The Morehouse Glee Club sings "I'm Building Me A Home" for the induction ceremony of the Martin Luther King Jr Board of Preachers and Collegium of Scholars on April 6, 2006.
Wonderful song. For all of you youngins that came across this song on Hell On Wheels, this is the opening title song for Spike Lee's classsic 1988 film "School Daze". As powerful now as it was when I first heard it 25 years ago.
He just about sang me into a shout! David needs recognition for the shape, sound and poise of those young men! This is a TRUE example of 100 years of excellence. Bravo Morehouse College Glee Club!
Yes Lord! I love this song, this arrangement, and most of all, the vitality this Glee Club gave this song! "This Earthlay House, is gonna soon Decay!" Yes Lawd!
I've always loved the versatility of Morehouse Glee Club Soloist, everyone did not always have to have the Big Operatic voice, they just had to know what they were singing about and that's what I believe keeps this ensemble so unique throughout each year its members truly believe in what they are singing.
@chen0466 This song is so inspirational when I hear it I want to get a hammer and some wood and literally start building a house with my own 2 hands. This Glee Club is absolutely incredible!!!!
This arrangement is awesome. Who is the composer? They have done a masterful job interpreting it....and what more can be said about the lead vocalist......simply wonderful.
There's no known composer specifically, because it's a traditional spiritual, probably developed from the line-singing tradition/call and response during slavery in the United States. This arrangement was done by Uzee Brown, Jr. though.
Yup.... Had to search it on RU-vid.... Felt like it immediately became the "comeback" motivation song of the year to me and I don't even listen to gospel music.
There is INDEED a white Preacher on the podium who is NOT Dr. Massey. But if you describe a light skinned Black person as "Fair Skinned" what does that mean. Fair is not a color; it's a condition. So, as a Dark Skinned person, am I to be considered UNfair?
