Nina Simone

My new favorite Nina Simone song, this incredible live version of I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl recorded live July 28, 1973 at the Royal Philharmonic Hall in NYC. You can feel the tender interplay between artist and audience. I love the way her guitarist bluesy riffs plays off her sedutive piano keys. Sit back, press play and prepare to be amazed.

Today was a crap day. I just got this flu bug that's going around. They shut off the water, again, in my building while I was getting sick. Even though I was ill I made mi novia breakfast before she went to work, I was off today. When she came home I had dinner ready with fresh cut fruit salad. She had a long day at work and I wanted to have food for her when she walked in the door. My baby arrived from work today with a surprise for me, a gift of Nina Simone's new fo... MORE

Life comes down to little moments, momentary crossroads of choices
placed in front of us call it faith, chance, happenstance serendipity, whatever it is, we have to ask does it happen for a reason? Who knows but it happens and what matters most is what you do within these life altering moments.

Do you let them pass you by like the breeze of a passing thought on another chaotic day? Or do you stop, size yr day by making a leap whether it be emotional or devotional it's what y... MORE

Last weekend I drove about 3 and a half hours out to Michigan. It was good to be home, but it was hotter than the inside of lit firecracker (or perhaps a match head?). Don't matter, I love summer. Anyway, on Saturday I went with my friends (thanks Tasha & Ryan: love y'all) to Eastern Market near Downtown Detroit. If you've never been, I encourage you to get out there and see the people, the culture, and the hustle (and bustle) that takes place in my hometown. After... MORE

A whole lot of Nina Simone live material is about to be unveiled for the first time ever. The Protest Anthology features rare, previously unreleased live performances and interviews with the Empress in her heyday. The collection revolves around her most politically outspoken songs, including 11 "unheard" live tracks and 8 "unseen" video interviews. Starting Tuesday, Amazon will have high-quality mp3 downloads of all the audio and iTunes will begin showing a five part se... MORE

[Nina Simone - Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter / 5:18] If you are crazy enough to peruse his words and lend your ears to the scrivener, you have surely noticed I have a tender fondness for this lady. No, not Chloé above but this one. Her voice has ensnared me for quite a while. And now, she flings her funky net to capture all of your mosquitoes buzzing around her like in a tropical mist. The funky lady was last seen the scrivener's practice here and also here.

this song kills me- me leaving again, again to chicago Tomorrow TOMORROW TOMORROW! peeeace. ouuuuut. 

Live @ the Village Gate, 1961 Nina Simone - vocals, piano Al Shackman - guitar Chris White - bass Rob Hamilton - drums

If any of you were unfortunate enough to watch some of last season’s American Idol, then you were forced to endure many tragic renditions of the song “Feeling Good.” Now, I don’t know about you, but it made me a little sad to hear many of the auditioners say, “Michael Buble’s, Feeling Good.” I thought it was common knowledge that Nina Simone’s version was the far more superior and well-known recording. While she didn’t write the song (it was originally written for the 1... MORE

Nina Simone - Baltimore "the city's dying & they don't know why"

My last couple of attempts at posting ended up with MOG eating my work, so I took a little break- and now I do this in Word then cut and paste :) Onto the cover... Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus for the singer/pianist Nina Simone, who first recorded it in 1964. It is best known to most people by the 1965 blues rock hit recording from The Animals. A 1977 disco/Latin rendition by Santa Esmeralda was also... MORE

No-one's ever going to match Billie Holliday's version, but Nina comes close.   A strange and bitter fruit.