Sunday, September 7, 2025

Flanders Prompt 2: Community and Music

Wade In the Water By The Spirituals 

https://youtu.be/fxZ4H-gq_lc?si=a4amV7mawBrLPTTt 


Throughout “Wade in the Water” by The Spirituals, the sense of community and solidarity is core to the foundation of the song. The lyrics are a collective call for survival, and the call-response and gospel tones highlight the community aspects imbedded within. It paints a portrait of individuals bounded together in the act of resilience which has transformed cross-generationally through similar modes of song. 


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