It’s MICHELLE’S!! Anybody who knows me also knows Michelle Williams has a special place in my heart.
It’s AFRICAN!! Anybody who knows me, knows I LOVVVEEE Africa and my African family!! This song was written by an African and is a nice blend of current pop sounds infused with a native African flair. Well, the song was released on Soundcloud today and OHHHHH MANNNNNN!!! It’s even better than it was when I fell in love with it the first time!!Īnd on top of that Beyonce and Kelly joined Michelle on it! So here are my top 5 reasons why I love the song:ġ. I watched a video of Michelle Williams about 3 or 4 months ago on YouTube performing this song, “Say Yes,” and I absolutely feel in love with the song. SOOOOOOOO I’m pumped….like haven’t been THIS excited about music or a song in a LONGGGG time. October 12-13, 2012 – Impact Women’s Leadership Summit:Click for more info. Septem– IMPACT Youth Conference Antioch Fellowship (Dallas, TX).
August 18-19, 2012 – Jubilee Community Church in DeSoto, TX. John Church, 11:00am service June 15-17, 2012 – The Potter’s House: Firehouse Youth Conference “FIRECODE” Aug– Koinonia Church: U-Turn Youth Conference “Transformed” Click for more info. Octo– Victory Conference, 9:00a-3:30p St.John Church. Septem– Sisters Summit, 8:00a-2:00p Antioch Fellowship (Dallas, TX) Click here for more info. PAST EVENTS: Septem– IMPACT Youth Conference Antioch Fellowship (Dallas, TX) Click here for more info.
Aug– Armed & Dangerous: Youth & Young Adult Conference, 10:00a New Life Community Church (Tyler, TX) Aug– INVADE, 7:30p LIFE in Deep Ellum (Dallas, TX) Click here for more info.
Events CALENDAR OF EVENTS: J– SHINE Conference for Young Ladies, 9:00a Dayspring Family Church (Irving, TX) Click here for more info. Stream the Original “When Jesus Say Yes” via YouTube here.Īnd here’s Michelle’s cover featuring Beyonce and Kelly Rowland. But for Michelle who built the entire rollout for her Journey to Freedom album on this lead single, there are no excuses for not crediting the right voices. Gospel Music in Nigeria is directly influenced by the church culture that creates it so the origin of the melody itself is unknown. Bob Marley himself had repurposed a quote from a famous bible verse, for “Who Jah Bless No Man Curse”, yet the lyric is rarely used out of context without reference to Reggae, Patois or Carribean music. Elsewhere in the interview, she explains Sister Agatha Moses lyrics was a local “dialect” with a Bob Marley reference saying “Bob Marley, didn’t he have a song saying ‘What God bless, no man can curse’? So it’s kind of the same thing.” Only it isn’t the same thing. But not only was Agatha Moses’ version released in the early 2000s, the Soweto Gospel Choir did not cover “When Jesus Say Yes” until 2014, just before Michelle dropped her own “Say Yes”. Earlier in the interview, Michelle claimed the melody was inspired by a traditional African praise number. According to the singer, “When Jesus says yes” is “an old Nigerian song”. However, the earliest recording of the words “When Jesus says yes” till date is off Sister Agatha Moses’ 2004 album, New World Praise, featuring a medley of other popular songs you have probably heard blaring off speakers on your average Sunday.īack to Michelle Williams, in this interview with Cross Rhythm, later that year the singer tells the story behind her hit single, “Say Yes” with the tone-deafness of a culture vulture. Michelle was seemingly distraught when the track initially dropped on the interwebs via a Twitter leak, but “Say Yes” went on to chart on the Billboard with a rave of positive reviews commending the catchiness of the composition.īut for Nigerians “Say Yes” and its variations is a popular praise and worship song commonly sang in churches across the country. Back in 2014, Michelle Williams snagged a bit of spotlight for herself with gospel hit, “Say Yes” featuring former bandmates from the Destiny’s Child, Beyonce and Kelly.
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