Mayfield Patti Smith ("People Have the Power") Nina Simone
Nina Simone John Lennon James Brown
James Brown Pete Seeger Woman
James (Brown, again?) Millie Kenny Billie Holliday Bob Dylan Woody Guthrie Nina Simone
I don't know that all of the other names above are correct, but if they are, perhaps somebody could help with "Millie" and "Kenny"?
@prairie11 Nina Simone Billie Holliday Mavis Staples Curtis Mayfield Patti LaBelle John Lennon James Brown B.B. King Joni Mitchell Pete Seeger Marvin Gaye Millie Jackson Bob Dylan Woody Guthrie
@prairie11 Nina Simone Billie Holliday Mavis Staples Curtis Mayfield Patti LaBelle John Lennon James Brown B.B. King Joni Mitchell Pete Seeger Marvin Gaye Millie Jackson Bob Dylan Woody Guthrie
@prairie11 Nina Simone Billie Holliday Mavis Staples Curtis Mayfield Patti LaBelle John Lennon James Brown B.B. King Joni Mitchell Pete Seeger Marvin Gaye Millie Jackson Bob Dylan Woody Guthrie
@prairie11 Nina Simone Billie Holliday Mavis Staples Curtis Mayfield Patti LaBelle John Lennon James Brown B.B. King Joni Mitchell Pete Seeger Marvin Gaye Millie Jackson Bob Dylan Woody Guthrie
@prairie11 So this is what I hear when I listen:
@prairie11 So this is what I hear when I listen:
It's not the wakin', it's the risin' It is the groundin' of a foot uncompromisin' It's not forgoin' of the lie It's not the openin' of eyes It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
It's not the wakin', it's the risin' It is the groundin' of a foot uncompromisin' It's not forgoin' of the lie It's not the openin' of eyes It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
It's not the shade we should be past it It's the light and it's the obstacle that casts it It's the heat that drives the light It's the fire it ignites It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
It's not the shade we should be past it It's the light and it's the obstacle that casts it It's the heat that drives the light It's the fire it ignites It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
It's not the song, it is the singin' It's the heaven of the human spirit ringin' It is the bringin'...
It's not the song, it is the singin' It's the heaven of the human spirit ringin' It is the bringin' of the line It is the bearin' of the rhyme It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
And I could cry power (power) Power (power) Power, Lord Nina cried power Billie cried power Mavis cried power
And I could cry power (power) Power (power) Power, Lord Curtis cried power Patti cried power Nina cried power
It's not the wall but what's behind it Lord, the fear of fellow man is mere assignment And everythin' that we're denied by keepin' the divide It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
And I could cry power (power) Power (power) Power, Lord Nina cried power Lennon cried power James Brown cried power
And I could cry power Power (power) Power (power) Power, Lord Billie cried power Joni cried power Nina cried power
And I could cry power Power has been cried by those stronger than me Straight into the face that tells you to rattle your chains If you love bein' free
Ah, Lord, I could cry power (power) 'Cause power is my love when my love reaches to me James Brown cried power Seeger cried power Marvin cried power Yeah ah, power James cried power Leonard cried power Patti cried power Billie, power Dylan, power Woody, power Nina cried power
So Woman should be Marvin (Gaye) Millie should be Leonard (Cohen) Kenny should be Patti I believe the single James could be James Taylor