Go Tell It On The Mountain by Bob Marley and The Wailers

One of the earliest songs currently tracked on the timeline is, "Go Tell It On The Mountain," which has been performed by various artists since the late 1800's. Mahalia Jackson, The Blind Boys of Alabama, James Taylor and even Dolly Parton have all done their own variations of it over the years. In the most popular version of the song, the chorus goes:
 
"Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
Our Jesus Christ is born"
 
On the 1971 album, The Best of The Wailers, Bob Marley and The Wailers changed the main chorus to:
 
"Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
To set my people free"
 
Irrespective of genre, sonically, the song tends to be joyful and upbeat but like most songs, when you cut the music off, read the lyrics and consider the perspective of the artist performing, it can take on a very different meaning.
 
Interesting side note: James Baldwin wrote a book titled Go Tell It on the Mountain, which was a semi-autobiography, released in 1953.
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