Who's heard Little Richard sing "Shake a Hand"?
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for me this is singular, it stands alone,
it helps to reshape me .
It compartments my prayer that I should be made worthy
by grace I could never earn.
The song "Holy Mother" was written by Eric Clapton, with assistance from songwriter Stephen Bishop
it helps to reshape me .
It compartments my prayer that I should be made worthy
by grace I could never earn.
The song "Holy Mother" was written by Eric Clapton, with assistance from songwriter Stephen Bishop
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Pavarotti has got an AMAZING voice, and Eric Clapton is also fine singer in his own right, but their voices just don't blend well, IMO, which is a real shame. I think that fact is the reason they don't sing much harmony in this song, which again is a real shame, IMO.
ok that's all undebatably true.
but do they need to?
if this is as much a prayer as it is a song
then Mother Mary must hear this plea
with very different ears than you and I
and it is Mary that they are addressing themselves to.
it is in the addressing that i find so much beauty.
they speak of our deepest need.
truth is I'm a bit mesmerized by each in turn
each heart opening to confess to a drowning need of a life line.
each a shining light in our world
each calling out in the darkness
im not trying to say you should like it more or differently
only why I do. ';o)
Fair enough, I was evaluating it by different criteria than you. I was evaluating it as a piece of music, and judging it solely for its musical qualities. Insofar as "musical qualities" is already a very subjective matter, there's plenty of room for disagreement.
In terms of what it is intended to be (a prayer set to music), I can find no fault. And that's as it should be.