Rhiannon Giddens - At The Purchaser's Option

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Rhiannon Giddens's "At The Purchaser's Option," from her album, 'Freedom Highway,' out now on Nonesuch Records: rhiannongiddens.lnk.to/Freedo...
"Last year I came across an advertisement from the 1830s for a young woman; thinking about her, and how she had to maintain her humanity against horrific odds inspired this song named for the end of the ad: 'She has with her a 9-month old baby, who is at the purchaser's option." -- Rhiannon
At the Purchaser's Option (Rhiannon Giddens/Joey Ryan)
I have a babe but shall I keep him
'Twill come the day when I'll be weepin'
But how can I love him any less
This little babe upon my breast
You can take my body
You can take my bones
You can take my blood
But not my soul
I've got a body dark and strong
I was young but not for long
You took me to bed a little girl
Left me in a woman's world
Day by day I work the line
Every minute overtime
Fingers nimble, fingers quick
My fingers bleed to make you rich

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@jdeeredad 4 жыл бұрын

This song really touched my soul. I'm an old white man that never really thought about the unspeakable horrors that accompanied slavery. I was aware of the men, women, boys, girls being sold, beaten, raped, lynched; but for some reason the disposition of the babies belonging to young girls was something I failed to comprehend.......until this song brought me into that unfathomable shame. I cried. I still cry. I'm 71 years old and can't quit thinking about what these poor human beings were subjected to..This can never happen again..NEVER. God help us...me. God bless you Rhiannon Giddens. Your music has enlightened me; I pray it enlightens others.

@fruitistic 4 жыл бұрын

I wish to say that you are aware of more then most white Americans bother to learn. I have hope that as long as we as a people strive to listen and learn we can grow and change.

@martinfalls6614 4 жыл бұрын

God bless you, jdeeredad. I share in your shame. God wake us white people. God help us all. Stay safe and well.

@Invictus13666 4 жыл бұрын

It still happens. Pay attention. Don’t waste time crying over the past, be aware of the present and work for the future. qz.com/africa/1333946/global-slavery-index-africa-has-the-highest-rate-of-modern-day-slavery-in-the-world/

@azambresonia5056 4 жыл бұрын

@@Invictus13666 thank you for your comment and the Link you put in. Respect for you.

@johntaggart5017 4 жыл бұрын

May God Bless and keep you safe...from another old man in Scotland❤🌍❤

@danielblack8286 2 ай бұрын

This is absolutely divine. This is the first I've heard her name or voice but I'll be her fan for life.

@kaihaela 2 ай бұрын

I was literally breastfeeding my 6 month old son when this song came across my Pandora yesterday. Oh, the tears I cried. Thank you for making such heart wrenching and beautiful music. Love from Oklahoma. ❤

@garryr486 4 жыл бұрын

Not only is Rhiannon Giddens one of the most exciting and talented young artists in the business, this album may be the most important work of the decade. It should be required listening.

@ryanbarker9822 2 жыл бұрын

Did u really just say required listen? I think this artist in so insightful and they could teach any young alot. But any "required" listen is called brain wash! So maybe not

@MajorGeneralDiscomfort Жыл бұрын

@@ryanbarker9822Oh get over yourself Jedediah

@nanarodriguez818 7 жыл бұрын

This is how music should be. It should tell a story that wraps around you and takes you on a journey, like a finely written book. Pure talent.

@bateriadepetaluma 7 жыл бұрын

unspeakable pain turned into beautiful music. When we forget, we repeat things and this song is a way of remembering.

@perspicaciouscritic 6 жыл бұрын

Just read that Rhiannon Giddens is the recipient of the 2017 MacArthur Foundation ‘Genius’ Grant. Well deserved.

@nancychiavetta1351 5 ай бұрын

And since this was published, she was appointed artistic director of Silk Road.

@darrylpokea2862 Жыл бұрын

Rhiannon, I see you in trance back with that woman and her baby, and with all of us oppressed. Your song reminds us that the slave/master paradigm is still used by so many in power that purchased that woman, her baby, then ...and still try to purchase us like just another of all the commodities, they think they own everything, everyone, but they can never get at or own our souls. Your video is brilliant showing the woman' and her baby, whose souls flash across the screen, as they are still with all of us now, even as those in power think they can still try to oppress and try to steal our souls but can't!!! Thank you for your powerful reminder of what we are that they can't ever have. Dr. Darryl Luke Pokea

@moondawgsmusic4302 7 жыл бұрын

This song has been in my soul since I heard it yesterday on Fresh Air. It is haunting and so moving. So much so that I grabbed my guitar immediately and started playing it and now my husband is accompanying me on ukulele. It's a tale that needs to be told and remembered. Thank you!

@markloveday2811 9 ай бұрын

It's about slavery ,a young girl taken a child born , a buyer has an option buy the girl ,their baby buyers choice

@africabalderson8636 4 жыл бұрын

Rhiannon Giddens is the inheritor of music story telling genius such as Harry Belafonte, Paul Robeson, Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masakela. What a treasure. She is. I am grateful to have found her and I wish for all to listen to her profound music. Thank you Ms. Giddens for shining a light on the shadows and beautifully peeling back the layers of our collective horror and shame.

@maxfieldstanton4541 5 ай бұрын

"I've got a baby, shall I keep him?" The title reminds us that the choice isn't her's. She's being sold, with child, at the purchaser's option...for the child. She knows that if they don't want the child, but do want her, that child will be removed from her. The grim historical context is soul-crushing; the reminder that this practice hasn't changed is painful to admit.

@cocopuffmusic 3 жыл бұрын

This helped me recover from sex trafficking. Thank u 💗

@sagebriar5330 Жыл бұрын

I hope you're doing better now, and you're living the good life. Even if it's hard now, you are so much stronger and so much more than the people who hurt you.

@mch12311969 7 жыл бұрын

As an historian of the period; I have to say this is such a powerful song! I love it.

@Jacobhaubold29 6 жыл бұрын

you're a historian where and how do you work? ive been studying to be a historian for many years what kinds of jobs are out there for historians? what are the employees looking for in terms of experience and degrees and years of experience?

@badilisylvester5215 6 жыл бұрын

mch12311969 🇲🇱📚Awesome Awesome 💕📚🇲🇱

@julieinastraitjacket 5 жыл бұрын

It's not my place to say I understand this pain. This song makes me feel pain and ache for people who felt it in it's full, wicked unfiltered sensation but it can never ever compare. I for one will not forget the cruelty and wickedness put upon people taken from their lands to be drove to others only to be treated like cattle. It's hard to believe so many were so evil but these important songs make me remember that pain that was placed upon African peoples was very real and still affects them today. Thank you for making these songs something available to us today. I feel music is a wonderful way to bridge distances and help us learn important lessons about the past and present.

@gerryrodgers 5 жыл бұрын

this is so haunting and listened to just now on RTE in Ireland. Really beautiful

@ZugBug27 Жыл бұрын

Supremely talented and a damned "handsome woman" as the older folks might say ... sure wish she'd tour here on the west coast ... I think my two favorites are this song and "Moonshiner's Daughter" ... my ears simply love her music and sweet voice ...

@Wolf755 7 жыл бұрын

The Carolina Chocolate Drops gave the best concert I have ever attended. Hoping they cone back to Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio, again. This song shows how incredibly talented Rhiannon Giddens is. Very moving.

@victoriawilliams1045 7 жыл бұрын

I was moved by the history alone, and still, the present day; but these lyrics are still haunting and truly encapsulate such horror. thank you.

@johnbarnes6568 3 жыл бұрын

Everything you could ever wish for and want from music is embodied within this stunning artist Rhiannon Giddens.

@davec.8406 10 ай бұрын

A very powerful song.

@iristchapman 7 жыл бұрын

Very moving song; perfect for recalling and reflecting on the trials and tribulations of black folks, lest we forget

@brianboisguilbert6985 7 жыл бұрын

I agree, very moving and haunting, of a time that should never have been, yes never forget, but also see how much things have changed. Not saying it's all perfect, nothing ever is but to not acknowledge the advancements cheapens the trials, pain and sacrifice of those who made those changes happen. I state this respectfully. Some will be offended, it was not my intent. but some will be any way, it is merely to state an opinion. If I can't do that, than true equality will NEVER be.

@naturalMe88 7 жыл бұрын

Iris Chapman Sadly, as any woman in this time, this may not be a recalling of history, but a remembrance.

@ANIMIST-4-GOD 6 жыл бұрын

Yes do not forget your ancestors struggles like the white folks have forgotten thiers

@danielbaptista49 5 жыл бұрын

@Gormm, I'm not a historical expert but even I can see that you are quite ignorant of the complexity of human development. Your little essay is full of absolute statements that reduce the complexity of hundred of cultures under one label. And to suggest that IQ is a differentiating factor between peoples of different skin colours is grossly ignorant and show a staggering misunderstanding about how such things can be objectively measured. Education leads to development of nations and to achieve that nations need resources and power. Historically that power has come by taking from others. To the most ruthless went the spoils and the benefits flowed.

@danielbaptista49 5 жыл бұрын

@Gormm I sense you had a strong driving need to get that out there and are very firm in your position. I have little need to pointlessly engage in discussing anything that may run counter to your conclusions.

@janetbrennan5971 7 жыл бұрын

Very moving - Rhiannon has such a beautiful voice and soul.

@swordfishdrumbones 7 жыл бұрын

That is true. There is nothing to add.

@revolutionunderground Жыл бұрын

"...But not my SOUL!" --- YESSS!

@deborahdyess2158 4 жыл бұрын

Endless suffering and pain turned into a beautiful song by an amazing singer

@mollyrauchmolly1330 7 жыл бұрын

I so love this ladies music. She is tops in my world. I was so excited to see her on Nashville. I just hope they give her play time and not let that beautiful voice be silent.

@a_forest_walker 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this alchemical sound tapestry of redemption. Someday we will all come to see how the spirit of Africa was ever our backbone in this hideous contest to steal our humanity from us. I have seen it many times and I bow my head in thanks.

@hobbitlady7568 2 ай бұрын

The way this is shot perfectly to prove so many stark realities and truths

@sushilpatel100 7 жыл бұрын

She is exceptionally good! She should be on top as a major artist. She promotes causes with her music - a national treasure. I have attended her concert in San Francisco, she is amazing.

@DarlaStinnett7848 2 жыл бұрын

She is on top. Using her platform to educate . So much talent and wisdom, pop culture can't handle. It would be a step down for an artist such as Rhiannon ♡ and what an amazing thing that she and Francesco Turrisi are now creating together ❤ what a match made in Heaven 😊💜💕💞

@sushilpatel100 2 жыл бұрын

@@DarlaStinnett7848 My story is interesting, reflecting an ear for gold. Driving back home 4 years ago with PBS radio playing a song which I never heard before 'She's Got you". I was stunned at how well the song was rendered. I rushed home and Googled this person Rhiannon Giddens, repeating the name to myself so I didn't forget it driving home, learnt all about her, and rest is history! So happy she exists.

@DarlaStinnett7848 2 жыл бұрын

@@sushilpatel100 oh I'm so happy you were able to find this treasure we have. A friend of mine who is a Commercial music instructor actually introduced me to Rhiannon Giddens yrs ago. When she was still with her original group The Carolina Chocolate Drops. Been a major fan since!

@DarlaStinnett7848 2 жыл бұрын

It most certainly does irritate me that we can't just hear this level of quality on the radio. But I guess that's what makes it such a treasure, we must seek it out 😊 can't help but notice Patel.. if you drop the L that was my maiden name. Fun little fact.

@sushilpatel100 2 жыл бұрын

@@DarlaStinnett7848 L is for Love, dear Daria, admirer of good things in life.

@traslavc 7 жыл бұрын

I would love to see you do more songs of this style, its deceiving simplicity and strong lyrics is very powerful. The world needs to hear songs like this, like Julie oh Julie.

@lauryndb 6 жыл бұрын

Rhiannon Giddens is one of the most talented singers and musicians on the planet. If this doesn't stir you, you have a heart of stone.

@BiltongRoy 7 жыл бұрын

THAT is incredible music...

@karenthomas2102 7 жыл бұрын

I love her voice...but I respect the music and instruments she loves...wonderful

@user-zj2tp5ih2t 7 жыл бұрын

rihannon giddens its a sign of quality!

@llspeedster 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, awestruck with these lyrics, because I would repeat over and over the same words each time I was raped, yet after years of abuse I feel like I have lost my soul .. a person can only take so much.

@patrickmullen7756 5 жыл бұрын

And the pain and the strength is far above what we know as modern humans at this point in time.The song is for humanity. may we learn from the past, or be doomed to repeat it.

@mauricehope6278 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, tempered emotional piece, rich in soul. The song takes me back to the afternoon I viewed the Slave Mart Museum in Charleston. SC

@sabrinasmith2702 7 жыл бұрын

Heard her sing live with the San Francisco symphony last night. She was amazing.

@KatelynLord 7 жыл бұрын

perfect for these times too. Beautiful voice.

@naikamathurin2610 3 жыл бұрын

This song speak to my soul. The words the music the best her voice everything about this masterpiece speaks to me ❤️Her voice is such a blessing 🤍

@pyrolimnaeus 7 жыл бұрын

I like the way the words appear on top of this video, just in case people don't quite pick up the words. Good for deaf people, too.

@raym8843 4 жыл бұрын

Great message so true 🙏

@gpshaggin77 7 жыл бұрын

Just pre-ordered this on vinyl,damn good singer/song writer with a beautifully soulful voice.

@SWAviatorII 7 жыл бұрын

Gives me chills.....

@lawrencemiller1961 7 жыл бұрын

she is so awesome

7 жыл бұрын

Rhiannon!! You're fantastic!!!

@sanjadugonjic14 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@stevenpadilla7200 4 жыл бұрын

Just seen her live in LA. JUST WOW!!!!!!!!!!! SO TALENTED!!!

@dirkkerkhove4254 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Song/Album ! Love it !!!

@rocketman1058 7 жыл бұрын

Quite special, loved it!

@kvp7411 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful voice and a great song

@fluffmcmuff6801 6 жыл бұрын

Inspiring! I wish there was more artists like Rhiannon.. Thank you!

@PianoForte705 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful song. You have a tremendous talent. Such depth and soul to your music.

@udigproductions4677 2 жыл бұрын

Love this vibe! You can't take my soul!!!

@BernieMittens 4 жыл бұрын

I saw her perform this in Lyons CO in 2017. Amazing show.

@ricardoblacksabbath 7 жыл бұрын

Love your voice

@bjohnson5951 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@tomschnauber6749 3 жыл бұрын

Incredibly powerful song!

@rasta7225 4 жыл бұрын

Love this song.

@JmnZFilms 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and inspiring song I loved every second of it

@davidlalor9464 3 жыл бұрын

This is a WOW song . AWESOME voice 🤘🤘!!

@dawnwisteria 5 жыл бұрын

Ase!! Thank you sister, thank you!

@rainbow2710 6 жыл бұрын

This is real wonderful! Great talent. Regards from Malta, Europe.

@jenniferrescott1149 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing artist

@russbeals2812 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you for truly telling it like it was.

@virginiamiller4890 9 ай бұрын

Your voice, your music is so powerful!!!

@wendellmorrison8515 2 жыл бұрын

I 💘 this song!!! Miss Gibbons is trusting truth!!!!

@Historian1942 3 жыл бұрын

Good song & awesome voice !

@deborahmagana5039 Ай бұрын

Great song

@floppyd0g 7 жыл бұрын

Stunning.

@colinellesmere 4 жыл бұрын

Just discovered Rhianna Giddens. What a great artist.

@deborahdyess2158 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing singer she makes you feel the pain these slave women felt when their bodies were violated and their children sold away so horrible but turned into these great lyrics

@daveprice01 6 жыл бұрын

Rhiannon and Hubby are simply masterful. So important, this.

@arib1696 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE THIS SONG, it cleanses my soul

@lindapair1407 7 жыл бұрын

very moving and touching

@deborahdyess2158 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome singer

@willykayak 7 жыл бұрын

more than music touch my soul power beyond belief

@martinfalls6614 4 жыл бұрын

Holy Mo. This white man weeps in anguish and remorse for what mine have done to yours. Such a perfect, dark, devastating presentation deserves 100% accurate lyrics. Please get an editor. I'm one, and grateful to help. Loved Carolina Chocolate Drops for years, but this took my head off and my heart out. Thanks and praise to Rhiannon and Nonesuch.

@FleurPillager 7 жыл бұрын

YES

@mwbrada 2 жыл бұрын

So I glad I watch Margaret Hoover's Firing Line or I may have never stumbled across Rhiannon. Just incredible. It's as fascinating to listen to her speak as it is to listen to her play and sing.

@Agent007Melissa Жыл бұрын

Amen!

@bradycreativeart 7 жыл бұрын

Great song! Love that dumb and fretless sliding banjo sound!

@WiseSnake 7 жыл бұрын

What a voice.

@annmills3163 2 жыл бұрын

Made me cry 💔

@aarondallas8818 3 жыл бұрын

So strong and enlightening.

@davidmindelo6115 3 жыл бұрын

Maravillosa, exquisita, virtuosa, INMENSA

@deborahdyess2158 5 жыл бұрын

Just discovered this singer she is amazing

@debrazervas3003 7 жыл бұрын

POWERFUL

@thatzzman2885 7 жыл бұрын

PIERCING MY SOUL!

@zbigniewkotdevries 5 жыл бұрын

great song.

@larissadepaula4006 5 жыл бұрын

So strong!

@varenkadobrossiolova2568 11 ай бұрын

❤ C'est très beau

@powerpuff4ever 7 жыл бұрын

I've never resented missing a tour date so much in my life

@UrbanwarriorTheSOV 3 жыл бұрын

I cannot listen without getting choked up 😭

@ranyejames1361 Жыл бұрын

I from Trinidad love your verse

@Laura-ts4dh 2 жыл бұрын

Timely.

@MrAmericanPatriot76 7 жыл бұрын

Stunning and chilling song and beautiful voice! I just saw your perfomance on Austin City Limits tonight. Just subscribed too!

@SrJonnes 7 жыл бұрын

Impresionante! Me encantan tus canciones. I love your songs! :-)

@achintobhadra5636 7 жыл бұрын

tactile and moving !

@sxipshirey 7 жыл бұрын

gorgeous. powerful.

@NoorAlHaqiqa 7 жыл бұрын

Just watching you performing on "Infinity Hall Live" and am just stunned by your voice. Definitely a fan. I will explore your work later, the show just began and I had to put you into my Bookmarks.