Only Kanye would have the gall to turn “Strange Fruit,” the iconic protest of black lynchings originally recorded by Billie Holiday, into a divorce melodrama mashed up with TNGHT’s “R U Ready.” The Yeezus standout is one of the stranger uses of a Simone sample, but it’s also the kind of audacious move behind many of Kanye’s best artistic decisions. The production also featured international songwriters Walter Afanasieff, Matthew Gerrard and Harvey Mason, Jr. That’s my foundation. [29] The song was also included on their first headlining tour, PCD World Tour. The song's official music video only features footage of her, while recording the song in a studio. "And, of course, the background is that Celia knew she was dying of cancer at that time. It is in black-and-white, where she is seen wearing a black gown, running away from armed military men. It consists mostly of "toned-down" songs that were sung in a "soft, near-whispery volume." [32] Also in 2009, she went to Singapore when she was invited to guest on STAR World's Asia Uncut. Nina Simone (born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 — April 21, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and activist in the Civil Rights Movement. The song was the opening track on his live album, Caught in the Act, and has appeared in television commercials, ESPN's 2005 World Series of Poker tournament, and the 2010 NBA draft broadcast. Bad to the bone and the grill Black and brave like in the A, it don't come with apologies

"Love Is Contagious", a Taja Sevelle original, is the other cover in the album and later, received limited rotation on radio. And still, they'll never be us, nigga (Nigga) Nina is considered to be an all-original album, containing only two revival songs. He praised three original songs—birthday song "Araw Mo", acoustic ballad "Is It Over" and bossa-influenced "I Need Your Love"—calling them "noteworthy." September rausgebracht. In 2008, "Collide" was nominated for Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play on the 21st Awit Awards, but lost the award to "Paano Kita Iibigin" by Piolo Pascual and Regine Velasquez. 70 in Australia, No. Here's to a moment of silence "My dearest Ruth, you are the only person I have loved in my life," she began. [5] The album was supposed to be released in early summer of 2006, but it was shelved due to conflict with her scheduled shows in the United States. "[8] It consists mostly of songs that were sung in a soft, "near-whispery" volume evoking a hotel lounge-level of intimacy. In 1994, Simone's recording was used in a British TV commercial for Volkswagen, and became popular. Instead, they did the opposite—an all-original studio album which showcases Nina's more delicate, "chill-out" sound—leaving a part of her diva persona behind. Nina Simone was not only a great singer and songwriter across a range of musical genres, but she was also an influential civil rights activist and spoke of social and systematic injustices for black people. Despite this, Simone continued to release music empowering black men and women alike until she sadly passed away on April 21, 2003. Do I seem like prey?

I believe in all of those things too and strive to deliver them through my live & online performances & packages. All tracks were produced by Neil Gregorio. In a poll by Total Guitar about best cover songs, Muse's version was fifth. [1][3][42], Credits taken from Nina's liner notes. The studio version of "Feeling Good" was recorded by Michael in 2008 (with actress Loretta Devine featured prominently on backing vocals) and included on the US edition of his Twenty Five compilation. But none of Celia Bader's letters still exist, so Michaels imagined what one must have been like. Nina Simone was an artist and activist of singular vision and voice. It was until “Someday”,[18] a song written by Volante,[19] that she gained another major hit. 66 in Austria, and No. jazz and soul. The song later achieved international success, being covered by popular Southeast Asian artists. Unlike me to surrender It was released on August 4, 2014 by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Republic Records as the second single from the album. Teenage girls are also seen miming her vocals, while reminiscing in the whole duration of the video. I'm just tryna build like I came with some kettle weight Old panthers lookin' back like who gon' come up after us. She also described Volante to be "very instrumental" in the direction they took for the album. She called the songs "beautiful and inspiring," that she ended up recording an album of original songs. One of the most amusing songs on the album is called "The Elevator Thief." She’s more refined, polished." [19] A BBC poll in 2014 placed it ninth. I believe music, movement, books and & human connection are the way! Its music video has a sullen and dark plot. She also won the R&B Artist of the Year title on the 2007 Philippine Hip-Hop Awards, beating the likes of Kyla and Jay R. On the 2007 USTv People's Choice Award, Nina was awarded the Students' Choice of Music Video for "Someday". It’s not yet done, "The reason why I decided to simply name this album after myself is because, after all the hard work, I feel I've finally made it in the industry by just being what I truly am. These songs make effective use of Simone’s original in their own ways, but Jay’s new track “The Story of O.J.” is something bigger and bolder. [36], The album earned Nina eight nominations on the 2007 Awit Awards, making it the album that earned her the most nominations on the award. concept is that they did not feel it is right to give the fans two cover albums in a row. That’s why I started there. Salamishah Tillet’s American Quarterly essay carefully diagrammed this relationship, calling Simone “both a compelling singer and a cultural signifier, a virtuoso and political visionary” whose samples allowed rappers to “access a version of ‘sonic black radicalism.’” But what Tillet misses is that rap, in its rebellious spirit and alchemic methods, is also an act of sonic black radicalism. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.

The music video was released on 6 May 2014 and "Feeling Good" was sent to radio on 11 August 2014. Unlike her commercial achievement Nina Live!, which shows Nina's diva persona, the album shows a different unseen side of the singer, giving way to a "more delicate, chill-out, toned-down songstress. And yet Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the best-known member of the current court; at 85 she continues to be a cultural phenomenon. Emails include weekly interactive sing-along videos, info on live performances, and more! George Michael performed "Feeling Good" during his 2011–12 Symphonica Tour and included it on the Symphonica album (2014). Her music spanned a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop. She sang "Someday", and was later interviewed by Jon Neirmann. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. hide caption.

[23] "What If" (Acoustic Version) and "Someday" (Band Version) are among the bonus tracks, that were altered from the original arrangement. "Araw Mo", a birthday song that was used for the promotion of Goldilocks' 40 Thoughtful Years Anniversary, was included in the album as a bonus track. Sing about the life we should lead RELEASED JUNE 18, 2020 ℗ 2020 JOE NINA. Emit light, rap, or Emmett Till It starts with lonesome lyrics, but turns to a positive feeling midway. The dictotomy of entertaining the youngest of the young is that they are easy to amuse but you can’t alienate the parents by being insufferably cute or infantile. There is more than a superficial connection between Simone and rap—if not in her politics than in her dynamism, that rare ability to summon the sounds of the past and make them feel brand new. No video was solicited in music video channels, but the song entered Philippine charts. After months of immersion, though, the typist realized that she too had been converted to feminism. The first disc is a five-track compilation of Manilow's classic hits, including "Somewhere Down the Road", "Even Now", "One of These Days", "Weekend in New England" and "If I Should Love Again", and also features four bonus songs. They deny Nina in Philadelphia [25] Resty Odon of Titik Pilipino gave the album three and a half out of five stars, saying "[Nina] works the range and volume she sounds best in [...] If you find Nina's voice inherently charming and classy at the same time, I think there's no further explanation needed." "Anaconda" is a song by Trinidadian-American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj, from her third studio album, The Pinkprint (2014). Simone's recording was used in the film Point of No Return,[12] and it appears on soundtracks for the movies Repo Men (2010),[13] Last Holiday (2006),[14] Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017),[15] and the TV soundtrack Six Feet Under, Vol. Outside the movies, I make sure before it move you 162 in the United Kingdom, No. The album is notable for being one of the few physical releases in the Philippines that contain a gold standard compact disc.

Both her 1964 recording from Broadway-Blues-Ballads and her 1967 live performance in Paris have yielded rap songs: Common’s “Misunderstood” (sampling the live version) and Wayne’s “DontGetIt” (using the original) each lead with a Simone verse entirely intact, her words coloring theirs. [37] "Someday" was also nominated for Song of the Year and Best Ballad, but lost to Kamikazee's "Narda" and Gary Valenciano's "In Another Lifetime". It was first performed on stage in 1964 by Cy Grant on the UK tour and by Gilbert Price in 1965 with the original Broadway cast.[1].

"[7] The album covers a wide range of genre—from a collection of pop, jazzes and R&B to tiny bits of acoustic ballads. I will not love you a jot less.".

When perfectly in tune with Simone’s vision, a rap song’s politics can be greatly magnified by her mere presence. In this war, likely to succeed I am Nina and Roberta, the one you love but ain't heard of She wanted her self-titled fourth album to be perfect and to capture the singer that she really is.[5].

Feeling Good by Nina Simone - discover this song's samples, covers and remixes on WhoSampled My 2 1/2 year old daughter is OBSESSED with you. OPMusikahan.com gave an average rating of four out of five stars, based from analysis of the album artwork, the sound and Nina's vocals. No matter if you street street or more like the promenade "I would get calls to please come down to talk to the principal about my son's latest escapade," Ginsburg recalled in an NPR interview. In this track Rapsody interpolates and samples Nina Simone’s haunting rendition of Billie Holliday’s “Strange Fruit”. On the 2006 ASAP 24K Awards, the album was awarded for certifying Gold by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI). Nina admitted that the album's direction is opposite to its predecessor, saying "I admit it was a conscious move to veer away from doing covers this time around. "Araw Mo", a birthday song written by Juan Ariel Coma and produced by Neil Gregorio, was released in June 2006.

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