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However, you know it's gospel when the lyrics kick in because they are all very, very god-y. Say Yes doesn't sound like typical gospel track when you hear the instrumental, which really wouldn't be out of place on a Diplo mixtape. And of course Kelly Rowland's on the track, which, in terms of content, makes quite a departure from the last song she released, which was basically about getting head.
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Not only does Beyoncé provide vocals for the track, but Solange is also there. (Side note: remember when she saw all those tweets saying #PoorMichelle then said something cutting and sassy about her accountant?)īut she's going to get a whole load of listens for her new track - yes, music is still what Michelle does these days, apart from share a name with the Blue Valentine actress - because of who guest stars. Which is a shame, because the former Destiny's Child singer really isn't as tragic as various memes would point out. Toye is the Team lead at Native Nigeria.Now, we wouldn't normally tell you to listen to a Michelle Williams track. Stream the Original “When Jesus Say Yes” via YouTube here.Īnd here’s Michelle’s cover featuring Beyonce and Kelly Rowland.
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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.