Natural Blues

TitleNatural Blues
ArtistMoby
AlbumPlay
Release Date1999-05-17
Description“Natural Blues” is a song by American musician Moby. The song was released as the fifth single from his 1999 studio album “Play”. It samples “Trouble So Hard” by American folk singer Vera Hall.



It was first released as a single in the United Kingdom in the year 2000, where it peaked at number 11.

There are two different music videos for the song. One was directed by David LaChapelle and featured Christina Ricci and Fairuza Balk. The music video won an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video and was nominated for The Best International video in the MuchMusic Video Awards.



The other music video was animated in the same style and with the same characters as in the music video for “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?”. The video was animated and directed by Susi Wilkinson, Hotessa Laurence, and Filipe Alçada.
Lyrics[Chorus: Vera Hall]
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
[Verse 1: Vera Hall]
Went down the hill the other day
My soul got happy and stayed all day
Went down the hill the other day
My soul got happy and stayed all day

[Chorus: Vera Hall]
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Don't nobody know my troubles but God

[Verse 2: Vera Hall]
Went in the room, didn't stay long
Looked on the bed and brother was dead
Went in the room, didn't stay long
Looked on the bed and brother was dead

[Chorus: Vera Hall]
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Oh lordy, trouble so hard
Don't nobody know my troubles but God
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