Post by timmy84 on Mar 12, 2006 14:55:46 GMT -5
Ok, since this is the day we're supposed to give our thanks to God Almighty (which should be all day every day when you wake up, lol), I should give a special topic to Marvin's unreleased rendition of "His Eye on the Sparrow" from 1968. You can actually hear Marvin singing some of the song from his VH-1 Legends documentary and it was about time I heard the full version on his "Gold" greatest hits album and it's just amazing. Marvin, again, was a SANGER and he made you feel what he was singing. He could sing everything and he definitely had his touch on gospel. I would've loved it if Marvin had done gospel albums like Al and Aretha. 
Though he has done some gospel-like songs after 1968 like "God is Love" (at a time when you couldn't sing about anything except for Jesus), "Sparrow", "Everybody Needs Love", "Love Party" (it had some spiritual lyrics there) and "Joy". I just thought I post a topic about this. I'm listening to the song right now.
"I sing, people I can sing my song, whoa, because I'm happy...
I sing my song because I'm free, whoa...
Oh Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
'Cause his eye is on, yes it is, his eye is on the sparrow
And I know... Jesus, Jesus, Jesus watches meeeeeeeeeee!!!"
Though he has done some gospel-like songs after 1968 like "God is Love" (at a time when you couldn't sing about anything except for Jesus), "Sparrow", "Everybody Needs Love", "Love Party" (it had some spiritual lyrics there) and "Joy". I just thought I post a topic about this. I'm listening to the song right now. "I sing, people I can sing my song, whoa, because I'm happy...
I sing my song because I'm free, whoa...
Oh Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
'Cause his eye is on, yes it is, his eye is on the sparrow
And I know... Jesus, Jesus, Jesus watches meeeeeeeeeee!!!"
... There is something really beautiful about this song I can't really put my finger on ... I love it though because Marvin is in a zone :cloud9:
