Common, John Legend - Glory

John Legend & Common have released a music video for their Golden Globe-winning masterpiece Glory from the Selma soundtrack. With lines about Rosa Parks, Ferguson and Dr. King this song is powerful and moving! Glory was named Best Original Song at the Golden Globes on Sunday (Jan 18), with Legend and Common beating stiff competition including Sia and Lorde.

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Common and Legend were presented with their Golden Globe by Prince and Common said: “I am the hopeful black woman who was denied the right to vote. I am the caring white supporter killed on the frontline of freedom. I am the unarmed black kid, who maybe needed a hand, but instead of was given a bullet. I am the two fallen police officers slain in the line of duty. Selma has awakened my humanity.” Legend added: “I’m so honoured to be a part of this amazing film. We’re so grateful to write this song.”

“The first day I stepped on the set of Selma, I began to feel like this was bigger than a movie,” Common said in his Golden Globes acceptance speech. The critically acclaimed film Selma is an American historical drama directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by James Bevel, Hosea Williams, and Martin Luther King, Jr. It stars David Oyelowo as King, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon Johnson, Common as Bevel, and Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King.

We loved the comments on YouTube under this video – here are a few:

I first heard this song today, and it immediately grabbed hold of my heart. Beautiful, beautiful chorus/hook.

Great song
No auto tune
Rap lyrics that doesn’t involve big booty bitches and getting money or selling drugs
Delivers a powerful message
Classical music being used instead of electronic music
Thank you John Legend and Common

I first heard this song today, and it immediately grabbed hold of my heart. Beautiful, beautiful chorus/hook.