Mavis Staples: I'll Take You There - An All-Star Concert Celebration

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♪ ♪ One, two, three. ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh-whee ♪ ♪ You better listen, boy ♪ ♪ You better listen here ♪ ♪ You're always on the go ♪ ♪ Partying seems to be the only thing you know ♪ ♪ But I'm supposed to be the one you love desperately ♪ ♪ But when I ask for a little love ♪ ♪ You say you don't have time ♪ ♪ It's true I love you, baby ♪ ♪ And I love you only ♪ ♪ But can't you see, boy ♪ ♪ You're leaving me so lonely ♪ ♪ And you're driving me ♪ ♪ Baby, you're driving me ♪ ♪ Driving me into the arms of a stranger ♪ ♪ You're driving me ♪ ♪ Baby, you're driving me ♪ ♪ You're driving me into the arms of a stranger ♪ ♪ Trying to be a do-right girl ♪ ♪ I've been trying to do right by you ♪ ♪ But you've been led to temptation ♪ ♪ In a field without a relation ♪ ♪ So I find myself searching for someone new ♪ ♪ I'm a just a girl ♪ ♪ I'm a just a girl ♪ ♪ Too weak to fight ♪ ♪ Too weak to fight ♪ ♪ This temptation when you leave me lonely every night ♪ ♪ And you're driving me ♪ ♪ You're driving me ♪ ♪ Baby, you're driving me into the arms of a stranger ♪ ♪ You're driving me ♪ ♪ Baby, you're driving me ♪ ♪ Driving me into the arms of a stranger ♪ ♪ Say it now ♪ ♪ This is a little situation ♪ ♪ You better check yourself out ♪ ♪ I'm not gonna sit here waiting ♪ ♪ While you're running about ♪ ♪ You better straighten up, baby ♪ ♪ You better check yourself out ♪ ♪ Driving me, driving me ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm just a girl ♪ ♪ I'm just a girl ♪ ♪ Too weak to fight ♪ ♪ Too weak to fight ♪ ♪ This temptation when you leave me lonely every night ♪ ♪ And you're driving me ♪ ♪ Yeah, you're driving me ♪ ♪ You're driving me into the arms of a stranger ♪ ♪ You're driving me ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, baby ♪ ♪ You're driving me into the arms of a stranger ♪ ♪ You're driving me ♪ ♪ Yeah, you're driving me ♪ ♪ Driving me to the arms of a stranger ♪ ♪ You're driving me ♪ ♪ You're driving me ♪ ♪ You're driving me ♪ ♪ Into the arms ♪ ♪ Of a stranger ♪ ♪

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Yeah, getting the call to be part of this event was really a thrill because I have been such a fan of Mavis'. I look around at the other artists on stage, too. Very rarely, and I would say never again, do you get a collection of artists like that on the same stage. This is a once in a lifetime for me.

I never thought that all of these giants, these greats would come together for Mavis. Just being in Mavis' presence is pretty awesome. It was an honor to be asked. It was a no-brainer.

I mean, you know, Mavis. If you have to ask somebody, "How does it feel to be here?" then you're not paying attention at all. Mavis was kind of a no-brainer, really, you know? Because the songs are magnificent.

God, it's so good to be here. I don't really know how I got here. You know, one of those moments. 'Cause she's pretty special to me.

I'm a huge, huge fan. It's gonna be great, and there are, you know, a lot of fantastic people here. I don't think I've ever seen a lineup of incredible singers that have more affection and respect for each other. And she deserves this and more.

She deserves a week of these shows. Just said, "I don't care when it is or where I'm supposed to be at that moment. I'm definitely coming to celebrate Mavis." ♪ ♪ ♪ Theres a place I know for certain ♪ ♪ I will someday see ♪ ♪ When I lay down my burden ♪ ♪ And look on Galilee ♪ ♪ Way beyond the surly bonds ♪ ♪ Of Earth and hate and war ♪ ♪ On a far celestial shore ♪ ♪ There's a valley of crystal waters ♪ ♪ Vines adorn the hill ♪ ♪ Every bough is heavy with fruit ♪ ♪ You can pick your fill ♪ ♪ There's a land of plenty ♪ ♪ Where no child shall want for more ♪ ♪ On a far celestial shore ♪ ♪ And I'll know such jubilation ♪ ♪ Joy and exaltation ♪ ♪ when I see my Lord ♪ ♪ There's a choir and congregation ♪ ♪ Ooh, how sweet the sound ♪ ♪ But laughter, too, is everywhere ♪ ♪ Gray faces are not found ♪ ♪ Hallelujahs rise up ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ From a whisper to a roar ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ On a far celestial shore ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Way beyond the surly bonds ♪ ♪ Of Earth and hate and war ♪ ♪ On a far celestial shore ♪ ♪ There's a land of plenty ♪ ♪ Where no child shall want for more ♪ ♪ On a far celestial shore ♪ ♪ Hallelujahs rise up ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ From a whisper to a roar ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ On a far celestial shore ♪ ♪ On a far, far celestial shore ♪ ♪ On a far celestial shore ♪

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♪ > ♪ If you disrespect anybody that you run into ♪ ♪ Well ♪ ♪ How in the world do you think anybody's s'posed to respect you? ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ If you don't give a heck ♪ ♪ About the man with the Bible in his hand ♪ ♪ Just get out the way and let the gentleman do his thing ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ You're the kind of gentleman ♪ ♪ That want everything your way ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ Take the sheet off your face boy ♪ ♪ It's a brand-new day ♪

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♪ ♪ Respect yourself ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody gonna give a good cahoot, na na na na ♪

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♪ ♪ ♪ Hey, well, well, well ♪ ♪ If you're walking around thinkin' ♪ ♪ The world owes you something 'cause you're here ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ You goin' out the world backwards ♪ ♪ Like you did when you first come here ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Keep talkin' 'bout the president ♪ ♪ Won't stop the air pollution ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Put your hand over your mouth when you cough ♪ ♪ That'll help the solution ♪ ♪ Yes, it will ♪ ♪ Oh, you cuss around women ♪ ♪ You don't even know their names ♪ ♪ Oh, no ♪ ♪ Then you're dumb enough to think ♪ ♪ That'll make you a big ol' man ♪ ♪ Yeah, respect yourself ♪ ♪ Respect yourself ♪ ♪ Respect yourself ♪

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♪ Respect yourself ♪ ♪ Respect yourself ♪ ♪ Yeah, respect yourself ♪ ♪ Respect yourself ♪ ♪ You ought to, you ought to ♪ ♪ Respect yourself ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Respect yourself ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪

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♪ Whoo ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ Thank you, Mavis. Thank you! Thank you!

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Thank you! Whoo! ♪ She's managed to have a career by doing what felt real for her. And I don't think anybody said, "Hey, Mavis, do this, and you'll have a big top-40 hit." It's just spiritual every time with her.

You can tell it's not coming from here. It's coming from here. And, really, what it's all about, what it's all about is the spirit. It's can you bring -- Can you bring your spirit to the situation.

If you can't, then there's no point in being here. She's followed her muse. You know, I don't think she's ever done anything that she didn't feel completely committed to. Mavis is -- It's blatantly obvious where she's coming from when she opens her mouth.

The spirit is in the right place. When she sang with us at the United Center, we did this kind of breakdown where she just went into this gospel number. Just from her singing, she transformed the entire spiritual energy of the room, like, essentially, it, like, became a church. Every time she sets foot on that stage, she's just giving and radiating this incredible positive energy.

Wow. She's such a happy soul, you know? I love her energy. I just love it.

Her spirit is uncontainable. Every musician has tremendous respect for Mavis Staples. She's one of the two or three artists that I really look to all the time for inspiration. I can think of a few tracks I've cut over the years that I probably would not have even written those songs had I not been influenced by The Staple Singers, you know what I mean?

Mavis is like a reference point to me. One of my big reference points. Like, you know, when I listen to Muddy Waters or I hear BB King sing. And then, when I hear Mavis, it's one of those people that you go, you have to -- That feels good.

I think she could make anybody a convert to whatever she's singing about. So she's really like my -- She and Pops and The Staples are like my personal pastors, you know. And I think she has that impact on everyone. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep on a-walkin' ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talkin' ♪ ♪ Marchin' on to freedom land ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let injustice turn me around ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let injustice turn me around ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep on a-walkin' ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talkin' ♪ ♪ Marchin' into freedom land ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let discrimination turn me around ♪ ♪ No ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ No, no ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let discrimination turn me around ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep on a-walkin' ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talkin' ♪ ♪ Marchin' up ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let no hatred turn me around ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna turn me around ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let no hatred turn me around ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep on a-walkin' ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talkin' ♪ ♪ Marchin' up to freedom land ♪ Everybody!

♪ Yeah! ♪ ♪ Yeah! ♪ No oppression ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let oppression turn me around ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep on a-walkin' ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talkin' ♪ ♪ Marchin' up to ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Won't let no war turn us around ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let no war turn me around ♪ ♪ I got to keep on a-walkin' ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talkin' ♪ ♪ Marchin' up to freedom land ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let intolerance ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ No ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ No ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let intolerance ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-walkin' ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talkin' ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Marchin' up to freedom land ♪ ♪ Let nobody ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Yeah, whoo ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-walkin' ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talkin' ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Marchin' up to freedom land ♪ ♪ Don't you let nobody ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Turn you around ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Turn you around ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Don't you let nobody ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-walkin' ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talkin' ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Marchin' up to freedom land ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-walkin' ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talkin' ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Marchin' up to freedom land ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-walkin' ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talkin' ♪ ♪ Marchin' up to freedom land ♪ ♪ Yeah, Lord.

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...two, one, two. ♪ ♪ If you're ready ♪ ♪ Tell me if you're ready now ♪ ♪ Oh, if you're ready ♪ ♪ Oh, come on go with me ♪ ♪ No hatred ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Will be tolerated ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Oh, peace and love ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Will grow between the races ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Love is the only transportation ♪ ♪ To where there's total communication ♪ ♪ If you ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Oh, get ready now ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ You feel you're able ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Take me by my hand, y'all ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ No disaster ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Will ever enter there ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ No wars ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Would ever be declared ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ No economical exploitation ♪ ♪ And no political domination ♪ ♪ If you ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Oh, get ready now ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ You think you're able ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Take me by the hand, y'all ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ Oh, get on up out there. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, now genocide ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Lord, get ready now ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Troublemaker ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Now get ready now ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, liars ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm waitin' on you ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Oh, backstabbers now ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Why won't you come with me? ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ I said, don't bother me ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Oh, well, quit your system troublin' ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Yeah, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, we're retiring ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Oh, go with me ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Well, if you want to be free ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Whoa, come go with me, darling ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Oh, now, come with me ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Well, I'm just movin' on ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ And I'm movin' on ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Oh, let's move it, I'm groovin' on ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ I can't help it but I'm movin' on ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Yeah, and I've got to move, y'all ♪ ♪ Come go with me ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ ♪ Marchin' on the freedom highway ♪ ♪ Marchin' each and every day ♪ ♪ We go marchin' on the freedom highway ♪ ♪ Marchin' each and every day ♪ ♪ Made up my mind ♪ ♪ And I won't turn around ♪ ♪ I made up my mind ♪ ♪ And I won't turn around ♪ Come on! ♪ Oh, there's just one thing ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ That I can't understand, my friend ♪ ♪ Marchin' ♪ ♪ Why some folks think that freedom is not designed for every man ♪ ♪ Marchin' ♪ ♪ There's so many people ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ Living their lives perplexed ♪ ♪ Marchin' ♪ ♪ Wonderin' in their minds ♪ ♪ Mind ♪ ♪ What's gonna happen next ♪ ♪ We are marchin' on freedom highway ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, marchin' each and every day ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ We are marchin' on the freedom highway ♪ ♪ We're marchin' each and every day ♪ ♪ I made up my mind and I won't turn around ♪ ♪ No, I won't ♪ ♪ I made up my mind ♪ ♪ And I won't turn around ♪ ♪ Ooooh ♪ ♪ Five dead bodies in the forest ♪ ♪ Tallahatchie rivers and lakes ♪ ♪ Marchin' ♪ ♪ People all over this world are wondering what's wrong with the United States ♪ ♪ Marchin' ♪ ♪ Yes, we want peace ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ If it can be found ♪ ♪ We're gonna stay on this freedom highway ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ We ain't gonna turn around ♪ ♪ Do ya, do ya think I'm livin' for the right man ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ He said we shall overcome ♪ ♪ Gonna march on freedom highway ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ 'Til our work is done ♪ ♪ We are marchin'... ♪ ♪ On freedom highway ♪ ♪ Ahhhhhh! ♪ ♪ Marchin' each and every day ♪ ♪ Day, day, day ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ I'm gonna hold it in my hand ♪ ♪ Highway ♪ ♪ Well, I can see it from here ♪ ♪ Marchin' ♪ ♪ Don't know how we're gonna get there ♪ ♪ But I know, I know we surely will ♪ ♪ Marchin' ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ And I won't turn around ♪ ♪ I made up my mind ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ And I won't turn around ♪ ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ ♪ Made up my mind ♪ ♪ Gonna keep on marchin' ♪ ♪ I won't turn around ♪ ♪ On the freedom highway ♪ ♪ Made up my mind ♪ ♪ Freedom highway ♪ ♪ And I won't turn around ♪ ♪ Around ♪ ♪ Around, round, round ♪ ♪ Round ♪ ♪ Round, round ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yes, I know ♪ ♪ Round ♪ ♪ Yeah, I know ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ Hi, everyone.

Thank you. Mavis, congratulations.

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God bless, everyone. Thank you.

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[ Mavis Staples' "The Weight" plays ] ♪ She has such a special, deep voice. We're all born with voices -- some people can sing, some people just have a beautiful voice, but then, it's infused with your life and everything that you lived through, and it becomes something else. And her voice is such a beautiful, deep instrument because of who she is. But there's something about that low voice that is just so powerful, so real, and just comes out completely uncensored, you know.

It stretches from the lowest octave to the -- you know, just the amount of ferocity and tenderness in her voice. She gets to the essence of the song and just gets way underneath the emotion and carries it to the surface. There's really nobody who sings like her. The great thing about Mavis is she's in such a league of her own that you never really feel like you're ever gonna -- you're ever gonna threaten it anyway, so just do what you do and hers will still be the Mona Lisa of what it is, which is fine, you know.

You know, she'll show up at the sound -- right before the sound check and go, "Boy, I got nothing. I got nothing." And then, you know, 15 minutes later, she's out on stage singing as if she's got enough -- she's like a 25-year-old up on stage. Mavis digs in just a little bit deeper than -- you know, than anybody else, I think that's fair to say, actually. Gives it her all, every single night.

She's like a benchmark of soul and of authenticity. You know, with some old school, just right on singin' about the Lord from her heart. It's not just power -- that doesn't quite do it. It's this direct line to your inner life.

She's plugged into you, you know? She'll bring you to places where she's been, you know? That's the only way I can explain it. She's seen -- She's seen it, you know?

And she'll let you know it. You can feel it in her voice, yeah. I've never ever heard a singer do such a great job of expressing emotion, spirituality, social consciousness all at once. You know, music can be a lot of things, but in its deepest expression, it is about connecting us with the infinite and with something larger than ourselves, and I think that just about everything Mavis has ever done has really been predicated on that.

A historic performer, you know, in so many ways. I think her voice will be heard many years after we're all gone, yeah.

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♪ ♪ ♪ I was standing by my window ♪ ♪ On a cold and cloudy day ♪ ♪ When I saw the hearse come rollin' ♪ ♪ Oh, to carry my mother away ♪ ♪ Away ♪ ♪ Will the circle be unbroken? ♪ ♪ By and by Lord, by and by ♪ > ♪ Well ♪ ♪ There's a better home a-waitin' ♪ ♪ In the sky Lord, yeah ♪ ♪ The sky ♪ Sing your song! ♪ Well I told the undertaker ♪ Well? ♪ "Undertaker, won't you please drive slow ♪ Yeah!

♪ 'Cause that lady that you're haulin' ♪ ♪ Lord, I hate to see her go" ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Will ♪ ♪ Will the circle ♪ ♪ Will it be unbroken? ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ By and by, Lord, by and by ♪ ♪ Byyyyyy and by ♪ ♪ There's a better home a-waitin' ♪ ♪ In the sky, Lord, in the sky ♪ Sing your song! ♪ So I followed ♪ Yeah. ♪ Close behind her ♪ ♪ Tried to hold up and be brave ♪ ♪ Be brave ♪ ♪ Well ♪ ♪ Nor that I could not ♪ ♪ I could not ♪ ♪ Hide my sorrow ♪ ♪ Hide my sorrow ♪ ♪ When they laid her in the grave ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ Y'all!

♪ Will the circle be unbroken? ♪ ♪ Be unbroken ♪ ♪ By and by, Lord, by and by ♪ ♪ Well, oh, well, oh, well, oh, well ♪ ♪ There's a better ♪ ♪ There's a better ♪ ♪ Home a-waitin' ♪ ♪ Home a-waitin' ♪ ♪ In the sky, Lord, in the sky ♪ Sing your song! ♪ I went back home ♪ Yeah! ♪ My home was lonesome ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Missed my mother ♪ ♪ She was gone ♪ Yeah!

♪ All my brothers and sisters crying ♪ ♪ In our home so sad and alone ♪ ♪ Tell me, tell me, tell me will ♪ ♪ Will the circle be unbroken? ♪ ♪ By and by, Lord, by and by ♪ ♪ Well, well ♪ ♪ Well ♪ ♪ There's a better home a-waitin' ♪ ♪ In the sky, Lord, in the sky ♪ Sing my song! ♪ We sang the songs ♪ ♪ Well ♪ ♪ Of all our childhood ♪ ♪ Hymns of faith, faith that made us strong ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Wanna draw others to hear the angels, just a-hear them angels sing along ♪ ♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ Tell me, tell me, tell me ♪ ♪ Will the circle ♪ ♪ Will ♪ ♪ Be ♪ ♪ Be unbroken? ♪ ♪ Be unbroken ♪ And the body!

♪ By and by, Lord, by and by ♪ Sing the song! ♪ There's a better ♪ ♪ There's a better, there's a better ♪ ♪ Home a-waitin' ♪ ♪ Home a-waitin' ♪ ♪ In the sky, Lord, in the sky ♪ Come on, y'all, everybody sing! ♪ Hey! ♪ ♪ Will the circle be unbroken ♪ ♪ By and by, Lord, by and by ♪ Put your hands together.

Put your hands together. ♪ There's a better ♪ Let me hear you! ♪ Home a-waitin' ♪ ♪ In the sky, Lord, in the sky ♪ One more, one more time! ♪ Will the circle ♪ ♪ Will the circle ♪ ♪ Will it be unbroken?

♪ ♪ Be unbroken? ♪ ♪ By and by, Lord, by and by ♪ ♪ There's a better home a-waitin' ♪ ♪ In the sky, Lord, in the sky ♪ ♪ Sky ♪ ♪ Oh, in the sky ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ The sky ♪ ♪ Sky ♪ ♪ Sky ♪ ♪ Ohhh ♪ ♪ Oh-oooh ♪ Thank you. Thank you! Thank you!

Chicago! Thank you!

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ What about the time ♪ ♪ You were rollin' over ♪ ♪ Fallin' on your face? ♪ ♪ You must be having fun ♪ ♪ Walk lightly ♪ ♪ Think of a time ♪ ♪ You'd best believe ♪ ♪ This thing is real ♪ ♪ Put away that gun ♪ ♪ This part is simple ♪ ♪ Try to recognize ♪ ♪ What is in your mind ♪ ♪ God help us ♪ ♪ Help us lose our minds ♪ ♪ These slippery people ♪ ♪ Help us understand ♪ ♪ What's the matter with him? ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ How do you know? ♪ ♪ The Lord won't mind ♪ ♪ Can't play no games ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ Love from the bottom to the top, turn like a wheel ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ See for yourself ♪ ♪ The Lord won't mind ♪ ♪ We're gonna move ♪ ♪ Right now, turn like a wheel inside a wheel ♪ ♪ I remember when ♪ ♪ Sittin' in the tub ♪ ♪ Pulled out the plug ♪ ♪ The water was runnin' out ♪ ♪ Cool down ♪ ♪ Stop actin' crazy ♪ ♪ They're gonna leave ♪ ♪ And we'll be on our own ♪ ♪ Seven times five ♪ ♪ Seven times five ♪ ♪ We're living creatures ♪ ♪ Watch 'em come to life ♪ ♪ Right before your eyes ♪ ♪ Backsliding ♪ ♪ How do you do?

♪ ♪ These slippery people ♪ ♪ Gonna see you through ♪ ♪ What's the matter with him? ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ How do you know? ♪ ♪ The Lord won't mind ♪ ♪ Can't play no games ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ Love from the bottom to the top, turn like a wheel ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ See for yourself ♪ ♪ The Lord won't mind ♪ ♪ We're gonna move ♪ ♪ Right now, turn like a wheel inside a wheel ♪ Ha! Yeah!

Whoo! Ooh! Whoo! ♪ Whoo!

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♪ ♪ Hey! Hey! ♪ What's the matter with him? ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ The Lord won't mind ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ Love from the bottom to the top ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ The Lord won't mind ♪ ♪ Right now, turn like a wheel inside a wheel ♪ ♪ What's the matter with him?

♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ How do you know? ♪ ♪ The Lord won't mind ♪ ♪ Can't play no games ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ Love from the bottom to the top, turn like a wheel ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ We're gonna move ♪ ♪ The Lord won't mind ♪ ♪ We're gonna move ♪ ♪ Right now, turn like a wheel inside a wheel ♪ ♪ What's the matter with him? ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ How do you know? ♪ ♪ The Lord won't mind ♪ ♪ Can't play no games ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ Love from the bottom to the top, turn like a wheel ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ See for yourself ♪ ♪ The Lord won't mind ♪ ♪ We're gonna move ♪ ♪ Right now, turn like a wheel inside a wheel ♪ Whoo!

Whoop! Whoop! Whoo! Whoo!

Whoo! ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ Like a wheel inside a wheel inside a wheel ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ Turn like a wheel ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ He's all right ♪ ♪ Turn like a wheel inside a wheel inside a wheel ♪ ♪ Wheel ♪ ♪ A wheel, a wheel ♪ ♪ Inside a wheel ♪ Hey! Yeah! Yeah!

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Whoo!

Chuckles

Arcade Fire! Happy birthday! Thank you.

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We're gonna take ya back down memory lane. 1970!

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Chuckles

She wasn't even born. Unh-unh. 1971! Ow!

♪ ♪ Oh, Lord, mm ♪ ♪ I know a place ♪ ♪ Y'all ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody cryin' ♪ ♪ No ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody worried ♪ ♪ No ♪ ♪ Ain't no smilin' faces ♪ ♪ Unh-unh, no ♪ ♪ Lyin' to the races ♪ ♪ No, no, no, no ♪ ♪ Help me, come on, come on ♪ ♪ Somebody, help me here ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, help me, y'all ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, oh, hey ♪ ♪ Help me now ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Let me take you there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Let me take you there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Let me take you there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Let me take you there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Play it, Rick ♪ ♪ Play your your piano now ♪ ♪ All right ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Just do it, do it ♪ ♪ Come on now ♪ ♪ Play on it, play on it ♪ ♪ Rick, Rick, Rick, Rick, Rick, Rick, Rick, yeah, Rick ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah-huh, yeah-huh, yeah-huh, yeah-huh ♪ ♪ Yeah, Jeff ♪ ♪ Hey, Jeff, I need you here ♪ ♪ Help me out ♪ ♪ Come on now, Jeff ♪ ♪ All right ♪ ♪ Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dow ♪ ♪ What you doin'? ♪ ♪ Sockin' soul! ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Babe! ♪

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♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Take us there ♪ ♪ Come on now, now, y'all ♪ ♪ Take us there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Little bit louder now ♪ ♪ Take us there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ A little bit louder now ♪ ♪ Take us there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Everybody ♪ ♪ Take us there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Every-- ♪ ♪ Take us there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Take us there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Take us there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Let me lead the way ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Let me lead the way ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Let me lead the way ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Let me lead the way ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪

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♪ Lead the way ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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Okay, you ready? Yes, ma'am. This is just -- You know --

Laughing

♪ 'Cause I'm happy ♪

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Laughter

Okay. Hi, I'm Mavis Staples.

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Anytime you see Mavis, you're gonna see a smile on my face. And when you smile, you make others smile. That's the way to do it. Well, the thing that makes Mavis so incredible to so many people across generations and musical styles is, first of all, just you can't separate the spirit that she imbues.

You know, she just is a shining burst of spiritual-- spirit. I think that's part of her magic is this incredible warmth and this incredible inclusiveness to her as a person and to her music and what her career has been about. All of the qualities that people respond to in Mavis that make her so special, the fact that she can walk into any room and make everyone feel better, that's, to me, like a living angel. She's sweet, authentic, grateful, appreciative.

All the qualities that make a great artist and a great singer and a great person. An ambassador. And she's truly a lovely, gracious person. And I love her.

I mean, that's just... We really love Mavis. She's really just one of the most instantly, you know, warm, always remembers your name, like, most beautiful woman. Is sweet to everybody and always grateful and always feeling blessed and blessing everybody else.

And, you know, how could you be cranky around Mavis? She's just so positive. Everything is so positive. For Mavis, it's just fun.

She's fun all the time. And her humor. She's funny. She is always funny.

She's always game to be able -- You can talk to her about anything, you know. She's funny. And she's very silly, and I think that that's like a huge part of the trick, too. You know?

She's so delightful. I do know that her name for me is Amy, Amylou, and that's okay with me. She can call me whatever she wants. I mean, if Mavis Staples asked me to go to her house and do dishes, I would do it, but when she tells you to come sing into the same microphone as her, you do it.

Laughs

I love you, Mavis. I love you, I love you, I love you, Mavis. When this show is over, the last song, I'm gonna scream to know not what. I'm gonna let it all hang out.

♪ ♪ ♪ I pulled into Nazareth ♪ ♪ I was feelin' 'bout half past dead ♪ ♪ I just needed to find a place where I can lay my head ♪ "Mister, can you tell me where a girl might find a bed?" ♪ ♪ He just grinned, shook my hand ♪ ♪ "No," was all he said ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ Take a load for free ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ And ♪ ♪ And ♪ ♪ And ♪ ♪ You put the load right on me ♪ ♪ ♪ Picked up my bag ♪ ♪ I went lookin' for a place to hide ♪ ♪ When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side ♪ Yeah! ♪ I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on, let's go downtown" ♪ Yeah! ♪ She said, "I got to go, but my friend can stick around" ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ Take a load for free ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ And ♪ ♪ And ♪ ♪ And ♪ ♪ You put the load right on me ♪ ♪ Put the load on me ♪ ♪ Go down, Moses ♪ ♪ There's nothin' you can say ♪ ♪ It's just ol' Luke ♪ ♪ And Luke's waitin' on the Judgment Day ♪ ♪ "Well, Luke, my friend ♪ ♪ What about young Anna Lee?" ♪ ♪ He said, "Do me a favor, son ♪ ♪ Won't ya stay and keep Anna Lee company?" ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ Take a load for free ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ And ♪ ♪ And ♪ ♪ And ♪ ♪ You put the load, put the load right on me ♪ ♪ Put the load on me ♪ ♪ Crazy Chester followed me ♪ ♪ And he caught me in the fog ♪ ♪ He said, "I'm gonna fix you right if you take Jack ♪ ♪ If you take Jack, my dog" ♪ ♪ I said, "Wait a minute, Chester ♪ ♪ You know I'm a peaceful man" ♪ ♪ He said, "That's okay, boy ♪ ♪ Won't you feed him when you can?" ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ Take a load for free ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ And ♪ ♪ And ♪ ♪ And ♪ ♪ You put the load right on me ♪ ♪ Put the load on me ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Catch a cannonball now ♪ ♪ To take me on down the line ♪ Sing it! ♪ My bag is sinkin' low ♪ ♪ And I do believe that it's time ♪ ♪ To get back to Miss Fanny ♪ ♪ Oh, you know she's the only one ♪ ♪ Sent me here with her regards for everyone ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ ♪ Take a load for free ♪ ♪ Take a load ♪ ♪ Take a load off, Fanny ♪ Yeah!

♪ And ♪ ♪ And ♪ ♪ And ♪ ♪ Put the load right on me ♪ ♪ Put the load ♪ ♪ Put the load, put the load ♪ ♪ Put the load on me ♪ ♪ Put the load, put the load ♪ ♪ Put the load on me ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Put the load, put the load ♪ ♪ Put the load, put the load ♪ ♪ Put the load, put the load ♪ ♪ Put the load, put the load ♪ ♪ Put the load, put the load ♪ ♪ Put the ♪

Vocalizing

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Chuckles

♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ Whoo! Yeah!

Cheers and applause

Cheers and applause

"I'll Take You There" plays

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