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They color coordinated in white blazers, with Beyoncé and Kelly wearing jeans, while Michelle completed her ensemble with white slacks. Beyonc, Kelly Rowland) de Michelle Williams - When Jesus say Yes, nobody can say No / (When Jesus say Yes. The ladies kept the set simple - no sexy dance moves or flashy dresses. Y’all ready?” Beyoncé said to the crowd before the trio performed “Say Yes,” which samples a popular gospel song originally titled “When Jesus Says Yes.”Īlso Read: Bradley Cooper in Talks to Direct ‘A Star Is Born' Beyonce Eyed for Lead Toye is the Team lead at Native Nigeria.It took a little old-time religion to bring Destiny’s Child back together again.īeyoncé and Kelly Rowland joined former bandmate Michelle Williams on Saturday night in Las Vegas for a surprise performance of Michelle’s single “Say Yes” at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards. Stream the Original “When Jesus Say Yes” via YouTube here.Īnd here’s Michelle’s cover featuring Beyonce and Kelly Rowland. But for Michelle who built the entire rollout for her Journey to Freedom album on this lead single, there are no excuses for not crediting the right voices. Gospel Music in Nigeria is directly influenced by the church culture that creates it so the origin of the melody itself is unknown. Bob Marley himself had repurposed a quote from a famous bible verse, for “Who Jah Bless No Man Curse”, yet the lyric is rarely used out of context without reference to Reggae, Patois or Carribean music. Elsewhere in the interview, she explains Sister Agatha Moses lyrics was a local “dialect” with a Bob Marley reference saying “Bob Marley, didn’t he have a song saying ‘What God bless, no man can curse’? So it’s kind of the same thing.” Only it isn’t the same thing. But not only was Agatha Moses’ version released in the early 2000s, the Soweto Gospel Choir did not cover “When Jesus Say Yes” until 2014, just before Michelle dropped her own “Say Yes”. Earlier in the interview, Michelle claimed the melody was inspired by a traditional African praise number. According to the singer, “When Jesus says yes” is “an old Nigerian song”. However, the earliest recording of the words “When Jesus says yes” till date is off Sister Agatha Moses’ 2004 album, New World Praise, featuring a medley of other popular songs you have probably heard blaring off speakers on your average Sunday.īack to Michelle Williams, in this interview with Cross Rhythm, later that year the singer tells the story behind her hit single, “Say Yes” with the tone-deafness of a culture vulture.
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(Photo: Instagram/Michelle Williams) After a year of dating, Destinys Child Star Michelle Williams announced Thursday that she is engaged to marry Pastor Chad Johnson, who serves as chaplain for the Pittsburgh Steelers, L.A.
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Michelle was seemingly distraught when the track initially dropped on the interwebs via a Twitter leak, but “Say Yes” went on to chart on the Billboard with a rave of positive reviews commending the catchiness of the composition.īut for Nigerians “Say Yes” and its variations is a popular praise and worship song commonly sang in churches across the country. Destinys Child star Michelle Williams and Pastor Chad Johnson. Back in 2014, Michelle Williams snagged a bit of spotlight for herself with gospel hit, “Say Yes” featuring former bandmates from the Destiny’s Child, Beyonce and Kelly. They received an advance copy of the album and called saying, We love When Jesus Says Yes there has to be a Destinys Child mix of the song, Williams.