Get Out The Vote Resources
We have two “Get Out The Vote” music videos in our vault for the 2024 election season. If you would like to use them on your socials, and would like for us to send you the files, please email us at hello@commonhymnal.com.
Walk With Me (Otis' Dream)
Rev Otis Moss III, founder of Unashamed Media Group, asked us to contribute music for 'Otis' Dream', the Get Out The Vote film that he wrote and produced for the 2020 election. More specifically, he asked us to record a new arrangement of the old spiritual 'I Want Jesus To Walk With Me' for the final credits.The goal of the project was to combat the wave of voter suppression that was forming in states across the nation despite the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 - and encourage black Christians to vote.
The film tells the story of his Otis’ grandfather who was denied the right to vote in rural Georgia in the forties after walking over 18 miles to three different polling locations. Oprah Winfrey first heard the story in the early eighties and has told it in election cycles ever since. She previewed the movie and interviewed Otis on SuperSoul Sunday the weekend before the 2020 election. In addition, the film was shown in black churches all across the country that weekend, and will hopefully be used to inspire black Christians to get out and vote for many election seasons to come.
We feel passionately about this issue and plan to support several Get Out The Vote initiatives this coming ‘mid terms’. This recording is one of our contributions to the discussion.
Because of the deadline, we recorded the first version in an all-nighter, and vowed to re-produce a full version of the song when time presented the opportunity. The result is this new music video, featuring vocals by The Spirituals, Junior Garr, Niiella, Sharon Irving and Chris Blue, and footage from the original film plus the animation that Ronald Abdou and Zach Stewart.
PLEASE visit otisdream.com to watch the movie and source helpful resources.
WALK WITH ME (OTIS’ DREAM)
New Arrangement by Brittney Spencer (BMI), Otis Moss III (ASCAP), Mark Alan Schoolmeesters (BMI)
© 2020 Common Hymnal Publishing (ASCAP), OM3BLUES (ASCAP), Common Hymnal Digital (BMI), BSpencer Publishing (BMI), Standing Room Only (BMI), The Underground Collection (BMI) (admin by IntegratedRights.com). CCLI 7191270.
VERSE 1
Walk with me, Lord, walk with me
Walk with me, Lord, walk with me
While I am on this tedious journey
I want Jesus to walk with me
VERSE 2
Be my friend, Lord, be my friend
Be my friend, Lord, be my friend
While I am on this tedious journey
I want Jesus to be my friend
Rocks
”This funky fun love song is dedicated to Lady Liberty, echoing the voice of the people who believe in “the more perfect ______”. In order for this relationship to work, Missy you can’t build glass walls or glass ceilings around us.” (Royce Lovett)
ROCKS
Written by Michael McBride (ASCAP), Michael Carpenter (ASCAP), Nabil Ince (BMI), Royce Lovett (BMI), James Paek (BMI)
© 2022 Common Hymnal Publishing (ASCAP), LiveFreeUSA (ASCAP), Common Hymnal Digital (BMI), Seaux Chill Publishing (BMI), Royce Lovett Music (BMI), J Paek Music (BMI) (admin by IntegratedRights.com). CCLI 7206926.
VERSE 1
She try to lock me up
She try to keep me out
She won’t let me love her the way I been dreaming ‘bout
She think she on top
Such hot stuff
So she built a glass house thinking my love wouldn’t bust it up
PRE CHORUS
She said, ‘You must foolish, you ain’t enough’
I said, ‘You must be crazy if you think the glass house is going to shut me up.’
CHORUS
Gotta find my rock
Gotta find my rock
Now I’m aiming at your glass house
Gotta find my rock
Gotta find my rock
You’re gonna see what I’m talking about
It ain’t about that bull
It ain’t about that bull
VERSE 2
She thought I was playing
Coming with games
I told her when I am done this thing ain’t gon’ look the same
BRIDGE
Lady don’t be so scared
I just want to play this fair
But if you don’t really care
OUTRO
I don’t know why you playing with me
You build it up
We break it down
Because we’re here to live free