Gospel Radio
Everybody desperate
tryin’ to make ends meet
Work all day
made to pay
keepin’ their arses
off the street
Alas, their lives
are incomplete
But don’t it make you
want to free your soul ?
Upright from wrong
… Gospel Radio
I heard Natalie Cole
singing sweet and soulful
on the radio
… that Gospel Radio
Everybody hungry
the truth to know
Desperate
thirsting in spirit
seeking a safe place to go
As the anger
and resentment flow
But don’t it make you
want to deepen your soul ?
From weak to strong
… Gospel Radio
I heard Aretha Franklin
singing sweet and soulful
on the radio
… Gospel Radio
You know, the Man
he’s got his problems too
He will surely
take them out on you
In walks the Disciple
face all aglow
Beaming bright
tuned in tight
… to that Gospel Radio
Don’t it make you long
to sweeten your song ?
To sing along
… to that Gospel Radio
I heard Mahalia Jackson
singing sweet and soulful
strong and spiritual
on the radio
… Gospel Radio
You’ve been seeking
searching for the One
The Holy One
Hoping that
His Righteousness
might just
might just
might just come
That Kingdom Come
I heard a whisper
deep in the night
“Be watchful
for His eternal light”
Don’t it make you
want to rock n’ roll
… all night long ?
That Gospel Radio
I heard the Angels singing
sweet and soulful
beyond the radio
… Gospel Radio
~ by david redpath © 2018
Inspired by the lyrics of Warren Zevon
In memory of Aretha Franklin.
Her version of Amazing Grace
never failed to take me
to a sacred place … Respect.
Photo; Mahalia Jackson
In the record collection that my mother had, she had a few LP albums of gospel songs of Mahalia Jackson.
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I’ve got her on CD …
Gospel Gold. Her singing
makes Obama sound like
a middle-aged white man.
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That I believe. 😁
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This is a worthy tribute, thank you for writing and sharing it.
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Thanks for that.
I wrote, & posted this
earlier in the year.
It seemed appropriate
to republish.
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A great work done here.👌
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Thanks Priscilla.
Much appreciated.
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You are welcome david
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An inspirational poem
I’m listening to Aretha
Singing in my home
Amazing grace
Now, I say a little prayer
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Good choice.
Thanks Ivor.
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Beautiful ❤️
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Thank you, E.C.🎶.
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She is w/ the Lord now. The choir in heaven must be amazing.
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And, with one hell of a band!
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Wonderful tribute David.
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Thank you, Punam.
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You are welcome.
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Great tribute.
And it made me want to free my soul and get lost in some rock ‘n’ roll.
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Enough to satisfy the soul
… Thank you, Goldie.
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Lovely tribute to gospel singers and to Aretha Franklin.
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Thank you, Marta.
Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin
… so many great singers
got their start in humble
church choirs.
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Wonderful your Gospel Radio…😊
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I listen all the time …
Thanks Aruna.
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Good,dear!!
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God rest her sold. A beautiful tribute.
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I was just now listening to
Aretha Franklin’s version of
‘The Weight’. She makes the
current crop of pop divas
sound like lightweights.
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