J. B. Lenoir - Born Dead (Videoclip) (HQ)
Lyrics and music are the script. And that's the video clip for this song, through my eyes and, naturally, the means at my disposal.
From album: "Down In Mississippi" 1980.
Born Dead
Lord why was I born in Mississippi,
When it's so hard to get ahead
Why was I born in Mississippi,
When it's so hard to get ahead
Every black child born in Mississippi
You know the poor child is born dead
When he came into the world
The doctor spank him, the black baby cry
When he came into the world
The doctor spank him, the black baby cry
Everybody thought he had a life
And that's why the black baby died
He will never speak his language
The poor baby will never speak his mind
Lord he will never speak his language
The poor baby will never speak his mind
The poor child will never know his mind
Why in the world he's so poor
Lord why was I born in Mississippi
When it's so hard to get ahead
Lord why was I born in Mississippi
When it's so hard to get ahead
Every black child born in Mississippi
You know the poor child was born dead
Companies, etc. 1980
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – L+R Records GmbH
• Distributed By – Bellaphon Import-Dienst
• Recorded At – Sound Studios, Chicago
• Lacquer Cut At – SST Brüggemann GmbH
Credits
• Cover, Design – Günther Kieser
• Cover, Photography By – Stephanie Wiesand
• Drums – Fred Below
• Guitar, Vocals, Written-By, Composed By – J.B. Lenoir
• Liner Notes, Photography By – Jonny Meister
• Producer – Horst Lippmann
• Supervised By – Willie Dixon
• Vocals – Willie Dixon (tracks: A1, B6)
Notes
Recorded September 2nd, 1966.
I do not have the rights for the music, videos and photos. I just make the job for another view of this great song.
I hope to enjoy with this!
(In ancient Greek “onos” meaning donkey.)