Hold Everybody Up

15 Apr Hold Everybody Up

Another powerfully infectious and uplifting song from the great Melanie DeMore. This one speaks to not leaving anyone behind, with nods to two of the great leaders of racial justice, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Madiba (Nelson Mandela).  The chorus of this song by itself is a quick and easy teach, and the song grows in complexity and beauty by adding the two high harmony parts to the choruses as well as two verses and a bridge.

Composer & Copyright

Original song copyright Melanie DeMore.

Recording

Recorded by Melanie DeMore with Lisa G. Littlebird in February, 2020.

Lyrics

Chorus:
We gotta hold everybody
We gotta hold everybody up
We gotta hold everybody
We gotta hold everybody up
Hold everybody up, up, up
Hold everybody up, up, up
Hold everybody up, up, up
Hold everybody up

Just because you look like you and I look like me
It doesn’t mean we can’t be friends
You’re not my enemy

Chorus

People all around the world sometimes feel so sad
But when others show they care
Well things don’t seem so bad

Chorus

Thank you Reverend Dr. King for showing us what love can bring
Thank you, thank you Madiba for lifting up South Africa

Chorus

Teaching Notes

Coming soon!