Dark Was The Night Cold Was The Ground Vinyl

Dark was the night and cold the ground on which the lord was laid.

Dark was the night cold was the ground vinyl.

2x vinyl lp compilation country. Dark was the night and cold the ground on which the lord was laid his sweat like drops of blood ran down in agony he prayed. Dark was the night cold was the ground is 3 minutes and 21 seconds of johnson s unique guitar playing in open d tuning for slide. Subscribe for more videos.

Gethsemane was the garden where jesus prayed on the eve of his crucifixion and the song tells that story with lyrics. If we don t find a new start the end is nigh my friend dark was the night and cold was the ground oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh yeah cold was the ground. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2011 vinyl release of dark was the night cold was the ground on discogs. Provided to youtube by legacy columbia dark was the night cold was the ground blind willie johnson the great depression american music in the 30 s 19.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976 allowance is made for fair use. Dark was the night borrows its structure from gethsemane an english hymn from the 18th century. The photo around 1 30 is blind willie mctell not johnson.

His melancholy gravel throated humming of the guitar part creates the impression of unison moaning a melodic style common in baptist churches where instead of harmonizing a choir. His sweat like drops of blood ran down. In agony he prayed. Mississippi change records mrp 006 nero s neptune nn 014 format.

By most accounts johnson substituted a knife or penknife for the bottleneck. Revolution go out now. Dark was the night and cold was the ground blue on one side black is on the other we all see red it s defining our color are we in a hurry to see what happens in the end.