First performed in 1963, this classic anthem of the civil rights movement in the USA the words to this song (written by Billy Taylor) seem to me to have a few relevance in this time of enforced isolation.
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I wish I knew how it would feel to be free – Nina Simone
Posted in Jazz with tags Billy Taylor, I Wish I knew How it would feel to be free, Jazz, Nina Simone on April 6, 2021 by telescoperJust Like a Woman
Posted in Music with tags Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, Nobel Prize for Literature on October 13, 2016 by telescoperPosted in honour of Bob Dylan being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
I am of course delighted that this prestigious honour has, for the first time, been bestowed on a singer/songwriter. Surely it can only be a matter of time before it goes to a blogger?
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I wish I knew how it would feel to be free..
Posted in Jazz with tags I Wish I knew How it would feel to be free, Jazz, Nina Simone on January 18, 2015 by telescoperBlack is the colour of my true love’s hair
Posted in Jazz with tags Black is the colour of my true love's hair, Emile Latimer, Nina Simone on February 20, 2013 by telescoperNina Simone. Emile Latimer. Live in 1969. Magical.
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Posted in Jazz with tags Nina Simone, Trouble in Mind on July 10, 2012 by telescoperNobody’s fault but mine
Posted in Jazz, Uncategorized with tags Nina Simone on May 2, 2010 by telescoperIt being a rainy bank holiday weekend, I’ve been working, although I didn’t start until I’d done the Sunday crosswords and watched the football on the telly. Now it’s too late to post anything substantial, so I’ll resort to something from my back catalogue of bookmarked masterpieces from Youtube. This is a wonderful bluesy gospelly piece by the late great Nina Simone, a rare example in my opinion of a cover version being better than the original (in this case by Blind Willie Johnson).
Incidentally, I wonder if either of my regular readers can think of cover versions better than the original? Jeff Buckley’s intensely moving version of Leonard Cohen’s great song Hallelujah springs to mind, but I’d be interested to hear other suggestions…