Jesus Is Coming Soon
Blind Willie Johnson
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[Chorus] Well, we done told you, our God's done warned you, Jesus coming soon. We done told you, our God's done warned you, Jesus coming soon. In the year of 19 and 18, God sent a mighty disease. It killed many a-thousand, on land and on the seas. [Chorus] Great disease was mighty and the people were sick everywhere. It was an epidemic, it floated through the air. [Chorus] The doctors they got troubled and they didn't know what to do. They gathered themselves together, they called it the Spanishin flu. [Chorus] Soldiers died on the battlefield, died in the counts too. Captain said to the lieutenant, "I don't know what to do." [Chorus] Well, God is warning the nation, He's a-warning them every way. To turn away from evil and seek the Lord and pray. [Chorus] Well, the nobles said to the people, "You better close your public schools." "Until the events of death has ending, you better close your churches too." We done told you, our God's done warned you, Jesus coming soon. We done told
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10 facts about this song
Genre Classification"Jesus Is Coming Soon" is a gospel blues song, a genre that Blind Willie Johson was influential in developing.
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Release DateThe song was originally recorded and released in the 1920s, during a period known as the "Golden Age of Gospel Music."
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Artist's Career"Jesus Is Coming Soon" is among Blind Willie Johnson's most celebrated tracks. Johnson, who was actually blinded as a child, was one of the pioneers of gospel blues, and his raw, emotional delivery resonated with listeners across decades.
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StyleJohnson's distinctive singing style in the song, which is intense and impassioned, is deliberately rough and unfiltered, idiosyncratic to gospel blues genre.
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InfluenceThe song and Johnson's emotive, rough-hewn vocal style have been recognized as major influences on many later blues and rock artists, including the likes of Led Zeppelin and Bob Dylan.
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StructureLike many blues songs, "Jesus Is Coming Soon" follows a three-part verse structure, with the first and second lines often similar, if not the same, and the third offering a kind of resolution or counterpoint.
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InstrumentsJohnson's provocative slide guitar work in "Jesus Is Coming Soon" is another of its standout characteristics. It was primarily performed on a modified cigar box guitar, a testament to Johnson's innovative spirit.
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LyricsThe song's lyrics are reflective of the religious fervor of its time, dealing with themes of the Second Coming of Christ and Judgment Day.
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LegacyDespite its age, "Jesus Is Coming Soon" maintains its popularity, having been covered and adapted by numerous artists in various genres, further cementing Johnson’s significant influence and legacy in music.
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MessageFrom a social perspective, "Jesus Is Coming Soon" also serves as a direct and powerful commentary on the hardships, both physical and emotional, faced by African-Americans during the Jim Crow era in which Johnson lived.
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