Terence Blanchard
One Night in Miami Band
Leslie Odom Jr.
Terence Blanchard & Keb’ Mo’ & Tarriona Ball
Terence Blanchard
One Night in Miami Band
Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard
Leslie Odom Jr.
L.C. Cook
Billy Preston
Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard
Leslie Odom Jr.
Leslie Odom Jr.
Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard
Jeremy Pope
Leslie Odom Jr.
Leslie Odom Jr.
Leslie Odom Jr.
Leslie Odom Jr.
This song is performed a cappella for a scene in the film, when Sam (Leslie Odom Jr.) goes onstage to perform, only for preceding musical act Jackie Wilson (Jeremy Pope) to pettily knock out the power to the stage, leaving microphones and speakers without electricity. As the crowd becomes angry, Sam...
[Intro]
You all know Chain Gang?
Alright, we gon' do it acapella, alright?
Huh, ah, huh, ah
Huh, come one, ah, huh, ah
Hmm, ah, huh, ah
Hmm, ah, huh, ah
[Verse]
All together, yeah (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
Everybody (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
Let me hear you (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
You got it, you got it (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
Sounds so good, yeah (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
Oh yeah, that's the sound of the men working on the chain, the gang (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
Can't you hear them singin'? (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
I'm goin' home one of these days (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
I'm goin' home, see my woman (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
Whom I love so dear (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
But in the meanwhile, I'm gonna stay right here (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
That's the sound of the men, yeah, working on the chain, the gang (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
That's thе sound of the men working on the chain gang (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
Sing it with mе, children (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
My, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
Give me water, I'm thirsty (Hmm, ah, huh, ah)
My, my, my work is so hard
Chain Gang was written by Sam Cooke.
Leslie Odom Jr. released Chain Gang on Mon Dec 07 2020.