Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases the song "Same Love" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring Mary Lambert.
Included in this post are the official video of that song, a video of its 2014 Grammy performance, and the lyrics to that song. In addition, this post includes my transcription of the comments that Queen Latifah made as an introduction to the Grammy performance of "Same Love" and the weddings of thirty-three couples -some same-sex — in the middle in the performance as Queen Latifah officiated.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, inspirational, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
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Note: Although pancocojams focuses on music, dance, and other features from African American cultures and other Black cultures throughout the world, I'm showcasing the song "Same Love" which is composed by & performed by non-Black artists. I'm doing so because I strongly support this song's message. That said, the official "Same Love" video includes Black people, as does its Grammy performance.
Even if it did not, that song's message would make it a winner and very worthy of being showcased on this blog.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS:
Example #1: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Same Love -featuring Mary Lambert (Official Video)
Ryan Lewis, Published on Oct 2, 2012
...SONG:
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Same Love feat. Mary Lambert
(B. Haggerty, R. Lewis, M. Lambert)
Macklemore Publishing BMI, Ryan Lewis Publishing BMI
Produced by Ryan Lewis for Macklemore DBA Ryan Lewis LLC
Written by Macklemore, Mary Lambert
Piano performed by Josh Rawlings
Violin by Andrew Joslyn
Cello by Natalie Hall
Trombone by Greg Kramer
Recorded and Mixed by Ryan Lewis, Ben Haggerty
Macklemore/RyanLewis Studios, Seattle, WA
Mastered by Sterling Sound, New York City, NY
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Example #2: Macklemore - Same Love Performance Ft. Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis At The Grammys 2014
Ali Reda, Published on Jan 26, 2014
Macklemore - Same Love Performance Ft. Ryan Lewis, Queen Latifah Mary Lambert, Madonna at The Grammys 2014
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Transcription of Queen Latifah's introductory remarks:
"When we say music has the power to bring people together at the Grammys we mean it. One of the most inspiring success stories in music this past year has been Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, already four time Grammy winners tonight.
This song is a love song, not for some of us, but for all of us. And tonight we celebrate the commitment to love by some very beautiful couples.
Joined by Mary Lambert and New Orleans own Trombone Shorty, here's Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and the uplifting song song that says "Whatever God you believe in, we come from the same one. Trip away the fear, underneath it's all the same love".
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Transcription by Azizi Powell. Additions and corrections are welcome. I wonder if Queen Latifah meant to say "Strip away the fear etc." instead of "trip away"...
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LYRICS: SAME LOVE
(Written by Macklemore, Mary Lambert)
When I was in the third grade I thought that I was gay,
'Cause I could draw, my uncle was, and I kept my room straight.
I told my mom, tears rushing down my face
She's like "Ben you've loved girls since before pre-k, trippin' "
Yeah, I guess she had a point, didn't she?
Bunch of stereotypes all in my head.
I remember doing the math like, "Yeah, I'm good at little league"
A preconceived idea of what it all meant
For those that liked the same sex
Had the characteristics
The right wing conservatives think it's a decision
And you can be cured with some treatment and religion
Man-made rewiring of a predisposition
Playing God, aw nah here we go
America the brave still fears what we don't know
And God loves all his children, is somehow forgotten
But we paraphrase a book written thirty-five-hundred years ago
I don't know
And I can't change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
And I can't change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
My love
My love
My love
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
If I was gay, I would think hip-hop hates me
Have you read the YouTube comments lately?
"Man, that's gay" gets dropped on the daily
We become so numb to what we're saying
A culture founded from oppression
Yet we don't have acceptance for 'em
Call each other faggots behind the keys of a message board
A word rooted in hate, yet our genre still ignores it
Gay is synonymous with the lesser
It's the same hate that's caused wars from religion
Gender to skin color, the complexion of your pigment
The same fight that led people to walk outs and sit ins
It's human rights for everybody, there is no difference!
Live on and be yourself
When I was at church they taught me something else
If you preach hate at the service those words aren't anointed
That holy water that you soak in has been poisoned
When everyone else is more comfortable remaining voiceless
Rather than fighting for humans that have had their rights stolen
I might not be the same, but that's not important
No freedom till we're equal, damn right I support it
(I don't know)
And I can't change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
My love
My love
My love
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
We press play, don't press pause
Progress, march on
With the veil over our eyes
We turn our back on the cause
Till the day that my uncles can be united by law
When kids are walking 'round the hallway plagued by pain in their heart
A world so hateful some would rather die than be who they are
And a certificate on paper isn't gonna solve it all
But it's a damn good place to start
No law is gonna change us
We have to change us
Whatever God you believe in
We come from the same one
Strip away the fear
Underneath it's all the same love
About time that we raised up... sex
And I can't change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
And I can't change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
My love
My love
My love
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
Love is patient
Love is kind
Love is patient
Love is kind
(not crying on Sundays)
Love is patient
(not crying on Sundays)
Love is kind
(I'm not crying on Sundays)
Love is patient
(not crying on Sundays)
Love is kind
(I'm not crying on Sundays)
Love is patient
(not crying on Sundays)
Love is kind
(I'm not crying on Sundays)
Love is patient
Love is kind
Source:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/macklemore/samelove.html
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"trippin" - acting or saying something silly, from the phrase "acid trip" ("acid"- a type of illegal drug
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"Have you read the YouTube comments lately?
"Man, that's gay" gets dropped on the daily" = The offensive American vernacular saying that something is "gay" equates "gay" with being "stupid" and/or un-hip.
"dropped on the daily" = said every day
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Thanks to the composers of this song, to all the vocalists and musicians featured in these videos, and to the producers of the official video. Thanks also to Queen Latifah for her introductory comments. And thanks to the transcribers of this song, and the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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