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Celebrating 50 years of Bob and Marcia's Joyous reggae version of Nina Simone’s ‘To Be Young, Gifted And Black'. This recording, released on Trojan Records, peaked in the UK Chart at No.4 on April 4th 1970.
To mark the occasion, Trojan Records launched a brand new website - www.younggiftedandblack2020.com, where we invited the general public to submit photos and video clips showcasing stories and examples of black excellence. The submissions to the website now make up this bright and uplifting lyric video which re-imagines the positive message of the song for the modern day audience, breathing fresh air into the inspiring lyrics which are just as powerful now as they were 50 years ago.
(TO BE) YOUNG GIFTED & BLACK (LYRICS)
Written by Weldon Irvin & Nina Simone
Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Young, gifted and black!
Oh what a lovely precious dream
To be young, gifted and black,
Open your heart to what I mean
In the whole world you know
There’s a million boys and girls
Who are young, gifted and black
And that's a fact!
Young, gifted and black!
We must begin to tell our young
There's a world waiting for you
Yours is the quest that's just begun
When you feeling real low
Yeah, there's a great truth you should know
To be young, gifted and black
Your soul's intact!
Oh, young, young, gifted and black!
How I long to know the truth
There were times when I look back
And I am haunted by my youth
Ah, but my joy of today
Is that we can all be proud to say
To be young, gifted and black
Is where it's at!
Young, gifted and black!
We must begin to tell our young
There's a world waiting for you
Yours is the quest that's just begun
When you feeling real low
Yeah, there's a great truth you should know
When you are young, gifted and black
Your soul's intact!
Oh, young, young, gifted and black!
Oh, ow I long to know the truth
There were times when I look back
And I am haunted by my youth
Ah, but my joys of today
Is that we can all be proud to say
To be young, gifted and black
Is where it's at!
Is where it's at!
Is where it's at!
Is where it's at!
Is where it's at!
Is where it's at!
Is where it's at!
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