Get On The Bus: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture [Soundtrack]

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The title track from Curtis Mayfield's New World Order is also included on the soundtrack for Spike Lee's film about the Million Man March, Get on the Bus. Mayfield proclaims sweat is rolling down the Statue of Liberty's brow because she's worried that "the sleeping giant" of racism and classism "is no longer sleeping." Similar calls to action are issued by such political rappers as Guru and a Tribe Called Quest. The album's highlight is a powerful version of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" by Stevie Wonder. Though hip-hop and R&B dominate the album, two of the best cuts are gospel numbers. Kirk Franklin's "My Life Is in Your Hands" is religious, but the Neville Brothers' "Over a Million Strong" makes the connection between gospel music and political justice as the Civil Rights movement once did in the '60s. --Geoffrey Himes

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Get On The Bus: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture [Soundtrack]

Get On The Bus: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture [Soundtrack]
Get On The Bus: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • Good
  • No MJ....
  • What, no MJ??!!??
  • Good tracks, but dissapointing for what it's not
 Get On The Bus: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001Y31
Release Date: 1996-10-08

Tracks:

  1. Shabooyah (Roll Call) - The Bus Crew
  2. Destiny Is Calling - Guru
  3. Tonite's The Nite - Doug E Fresh
  4. The Rememdy - A Tribe Called Quest
  5. Girl You Need A Change Of Mind - D'Angelo
  6. Redemption Song - Stevie Wonder
  7. New World Order - Curtis Mayfield
  8. Over A Million Strong - The Neville Brothers
  9. My Life Is In Your Hands - God's Property Featuring Kirk Franklin
  10. I Love My Woman - Marvin Davis
  11. Cruisin' - Earth, Wind, & Fire
  12. Welcome - Marc Dorsey
  13. Coming Home To You - Blackstreet
  14. Ayinde's Speech - Ayinde Jean-Baptiste

Amazon.com

The title track from Curtis Mayfield's New World Order is also included on the soundtrack for Spike Lee's film about the Million Man March, Get on the Bus. Mayfield proclaims sweat is rolling down the Statue of Liberty's brow because she's worried that "the sleeping giant" of racism and classism "is no longer sleeping." Similar calls to action are issued by such political rappers as Guru and a Tribe Called Quest. The album's highlight is a powerful version of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" by Stevie Wonder. Though hip-hop and R&B dominate the album, two of the best cuts are gospel numbers. Kirk Franklin's "My Life Is in Your Hands" is religious, but the Neville Brothers' "Over a Million Strong" makes the connection between gospel music and political justice as the Civil Rights movement once did in the '60s. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Good.......2005-02-16

But like everyoneelse I'm disapopointed there's no Michael Jackson on it.

The song is called On The Line(written and produced by MJ himself not Babyface)

But the other songs are still good. worth the money

2 out of 5 stars No MJ...........2003-09-23

I was equally disappointed that Michael Jackson's song opened the movie "Get On The Bus", but was absent from the soundtrack. There are some good tracks, but the soundtrack would have been much better had that song been included. For those who don't know, the name of the song is "On The Line", and it was written and produced by Babyface. The only place I have ever seen this song was on a special edition of "Ghosts". Hope this information is helpful to those who need it.

1 out of 5 stars What, no MJ??!!??.......2003-09-15

I could not believe I was hearing a brand new track by the King of Pop when I saw the beginning of this movie. I was so excited, I immediately went online to buy it, only to see that it was not on the soundtrack! Now how the heck do you have Michael Jackson do a song for a movie and don't put it on a soundtrack? It's beyond me.

3 out of 5 stars Good tracks, but dissapointing for what it's not.......2000-02-27

A bunch of good tracks on this album. However, the movie opens with one of the best tracks that Michael Jackson has done in years. Beautiful! Well, it's not here - nowhere to be found. A shame, since it does such a good job setting the tone for the movie. Not sure what the title of the song is, but it would singlehandedly force me to give this album a five star rating. Oh, well!

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