Rhiannon Giddens has unveiled a recording of "Freedom Highway," the song written by Pops Staples and recorded by the Staple Singers in 1965, from her forthcoming album, due in early 2017. She is joined on the song by Bhi Bhiman. You can hear it here. "I am a daughter of the South; of the white working class, of the black working class; of the Democrat, and the Republican; of the gay, and the straight; and I can tell you one thing—we are far more alike than we are different," says Giddens. "We cannot let hate divide us; we cannot let ignorance diminish us; we cannot let those whose greed fills their every waking hour take our country from us. They can't take U.S. from US—unless we let them ... Let's walk down Freedom Highway together."
Rhiannon Giddens has unveiled a recording of "Freedom Highway," the song written by Pops Staples and recorded by the Staple Singers in 1965, from her forthcoming album, which is due in early 2017. She is joined on the song by Bhi Bhiman. You can hear it below.
Giddens writes: "I am a daughter of the South; of the white working class, of the black working class; of the Democrat, and the Republican; of the gay, and the straight; and I can tell you one thing—we are far more alike than we are different. We cannot let hate divide us; we cannot let ignorance diminish us; we cannot let those whose greed fills their every waking hour take our country from us. They can't take U.S. from US—unless we let them. I recorded this with Bhi Bhiman, all-American singer-songwriter from St. Louis, whose parents are from Sri Lanka. America's strength are her people, whether they came 4,000, 400, or 40 years ago, and we can't leave anyone behind. Let's walk down Freedom Highway together."
Freedom Highway
March down freedom highway
Marching each and every day
Made up my mind that I won't turn around
Made up my mind that I won't turn around
There is just one thing
I can't understand, my friend
Why some folks think freedom
Is not designed for all men
There are so many people
Living their lives perplexed
Wondering in their mind
What's gonna happen next
That's why we're gonna
March down freedom highway
Marching each and every day
Made up my mind that I won't turn around
Made up my mind that I won't turn around
Found dead people in the forest
Tallahatchie river and lakes
The whole world was wondering
What's wrong with the United States
Yes, we want peace
If it can be found
We're marching freedom highway
And we're not gonna turn around
That's why we're gonna
March down freedom highway
Marching each and every day
Made up my mind
Made up my mind
That I won't turn around
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