Me’Shell
Tell me I’m the only one…
-Me’Shell Ndegeocello “Mary Magdalene”
Me’Shell Ndegeocello wrote and recorded one of the most sincere, powerful, beautiful love songs I have ever heard. It’s called “Mary Magdalene”. The record is Peace Beyond Passion.
I worked with a talented bass player named Andrew Lack. One day he dropped Peace Beyond Passion and Plantation Lullabies by my studio. I had known a little of Me’Shell before that. Not much. Such a powerful influence after that. I felt like I was hearing the production I had imagined and dreamed about in my head; someone actually achieved it for real.
So, back to the song. The artist casts herself as Christ’s companion and would be lover, and she somehow captures the longing, aching feeling of a painful crush. It’s not clear whether she will get what she wants, just that she would do anything for it.
I want to publicly thank Me’Shell for doing such extraordinary work.
