Songhoy Blues - Worry

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🗓️ 2 September 2020

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Songhoy Blues - "Worry" from the 2020 album Optimisme on Fat Possum Records.

Malian rock band Songhoy Blues have entranced us with their modern take on traditional West African music since their 2015 debut album Music In Exile. And now, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the band have released their first song ever sung entirely in English. In an interview with KEXP, vocalist Aliou Touré told us:

"We need hope. We need to come together. And when we get worried, there's no way to think positive. So we don't have to be worried, we don't need that bad energy around us. Otherwise, we're not going to be able to go through this situation we are in. So that's why we wrote this song. Who can talk to everybody to keep their self-control. To not get worried and then we can be optimists together."

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0:00.0	You're gonna be happy.
0:04.0	You're gonna be happy. Keep working today. That's my will come one day.
0:20.0	Don't worry. You're gonna be happy. Keep fighting today. That's my week and
0:28.6	come on day. My face comes for free when you get it free, you will lose it free then.
0:37.0	So you better know, work hard is the best way.
0:41.0	Muffins come for free when you get it free
0:44.8	you lose it freely.
0:47.3	So you better know.
0:49.2	What heart is the best way.
0:52.0	Let's jump up hope come from fight and go through your darkness
0:57.2	you'll find your life
1:01.2	don't worry. You gotta be happy. Keep working today. That's my way. Come on day.
1:07.0	That's my way come on day.
1:12.0	Don't worry.
1:15.0	You gotta be happy.
1:17.0	Keep fighting for day.
1:19.0	That smile will come on day. Keep it, Keep yourself control.
1:35.0	Keep it.
1:37.0	Keep your eyes so man.
1:39.0	Keep it.
1:40.0	Keep it.
1:42.0	Keep yourself control. Keep it keep your self control
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