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song: You’re Going to Need Somebody on Your Bond
artist: Taj Mahal
album: The Real Thing
released: 1971length: 6:09
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You're gonna need somebody on your bond child
You're gonna need somebody on your bond
When it's late 'round midnight and old man
Death comes slippin' into the room
You're gonna need somebody on your bond

You take Mary and Martha standin' up in the hillside
Mary explainin' to Martha, "Darlin', look at the river deep and the water wide"
Here comes ole Moses, faithful Moses carryin' big ole stones up the hill
Tellin' everybody they're gonna need somebody on their bond

Whoa, you take Maivus Staples and ole Claude Chetham
They got the good side on their bond
Oh, I been listen to the music people ever since the day I was born
My momma raised me in a room across from the church by the tree

And that sweet gospel music, oh how it used to comfort me
Tellin' everybody they're gonna need somebody on their bond
Taj Mahal

Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr. (born May 17, 1942), better known by his stage name Taj Mahal, is an American blues musician. He plays the guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica, and many other instruments, often incorporating elements of world music into his work. Mahal has done much to reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the course of his more than 50-year career by fusing it with nontraditional forms, including sounds from the Caribbean, Africa, India, Hawaii, and the South Pacific.

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Comments ( 106 )
Posted 7 years ago by deepwoodskev:
Image result for seinfeld dancing GIF
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Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2:
bob789 wrote:
Good stuff, but does anyone have any idea what he is talking about?
algrif wrote:
This is a traditional 'Spiritual'or 'Gospel' song.
When things get dark, and death comes creepin' in the room,
You're goin' to need King Jesus on your bond. That's where it comes from PS: Blind Willie Johnson: You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond. Is the first recording I can find.
 
love Taj Mahal  : )  love this station's fabulous community of artists and scholars too!!!
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Posted 5 years ago by Rico-suave:
I just saw Taj Mahal at the 2019 Mississippi John Hurt Homecoming Festival in beautiful Carrollton, MS in October. It was magical. 
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Posted 17 years ago by cc_rider:
If you feel the need for a Taj infusion, just watch 'Sounder' starring Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson, and Taj hiz own self. Mr. Mahal did the soundtrack, and it captured the essence of Depression-era Louisiana expertly. c.
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Posted 4 years ago by ozgur:
deepwoodskev wrote:
Image result for seinfeld dancing GIF
 

Put a smile upon my face : )
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Posted 8 years ago by westslope:
Skydog wrote:
now this is hot hot summer and cold cold beer music

 
Yup, I can see that.  Do regret not seeing Taj Mahal live in concert.

Thank you to you Skydog and others for some great, informative comments
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Posted 1 year ago by joejennings:
 DW4554 wrote:

When I was in college (Berklee) I drove taxi in Boston on weekends to earn some spare change for guitar strings and such.  It was my great good fortune to pick up Taj after sound check at The Boston Tea Party and take him to his hotel in Cambridge.  Very cool cat, great conversation.  He verbally taught me some blues chord changes that I use to this day.   




Cool story.  Thank You for sharing it!
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Posted 1 year ago by the_jake:
 deepwoodskev wrote:
Image result for seinfeld dancing GIF

Jerry is out of sync, using the opposite hand as Elaine and George.
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Posted 2 years ago by ROXYGOMAR:
As good as the original.

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Posted 8 years ago by SmackDaddy:
idiot_wind wrote:
Who's playing harp?

It sounds like Mr Superharp...James Cotton!  

 
Wow, no one ever mentions Mr. Cotton, got to see him twice and shake his hand once. He earns the nickname.
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Posted 18 years ago by algrif:
bob789 wrote:
Good stuff, but does anyone have any idea what he is talking about?
This is a traditional 'Spiritual'or 'Gospel' song. When things get dark, and death comes creepin' in the room, You're goin' to need King Jesus on your bond. That's where it comes from PS: Blind Willie Johnson: You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond. Is the first recording I can find.
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Posted 19 years ago by lester:
rickf wrote:
Normally I'd be more generous than a 3 but after Otis this fares poorly.
Otis Redding is a mighty tough act to follow, but Taj Mahal rocks this one.
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Posted 1 year ago by DW4554:
When I was in college (Berklee) I drove taxi in Boston on weekends to earn some spare change for guitar strings and such.  It was my great good fortune to pick up Taj after sound check at The Boston Tea Party and take him to his hotel in Cambridge.  Very cool cat, great conversation.  He verbally taught me some blues chord changes that I use to this day.   
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Posted 2 years ago by MJdub:
I had to grab my guitar and learn that turnaround.  That's a pretty sweet turnaround.
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Posted 3 years ago by coloradojohn:
I'M SO GLAD that I got to see mighty Taj sing and play the blues at Chautauqua Auditorium here back in the early '90s!
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Posted 3 years ago by justin4kick:
 Rico-suave wrote:

I just saw Taj Mahal at the 2019 Mississippi John Hurt Homecoming Festival in beautiful Carrollton, MS in October. It was magical. 



I saw Taj Mahal in Agra, India. That was magical too, not to say monumental.
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Posted 6 years ago by cely:
Good old fashioned feelgood blues.  But I thought the Blues were...Don't believe everything you read.
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Posted 8 years ago by kingart:
Think I've never heard this before. That's a hot boogie r & b cut. 
 
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Posted 10 years ago by idiot_wind:
I still think its James Cotton on harp.

Or it could be Magic Dick form the J Geils band. Great name.  
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Posted 11 years ago by whtahtefcuk:
Love me so good ol Taj!!!!  You get a dancing banana!! {#Bananapiano}
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