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Everything Is Beautiful is a song written, composed, and performed by Ray Stevens. It has appeared on many of Stevens's albums, including one named after the song, and has become a pop standard and common in religious performances. The children heard singing the chorus of the song, using the hymn, "Jesus Loves the Little Children", are from the Oak Hill Elementary School in Nashville, Tennessee. This group includes Stevens's two daughters.<ref>[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Is_Beautiful Everything Is Beautiful]. ''Wikipedia''. Retrieved February 1, 2021.</ref>
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Everything Is Beautiful is a song performed by Ray Stevens. The song was written and composed by Steven and  has appeared on several of his albums, and has become a common pop standard in religious performances. For the hymn, the line "Jesus Loves the Little Children" were sung by the Oak Hill Elementary School choir from Nashville, Tennessee. Stevens's two daughters were also included in this group.<ref>[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Is_Beautiful Everything Is Beautiful]. ''Wikipedia''. Retrieved February 1, 2021.</ref>
  
 
== Key Lyrics ==
 
== Key Lyrics ==
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== Interpretation ==
 
== Interpretation ==
Although the song was actually a Christian song, it’s also includes anti-racist and pro-tolerance since it contain important lyrics regarding racism such as "We shouldn't care 'bout the length of his hair/Or the color of his skin."<ref>[http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/everythi.htm "Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens (Lyrics and Chords)"]. ''Guntheranderson.com''. Retrieved February 1, 2021.</ref>
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Even though the song was actually a Christian praising song, it also includes anti-racist and pro-tolerance song for it accommodate important lyrics regarding racism such as "We shouldn't care 'bout the length of his hair/Or the color of his skin."<ref>[http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/everythi.htm "Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens (Lyrics and Chords)"]. ''Guntheranderson.com''. Retrieved February 1, 2021.</ref>
  
 
== Reception ==
 
== Reception ==
The song was responsible for two wins at the Grammy Awards of 1971: Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for Ray Stevens and Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance for Jake Hess. Stevens's recording was the Number 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in the summer of 1970. The song also spent three weeks atop the adult contemporary chart.<ref>Joel Whitburn. Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. 2002. ''Record Research''. p. 231. Retrieved from [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Is_Beautiful# Wikipedia], February 1, 2021.</ref>
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The song was successfully brought two trophies home for two wins at the Grammy Awards of 1971: Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for Ray Stevens and Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance for Jake Hess. Stevens's recording was the Number 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in the summer of 1970. The song also spent three weeks atop the adult contemporary chart.<ref>Joel Whitburn. Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. 2002. ''Record Research''. p. 231. Retrieved from [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Is_Beautiful# Wikipedia], February 1, 2021.</ref>
  
 
== Reference ==
 
== Reference ==
  
 
[[Category:Anti-Black Racism in Song Lyrics]]
 
[[Category:Anti-Black Racism in Song Lyrics]]

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Everything Is Beautiful is a song performed by Ray Stevens. The song was written and composed by Steven and has appeared on several of his albums, and has become a common pop standard in religious performances. For the hymn, the line "Jesus Loves the Little Children" were sung by the Oak Hill Elementary School choir from Nashville, Tennessee. Stevens's two daughters were also included in this group.[1]

Key Lyrics

And everything is beautiful in its own way

Like a starry summer night

On a snow covered winter's day, ah, sing it children

Everybody's beautiful in their own way

Under God's Heaven

The world's gonna find a way


We shouldn't care about the length of His hair

Of the color of His skin

Don't worry about what shows from without

But the love that lives within

Interpretation

Even though the song was actually a Christian praising song, it also includes anti-racist and pro-tolerance song for it accommodate important lyrics regarding racism such as "We shouldn't care 'bout the length of his hair/Or the color of his skin."[2]

Reception

The song was successfully brought two trophies home for two wins at the Grammy Awards of 1971: Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for Ray Stevens and Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance for Jake Hess. Stevens's recording was the Number 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in the summer of 1970. The song also spent three weeks atop the adult contemporary chart.[3]

Reference

  1. Everything Is Beautiful. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  2. "Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens (Lyrics and Chords)". Guntheranderson.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. Joel Whitburn. Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. 2002. Record Research. p. 231. Retrieved from Wikipedia, February 1, 2021.