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. To enjoy Prime Music, go to Your Music Library and transfer your account to (US). Gospel Music in Nigeria is directly influenced by the church culture that creates it so the origin of the melody itself is unknown. Your Amazon Music account is currently associated with a different marketplace. 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. The video has since been taken down due to a copyright claim by Entertainment One.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. One YouTube user wrote "I'm bout to get my praise on!", while another wrote: "Miiiiiiiichelle you go girl! You took this song to a whole other level! You kept the original nigerian feel to it with a little more of your personality! Wowzers! Love how you staying true to who you are as a believer! God bless you! #Jesus #Jesus #Jesus" She may feel gutted it got leaked prematurely but fans certainly don't seem disappointed with what they heard. Lyrics to the song include: "I'm not worried 'bout a thing / Cause I know You are guiding me / Where You lead me Lord I will go / I have no fear cause I know who's in control." The tweet to her 649,000 Twitter followers revealed her disappointment: "Unfortunately an unmixed and mastered version of a song was leaked today! Wanted it 2 be presented right! Thx for the love though! #p*****." Williams took to Twitter to share with fans that the version put out to the web was not actually the finished product. The track is perfectly upbeat for the feel-good summer season and the feedback has been positive on social media. Singer Beyoncé performing during her "Mrs Carter Show World Tour 2013" (AP)ĭestiny's Child's Michelle Williams has put together a new album of gospel music called Journey to Freedom.Ī track from the album leaked to the web this week features the vocals of her bandmates Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland, as well as Beyoncé's sister, Solange.īeyoncé can be heard singing the second verse and continuing into the chorus in Williams' remixed version of a Nigerian gospel hymn, "When Jesus Says Yes".
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