In a time when few artists and bands have anything meaningful to say with regard to bringing about revolutionary change, it does not hurt to flash back to actual changemakers and revolutionaries who would be raising hell if they were still here today.
Nina Simone - (Live at Harlem Cultural Festival - 1969)
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The rapper known as Brother Ali lays it down with glaring reality. It's a public service announcement to not drink the Cool-Aid. His opening words to his now classic song titled Uncle Sam Goddamn: "Welcome to the United Snakes, Home of the thief, Home of the slave..." is how he starts off the beginning of his portrayal of a flawed electorate and the related truths of U.S. Government Policy. He raps down layers of tongue lashings at the government as well as the voter.
Brother Ali borrowed ideas for his own Uncle Sam Goddamn from Nina Simone, making the song sort of a tribute to the late great artist. In fact, there the last second of the video features Ali wearing a Nina Simone t-shirt. Lyrically, her borrowed her line: "A show tune, but the show hasn't been written for it yet." Simone's song titled Mississippi Goddamn was written by her in 1964 as a protest song that was banned in several southern states.
In my humble opinion, Kimbra is exciting, inspired and remarkable. Was totally bummed that when her tickets went on sale for her upcoming April 17th Troubador show. They went on sale 1PM last Thursday on Ticketfly. I got online at 12:55 and got ready. The tickets sold out before the clock ticked to 1:01 PM.
Kimbra - Plain Gold Ring (Nina Simone) - Live at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne AU
Kimbra - Settle Down
Kimbra - Good Intent
Kimbra - "Two Way Street" (Live at Sing Sing Studios)
Kimbra - "Cameo Lover" (Live at Sing Sing Studios)
Kimbra - A Mashup of "Two Weeks - Head Over Heels"
and next is a great well known collaboration between Gotye and Kimbra.
Gotye featuring Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Music Television is very proud to present one of the greatest artists and civil rights activists in the history of modern music, also known as The High Priestess of Soul. Nina Simone was a true original.
This live concert footage, captured in the summer of 1969 when she performed at the Harlem Cultural Festival in Harlem's Mount Morris Park, is a treasure.
Nina Simone - Ain't Got No...I've Got Life (Live in Harlem 1969)
Here is some more live concert footage shot in London in 1968, where she performs the same song, for a audience in Europe, at a slightly slower tempo and cops a subdued groove than the take above. Enjoy!
Nina Simone - Ain't Got No...I've Got Life (Live in London 1968)
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via one of the greatest living indie artists, Gaby Moreno, I found this beautiful tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Recorded live on April 7, 1968, three days after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. and performed at the Westbury Music Fair, Nina Simone dedicated her performance to King's memory. The song was written by her bass player, Gene Taylor.
Nina Simone - Why? (The King of Love is Dead) live in 1968
Back in the so called good old days, Warner Bros. Records was one place I relied on for a never ending flow of the greatest artists, bands, songs and related music videos. I am talking about back in the Mo Ostin days.
It made me feel better about Warner Bros. Records today, when I caught wind of a new Warner Bros Records Australia artist known as Kimbra. Kimbra, who is actually a New Zealander, is unique, has passion and that "it" thing.
Kimbra - Plain Gold Ring (Live at Sing Sing Studios)
Go to the following link to hear a pretty great live take of Muse performing the song made famous by Nina Simone titled Feeling Good. It was recorded live at Wembly Stadium in June 2007. After watching, come back here for more :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PN6egPgazA
They had the whole audience singing along, as better evidenced via this cell phone take from the nosebleed section, which actually captures the essence of the crowd better than the slick version from above. It makes one realize how big of an act Muse really is.
This is the Nina Simone version of Feeling Good which appeared on her 1965 album titled I Put a Spell on You
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This song is called Sinnerman originally performed by Nina Simone and remixed by Felix da Housecat. The Pictures you see on the clip are timelapses from Hong Kong edited by another party.
Felix da Housecat Remix of Sinnerman by Nina Simone
Original recording of Sinnerman performed by Nina Simone
Martin Luther King Tribute: Felix da Housecat Remix of Sinnerman by Nina Simone
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This song was originally written in 1928 by Gus Kahn and Walter Donaldson for the musical film Whoopee! by Thornton Freeland, with Eddie Cantor and was released in the US in 1930. The song at that time was performed and danced by Ethel Shutta.
In the 1950's. it became part of Frank Sinatra's repertoire. Finally, in 1959 the song had been included in first Nina's recording session because a "bright" up-tempo number was needed to finish her album.
Thirty years later, in 1987, "My Baby Just Cares for Me" was adopted as the theme for a British television advert for Chanel No 5 perfume, and reached the #5 position on the British music/pop charts.
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