Feel the Spirit

Nous sommes destinés à voir toute la beauté.

Heaven & Earth ‎– Refuge

Psychedelic folk/funk beauty from 1973, featuring the gorgeous voices of Pat Gefell and Jo D. Andrews (and produced by Space Age percussionist/composer Dick Schory for his short-lived but influential Ovation Records imprint). At one time this was an album completely unknown outside of Chicago, where the label was based; but these days, word gets around, and tracks like ‘Feel The Spirit’ and ‘Jenny’ have been making the rounds on the DJ circuit. No matter what your musical taste is—psych-folk, funk, soft rock—this LP seems to have something special to offer. This is due in part to notable backing from veterans like bassist Phil Upchurch (Curtis Mayfield, Otis Rush, Stan Getz, Groove Holmes, and Cannonball Adderly), and space age pop maven Bobby Christian on drums and percussion. But primarily, the perfection that this album emanates is due to the clear voices and intelligent songs crafted by Gefell and Andrews.

Lyrics :

What can we share with your today? Would you like snowflakes that sing Or presents from the King? We feel the spirit rising fast He's speaking rhymes filled with sings When will they come to pass? Feel the spirit Feel the spirit Walking down the street of life Do you feel the spirit? We were meant to see All of the beauty December's frost is here to stay And icy thoughts moving in Take all our warmth away We have our your live our lives But they can't see through our eyes And so their hearts don't die Our babies feel the spirit They need to feel the spirit Skipping down the street of live Our babies feel the spirit We were meant to see All of the beauty All of the beauty

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Paroles :

Que pouvons-nous partager avec vous aujourd’hui?

Voulez-vous des flocons de neige qui chantent

Ou des cadeaux du roi ?

Nous sentons l’esprit monter rapidement

Il parle des rimes pleines de chants

Quand vont-ils passer ?

Sentez l’esprit

Sentez l’esprit

Marcher dans la rue de la vie

Tu sens l’esprit ?

Nous étions destinés à voir

Toute la beauté

Le gel de décembre est là pour rester

Et des pensées glacées

Emporte toute notre chaleur

Nous avons nos vies

Mais ils ne peuvent pas voir à travers nos yeux

Et pour que leurs cœurs ne meurent pas

Nos bébés sentent l’esprit

Ils ont besoin de sentir l’esprit

Sauter dans la rue de live

Nos bébés sentent l’esprit

Nous étions destinés à voir

Toute la beauté

Toute la beauté

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