Bring Me Little Water Sylvie - Sweet Honey In The Rock - 1990 HD Upscale 

crying listening to this now bc of this explanation. i felt it before you wrote this comment, but now, i feel it.

This song sounds like a shining syrup moving slowly along, thick but beautiful.

You’re romanticizing it

@@trissandin9469 Yeh - so strong and so sweet at the same time - precious Sweet Honey in the Rock - nothing like it

Exactly!

💔💔💔😢😢😢🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

Daniel Carmichael Bought the VISION SHARED cd on Amazon for me and my bff Katie. Popped it in my portable cd player on my way out of the house and I had to stop dead in my tracks when this song came on. Pure tone and harmony. I could see old Huddie's beaming face smile approvingly from beyond.

🤲me✋a👁little🤏water💧now🙄bring👍me✋a✨little🤏water🌊sylvie💁‍♀️✨

@@forty9er49221 LMAO

@@forty9er49221 😐

Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon

She is Ysaye Maria Barnwell, and she has written many of Sweet Honey's greatest songs. She's now retired from the group but keeps up an active schedule leading workshops and composing. She also has a ph.d. in speech pathology and taught for many years at Howard University. Check her out!

lmao

Sylvie was a slave just saying

pfft

Ysaye Barnwell is singing the lowest part.

Bernice Reagon is singing lead.

Your disrespectful

@@isaiahmagana7894 no theyre not

@@remi-gw7en Yes. They are.

@@therain1189 how bruh

It’s because James Charles sang this song

@@funvideofan1625 very badly also

@@BellalovesLouisandHarry Well Hey I like listening Jame Charles short version of it, because I like listening to other people singing songs that sweet honey in the rock sang, regardless you sings it.

@@BellalovesLouisandHarry although I’m really annoy that in his “Bring me water” song that he didn’t sing the full version of this song, and made a totally different song

@@BellalovesLouisandHarry although I’m really annoy that in his “Bring me water” song that he didn’t sing the full version of this song, and made a totally different song

+Eden Richardson Was thinking the same thing.

+Eden Richardson I just saw their recording and had to find this version.

I disagree. I think they nailed it. Just differently.

I agree. There's room for different versions.

Of course there is always room for more versions, but I feel this delivers much more on the emotional level.

Stop

@@isaiahmagana7894 no

That’s not James Charles that’s Evelyn Mariah Harris

+J.B Originally a field holler. Folks working in the fields, choppin cotton, pickin cotton and such in the hot sun would "sing" songs to keep up their spirits. Sometimes a song leader would develop a person who would shout out or holler a main line , others would sing a line back or repeat the line in chorus. Such songs go back to slavery days, but persisted among all kinds of people who had to work hard in the fields, hired farm hands, small farmers, and even prisoners. This song arose from thirst and a genuine request for the water bucket, usually carried by a girl too young and small to do actual field work. It wasn't written by anyone in particular it just growed. Words and verses cropped up that had little to do with the original. Some versions are not safe for work, even in the fields. Leadbelly would have herd it growing up and working the fields and then in prison. This is a rather artistic version with some great African influenced harmony. I swear that lead singer harmonizes with her self all by herself , sorta like Miriam Makeba used to do, especially on Pata Pata, there's a lady that will send chills up your back.

Well, you go ahead and teach Mr. John Statser! Thank you for that educational lesson!

Leadbelly's aunt and uncle inspired this song!

@@johnstatser7088 the lead singer is Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Curator Emeritus at the Smithsonian and Professor Emeritus (History) at American University. Her musical arrangements are unparalleled, especially in terms of harmony. Thank you for the hsitory of this song.