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Saturday, 23 January 2010

EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING



"Everything Is Everything" is the fifth single by Lauryn Hill of the Fugees from her debut solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. It features John Legend, who was little known then, playing on the piano, but not as a featured artist. It reached #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, #14 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and #18 on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart. In the song, Lauryn Hill sings, while halfway through, she starts to rap, then switch back to singing, while repeatedly singing the title "Everything Is Everything". Though not as popular as "Doo Wop (That Thing)", it is considered as one of the greatest rap songs of all time, being voted #66 in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs.

When I hear this song I reminded that there are SO many facts of life; and MANY of us don’t know to interpret it. We may hover between NOT caring AND taking life onto our shoulders when things in life are far MORE complex than either scenario. Still, not knowing how to take things from day to day is taking its toll on us. We look life over its head and NOT make eye contact with the things that are REALLY going on. Each time we do this, we disconnect ourselves from a large portion of our humanity when all we have to do is know that EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING!



 


7 comments:

  1. Yes, this was one of my top five during its day. Everything certainly is everything!

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  2. AUSFAHRT - IT CERTAINLY IS...

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  3. Everything is Everything, what is meant to be will be.

    Lyrical Poet (Lauryn Hill)certainly taught me a few things through her songs. I have this particular song on my MP3 right now and listen to it often along with some of her other popular music.

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  4. "after winter, must come spring"

    she sure was/is something, that Lauryn Hill...

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  5. CHET - WELL YOU HAVE THE GOOD STUFF PUMPING INTO YOUR BRAIN ON A DAILY...

    DEONTE'K - I KNOW OF THAT LOVE...

    NERDCANDY - SHE MOST CERTAINLY IS...

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  6. This song - this album - was so monumental. With it she proved (again) that socially conscious music could be soulful, relevant, influential, and commercially viable. She was/is ahead of her time. It sounds just as good and is just as true 11/12 years ago as it is today. LOVE IT!

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