Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet by Gavin Bryars
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Can't believe I've never heard this before today. Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet is a 1971 arrangement by Gavin Bryars of a composition by an unknown composer. It is formed on a loop of an unknown homeless man singing a brief stanza. Rich harmonies, comprising string and brass, are gradually overlaid over the stanza. The piece was first recorded for use in a documentary which chronicles street life in and around Elephant and Castle and Waterloo, in London. When later listening to the recordings, Bryars noticed the clip was in tune with his piano and that it conveniently looped into 13 bars.
A very strange Christmas record, totally compelling though. If you like it, google it, the back story is worth a look...
Bear with this, it's worth it! :)
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Gavin Bryars, a tramp and Tom Waits; Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet.
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Beautiful, haunting, and sad if listened the whole way through. The build up is wonderful, Merry Christmas .
Undoubtably the best song ever performed that's based around a sample of a tramp singing. All 25 minutes of it.
