Sweet Honey In The Rock - Motherless Child

[@marysykes8697]

These women help me to prepare for our next struggle for freedom and justice.

[@RandyInCT]

If this is what the angels sound like, then I am no longer afraid.

[@dharmaofdog7676]

Of the many Musical Concerts I've been fortunate to attend for years in NYC, their Performance at Carnegie Hall ranked at the Top along with my other favorite, Aretha Franklin at Radio City. Someone made a Comment here "If this is what Angels sound like, then I am no longer afraid". wow. couldn't agree more and had to repeat that!

[@nellkellino-miller7673]

Richie haven's cover will always go down as my all time favourite, but this is really nice. Love these ladies.

[@alidabedford8038]

I'd forgotten this group so it is lovely to be able to find them again

[@lorettablackburn2619]

This overwhelming for me. My mother left me when I was 2 months old. That feeling could overcome me if it was not for my Heavenly father

[@kiwiwannabe9189]

Your loss hurts my soul. It is her terrible loss to lose you, her perfect, beautiful baby girl. ❤ sending you momma love.

[@ladydoc7221]

You are not alone. I am glad for your testimony…God our universal creator has us all.

[@lukepascal2771]

I've been watching this video for 10 years about three times a year and I can't get through it without weeping.

[@DismalFaery]

I saw them at Carnegie Hall with my dad when I was young and they were a revelation of music and imprinted my love for music 💯🙌🏽😊

[@funvideofan1625]

DismalFaery They Did A Album

[@bonitasboathouse2inthestorm1]

Replay, Replay, Replay I keep playing this song and Ella's Song and Echo...Oh My Lawwwwwwwwwwwwwd. This is a blessing Ladies you have no idea ...

[@canticle56]

Simply gorgeous. Amazing arrangement masterfully sung. It is a quasi minimalist style derived from gospel singing traditions of black churches. It is hypnotic and ecstatic.

[@jazzblakk69]

Oh my God, I performed a search for "acapella Motherless Child" and ran into this. I've searched for this group for years. I've watched them in the 90's on PBS back in New Orleans and I have STILL have them on my old VHS tapes(Yes still have them, yet don't watch them) LOL. I don't know the title of the song that has been playing in my head for years, but I know a few words were, "When we have so much, how can any child be hungry..........oh no not even one child-------, " Hello Sweet Honey, God Bless you all.

[@Beautifulrandomness1]

I saw them sing when a in I was high school thanks to my mother....never forgot that....they are awesome

[@tyuananeal6964]

My Ummi(mother) uses to take my sisters and I to hear them sing 🎶 They where Her favorite singers since she passed 4/2018 I have been playing there music 🎶 to get thru ❤️

[@Voirreydirector]

This is pure, perfect in its delivery. Like they captured the exact moment spirituals in the dark climbed up into the light of hometown church gospel. This is the answer to how many angels can sing on the head of a pin.

[@brendamclain3567]

Heard them at the old opera house in Detroit. Changed me! Filled me with the glory of struggle.

[@janiceblackmon5936]

Such a blessing. I can hear my mother's voice as well.. so much talent

[@flutingourwaytopeace8984]

I love so many songs from these wonderful women. We sing many of these songs in our community choirs... Beautiful! Thank you.

[@2kingsmedia692]

a deep cry of the spirit and soul..well expressed!

[@sheampaynecometochill1]

I can't Stop Playing this wonderful masterpiece over and over...You all are blessed and appreciated

[@kevinwhite8163]

Cue the the tears, enter the truth.

[@refstef]

Thank you Sweet Honey. YOU ARE A BLESSING. Your voices & your worship is healing to my soul. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.This really touches me deep in my Soul. I lost my Mom 4 years ago. Feels like she past away yesterday. I miss her so much. She visits me in my sleep. Besides GOD, she is the only person I know who really loves me. I can't wait to see her in heaven.

[@Sebastian-tf5vr]

Great version but if you haven’t listened to Ruth Naomi Floyd’s version -you are truly missing something. I just lost my Mom two weeks ago and I am a motherless child. Thank you to all these amazing artists.

[@galicius]

We saw them at a Hudson River Revival summer solstice weekend a number of years ago. They were inspirational.

[@personagirl82]

my kids introduced me to this group by way of Jack's Big Music Show! but i have yet to hear anything from them that i don't like. beautiful souls. . .

[@liveontheverandah]

back when, lets say 1988 Washing Dc, Sweet Honey educated me in big ways. Thanks sisters xxx

[@vdrake1963]

These women are an experience... love them!

[@paulcoleman292]

One of the most incredible group of people getting down. Been a fan since 89 and I still listen to them all the time so good

[@TheDabest93]

This song just spoke to my soul!!!!

[@gregorygordon8747]

This is my first hearing these wonderful ladies. Love them.

[@danieljoseph4625]

Excellent. Just pure excellence.

[@qrvt]

I wish that you would embed Shirley so that I can understand everything she signs. I am Deaf, I use a Cochlear Implant, but since I grew up hearing, I struggle with how different things sound to what my brain says things should sound like. You are the only group that integrates ALL of us, Hearing, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf, and gives us all access to you. Thank You. Hugs to Shirley, too.

[@chessiepique9532]

ILY

[@johnnyhoward6921]

may god of your belive,,,bless these women.......from long ago I have always loved them as big sisters .... thank you.

[@moyragrant7287]

I saw them some years ago in London - superb.

[@terryhopeful]

Sharing this to my FB page today ...healing music balm for the pain of the deaths that have happened and are still happening.

[@canticle56]

My God, this is beautiful!

[@ted1091]

Of all the versions I've ever heard, no one sings this like Maillard.

[@qrvt]

@LitLBirdLitLBird My mom had a deep voice for a woman and in the church choir she sang tenor with the men. :) The human body is beautiful and wonderful.

[@hmariah123]

Amen, sisters. You all sustain me.

[@paulkenneally789]

Very nice comment. African-American women backbone of the world… Harriet Tubman,Katherine Johnson,Ella Fitzgerald,Wilma Rudolph,Toni Morrison, Serena Williams,Beyoncé….,

[@andrewhall1172]

i love this song

[@LitLBirdLitLBird]

Wh-whoa... This lady bass... I can almost not hit her lowest note, here... I have never known of a woman with a deeper low-range than myself... WHATEVER, this isn't about ME! I just had to add the one last (!) reason I am absolutely next to unconscious from the... the THAT of this... Oh... -sob-

[@shelleymonkland8996]

I saw Sweet Honey in The Rock about 35 years ago in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. My sister-in-laws The Mills Sisters (4 First Nations sisters -Larrakia and Kunuragkan ) were the singers that came on before Sweet Honey. Sorry, I have completely forgotton what you call the band or singers who come on first.

[@awlovesaw8502]

Opening act

[@zomzilove]

beautiful arrangement✨

[@a.anfaani2471]

so clear, so fresh, so resonant!

[@TheJillydenise]

Beautiful

[@bootsybaby8942]

Beautiful, lost my mom 3 years ago

[@kiwiwannabe9189]

Sending you Momma love, sweet girl❤

[@actorben]

Incredible!

[@jonib1802]

I am a long way from Home But I can hear her voice Calling me . . .

[@bonitasboathouse2inthestorm1]

Angelic Journey Indeed!

[@skellingtonmeteoryballoon]

imagining small group like this like a new normal

[@nahalaaviyahyasharel3280]

The True Israelites are a long way from home! Israel (Canaan) is represented as a Mother in the Scriptures! She cried because she had to give up her children into slavery. But we will return. Halleluyahn

[@TheHeartMadeOfStone]

So this is what Angels sound like....

[@concorde9615]

Wonderful arrangement!

[@73sark]

best version of the song here.

[@EpopeeYoustyle]

i am still crying

[@Tay2dabay]

They betta sang that!

[@harmoknees]

Sublime...

[@atumnefer]

Like food for my Soul Sweet Honey in the Rock is... Ase

[@CatCmdr]

❤😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@mindrenewed]

Beautiful...

[@MsRedkitty1]

Exquisite. Thank you.

[@qrvt]

@LitLBirdLitLBird Thanks for your reply! I would love to have all of the lyrics printed out, maybe you could include them in the description? Several folks do that so those who can't catch all of the words can read them. Peace and love.

[@renaycunningham5656]

That was AWESOME*

[@erc355]

Love this . I wish there was a way to download this . All the ones on iTunes have music I like the acapella versions .

[@Dabbers1959]

There is, use this, enjoy; www.youtube-mp3.org/

[@sarkkoa]

If u got kicked out da projects when u turned 18 with no degree, no career, no trust fund, no real financial future, no legal way to pay da rent, nowhere to call home with American contemporary living standards, than u just might b a motherless child.

[@sarkkoa]

A lot of parents don't have the heart to show their child the eviction notice. They just kick em out. The "child" isn't given the respect from the landlord to have the letter addressed to them. A lot of kids squab with the wrong person; the parent!

[@funvideofan1625]

😰This Is So Beautiful And Sad

[@sarkkoa]

I know I got Yahweh, where's mom... Mother Earth is here... With milk and honey...

[@faureamour]

Yes

[@mystery2ful]

nice, very nice

[@topflightstyle4141]

The Female Take 6 without the jazz chords !

[@therealmt]

Tyler Perry needs to hear them.

[@vocalsvideos458]

1:36 F2 - G2

[@emmaclayton9146]

Richie Havens

[@sarkkoa]

More like most of the time, life has no meaning and money is king!

[@73sark]

home no longer exist.

[@angelwhite7320]

Home was never a thing

[@LitLBirdLitLBird]

@qrvt Would you like one of us to at least write out the specific lyrics to this arrangement, qrvt? I've been trying to Go*gle it for us, with no luck so far--it shouldn't be that hard to type out, and wow. We would all benefit from that! Bless you. One of my best old friends was Hearing when we were in College together, and no longer... Perhaps we can all get together--if I have extremely-very bad luck, I, a currently-sighted girl, will not be sighted much longer! Bless you... -tear-

[@73sark]

this aint home. home was slashed and burned.

[@whiteandblackzebra7005]

This one is not for me, I'm straight back to Liz Mitchell. Now there is an angel

[@TomTomLo1]

The signer and the bass is all this crew needs. The rest is like you aunt singing. Not good.

[@KyleHurd]

Well this really sucked.

[@bkinnik]

you sing it better?

[@DadaJRA]

I guess people have different musical preferences. I've seen Sweet Honey play numerous times and each performance has been awesome.

[@KyleHurd]

+William Kinnik II actually, yes....

[@soltahrtiv-amanda2049]

You know nothing.

[@maremagnificent1190]

Kyle Hurd your people have no soul!

[@WillPreston3D]

rubbish

[@TheHeartMadeOfStone]

So this is what Angels sound like....