"I put a Spell on You" by her is great as well as "Strange Fruit"

"SinnerMan" by Nina Simone. Featured in the film "The Thomas Crown Affair", in a great scene. The song stands out. Nina's voice is one of a kind!

Oh honey. Nina is a GOAT of soul singers. I hope you explore her work.

GRACIAS!!! Thank you! Nina Simone is amazing, singer and pianist. She had a very tough life, so freedom is a statment for her. My recommendatons: "Aint got no, I got life", "Stars", "Mississippi goddam". And again: than you Mr Daniel!!!

This is not just any song. This is saved in the human archives.

An icon! The entire album ”Nina Sings the Blues” is phenomenal.

Notice she changes the point of view when she says “freedom” - Civil Rights quest, Dude.

My Baby Just Cares for Me is a really fun Nina song. Thanks for the reaction.

Perhaps one of the greatest productions ever, let alone Nina's incredible vocals.

Goosebumps... every.damn.time. Listen to her belt out _Mississippi Goddamn._ It is unbelievable.

Check out her song "Mississippi Goddamn". She didn't write a lot of songs but that one is a remarkable statement.

Anything Nina Simone touched is gold. In particular, I greatly prefer her '74 version of "The Pusher" over the Stepenwolf original.

I've watched a few of the KZfaq reaction videos and I do enjoy seeing younger people learning about music I've taken for granted for so many years. I appreciate that you sometimes choose a song that doesn't get a lot of attention and you seem really interested in the history and meaning. Keep doing that.

Oh, do My baby just cares for Me ! Im sure there are more lyrically deeper songs than "My Baby.." . But i love it for the piano solo.

Bravo for keeping an open mind. Nina Simone was a great performer in a more pop-jazz-ish genre. She's recorded fine versions of e.g. Mr Bojangles, Don't let me be misunderstood, Ne me quitte pas, The house of the rising sun and Ain't got no I got life. Btw, child prodigy Angelina Jordan performs this song (Feeling good) impeccably. Maybe check that, or her in general, out as well.

Wow, this is an unexpected reaction tune! I know her from the movie The Point of No Return featuring Bridgette Fonda...the main character in the movie LOVES Nina Simone because the music is something her mom used to listen to. YES!!!...this song is featured in the movie!!!! LOVE this groove!!! OMG!! I can picture the scene in the movie while listening to this. Yes, she has a VERY incredible voice, sooooo soothing and hypnotic. The horns in this song are SO perfect!! Such a powerful tune! The scene in the movie is when Bridgette Fonda's character is beginning a new life. Very cool reaction!! Oompa loompa doompa dee doo, I know something that you must do Oompa loompa doompa dee dee, Point of No Return is a movie you must see

Amazing performance...she had a unique voice and could *own* a song. Great example of what used to be called "scat" singing right near the end...the "vocal solo," as you so accurately described it. Something that was done a LOT in jazz and blues back in the day.

In 1998 Buble sang at our Christmas party for my bank staff party, then he did this song and became a star!

It's important to give credit to the writers of this song, two Englishmen called Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the stage play The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd. It was originally sung on stage by Cy Grant in 1964. That "vocal solo" you mentioned at the end is a jazz technique called "scat" - it's a form of vocalising. I understand that Ms. Simone firstly heard John Coltrane play the song and then decided to record it as civil rights anthem.

I'm surprised that you have never heard the song at all before as it's a standard. Nina Simone is amazing though. Been loving all the latest reactions, particularly the Sound of Silence series. All the best from Perth, Australia. Cheers Steve

She is off the hook. She is called the High Priestess of Soul! This artist is one I have to dive deeper into! This song has been recorded by many artists and is considered a jazz classic, but she kills it!

Another female power house, very underrated singer was Timi Yuro. her big hit was "Hurt" "What's the matter baby" and "Make the World go away" Another great singer was Gale Garnett

Nina Simone? Yeah!

She has a fascinating story.

This is one of the reactions that I will listen to again. It is a good piece of music and I well add it to my playlist for me.

A fantastic song done so well and covered nicely by Michael Buble

Nina was great. I love Jazz especially the old stuff. Great reaction.

I like to compare her cover of "Summertime" with Janis Joplin version; Billie Holiday's version; Aretha Franklin's version and so many other great ones. Nina Simone is my favourite. The same with the cover of "to love somebody" but in that case I think I prefere Janis Joplin. She also made covers of some of the Beatles songs. She is incredible!

Two absolute MUST songs by Nina: her cover of Leonard Cohen's SUZANNE and her cover of Bob Dylan's JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES. Also check out her song I WISH I KNEW HOW IT WOULD FEEL TO BE FREE. She was an intense person who struggled much in her life, but she could tap right into the root of a song like few other performers.

It is surprising to hear a song from that era that I had never heard before. Great song and a great singer with great accompaniment.

Fantastic to come in from work and see you have reacted to this song, love it, Summertime and I ain't go no- I got life, are just 2 others among many.

I knew her name but I had never listened to her. Wow. I'll have to listen to more of her.

Classic!! Soulful!! Born from my home state of NC.

you simply cannot go wrong with Nina

It feels to me that something good just happened to her... like she just got out of an abusive relationship, she got a new job and quit a job she hated, she's finally at the age where she can retire and travel and enjoy life... or like she got sober and finally beat an addiction... it feels like she "beat the odds" somehow and it's like finally something good has happened in her life... and the vibe of the song to me feels like she's at the beginning of that new chapter of her life... it's giving "FINALLY" to me... like it took her a really long time to accomplish something and now she's walking in that accomplishment and feeling really good about it!! It's almost like she's proud of some kind of accomplishment... or that she left something behind that was bringing her down...

It's such a feel good song that it's easy to overlook its place as a civil rights anthem. It's a new dawn, a new day ....this old world is a new world, it's a new life for me.

Michael Buble and George Michael also covered this song in tributes to Nina, both versions are also amazing! Nina is a piece of art! 🥰

I take it as Nina waking up in the morning, all groggy, but FEELING good. As the day goes on, she feels better and better, invigorated...free.

MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME , is a great song from Nina .

I have to add something important that is not mentioned enough. In addition to all her musical talents Nina was an amazing live performer. She was not just act at the stage or near the piano. She literally lived in her songs. You need to look at her live performances. Some of they are very touchable, others are very inspiring. Look at Nina Simone's Live in Holland '65. Not for reaction video, just for selfeducation. It's very interesting.

She does an amazing live rendition of Bob Dylan's " Ballad of Hollis Brown" just breathtaking

Nina is one of my favourites and I'm pleased to see you discover her. Anything already suggested will be worth a listen. I'd suggest her version of Wild Is The Wind - Don't Let me Be Misunderstood - Young Gifted And Black( her own composition), and as I mentioned in your Halloween strand Pirate Jenny which she makes very scary.

Her 1966 live version of Dylan’s The Ballot of Hollis Brown.

So you have just been introduced to the Empress of Soul! She was incredible and lived a life full of struggle out of which came this art! Cool! Keep Going back to the deep river of American Roots Music! Peace!

GREAT choice! She and Ella Fitzgerald dominated the female jazz scene. This song has been covered literally by every major artist since it came out. Incidentally, Porgy and Bess was George Gershwin's jazz opera that gave us many great songs, including Summertime.

Love Nina!! Thank you.

Mississippi Goddamn is a masterpiece, along with this one. Great pick.

If you enjoyed Nina Simone you will love Ella Fitzgerald. Mr. Bojangles is another great track, but there are many. Good to step out of your comfort zone and try something different. Well done😷😷🇬🇧

My baby just cares for me. Sugar in my bowl are her most famous songs

Nina Simone does it all, from the great American songbook to pop to gospel. And you would do yourself a great favor by listening in toto to her debut album "Little Girl Blue" (the title track is a favorite of mine). You'll discover too what a great pianist she was.

Ella fitzgerald, a legendary jazz vocalist known as «Queen of Jazz». Known for her precise and pure voice, intonation and diction. Recommend her rendition of puttin on the ritz

Listen to her sole performance of "Stars" and another great song "Ain't got no, I got life". She was a talented, quirky lady, who was much loved. She is talked about by the lead characters, in the very end scene of the movie "Before Sunset"

If you were amazed by the "vocal solo" (aka scat), you need to listen to some Ella Fitzgerald, the Queen of Scat.

Oh yeah. Oh HELL yeah. That was just FINE. What a superb voice. Btw, if you haven't heard Etta James do, "At Last", you owe it to yourself to listen to it. Deeply moving.

Mississippi Goddam, one of her best, but then she was always did blow a song out of the water.

Love the way you listen to all the different genres out there

Nina Simone was a great artist, check out the movie "What Happened, Miss Simone?" about her life, it is really touching and exciting.

Hi. Nina's song" Sinnerman" is an awesome 'Power'ful song

Nice song and nice reaction as always. I recommend When a Blind Man Cries by Deep Purple. One of my favorites and one of the most emotional songs i ever heard.

Love the trombone. Reminds me of the old cartoon. Dick Dasterdly. Haha. Image the long mustache. Haha

Royalty. Serious musician. Provocative. You have unsuspected depth.

On occasion of the recent death of Jerry Jeff Walker, you should react to Nina Simone's version of his, "Mr.Bojangles", an American classic. Also, her version of "Strange Fruit" is outstanding. Cheers.

Wow love her and the music 😍

Also Yma Sumac. From Peru. 9 octive range..Amazing vocals

Just as a side note, she was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Why, is a mystery to me since the only R&R she did were covers and only then were more jazz than rock or even R&B. But what the hell, she deserved any accolade she received.

Thanks for listening to Nina - she had so much amazing music & vocals - and also, as you read - was a talented concert pianist -- one of her more "accessible" tunes is "My Baby Just Cares for Me" -- features not only her beautiful voice, but also effortless piano -- when you have time and inclination -- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z9Boh7Sjx96mqpc.html

Nina Simone is new to me too, but I can tell you, what I have heard so far is so good, I just know it will all be good. I would like to recommend that you watch a video of Maya Angelou reciting her Phenomenal Woman poem.

"My baby just cares for me", "Mood Indigo", "Don´t Smoke in Bed", "He Needs Me".....

An interesting way that I heard about her was from a Tom Russell song titled Nina Simone . You should check out Tom Russell interesting stuff

Nina Simone - Here Comes The Sun ..is another good one you might give a listen to. (And yes, it's also a Beatles song)

Love this song! I sing Michael Buble's version of this at karaoke all the time. I love the sentiment. It makes me happy.

Lauryn Hill helped induct her into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Definitely worth watching!!!!

Great song! Michael Buble version is so powerfully sung if you want to hear a different interpretation

Thanks for this reaction. Other Nina Simone songs you might want to react to include: - I Loves You, Porgy (her only record to make the top 40 pop charts) - My Baby Just Cares for Me - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (this is the original version, BTW, The Animals version is a cover) - I Put a Spell on You If you'd like to react to other female jazz singers, I recommend: - Ella Fitzgerald, Flying Home - Ella FItzgerald, Too Darn Hot - Sarah Vaughan, Lullaby of Birdland - Sarah Vaughan, Nice Work If You Can Get It - Billie Holiday, I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (the 1937 version, not the 1955 version)

"Sinnerman" by Nina Simone. You won't regret it.

Oh, and another Nina Simone singing Mississippi G**damn. Set during segregation. Very interesting.

This time was still very segrated. Her music played a lot in "jupe joints" in the south and more main stream above the Mason-Dixon Line. I believe that she actually made a guest starring role in the movie, "Pillow Talk" with Doris Day and Rock Hudson. I also THINK that one her songs was also used in "American Horror Story" Season House.

Mississippi God Damn is a very strong song

Two good songs by her are Pirate Jenny and Backlash Blues

Oh, ho ho, I just caught that, 'scent of a pine'. tar is a derivative of the pine tree's sap, it's also a slang term for heroin.

The song is from a Broadway show

Such a thrill to see someone discover this, and for someone so young to discover the amazing Nina Simone. She was an amazing and sometimes controversial artist. Her brilliant career was somewhat derailed by her very passionate political activism and this story is wonderfully told in the Netflix show 'What Happened, Miss Simone?' You really should watch it to understand how magnificent she was. At a point where she was bankrupt and living in Switzerland she recorded a much neglected album called Baltimore. The title track 'Baltimore' is one of the most compelling and heartfelt songs I have in my music collection - that voice, combined with a swirling string arrangement and a reggae drop-beat, it touches me every time - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNpzmrGCzJ-qc4U.html

Nina is the mother of soul you have to listen to Mississippi Goddam

Love this song, It has been covered by many, including Michael Buble 😊 Take a look at another great singer: Billie Holiday and her song Strange Fruit, In 1972 a film was made of her life staring Diana Ross as Billy, called Lady sings the Blues.

The year of this song is 1965! Civil Rights Act!

"Happy New Year 2020" that comment aged great LMAO

I did make a mistake. Perry Blackwell made the cameo in "Pillow Talk". Nina's "Sugar Bowl" was featured in the 1st season of American Horror Story", "House". Etta James is also wondetful. Her song, "At Last" is amazing! (The Broadway Show she sang from, was" PorGee (hard G) and Bess" about 2 African-Americans in love in the "new south". Best known song from that show is "Summertime And The Livin' Is Easy".) Anthony Newley was a very prolific songwriter in several genre's rather like Paul Williams and Leon Russell (though NO ONE can match Leon! So proud of my Oklahoma boy! RIP!). Newley also wrote the songs and performed in the original movie version of "Dr.Doolittle". He was also an excellent dancer and in many other productions. K. WOW! Too much useless knowledge and verbal diarrhea...not a good combo! You're so good to indulge me! My sweet reactor by far!

An amazing artist and woman. It's great to see folks your age discovering great music outside the rock/pop box. Another artist worth giving a try is Billie Holliday. More of a jazz singer, but someone every music fan should be aware of. Try "God Bless the Child."

Thanks for the reaction. Yeah she really is great. I don't know why more people don't know about her. Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam ---> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/grBiaJCGmNCyh4E.html

She, like Billie Holiday ended up with a heroin addiction. Many of her songs reflect this. Asks her man to ' put some sugar in her bowl ' Michael Bible does this song now.

Please sample anything by Ella Fitzgerald, esp Cry me a River. Quite possibly the most pure and best voice ever!

Nina Simone "Four Woman" WoW

Yes, not a lot of info on the song, perhaps because it was a British song?

Oh, I almost forgot... Her rendition of Sinnerman is great. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h65jedtllrDUnGg.html

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I think she wrote this after she'd first started using.

She knocked your socks off huh? Check out ' point of no return ' with Bridget Fonda ' it's action adventure.

Please do Mississippi Goddamn!

I'm begging you on bended knee to do either her version or Billie Holiday's version of Strange Fruit. It is about lynchings in the South during the Jim Crow era & resonates with BLM movement of the past few years. I guarantee this song will haunt you.

Must listen to Sinnerman