Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground. by Blind Willie Johnson

“Johnson's song concerns a situation he faced many times: nightfall with no place to sleep. Since humans appeared on Earth, the shroud of night has yet to fall without touching a man or woman in the same plight. - Carl Sagan.”

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Johnson's song concerns a situation he faced many times: nightfall with no place to sleep. Since humans appeared on Earth, the shroud of night has yet to fall without touching a man or woman in the same plight. - Carl Sagan.

creepingminx 13 Nov 2013

The ground is cold and time is frozen.   1

lukeduggan2006 10 May 2014

#BluesJam. One of the 27 musical samples sent into space on Voyager.   31

MsSue 25 Mar 2013

This was the inspiration for the Paris Texas soundtrack by Ry Cooder, but I think this deserves a listen   11

BarneyRubble 14 May 2013

Raw power   2

acethornton 23 Mar 2015

Seems appropriate these days...  #JeSuisCharlie. (now with a link that works)   4

aldusd 9 Jan 2015