Friday, September 25, 2009

It Must Be Jesus


Posted by joeknapp at 8:51 PM

4 comments:

  1. joeknappNovember 25, 2009 at 1:38 PM

    I get more emails than comments on my posts. Here's an interesting message I got regarding Pains Of Life, along with my response:

    "First of all, thanks for posting Where Did That Song Come From. It was informative and quite fun. If you have any more like that, I know many would love to see them. I have a friend with Feron 108, who can see in the run off grooves 1967, so that confirms what your site stated. However, Chain Of Fools was recorded in June 67, and released in November 67.
    So, now the question becomes: What month was Pains recorded and what month was it released.
    Pains might have actually been ripped from Chains.
    I'm hoping its the other way around, because its a far better piece of music trivia that way. Anything you might be able to add regarding the Feron 108 release will be much appreciated. I have a bet going with another collector."

    My response:

    "I have Faron 108 as well, but it's buried in my 300,000+ collection somewhere. It would be good to see who got composer credits on that one. I think it was C. L. Davis, but I may be mistaken. It certainly wasn't Don Covay. That would tend to indicate that somebody at Atlantic Records heard Pains and thought nobody would ever notice if they borrowed the melody. That being said, I've played this for a guy who is an A&R guy for a big record label and he got really excited about it. He heard something in Pains that was in the original mix of Chains that didn't end up on the record. That also tends to confirm that Chains is borrowed from Pains. If the gospel record copied the hit, how could they copy something they never heard? Also, Chains didn't become a hit until early 1968. If you're going to hear a hit record and copy it, doesn't it need to BE a hit already?"

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  2. AnonymousMay 9, 2012 at 12:08 PM

    Good day my friend, very good information. I have also a question: Where can i find the lyrics of 'it must be Jesus'? i want them, and because english is not my native language, there are words i can't understand in the song. Thank you

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    1. joeknappSeptember 3, 2013 at 12:27 AM

      I'm happy to transcribe them for you. These are the words being sung, according to my hearing of them. I believe this is correct:


      (The background singers repeat "Must be Jesus" throughout, except where noted)

      Oh there's a man,
      Goin' around,
      The land.
      Oh oh yeah.

      There's a man,
      Goin' around,
      Taking names.
      Oh Lord.

      You know he took,
      My mother's name,
      Yes and he left,
      My heart in pain.

      There's a man,
      Goin' around,
      Taking names.
      Oh yeah.

      That man,
      Is giving sight,
      To the blind.
      Oh yeah.

      That man,
      Is giving sight,
      To the blind.
      Oh Lord.

      He healed the sick,
      He raised the dead,
      Yes Jesus gave (yes my Jesus gave),
      Poor and needy bread (poor and needy bread).

      There's a man,
      That's giving sight,
      To the blind.
      Oh yeah.

      And there are days,
      When I'm sad.
      I go to him,
      He'll make me glad.

      He's my water,
      He's by bread,
      And he's my doctor on my sick bed.

      He's my rock,
      My mighty tower,
      He's all my strength,
      And all my power.

      He'll be your mother,
      When mother's gone.
      He'll be your shelter,
      In time of storm.

      When you are burdended,
      Don't know what to do.
      Just trust in him,
      And he'll see you through.

      Oh there's a man,
      Goin' around,
      The land.

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  3. SilverjashAugust 31, 2013 at 4:41 PM

    Yes, where can we find the lyrics to "It Must Be Jesus?"

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