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Hozier - Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples)

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Mavis Staples' Take Me to Church

Mavis Staples was a member of the Staples Singers. She sang after Dr Martin Luther King's speeches during the Civil Rights Movement. Hoseer had heard that she was singing part of Take Me to Church in whatever sets. The song is just a different thing with Mavis on it, he says.

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