向Roebuck "Pops" Staples致敬

12月16日美國密西西比州Winona一條大街上的「藍調之路」中放了一個紀念碑，來向the Staple Singers合唱團的已故領隊Roebuck "Pops" Staples致敬，他出生於該地附近的一個農莊， 2000年於芝加哥郊區病逝（84歲）。
the Staple Singers是一個R＆B家族合唱團，1950年代即已組團，1956年的Uncloudy Day是被收進Grammy名人堂當中的歌，這個合唱團於1960年代中期到1970年代中期在排行榜上有不少暢銷曲，使他們在歷年暢銷歌星與合唱團排行榜上獲得第429名，而這個團体成績最好的一首歌是1972年的冠軍曲I’ll Take You There，這首歌在滾石雜誌500大歌曲排行榜也獲得第276名。

I'll Take You There
Staple Singers

Oh . . . mmm
I know a place
Ain't nobody cryin'
Ain't nobody worried
Ain't no smilin' faces
Mmm, no no
Lyin' to the races
Help me, come on, come on
Somebody, help me now
(I'll take you there)
Help me, ya'all
(I'll take you there)
Help me now
(I'll take you there)
Oh!
(I'll take you there)
Oh! Oh! Mercy!
(I'll take you there)
Oh, let me take you there
(I'll take you there)

Oh-oh! Let me take you there!
(I'll take you there)

Play your, play your piano now
All right
Ah . . . do it . . . do it
Come on now
Play on it, play on it
Daddy daddy daddy
Ooh, Lord
All right now
Baby, easy now
Now, come on, little lady
All right
Dum-dum-dum-dum
Sock it, sock it

Ah, oh, oh!
I know a place, ya'all
(I'll take you there)
Ain't nobody cryin'
(I'll take you there)
Ain't nobody worried
(I'll take you there)
No smilin' faces
(I'll take you there)
Uh-uh(Lyin' to the races)
(I'll take you there)
Oh, noOh!(I'll take you there)
Oh oh oh!(I'll take you there)
Mercy now!
(I'll take you there)
I'm callin' callin' callin' mercy
(I'll take you there)
Mercy mercy!
(I'll take you there)
Let me
(I'll take you there)
Oh oh!I'll take you there
(I'll take you there)