Mi An' Mi Guitar Released 2005
The solid roots sound beneath the words is what takes Give And Take to another level. With nearly an hour's worth of music, you're certainly not cheated either...
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1. Bless Your Heart
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Bless your heart
Bless your heart
Bless your heart
Bless your heart
Nature you're always there for me
You're my mama you gave I birth and set I free
Bless your heart
When I'm weak you give me strength
When I cry you dry my tears mama
Bless your heart
When I'm down you pick me up
When I'm sad you make me glad and I'm satisfied
Bless your heart
Bless your heart
Bless your heart
Bless your heart
I will never forget I will never regret
How you stand by me when I'm tired and dreary
How you comfort me
Bless your heart
Bless your heart
Bless your heart
Bless your heart
2. One More River
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One more river to cross
One more river to cross
But when the sun says goodbye
To the morning then they'll be
No more river to cross
One more river to cross
One more river to cross
Only the chosen few
Will reach the other side
One more river to cross
The master's cup is full and running over
While violence seem to be taking over
But not until the sun say goodbye
To the morning before they'll be
No more river to cross every day
Another river to cross
Another river to cross
Only the chosen few
Will reach the other side
One more river to cross
3. Don't Turn Your Back
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Just a look and you'll see
Oh what happiness surround us it's for free
Oh oh oh time and time again
I do hope for us to understand that
Now is the time when we shouldn't let
Problems get us down
When you find the way
Then you'll surely say
Oh happiness where have you been so long
When you find the say
Don't turn your back
Stay on that track
Don't turn your back
Stay on that track
I know there are many many sad stories
But don't let such memories take control of you
Oh oh oh time and time again
I do hope for us to understand that
Now is the time when we shouldn't let
The crisis get us down
When you find the way
Then you'll surely say
Oh happiness where have you been so long
When you find the say
Don't turn your back
Stay on that track
Don't turn your back
Stay on that track
4. Love Is In The Air
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Love is in the air
Love is far and near
Love is everywhere
Can you hear it feel it see it taste it
Love is in the air
Love is far and near
Love is everywhere
You can get it if you want it
Listen and you will hear
Oh don't be despair
Have a little faith
Just a little bit more
Look and you will see
What's happening to you and me
With love we've got a date
And I don't wanna be late
So long I've been waiting
Waiting for that moment
When love comes pouring like raindrops
This must be that moment
Why I'm feeling this way
Feeling this way
Feeling this way
This special way I can't explain
5. Just a Dream
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A dream is just a dream
A dream is just a dream without you
A dream is nothing more
A dream is nothing less without you
A song is not a song
A song is not a song without words
There's no right or wrong
There's no right or wrong without intelligence
( chorus )
The man next door is your brother
Just like that person in the mirror
You and I reflect one another
How long shall we run from the truth
Yes we can run but we can't hide
Oh no no no no no
No me without you
No you without me just like a team
Me for you
And you for me
The way we ought to be no in betweeen
What's the use of a telephone if nothing
is at the other end
It's time we realized that no one no one
stands alone
( chorus )
Sky's the limit and we ain't gonna stop
Some way some how we've got to unite
Love's without measure
Sweeter than a lollipop
Come on come on down and take a bite
Go tell it to the town
Go tell it all around
But please remember now
Oh please remember that
Seasons come and seasons go
Just like the water flows when it rains
There's much to be achieved
If only we believe in you and me
Let your feelings go
Let the rhythm flow
Where it may
Freedom comes from deep within
Listen to the children sing
Oh hear them say
( chorus )
6. Halleluyah
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We're all but little children
Playing in the sand of time
Exploring its meadows
Finding little hills to climb
This world is like a garden
And we are the flowers
Some bloom in and out of season
Some never bloom at all
Will someone please tell me tell me why tell me why
Innocent babies have to cry
The reason the reason we may never know
Just plant good seeds and let them grow
Let's move move move to the rhythm of life
And accept the things the things we cannot change
Come on let's groove groove groove to the rhythm of life
Just have a little faith the future shall be great
Hold on hold on hold on
Justice must be done
Before the break of dawn
Justice must be done
Before the day is gone gone gone
With deep meditation
And a firm concentration
We will fight the struggle
The battle must be won
Throw down the heavy load and
Think for awhile
If we can make a difference
By just a little smile
Then we've got the power to make
This world a better place
Pick up the pieces
Put them together
Cuase we're moving we're moving from the past
Soon we'll be singing
Free at last free at last
Let's move move move to the rhythm of life
And accept the things the things we cannot change
Come on let's groove groove groove to the rhythm of life
Just have a little faith the future shall be great
Hold on hold on hold on
Justice must be done
Before the break of dawn
Justice must be done
Before the day is gone gone gone
We will be singing glory hallelujah
We are free at last
Glory glory glory hallelujah
We are free at last... repeat
7. Stop the Hate
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stop the hate
stop the hate
stop the hate
stop the hate
brothers killing brothers all over the world
and forget about humanity
sisters against sisters confusion everywhere
we've got to face reality
mother and father they bit the sour grape
and now we're left with the after taste
life is for the living and not for the dead
don't let the system get to your head
hey stop the hate stop the hate
stop the hate now and don't be too late
oh stop the hate stop the hate
eliminate the hate now brother
blood painted walls memories by the score
the fight for power is out of control
smoke and debris from skin flesh and bones
oh it hurt my very soul
this crazy Babylon system is now at its peak
but I know Jah will protect the meek
wake up every morning with the same song in my head
want you to help help I sing help I sing this song
when will we ever learn that love is the key
love is the key to happiness
true power comes from within not by shedding
one another's blood
it makes no sense to crucify ourselves
some say a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye
let your conscience be your guide
wake up every morning with the same song in my head
want you to help help I sing help I sing this song
8. Richman Poorman
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Richman poorman beggarman thief
Everyone claim that dem a the chief
The richman buy the poor man's life
The poorman take away the beggarman's wife
Don't cry my brothers
Don't cry my sisters
Tears won't change the situation
It's just a form a form of reaction
You stop pon fire fire burn you
Play with puppy puppy lick your mouth
Stand up strong you've got to know
Where you belong
Say the weak ones now will soon
Become strong
Everything will soon be OK
As soon as the war is over
Jah children will be free to come over
Singing and dancing ready to take over
Have some faith have a little faith
9. Who Cares
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Ronny and him brother went to war
And them never return
Ronny and him brother went to war
And them never come home(repeat)
De newsman say dem sen dem deh
Against dem will dem sen dem deh
Dem sen dem deh and the enemy
Shot dem down
Other news say dem didn't sen dem deh
Against dem will dem didn't sen dem deh
Another news say a no de enemy
Shot dem down
Oh dem children cry
Where is my father
Mother and children cry
Send us another Moses
Hear dem children cry
Where is my dada
Mother and children cry
Tell us no more lies
Up 2-3-4-5-6-7-8
Who cares who cares who cares
No one seems to care
Who cares who cares who cares
Nobody cares
Must we fight the devil's war
Killing one another near and far
Grandma wept cause she've lost
Her only son
Must we fight flesh and blood
Why can't we live in peace and love
Grandpa wept cause he've lose
His only son
(repeat from bridge)
10. Streets of Freedom
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Too long too long too long too long too long (repeat)
Hey a say loneliness for my company
Tears for my coffee
Sorrows for my bread
Thickets and thorns for my bed too but
I know we're gonna walk
The streets of freedom yes
I know we're gonna walk the streets of freedom but
When will it be when will it be
When will it be when will it be
Too long too long too long too long too long (repeat)
Way over yonder
The flowers of happiness
Blooming so slow
Blooming slow but sure yes
A wha dem a go do
When the tables turn
A wha dem a go do
When we hold the handle
And then dem hold the blade
When will it be when will it be
When will it be when will it be
Too long too long too long too long too long (repeat)
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Mi An' Mi Guitar Reviews
Review by Brendan DeMelle, DCReggae.com
Close your eyes and journey back to a time gone by... sitting in that old rockin' chair on the porch at Gramma's. Nothing but the birds chirpin', the buzz from a cricket... and then a gentle man picks up his guitar, strums a few chords and begins to sing. A throwback to a time when music wasn't crammed through eighty different effects processors and no team of engineers spent hours twiddling with knobs. Just a man and his acoustic guitar, strummin' and singin' soulfully, simply, purely... music from the heart, vocals from the sternum... all flowing straight to your eardrum. No complicated arrangement, no twiddling or meddling. With the exception of Bless Your Heart and Stop the Hate, there aren't even any layered harmonies (though you'll surely appreciate the beautiful layers there... it's hard to believe all those layers are Clinton's voice, but they are).
It's just Mi an' Mi Guitar, just the basic elements, the birthplace of so many millions of musical creations - a human being with a strong will to impart true feelings that strike common chords among us all, and make us smile and try even harder when we doubt. "Let's move to the rhythm of life, and accept the things we cannot change. Let's groove to the rhythm of life, gotta have a little faith, the future shall be great, so just hold on!"
So many times listening to the Gladiators' early albums or even with Boogie Brown, I've yearned to hear just Basie's voice, in isolation, to focus solely on his spirit. Well, now here it is. Clinton Fearon stripped down, raw, alone, just the facts. Music for life.
Review by Tom Weber, Instructor, Video/Digital Media at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
This is a brilliant album, the most wonderful and creative thing I have heard from a reggae artist in I don't know how long. It is in the spirit of "Redemption Songs", Ijahman, Peter Tosh in his softer moments, but with echoes of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan as well.
At the same time, it is totally original, the work of a mature artist who has absorbed many influences but is not afraid to take bold steps in directions unknown.
I can't express how much I love this record. I have listened to it more or less continually since I opened the envelope a couple of days ago. This CD takes reggae into a totally new direction.
Review by Ted "The Boot" Boothroyd, Jahworks.org
Listening to Mi an' Mi Guitar, I thought of Pablo Picasso. Yes, the late painter Picasso, the one whose name is synonymous with modern art. Towards the end of his long career, his output included some of the most simple and basic works he had ever done. It was his "mi an' mi paint" and "mi an' mi ink" time. His paintings became rudimentary exercises in form and color. His drawings became frugal;they were simple ideas rendered in the simplest of lines. These were works you might consider unsophisticated, perhaps even primitive.
Or as many art lovers do, you could consider them close to the ultimate in sophistication, the purest form of the master's art, the distillation of his craft. He had proved himself long before, and now had no need to impress, only to create. How you respond to the results of that confidence depends in part on your value system, and that will likely help determine how much you enjoy this unique album by reggae veteran Clinton Fearon.
The title tells the tale: what you get on this disc is human voice and acoustic guitar-and, of course, a handful of melodic, contemplative songs. No drums, bass, keyboards, horns, synthesizers, harmony trios or studio trickery. What is reggae without drum and bass? What is contemporary reggae without big production? How engaging can something be when there is so little involved?
For the answers you may just have to buy this album. You will discover (or reconfirm) that art can be an unadorned, uncomplicated, highly personal thing. You will know that the worth of music is not measured in decibels. You will learn that reggae's rhythms are as much in the mind as in the speakers. Above all, you will notice that when an old friend visits and hauls out his guitar and starts singing a simple song he wrote, that's one of those times when life seems at its fullest.
