Kevin Morby - Beautiful Strangers (Official Audio)

This release is dedicated to and written for all the people I have never met but have only read about. The innocent people who were out living their lives and one day, without warning, had them taken away from them. People who liked to laugh, dance, and love in the way that we all do, but cant anymore. All those names and faces, all those beautiful strangers...

So here are two songs, "Beautiful Strangers" as well as my cover of Townes Van Zandt's "No Place To Fall" that I have been closing my live show with over the past year. Any purchase of these two songs will go to support the work of Everytown For Gun Safety - an organization I have followed for quite some time. I believe in and support them in their efforts to make the world a safer place. So if you wish - you can donate as little or large as you'd like and I do hope you enjoy the songs. Do it for the kids.

Love and peace,
Kevin Morby

[ronster]

This will be seen by very few - Please understand that this is a protest song where all the proceeds were donated to Everytown For Gun Safety. It's a song against gun violence. When he says pray for Paris - He is referring to the mass shooting in Paris. When he speaks of 49 dead - He is referring to the gay nightclub mass shooting in Orlando. When he speaks of Freddie Gray - He is referring to what cops joke about giving a 'suspect' a rough ride where he is handcuffed, put in the back of a van unsecured and driven around recklessly stopping and speeding up to make it a nightmare for the man in the back. Freddie Gray died after his ride from a spinal injury. All 6 officers were never convicted of anything.
It's an awesome, stunning spiritual song. Just make sure you understand what it is saying to you.

[bobhayzell]

My wife decided to leave me and file for divorce, right now this song and my dogs are the only things that give me hope every morning I wake up. Thank you

[makalthompson]

Heard this on a Commercial had to find it glad I did this is beautiful .

[kennethcrosby]

I just heard this on a commercial and had to hear it again...dope as hell

[patriciamartinez]

My dear friend just passed from cancer at 40. His third bout with it. His body couldn’t do chemo anymore. I watched this with him before he passed and he loved it. He was the musical director for his church. Thank you for posting this so I could I could share it with him. 💜💜⭐️⭐️

[LongsightBlues]

Massive Lou Reed/early Leonard Cohen vibes. And that’s a huge compliment
Great song, beautiful vibe

[CiliaCe]

LYRICS

If you ever hear that thunder
Put your eye to the sky, boy, and wonder
Maybe there's a kingdom above the weather
Oh, and whether you're gonna get our name is up to him
If you ever hear that crying
In the distance like some siren
Maybe there's a singer
With no ring around their little finger
No love
And If I lose my voice
If I have no choice but to go quiet
Won't you sing for me a melody into the night there
Well, if I die too young, if the wolf he comes
Fee-fi-fo-fum
If I die too young, oh, if the locust come
Well then, run, run, run
Free
If you ever hear that gunshot
You may think 'bout what you do but you don't got
Say a prayer, think of mother, I am a rock
If you ever hear that sound now
If the door gets kicked in here, they come now
Think of others, be their cover
I am what they're not
Pray for Paris
They can not scare us
Or stop the music
Your sweet voice, child
Why don't you use it?
If I die too young, or the gunmen come, I'm full of love
So release me, every piece of me, up above
(Up above, ooh ooh ooh)
Love my mama and my papa
Love my sister, can't stand the coppers up in their choppers
Oh, flying overhead, forty-nine dead
Singing, oh, my Lord, come carry me home
Oh, my Lord, come carry me home
I'm singing oh, my God, oh, my Lord
Oh, my God, oh, my Lord
Oh, my God, oh, my Lord
Oh, my Lord
And if I die too young for something I ain't done
Carry my name every day
Oh, I'm sorry
Oh, I'm sorry
Freddie Gray
But sleep easy like baby Jesus in a manger
Oh, sleep easy like little Jesus, beautiful stranger
Oh, beautiful stranger
If I die too young, let all that I've done be remembered
And I'll sleep easy like baby Jesus in his manger
And I'll sleep easy like little Jesus, safe from danger
Carry onward, like some songbird, beautiful stranger
Carry onward, like some songbird, beautiful stranger
Oh, beautiful stranger

[DINYERDAZE]

To all you beautiful strangers just finding this song...congratulations

[baileymcmeans]

I was so happy to hear this on TV! It's a great song and I feel like the media is finally picking up on and giving more credit to less mainstream music, touche.

[kimberlywiggins]

If it takes this long to hear good music just because I heard it on a commercial. My mind is blown

[patriciamartinez]

I listen to this everyday. I am so happy to have found it. His voice reminds me of a young Bob Dylan. We love the commercial one too. A masterpiece.🌹🌹

[barbarasmith]

I woke up a 2:54am on the east coast and I'm listing to this song. I am obsessed. I just can't stop hearing it

[Shahlao]

This song just brings peace to the soul. ✌🏼

[LxcasOnYT]

my brother loved this song, he showed me this. Every-time I listen to this song I can’t hold back tears because, my brother and his service dog faith were struck by a car while walking Saturday morning. 12/12/1996 - 3/19/2022 I love you so much kory.

[leslietyler]

I heard it on the commercial, and it rang like a bell in my soul. I’m not a child of resistance, but I love the tone of protest, and I hear it here, in every word.

[terrywilliams]

Whoever paired the commercial with this song is genius! At 66 years young I can’t get enough of this Kevin Morby! Originally used in movie El Topo! We are all Beautiful Strangers! More alike than not! 💕

[portalbucket]

This songs got the flow of a 60s folk song. Protesting the war or something. Its a nice change of pace vs anything else on the radio

[francesward]

I heard it on an advert also and had to find it. Never heard of the artist before but I’m so pleased to have found him and the song!

[NYCLeo]

This is one of the most exquisite pieces of music I have ever heard in my life!

[thomasross]

I just asked my best friend who I plan on getting married to to let me have this song played at our wedding in the spring because I want to dance with her to this song as we were once beautiful strangers but now we're going to be a beautiful happy couple together!!!