Lyrics: Un re-route the rivers Let the dammed water be There's some people down the way that's thirsty So let the liquid spirit free The people are thirsty 'Cause of man's unnatural hand Watch what happens when the people catch wind When the water hits the banks of that hard dry land Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands now Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands no, hmm Get ready for the wave It might strike like the final flood The people haven't drank is so long The water won't even make mud After it comes, it might come with a steady flow Grab the roots of the tree Down by the river, fill your cup when your spirit's low Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands now Clap your hands now Clap your hands now Dip down and take a drank And fill your water tank Dip down and take a drank And fill your water tank Un re-route the rivers Let the dammed water be There's some people down the way that's thirsty Let the liquid spirits free The folk are thirsty Because of man's unnatural hand Watch what happens when the people catch wind Of the water hitting banks of hard dry land Clap your hands now Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands now Clap your hands now Get down and take a drink And fill your water tank Dip down and take a drink And fill your water tank Liquid spirit Liquid spirit Liquid spirit Liquid spirit Clap your hands now Liquid spirit
Lyrics: Un re-route the rivers Let the dammed water be There's some people down the way that's thirsty So let the liquid spirit free The people are thirsty 'Cause of man's unnatural hand Watch what happens when the people catch wind When the water hits the banks of that hard dry land Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands now Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands no, hmm Get ready for the wave It might strike like the final flood The people haven't drank is so long The water won't even make mud After it comes, it might come with a steady flow Grab the roots of the tree Down by the river, fill your cup when your spirit's low Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands now Clap your hands now Clap your hands now Dip down and take a drank And fill your water tank Dip down and take a drank And fill your water tank Un re-route the rivers Let the dammed water be There's some people down the way that's thirsty Let the liquid spirits free The folk are thirsty Because of man's unnatural hand Watch what happens when the people catch wind Of the water hitting banks of hard dry land Clap your hands now Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands now Clap your hands now Get down and take a drink And fill your water tank Dip down and take a drink And fill your water tank Liquid spirit Liquid spirit Liquid spirit Liquid spirit Clap your hands now Liquid spirit
Thinking back to when I was a kid We never knew where Christmas toys were hid Staying up so we could hear the sound Reindeer flying all around
You might say Christmas is for girls and boys So they can have their fun and joys If Christmas is for children and children turned to men Give me a heart of Christmas again
Thinking back to when I did believe A heart and open arms to reassure me I lift my head to look up to the light Feel the love that comes on Christmas night
You might say Christmas is for girls and boys So they can have their fun and joys If Christmas is for children and children turned to men Give me a heart of Christmas again
Did you find a box of jade inside a bag of coal for you Was it colder every Christmas time in this life that we go through Don’t let your light be faded by disappointing end Christmas can renew your heart Be a child all over again.
You might say Christmas is for girls and boys So they can have their fun and joys If Christmas is for children and children turned to men Give me a heart of Christmas again
Give me a heart of Christmas of Christmas again x3Gregory Porter - Christmas WishGregory Porter2023-10-13 | Gregory Porter – Christmas Wish Music video by ABLE :
We would all hold hands around the dinner table She made turkey, greens, cornbread and yams We would pray and give the food away That’s the kinda thing you do on Christmas day
Hold back my tears x2
When I think about the gifts they gave to me If I had one wish, one gift to give this day It would be to kiss my momma on Christmas day She would say children go into your closets Pick your nicest things and prepare them to give away There’s some children down the street with no toys which to play That’s the kinda thing you’d do on Christmas day
We would all hold hands around the dinner table She made turkey, greens, cornbread and candied yams We would pray and say grace then give the food away That’s the kinda thing you do on Christmas day
Hold back my tears x2 When I think about the gifts they gave to me If I had one wish, one gift to give that day It would be to kiss my momma on Christmas day If I had one wish, one wish to gift that day It would be to kiss my momma on Christmas day If I had one wish, one thing that I could say It would be mamma I love you this Christmas dayGregory Porter - Everythings Not LostGregory Porter2023-09-22 | Gregory Porter – Everything's not lost Music video by ABLE :
Help me just to pass this test of time. I wish that I was blind. Strange thing to wish for But I just can’t unsee all this misery
Help me clear this fear that’s in my mind. I wish that it was lost. I can’t help but think this world is on the brink In my mind.
Everything’s not lost (all is not lost) Cause Christmas and new year is coming on strong x3
Good times of comfort and joy Comfort and joy x3
Help me just to cover my ears Cause I don’t wanna hear strange thing to wish for But I can’t help but hear children in fear Bangs from bombs that shadow bombs to tears
Everything’s not lost (all is not lost) Cause Christmas and new year is coming on strong x3 Good times of comfort and joy Comfort and joy x3
Christmas time is here Good time coming Peace and joyGregory Porter, Pandrezz, Epektase - Everything You Touch Is Gold (Epekdrezzsan) ft. JsanGregory Porter2022-07-29 | Gregory Porter - Everything You Touch Is Gold (Epekdrezzsan) ft Pandrezz, Epektase & j'san
Everything you touch is gold That is why my soul is shinin' Feel just like I'm just ten years old Everything is new and surprisin'
You don't have to dig too deep To find out your effect on me 'Cause everybody that I know can see And they're asking me What is goin' on in your life? Oh
Everything you touch is gold That is why my soul is shinin' Our story is not yet told Oh girl, I think that you can stop minin'
I don't have to dig to see My treasure standin' right in front of me Everyone that I know is askin' me What is goin' on in your life? Oh
And it feels like heaven Touchin' your hair But it's just like heaven Callin' your name
But it's just like heaven Sittin' near you But it's just like heaven Somebody's gonna have to bring me back to ground
Everything you touch is gold That is why my soul is shinin' Feel just like I'm ten years old Everything is new and excitin'
You don't have to dig too deep To find out your effect on me 'Cause everyone that I know in my life Is asking me, ""Is she gonna be your wife?""
Everything you touch is gold Everything you touch is gold Everything you touch is gold Everything you touch is gold
Everything you touch is gold Needing you here Touchin' your hand Seeing you in the mornin'
I could shine another song I could write another song There are a thousand things I could say
If I went there I could write a thousand songs about you If I went there I could write a thousand songs about you
And I will Gimme the time Yes, I will Gimme some time, yeah
And I will Gimme some time And I will
Keep it right there Keep it right there Don't you go nowhere
Keep it right thereGregory Porter, twocolors - Dry Bones (twocolors Remix)Gregory Porter2022-03-04 | Gregory Porter – Dry Bones (twocolors Remix)
Music video by Navire Argo Director : Nils Nicolet
Lyrics : I won’t die won’t bury won’t sink Cos love is the spirit I drink I’ll be free in the morning light Cos your touch is the medicine of life There’s a dance to this beat lets shake Every move- feel my body awake there’s a sound-you and me are one And your hope is the rhythm I drum 🥁
Is your soul in the desert? Are your dreams in the sand? Cant dance with the devil ‘Til he’s off your back
Cos these dry dry bones Gotta Rise up Rise up Cos these dry dry bones Gotta Rise up rise up These dry dry bones Gotta rise up gonna rise up
Ima reach for the hidden sky Let me breath let my spirit fly There’s a pain everywhere I look So it’s time looking in the good book Take my hand let it set you free Keep working on your destiny There’s Healing in the air-get touched Believe me cos the message is love
Is your soul in the desert? Are your dreams in the sand? Can’t dance with the devil ‘Til he’s off your back
Cos these dry dry bones Gotta Rise up Rise up Cos these dry dry bones Gotta Rise up rise up These dry dry bones Gotta rise up gonna rise up
Dem bones dem bones dem dry bonesGregory Porter - Dry BonesGregory Porter2021-11-05 | Gregory Porter – Dry Bones (Official Video)
Music video by H5 Director : Claire Palliser Executive producer : Chloé Serien Illustrator : Marie Astrid Montagnier Graphic Designer : Amélie Guilloux
2D Animation by L’INCROYABLE STUDIO Anna Chapelle Apolline Rabot Nora Amghar Clément Perron Benjamin Tessier Martin Girardeau
Stream the single Dry Bones http://GregoryPorter.lnk.to/DryBones Pre order the album Still Rising – The collection http://GregoryPorter.lnk.to/StillRising
Lyrics I won’t die won’t bury won’t sink Cos love is the spirit I drink I’ll be free in the morning light Cos your touch is the medicine of life There’s a dance to this beat lets shake Every move- feel my body awake there’s a sound-you and me are one And your hope is the rhythm I drum 🥁
Is your soul in the desert? Are your dreams in the sand? Cant dance with the devil ‘Til he’s off your back
Cos these dry dry bones Gotta Rise up Rise up Cos these dry dry bones Gotta Rise up rise up These dry dry bones Gotta rise up gonna rise up
Ima reach for the hidden sky Let me breath let my spirit fly There’s a pain everywhere I look So it’s time looking in the good book Take my hand let it set you free Keep working on your destiny There’s Healing in the air-get touched Believe me cos the message is love
Is your soul in the desert? Are your dreams in the sand? Can’t dance with the devil ‘Til he’s off your back
Cos these dry dry bones Gotta Rise up Rise up Cos these dry dry bones Gotta Rise up rise up These dry dry bones Gotta rise up gonna rise up
Dem bones dem bones dem dry bonesGregory Porter - I Will (Official Music Video)Gregory Porter2021-10-22 | Gregory Porter – I Will (Live Session Music Video)
Preorder the album Still Rising – The Collection http://GregoryPorter.lnk.to/StillRising
Directed and produced by H5 (Chloé Serien) Executive Producer: Gaetan Rousseau Production US: Paradoxal, Inc. Production Manager: Samantha Light Production Coordinator: Anastasia David Director of Photography: Pierrick Reiss 1st AC: Carrie Rich Gaffer: Forest Erwin Key Grip: Emmet Luciano Make Up Artist: Chichi Saito Make Up Assistant: Vika Osychenko G&E Truck PA : Jon Montefu Set PA: Jen OmowaleGregory Porter - Dry Bones (Visualizer Music Video)Gregory Porter2021-10-01 | Gregory Porter – Dry Bones (Visualizer Music Video)
Music video : H5 Direction & animation : Nam Borgers Illustration : Timothy Durand Producer : Chloé Serien
Stream the single Dry Bones http://GregoryPorter.lnk.to/DryBones Pre order the album Still Rising – The collection http://GregoryPorter.lnk.to/StillRising
Lyrics I won’t die won’t bury won’t sink Cos love is the spirit I drink I’ll be free in the morning light Cos your touch is the medicine of life There’s a dance to this beat lets shake Every move- feel my body awake there’s a sound-you and me are one And your hope is the rhythm I drum 🥁
Is your soul in the desert? Are your dreams in the sand? Cant dance with the devil ‘Til he’s off your back
Cos these dry dry bones Gotta Rise up Rise up Cos these dry dry bones Gotta Rise up rise up These dry dry bones Gotta rise up gonna rise up
Ima reach for the hidden sky Let me breath let my spirit fly There’s a pain everywhere I look So it’s time looking in the good book Take my hand let it set you free Keep working on your destiny There’s Healing in the air-get touched Believe me cos the message is love
Is your soul in the desert? Are your dreams in the sand? Can’t dance with the devil ‘Til he’s off your back
Cos these dry dry bones Gotta Rise up Rise up Cos these dry dry bones Gotta Rise up rise up These dry dry bones Gotta rise up gonna rise up
Dem bones dem bones dem dry bonesGregory Porter - Mister Holland (Jimmy Kimmel Live)Gregory Porter2020-11-26 | Gregory Porter Jimmy Kimmel Live
-- Lyrics Hello Mister Holland, And Rosie may come out and play, she’s a good girl now Won’t be no trouble no, how By the way Mister Holland, I like the way you may no trouble of my skin is not a problem Nor has it ever been Invited me into your home Treated me like I was grown I was only eighteen and Rosie was a beauty queen Hello Mister Holland, And Rosie may come out and play I’m a good boy now Won’t be no trouble no, how By the way Mister Holland, liked the way you treated me like a regular “Joe” I wanted a soda and you allowed Rosie to go Anyway, I like your style Seem like I’ll be around for a while We can talk about a country mom and listen to a blues record check it out oh Hello Mister Holland, Rosie may come out and play it’s a good world now Won’t be no trouble no, how And by The way Mister Holland, I liked the way you treat me like a regular … My name is not a problem oh no it never will Anyway, I like your way People … be able to play and keep your sodas back in the nine, When you walk in straight into the light, Oh now
Special thanks to : Paradoxal : Gaetan Rousseau, Nico Thau and Dutty Vannier The entire cast and crew Ludovic Houplain -- Lyrics With the millions stars in the galaxy When I’m floating with them it’s hard for me to see I’m holding under this …. as it spends around me With the million miles of a diametry And the moon like a goon staring back at me I’m holding under this ……. With Low gravity
Fifty thousand feet up in the air I can’t wait to come down, drop now I’ve been that fool I let my fuel run low Let my people know I’m all drop down Slicing To the stratosphere Twice the speed of sound My life is moving under me Before I touch the ground
Thirty thousand feet up in the air I can’t wait to get there, drop down The only thing I seem to see around Sending which you stand Within my hand Slicing to the stratosphere Twice the speed of sound My life is moving under me Before I touch the groundGregory Porter - Mister Holland (Lyric Video)Gregory Porter2020-06-15 | Gregory Porter’s new album All Rise is out now! Order here: gregoryporter.lnk.to/AllRiseYD
-- Follow Gregory Porter on: Facebook: gregoryporter.lnk.to/Facebook Twitter: gregoryporter.lnk.to/Twitter Instagram: gregoryporter.lnk.to/Instagram -- All Gregory Porter’s official music videos: gregoryporter.lnk.to/YouTube All Gregory Porter’s official live performances: gregoryporter.lnk.to/LivePerformances -- Director – Nils Nicolet (http://www.lenavirevideo.com) -- Lyrics Hello Mister Holland, And Rosie may come out and play, she’s a good girl now Won’t be no trouble no, how By the way Mister Holland, I like the way you may no trouble of my skin is not a problem Nor has it ever been Invited me into your home Treated me like I was grown I was only eighteen and Rosie was a beauty queen Hello Mister Holland, And Rosie may come out and play I’m a good boy now Won’t be no trouble no, how By the way Mister Holland, liked the way you treated me like a regular “Joe” I wanted a soda and you allowed Rosie to go Anyway, I like your style Seem like I’ll be around for a while We can talk about a country mom and listen to a blues record check it out oh Hello Mister Holland, Rosie may come out and play it’s a good world now Won’t be no trouble no, how And by The way Mister Holland, I liked the way you treat me like a regular … My name is not a problem oh no it never will Anyway, I like your way People … be able to play and keep your sodas back in the nine, When you walk in straight into the light, Oh now
Not often does the Vevo studio play host to eight musicians, but Gregory Porter packed the house to capacity, and the result speaks for itself. The Sacramento-bred jazz man is a contemporary classic who uses a warm baritone to weave his spell. Brimming with soul, Porter’s voice is a powerhouse instrument - the tool he has used to woo audiences on huge festival stages and in intimate clubs around the world. Jazz fans, in step with the jazz press, consider him the best male improvising vocalist at work these days, and Grammy voters agree; Porter’s earned himself a couple of the prestigious awards. A deft blend of R&B, gospel and jazz has sent him to the top in the last 10 years - even EDM mega duo Disclosure came calling for his help on their 2015 track “Holding On.” In his Vevo performance, Porter and squad fine-tuned all the nuances of “Revival,” an uplifting hymnal with a dash of pop appeal. They wanted every inflection to count, and you can hear it in the music. The song is part of his ‘All Rise’ album for Blue Note, which is slated to drop in August.
Executive Producer: Micah Bickham Director: Bram VanderMark Producer: Madeline Schmidt Director of Photography: Skyler Brown Editor: Kevin Rose Music & Talent: Parul Chokshi & David McTiernan
Lyrics: I try to run, and I grow weary I try to walk, and I grow faint Oh, I long to soar on the wings like an eagle But I look down and I’m afraid, I’m afraid But you lift me higher, Out of the fire, out of the flames I lost the feeling but you give me meaning again I’m singing revival, revival song I’m singing revival, revival song I try to find you, lost my way Walk in the darkness, In search of day I followed your footsteps, to the gates of the city I saw your face, Oh I’m not afraid, I’m not afraid You lift me higher, Out of the fire, out of the flames I lost a feeling but you give me meaning again You lifted me higher, Out of the fire, out of the flame I lost a feeling but you give me meaning again
Our love battered and worn Tired and torn You’ve grown tired of me No love grows on its own, left all alone, it’s inspired in me Love fallen from grace can rise from the ashes and fall into place
Love is just like a phoenix it can fly, it can glow and it’s based upon a dream that we both been dreaming of Promises you know, promise you know Love is just like a phoenix let it sky, let it grow This is just a thing that oh I’ve been dreaming of The promises you know, promise you know In love, we’ve come so far, Looked to the stars, Hold on to me Take my wings, Hold on tight, Cling to my love, Hold on to me Oh love, fallen from grace and rise from the ashes and fall into place
Love is just like a phoenix, It can fly it can glow and it’s based upon a dream that we both been dreaming of Oh, the promise you know, the promise you know Love is just like a phoenix Let it sky, let it grow This is just the sort of thing that we both been hoping for Oh the promises you know, promise you know So, let’s rise, rise, rise Rise, rise, rise Rise, Rise, Rise, Rise, Rise, Rise Love is just like a phoenix It can fly, it can glow And it’s based upon a dream that we both been dreaming of, Oh the promises you know, promise you know Love is just like a phoenix Let it sky let it grow This is just what we’ve both been dreaming of Oh the promises you know, promise you know
Vocals: Gregory Porter Drums & Tamborine: Emanuel Harrold Bass: Jahmal Nichols Rhodes: Chip Crawford Tenor Saxophone: Tivon Pennicott Hammond organ: Ondrej Pivec Guitar: Femi Temowo Congas: Miles Bould Additional Percussion: Troy Miller Horn Arr. Etienne Charles
Produced by Troy Miller and Gregory Porter Mixed by Troy Miller, London, UK Recorded at Saint Germain Studios, Paris, France
LYRICS If love is overrated, let me be the one that is naïve If love is overrated, let me be the one that is deceived
Let me find that your hands that are touching me It’s not the hand that’s supposed to be, your lips an illusion Let me be the only fool for your embrace, let me fall upon my face I like this strange illusion
If love is overrated, why is it the only thing I serve If love is overrated, why is the one I’m in the one that I deserve
I can tell you, oh it feels so real, every touch that I steal Your arms an illusion Let me be the only fool for your embrace, let me fall upon my face I’ll like this strange illusion
Whoa I’m ok, with loves never-ending dream It’s a risk I’ll like to take In the hope I’ll never wake From this thing I call my fate reality
If love is overrated, let me be the one that is naïve If love is overrated, let me be the one that is deceived
Let me find that your hands that are touching me Is not the hands that’s supposed to be, your lips an illusion Let me be the only fool that you embrace, let me fall upon my face I like this strange illusion
And whoa I’m ok Love’s never-ending dream That’s a risk I’ll like to take In the hopes I’ll never wake from this thing I call my fate reality
If love is overrated, I’ll like overrated If love is overrated, I’ll love overrated If love is overrated, I am obsessed with overrated If love is overrated, I’m in love with overrated.
Overrated.
Vocals: Gregory Porter Soprano Saxophone: Tivon Pennicot Drums: Emanuel Harold Bass: Jahmal Nichols Piano & Rhodes: Chip Crawford Percussion: Troy Miller String Arr. Troy Miller
London Symphony Orchestra Strings First Violin: Giovanni Guzzo, Guest Leader, Clare Duckworth, Laura Dixon, Maxine Kwok-Adams, Claire Parfitt, Colin Renwick, Sylvain Vasseur, Rhys Watkins Second Violin: David Alberman, Sarah Quinn, Miya Vaisanen, David Ballesteros, Elizabeth Pigram, Csilla Pogany Viola: Edward Vanderspar, Gillianne Haddow, Malcolm Johnston, Lander Echevarria, Carol Ella, Robert Turner Cello: Tim Gill, Alastair Blayden, Jennifer Brown, Hilary Jones, Laure Le Dantec Amanda Truelove Double Bass: Colin Paris, Patrick Laurence, José Moreira
Produced by Troy Miller and Gregory Porter Mixed by Troy Miller, London, UK Recorded at Saint Germain Studios, Paris, France
Strings recorded at Abbey Road Studio 1, London, UK Strings Conducted and arranged by Troy Miller
Gregory Porter - If Love Is Overrated (Official Music Video)
Director - Douglas Bernardt Production Company - Stink Films Executive Producer - Ryland Burns Line Producer - Jeff Kopchia Cinematographer - Christopher Ripley Editor - Danilo Abraham Agency - H5 Label – Universal Special thanks to the entire cast & crew, Daniel Bergmann, Jeff Baron, Nick Fuller, and Sean Jenkins at Panavision.
LYRICS If love is overrated, let me be the one that is naïve If love is overrated, let me be the one that is deceived
Let me find that your hands that are touching me It’s not the hand that’s supposed to be, your lips an illusion Let me be the only fool for your embrace, let me fall upon my face I like this strange illusion
If love is overrated, why is it the only thing I serve If love is overrated, why is the one I’m in the one that I deserve
I can tell you, oh it feels so real, every touch that I steal Your arms an illusion Let me be the only fool for your embrace, let me fall upon my face I’ll like this strange illusion
Whoa I’m ok, with loves never-ending dream It’s a risk I’ll like to take In the hope I’ll never wake From this thing I call my fate reality
If love is overrated, let me be the one that is naïve If love is overrated, let me be the one that is deceived
Let me find that your hands that are touching me Is not the hands that’s supposed to be, your lips an illusion Let me be the only fool that you embrace, let me fall upon my face I like this strange illusion
And whoa I’m ok Love’s never-ending dream That’s a risk I’ll like to take In the hopes I’ll never wake from this thing I call my fate reality
If love is overrated, I’ll like overrated If love is overrated, I’ll love overrated If love is overrated, I am obsessed with overrated If love is overrated, I’m in love with overrated.
Overrated.
Vocals: Gregory Porter Soprano Saxophone: Tivon Pennicot Drums: Emanuel Harold Bass: Jahmal Nichols Piano & Rhodes: Chip Crawford Percussion: Troy Miller String Arr. Troy Miller
London Symphony Orchestra Strings First Violin: Giovanni Guzzo, Guest Leader, Clare Duckworth, Laura Dixon, Maxine Kwok-Adams, Claire Parfitt, Colin Renwick, Sylvain Vasseur, Rhys Watkins Second Violin: David Alberman, Sarah Quinn, Miya Vaisanen, David Ballesteros, Elizabeth Pigram, Csilla Pogany Viola: Edward Vanderspar, Gillianne Haddow, Malcolm Johnston, Lander Echevarria, Carol Ella, Robert Turner Cello: Tim Gill, Alastair Blayden, Jennifer Brown, Hilary Jones, Laure Le Dantec Amanda Truelove Double Bass: Colin Paris, Patrick Laurence, José Moreira
Produced by Troy Miller and Gregory Porter Mixed by Troy Miller, London, UK Recorded at Saint Germain Studios, Paris, France
Strings recorded at Abbey Road Studio 1, London, UK Strings Conducted and arranged by Troy Miller
Gregory Porter - Revival (Official Music Video) Starring Gregory Porter and Jemoni Powe.
Director - Douglas Bernardt Production Company - Stink Films Executive Producer - Ryland Burns Line Producer - Jeff Kopchia Cinematographer - Christopher Ripley Choreographer - Amy Gardner Production Designer - Tyler Evans Art Director - Angus Bernsen Editor - Danilo Abraham VFX Company - NASH VFX Supervisor - Cirilo Bonazzi VFX Artist - Felipe Passareli VFX Producer - Flavia Gannam Colorist - Osmar Junior Agency - H5 Label - Universal
Special thanks to the entire cast & crew, Daniel Bergmann, Jeff Baron, Nick Fuller, and Sean Jenkins at Panavision.
Lyrics: I try to run, and I grow weary I try to walk, and I grow faint Oh, I long to soar on the wings like an eagle But I look down and I’m afraid, I’m afraid But you lift me higher, Out of the fire, out of the flames I lost the feeling but you give me meaning again I’m singing revival, revival song I’m singing revival, revival song I try to find you, lost my way Walk in the darkness, In search of day I followed your footsteps, to the gates of the city I saw your face, Oh I’m not afraid, I’m not afraid You lift me higher, Out of the fire, out of the flames I lost a feeling but you give me meaning again You lifted me higher, Out of the fire, out of the flame I lost a feeling but you give me meaning again
Vocals: Gregory Porter Drums: Troy Miller Piano: Troy Miller Bass: Chris Hill Claps: Oli Rockberger & Troy Miller Horn Arr: Troy Miller
Horns Trumpet: Chris Storr Tenor Saxophone: Jim Hunt Baritone Saxophone: Andrew Ross Trombone: Trevor Mires
Choir Sopranos: Philly Lopez, Vula Malinga, Phebe Edwards. Altos: Teyana Miller, Priscilla Jones, Sharlene Hector, Ladonna Harley-Peters. Tenors: Jaz Ellington, Kevin Mark Trail, James Thompson.
http://vevo.ly/Mi8e1oGregory Porter - The Christmas Song (BBC Christmas Performance)Gregory Porter2019-12-13 | Gregory Porter - The Christmas Song (BBC Christmas Performance) New Music Soon… https://GregoryPorter.lnk.to/NewMusicSoon
#gregoryporter #jazzGregory Porter - The Christmas Song (Live At The Royal Albert Hall / 02 April 2018)Gregory Porter2018-11-16 | Gregory Porter’s new album All Rise is out now! Order here: gregoryporter.lnk.to/AllRiseYD
Gregory Porter - The Christmas Song (Live At The Royal Albert Hall / 02 April 2018) PLAY GREGORY PORTER’S LATEST RELEASE : gregoryporter.lnk.to/MerchCardLatest
#gregoryporter #jazzRaining In My Heart (Official Music Video)Gregory Porter2018-11-09 | Buddy Holly, Gregory Porter - Raining In My Heart (Official Music Video) PLAY GREGORY PORTER’S LATEST RELEASE : gregoryporter.lnk.to/MerchCardLatest
#gregoryporter #jazzGregory Porter - Hey Laura (Live At The Royal Albert Hall / 02 April 2018)Gregory Porter2018-11-02 | Gregory Porter - Hey Laura (Live At The Royal Albert Hall / 02 April 2018) PLAY GREGORY PORTER’S LATEST RELEASE : gregoryporter.lnk.to/MerchCardLatest
Lyrics: Hey Laura it's me Sorry but I had to rang your doorbell so late But there's something bothering me I really am sorry but it just couldn't wait Is there someone else instead of me Go ahead and lie to me and make me believe You're not in love with him and this fool will see That the rivers of your love flow uphill to me Hey Laura it's me Sorry but I had to ring your doorbell so late Well there's something bothering me all night long It just couldn't wait With a healthy dose of make-believe Go ahead and lie to me and make me believe That you're in love with me, this fool will see That the rivers of your love flow uphill to me Hey Laura Hey Laura it's me Sorry but I had to ring your doorbell so late Well there's something bothering me All night long it just couldn't wait With a healthy dose of make-believe Go ahead and lie to me and make me believe That you're in love with me this foul can see That the rivers of your love flow uphill to me Hey Laura it's me Hey Laura it's me Hey Laura it's me
#gregoryporter #jazzGregory Porter - I Wonder Who My Daddy Is (Live At The Royal Albert Hall / 02 April 2018)Gregory Porter2018-10-19 | Gregory Porter - I Wonder Who My Daddy Is (Live At The Royal Albert Hall / 02 April 2018) PLAY GREGORY PORTER’S LATEST RELEASE : gregoryporter.lnk.to/MerchCardLatest
#gregoryporter #jazzGregoryPorterVEVO Live StreamGregory Porter2017-12-02 | ...Gregory Porter - The Christmas Song (Official Music Video)Gregory Porter2017-12-01 | Gregory Porter - The Christmas Song (Official Music Video) Revival’ Available Now: gregoryporter.lnk.to/RevivalYD
Smile though your heart is aching Smile even though it's breaking When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by If you smile through your fear and sorrow Smile and maybe tomorrow You'll see the sun come shining through for you
Light up your face with gladness Hide every trace of sadness Although a tear may be ever so near That's the time you must keep on trying Smile, what's the use of crying? You'll find that life is still worthwhile If you just smile
That's the time you must keep on trying Smile, what's the use of crying? You'll find that life is still worthwhile If you just smile
#gregoryporter #jazzGregory Porter - L-O-V-E (Official Music Video)Gregory Porter2017-10-02 | Gregory Porter - L-O-V-E (Official Music Video) Revival’ Available Now: gregoryporter.lnk.to/RevivalYD
For Gregory Porter, the influence of Nat King Cole on his life and music runs deep, a through-line that reaches back into some of his earliest childhood memories, and culminates in the release of the two-time GRAMMY-winning vocalist’s stunning fifth studio album Nat King Cole & Me, a heartfelt tribute to the legendary singer, pianist, and Capitol recording artist. “He was one of a kind. He left such great music – such beautiful things to listen to that you can’t help but be influenced by that extraordinary timbre, style, and ultimate cool,” Porter enthuses.
“My mother said I wrote this little song when I was 5 and put it on a tape and played it for her when she came home from work,” recalls Porter. Upon hearing it his mother, Ruth Porter, exclaimed “Boy, you sound like Nat King Cole,” a compliment that sent the curious young Gregory delving into her record collection.
“I remember thinking how strange that name was, going through her records, and first seeing his image: this elegant, handsome, strong man sitting by a fire, looking like somebody's daddy. Then I put the vinyl on the player and out of those speakers came that voice, that nurturing sound. It filled a void in me. My father wasn’t in my life; he wasn’t raising me; he wasn’t showing any interest in me. So Nat’s words, ‘pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again’ – all of these life lessons and words of wisdom were like fatherly advice. They were coming out of the speakers like Nat was singing those words just to me. I would listen to his albums and imagine that Nat was my father.”
Porter’s love for Cole’s music blossomed so much that he adopted Cole as his surrogate father. After his role in the Tony-nominated musical It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues – but before rising to international acclaim in his solo career thanks to his mellifluous baritone, poignant originals, and invigorating concerts – Porter dramatized his deep appreciation for Cole in a semi-autobiographical musical, Nat King Cole & Me, which premiered in 2004.
“That musical was a way of me trying to find my father,” Porter explains. “I wrote it after my father [Rufus Porter] had passed. The musical was of Nat King Cole; and half of the music was of my original writing. But the story is how I came to Nat’s music in the absence of my father. So in a way, it was some self-prescribed, self-written therapy and emotional medicine for myself. It just so happened that 800 people came to see it a night. After the play, I felt a lighter feeling about my father and a deeper appreciation for both my mother and the great music of Nat King Cole.”
That musical underpins Porter’s third Blue Note Records release, Nat King Cole & Me, the follow-up to his GRAMMY-winning albums Liquid Spirit (2013) and Take Me to the Alley (2016), which established Porter as his generation’s most soulful jazz singer-songwriter. “It’s only natural that I go to the root of my inspiration and where I come from. And that root would be my mother and gospel music and Nat King Cole,” Porter says.
With the help of six-time GRAMMY-winning arranger Vince Mendoza and a core band featuring pianist Christian Sands, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Ulysses Owens, Porter revisits some of Cole’s most cherished classics such as “Smile,” “L-O-V-E,” “Nature Boy,” and “The Christmas Song.” Mendoza’s lush arrangements, animated by the London Studio Orchestra, cushion Porter’s brawny crooning to astonishing widescreen effect.
“Vince captured the delicate and powerful messages in Nat’s songs through his arrangements,” Porter praises. “As a singer and carrier of the message, those messages are equally carried through the instrumentation. Vince just did an extraordinary job with the arrangements.”
The album begins with Cole’s signature hit, “Mona Lisa,” which he recorded in 1950. Porter’s assured, languid phrasing paired with Mendoza’s cinematic arrangement, gives the classic newfound magnetism. A reading of the Charlie Chaplin standard, “Smile,” which Cole recorded in 1954, follows as Porter imbues the melody and verses with all the sincere reassurance that he gained from Cole. Even before creating the musical Nat King Cole & Me, Porter sang “Smile” on the 1998 album Hubert Laws Remembers the Unforgettable Nat King Cole, which marked Porter’s recording debut.
The sepia-toned allure continues with Porter’s gorgeous rendering of “Nature Boy,” which Cole recorded in 1948. Porter’s measured singing magnifies the song’s deep sense of longing and mystery. “In a way, there’s a sweet, sophisti...Gregory Porter - L-O-V-E (Official Audio)Gregory Porter2017-09-21 | Gregory Porter - L-O-V-E (Official Audio) PLAY GREGORY PORTER’S LATEST RELEASE : gregoryporter.lnk.to/MerchCardLatest
Smile though your heart is aching Smile even though it's breaking When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by If you smile through your fear and sorrow Smile and maybe tomorrow You'll see the sun come shining through for you
Light up your face with gladness Hide every trace of sadness Although a tear may be ever so near That's the time you must keep on trying Smile, what's the use of crying? You'll find that life is still worthwhile If you just smile
That's the time you must keep on trying Smile, what's the use of crying? You'll find that life is still worthwhile If you just smile
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-- Lyrics: Un re-route the rivers Let the dammed water be There's some people down the way that's thirsty So let the liquid spirit free The people are thirsty 'Cause of man's unnatural hand Watch what happens when the people catch wind When the water hits the banks of that hard dry land Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands now Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands no, hmm Get ready for the wave It might strike like the final flood The people haven't drank is so long The water won't even make mud After it comes, it might come with a steady flow Grab the roots of the tree Down by the river, fill your cup when your spirit's low Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands now Clap your hands now Clap your hands now Dip down and take a drank And fill your water tank Dip down and take a drank And fill your water tank Un re-route the rivers Let the dammed water be There's some people down the way that's thirsty Let the liquid spirits free The folk are thirsty Because of man's unnatural hand Watch what happens when the people catch wind Of the water hitting banks of hard dry land Clap your hands now Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands now Clap your hands now Get down and take a drink And fill your water tank Dip down and take a drink And fill your water tank Liquid spirit Liquid spirit Liquid spirit Liquid spirit Clap your hands now Liquid spirit
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Lyrics: Well, they guild their houses In preparation for the king And they line the sidewalks With every sort of shiny thing
They will be surprised When they hear him say
Take me to the alley Take me to the afflicted ones Take me to the lonely ones that somehow lost their way
Let them hear me say I am your friend Come to my table Rest here in my garden You will have a pardon
Take me to the alley Take me to the afflicted ones Take me to the lonely ones that somehow lost their way Let them hear me say I am your friend Come to my table Rest here in my garden You will have a pardon
They will be surprised When they hear him say
Take me to the alley Take me to the afflicted ones Take me to the lonely ones that somehow lost their way Let them hear me say I am your friend Come to my table Rest here in my garden You will have a pardon You will have a pardon
Take me to the alley Take me to the afflicted ones Take me Take me Take me Take me Take me
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Lyrics: Liquid Spirit Un re-route the rivers Let the dammed water be There's some people down the way that's thirsty So let the liquid spirit free The people are thirsty 'Cause of man's unnatural hand Watch what happens when the people catch wind When the water hits the banks of that hard dry land Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands now Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands no, hmm Get ready for the wave It might strike like the final flood The people haven't drank is so long The water won't even make mud After it comes, it might come with a steady flow Grab the roots of the tree Down by the river, fill your cup when your spirit's low Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands now Clap your hands now Clap your hands now Dip down and take a drank And fill your water tank Dip down and take a drank And fill your water tank Un re-route the rivers Let the dammed water be There's some people down the way that's thirsty Let the liquid spirits free The folk are thirsty Because of man's unnatural hand Watch what happens when the people catch wind Of the water hitting banks of hard dry land Clap your hands now Clap your hands now Go 'head and clap your hands now Clap your hands now Get down and take a drink And fill your water tank Dip down and take a drink And fill your water tank Liquid spirit Liquid spirit Liquid spirit Liquid spirit Clap your hands now Liquid spirit