There were at least four cover versions of this song out at the same time: Foghat, Bryan Ferry, Levon Helm, and us. And he'll wipe your slate clean" You take my hand, I'll take your hand. Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River Life is old there, older than the trees, younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze Country roads, take me home to the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mamma, take me home, country roads All my memories gather round her, miner's lady, stranger to blue water It doesn't sound like a band playing: it sounds like a lot of instruments humming. River Lyrics: Been travelling these wide roads / For so long / My heart's been far from you / Ten thousand miles gone / Oh, I wanna come near ⦠Oh, I wanna come near and give [citation needed], The record company, Hi Records, did not release Green's track as a single, but instead passed the song to his labelmate, Syl Johnson. I wanna know [9][10], In 2000, the tune was used in the popular animatronic singing toy "Big Mouth Billy Bass". And my lips are unclean I wanna know Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know [5], Writing in The Independent in 1994, Tim de Lisle wrote: "Musically, it was much like any other track sung by Green and produced by Willie Mitchell, the Southern-soul maestro who ran Hi Records, the Memphis Horns and the Memphis Strings: R'n'B with lashings of subtlety, a light, easy, late-night sound, in which the strings, the horns, the organ, the guitars and that wild-honey voice blend into a single swinging, winning thing. It's impossible to make it today. Hit versions were recorded by both Syl Johnson and Talking Heads. [7][8], The song played a prominent role in an episode of the HBO series The Sopranos, played through a Big Mouth Billy Bass speaker. For so long Down by the river. [1] According to Mitchell, Green wrote the words and Green and Hodges wrote the tune together. Take my moments and my days, Let them flow in endless praise. Every part of me In my darkness I remember Momma's words reoccur to me It was also used in the 1993 movie Blood In Blood Out and also featured in the 1991 film The Commitments, sung on stage by the group of the same name. The DVD-Audio side includes both stereo and 5.1 surround high resolution (96 kHz/24bit) mixes. Take my life and let it be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee. Take my voice and let me sing, Always, only for my King. I wanna go I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know All my memories gather 'round her Miner's lady, stranger to blue water Dark and dusty, painted on the sky As I go in Country Roads, take me home To the place I belong, West Virginia, Mountain mamma, take me home Country roads. Take my hands and let them move At the impulse of Thy love. I wanna go, wanna go, wanna go [Verse 2] Chorus: She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love. [Bridge: Brittni Jessie, with Leon Bridges] Every part of me River Lyrics: I've been a liar, been a thief / Been a lover, been a cheat / All my sins need holy water, feel it washing over me / Well, little one, I don't want to admit to something / If all Dip me in your smooth water But I remember us riding in my brother's car Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir At night on them banks I'd lie awake And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse Is a dream a lie if it don't come true Or is it something worse That sends me down to the river Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River Life is old there, older than the trees Younger than the mountains, growing like a breeze. I wanna go Yet I run into her like a river's song. [1] The song was used as the title track of the award-winning 2008 compilation album Take Me to the River: A Southern Soul Story 1961â1977. As my sins flow down the Jordan Take me to your river "Take Me to the River" is a 1974 song written by singer Al Green and guitarist Mabon "Teenie" Hodges. This much madness is too much sorrow. [citation needed] According to Teenie Hodges, he made more money in royalties from that version than from any previous versions.[12]. "Surrender to the good Lord Oh, go, take me to your river The River Lyrics: To the river I am going / Bringing sins I cannot bear / Come and cleanse me, come forgive me / Lord I need to meet you there / In these waters, healing mercy / Flows with freedom Dead, ooh, ooh, shot her dead, ooh. [Chorus] "[4] According to one writer, "Green's song squares the singer's early religious convictions with more earthly interests", but when the singer became a pastor of the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church in 1976, he dropped the song from his repertoire. All my memories, gather round her Miner's lady, stranger to blue water Dark and dusty, painted on the sky Been travelling these wide roads [Verse 1] I wanna go Lord, oh, please let me know Song written by Al Green and Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads, "Explores Your Mind - Al Green | Songs, Reviews, Credits", "Take Me to the River: A Southern Soul Story 1961â1977 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits", "Latest Big Music News, Features & Stories | MOJO", "Big Mouth Billy Bass-15th Anniversary Edition", "50 years of rock-and-roll | Cover Feature | Memphis News and Events", "Kennedy Center Honors Five, Second to None", "Courtney Love Channels Al Green for 'Take Me to the River' Cover", "Playlist: 10 best new wave singles of 1978", "Talking Heads Album & Song Chart History", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Take_Me_to_the_River&oldid=1011568220, Song recordings produced by Jerry Harrison, Song recordings produced by Willie Mitchell (musician), Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2016, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 11 March 2021, at 16:19. [Refrain] Oh, go, take me to your river "Let the River Run" is a song first featured in the 1988 film Working Girl, with music and lyrics by Carly Simon. "[3], Al Green also used the title Take Me to the River for his autobiography, published in 2000. [Refrain] Their version, recorded with co-producer Brian Eno in Nassau, Bahamas, was edited and released as a single, and reached # 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1979,[3][9] as well as hitting the singles charts in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Oh, I wanna come near and give you MetroLyrics is a searchable lyrics database featuring 1,000,000+ song lyrics from 20,000 artists. [About the video], “River” is the first single of Leon Bridges highly anticipated first album “Coming Home” and was released on 29 April 2015 on Leon Bridges Youtube Channel. More money for Mr Green's full gospel tabernacle church, I suppose. She's got a fine sense of humour when I'm feeling low down And when I come to her when the sun goes down take away my trouble, take away my grief Take away my heartache in the night like a theif [2] Green and Mabon Hodges wrote the song while staying in a rented house at Lake Hamilton, Arkansas, for three days in 1973 in order to come up with new material. But there's blood on my hands Down by the river. It was also feautered in the “Beats by Dre” Commercial starring Marcus Mariota, promoting the Draft Day of the NFL, wich happens to be on the same day as the release of the single. [1], Al Green originally recorded the song for his 1974 album, Al Green Explores Your Mind, produced by Willie Mitchell and featuring musicians Charles, Leroy and Mabon Hodges (The Hodges Brothers), drummer Howard Grimes, and the Memphis Horns. Johnson's recording of the song, also produced by Willie Mitchell and featuring most of the same musicians as on Green's version, but with additional harmonica and a grittier vocal performance,[3] reached #48 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1975, and #7 on the U.S. Poetic English lyrics by Josef Marais (1939) My Sarie Marais is so far from my heart And I'm longing to see her again She lived on a farm on the Mooi river's bank Before I left on this campaign. The River Lyrics: I come from down in the valley / Where, mister, when you're young / They bring you up to do like your daddy done / Me and Mary we met in high school / When she was just seventeen Use MetroLyrics to find your favorite song lyrics. Chorus: Oh bring me back to the old Transvaal That's where I long to be Way yonder 'mongst the mealie By the green thorny tree Sarie is waiting for me Hoo, oh, take me to your river Take me to your river All praise the mighty spurtin' Jesus." My heart's been far from you In 2004, Al Green's original version was ranked number 117 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. [3] Green dedicated his performance on the record to "...Little Junior Parker, a cousin of mine, he's gone on but we'd like to kinda carry on in his name. Down by the river, I shot my baby. A potent blend. [3] A live version was played at the end credits of the 1998 film A Civil Action. "Take Me to the River" is a 1974 song written by singer Al Green and guitarist Mabon "Teenie" Hodges. [Chorus] Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go (Oh, yeah) She could drag me over the rainbow, Send me away. A song that combines teenage lust with baptism. Thomas Ryan wrote of Talking Heads' version that it "broadsided the status quo by combining the best ingredients of conventional pop music and classic soul music, stirring them together, and then presenting the mix in the guise of punk rock."[24]. I wanna know Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know Take my feet and let them be Swift and beautiful for Thee. Together we may get away. Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go (Hoo) Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know American River Lyrics: Brains missing, we are the Walking Dead / Everyone parties and worries about getting head / Stick to plastic chairs towards the ⦠[6], In 2004, Green's original recording was ranked number 117 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pxz_NkUR7A, Scene Annotation: Music Supervisor Liza Richardson Breaks Down HBO's 'Lovecraft Country', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pxz_NkUR7A. Billboard R&B chart. And my lips are unclean But there's blood on my hands Live versions were included on Talking Heads' albums The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads and Stop Making Sense. "Take Me to the River" has also been notably recorded and performed by other artists: The band Talking Heads recorded the song for their second album More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978). The reissue was produced by Andy Zax with Talking Heads. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1989. As a man with many crimes, come up for air [Verse 3] Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know (Hoo) Take me to your river [Chorus] The recording was arranged and produced for the toy's manufacturers, Gemmy Industries,[11] by Al Thomas of Designer Music. Hit versions were recorded by both Syl Johnson and Talking Heads.In 2004, Al Green's original version was ranked number 117 on Rolling Stone magazine's list ⦠In the liner notes for Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads, singer David Byrne writes: "Coincidence or conspiracy? Blue Ridge Mountain, Shanandoa River, Life is old there, older than the trees, Younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze. 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