Nina Simone - Backlash blues

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  • @LiLaoda9
    @LiLaoda9 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    How we need Miss Simone now!

  • @briandouglas5098
    @briandouglas5098 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Black people should be proud that Nina speaks volumes about the struggle for equality.

    • @ramdonko6661
      @ramdonko6661 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      who said black

  • @Camarggio
    @Camarggio 12 ปีที่แล้ว +719

    She stood against so much pressure and still created such beautiful music. she is surely one of the greatest musicians in musical history!

    • @Dontbecold
      @Dontbecold 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Just be kind to the Hebrews. Every Nation enslaved us.

    • @ahriahnamoon6237
      @ahriahnamoon6237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The average listener doesn’t understand the struggle as much as is so with those who have to step up to create! But you nailed itz so much respect and Love to Nina ❣️🖤

    • @jazzylovesspongebOb
      @jazzylovesspongebOb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Surely

    • @giuseppetambuzzo5271
      @giuseppetambuzzo5271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I veri cantanti sono sempre stati afro -americani,i copioni sono sempre statunitensi e Europei,poi ci sono gli altri Paesi Mondiali!!da Giuseppe Tambuzzo di Milano Lombardia Italia 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

    • @anarirod
      @anarirod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I couldn´t agree more with you. Amazing artist, musician and composer

  • @noahkhalifa1462
    @noahkhalifa1462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Sometimes I feel like am the only kenyan who knows of miss Nina simone … her music is everything

    • @JohnStrange-v4y
      @JohnStrange-v4y หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lady who sings the blues ❤❤

    • @johncollins9963
      @johncollins9963 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Tuko wawili basi😂.Her voice is heavenly.

  • @likakerenskaya6234
    @likakerenskaya6234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    Nina is not playing music, she is music!

    • @ericmoore7863
      @ericmoore7863 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore how is the weather over there

    • @trabalhador3740
      @trabalhador3740 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You're absolutely correct.

    • @ceciliopuhetini8220
      @ceciliopuhetini8220 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You hit the nail on the head

    • @isabelleplichon1049
      @isabelleplichon1049 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You re soooo right

    • @MauroMaxwell-wm2dd
      @MauroMaxwell-wm2dd 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello dear how are you doing ❤❤❤❤😍😍

  • @carlsanchious8192
    @carlsanchious8192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Such a beautiful black woman....with such style and class of speech....what a smile.

  • @tinacarmody761
    @tinacarmody761 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Ive spent a night watching and listening to black female singers. My night is not complete until I watch and listen to Nina Simone. Just love her!!

    • @ericmoore1173
      @ericmoore1173 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

  • @LiLaoda9
    @LiLaoda9 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    The brilliance of Miss Nina Simone is incomparable! I bow to you.

    • @birgitlucci9419
      @birgitlucci9419 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, and this 1976 concert at Montreux Jazz Festival is mesmerizing , showing all her inner struggles ❤

  • @tomconnors8165
    @tomconnors8165 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Nina, it never changed. You still made that difference to everyone that needed it and will need it.

  • @jerickodoggo9595
    @jerickodoggo9595 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    There is something about her!! She is so odd in a powerfully good way. I can't get enough of the way she speaks/ acts/ sings. It's entertaining beyond a way I can put into words.
    When she stands up after the performance and looks into the crowd. It's almost as if she see's every one in it. Old/ young. Good/ Evil -
    She hopes they got the message - doesn't really care if they were entertained. Because you can't care about every body with their unique lives and thoughts , trials and tribulations. You care for your own and spread a good message of strength and love - THAT is how you are going to make the world a better place - as a individual living in it.

    • @gingerlee1917
      @gingerlee1917 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      wonderful comment

    • @liammiyar-mullan939
      @liammiyar-mullan939 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yes I agree 'something' about her but idk what it is ,,, there is a manic-depressive energy 2

    • @amysegurafrancisco4261
      @amysegurafrancisco4261 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And nowadays all USA has to praise is Beyonce and Etcétera , etcétera, etcétera… with more visuals than soul. Musicians nowadays don’t show their soul, they’r just after the money and it shows 😢

    • @reidomoon
      @reidomoon 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She was bipolar
      She kept it hidden from the public .
      She was fighting multiple battles on many levels.
      God bless her.

  • @sharonpowell1969
    @sharonpowell1969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Black polished skin, amazing 4C textured afro hair, beautiful white teeth. She was a black beauty.

    • @IvanIvanov-pl3op
      @IvanIvanov-pl3op 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ты сраный расист и осьминог

  • @contenderbp
    @contenderbp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    She is beautiful. Her skin is flawless.

  • @elshaddainisi
    @elshaddainisi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I feel so much love and respect for this great woman and extraordinary, magnificent artist. I can feel in my heart the great oppression that she and African Americans have suffered so much. Nina is an angel.

  • @giovanna-jennysantagati1585
    @giovanna-jennysantagati1585 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    ..Not only a great musician, a special big singer, even a nice talker.....Love you, Nina!!!!!

    • @ericmoore1173
      @ericmoore1173 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

    • @MauroMaxwell-wm2dd
      @MauroMaxwell-wm2dd 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello dear how are you doing ❤❤❤❤😍😍

  • @2pplmusic
    @2pplmusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    That LADY was was black lives matter before her time she was one ☝️ of deepest singers I ever herd from the heart 💓 she show true feeling

    • @chasca23
      @chasca23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      She got disgusted with the situation in the U.S. and spent the rest of her life in France.

    • @ramonaestrada601
      @ramonaestrada601 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Billie Holliday recorded this song in 1939! She wrote after seeing a man swinging in The trees, during a bus tour when they weren’t even allowed to use bathrooms, hotels or stay in the places they performed in. Trump and his cronies want to make America great again? Fuck em. We want a better world.

    • @j.inksetter7649
      @j.inksetter7649 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ramonaestrada601 I think you might be confused with Strange Fruit ? This was written in the 60's by Langston Hughes and Nina Simone and references the Vietnam War.

    • @ramonaestrada601
      @ramonaestrada601 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      j. inksetter please research again Billie Holliday first sang this song in the 30/40s. So how could it been written in the 60s. Perhaps another similar song but since I’m a 60s lady born in 1945, I’d think I’d recall it since I was very politically involved then,

    • @j.inksetter7649
      @j.inksetter7649 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ramonaestrada601 I would love to hear this song performed by Billie Holiday if you can share a link - I'm sure it would be fantastic. I did research and could not find any trace of this on the internet, I would be happy if I could be contradicted with research from you or anyone else.

  • @jwelsh8
    @jwelsh8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    How are there so many downvotes to this video? I Just don't understand. This video is so full of life, and beauty, and honesty.

  • @joro8604
    @joro8604 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The simplicity is so elegant. That opening riff is so hot.

  • @Lisa-ds9qh
    @Lisa-ds9qh ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I can't start my day without listening to her insperation....

  • @lionelagarde
    @lionelagarde 12 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Alcoholic or not, medic or not, great woman, great pianist, great singer, great figure of the XX century. A legendary being full of passion. I love her all. A white man from France

    • @CatherineEffa
      @CatherineEffa 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you.❤

  • @Jengolese
    @Jengolese 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    In December 2020 I discovered Nina Simone. Her lyrics are like liquid gold flowing through my soul. I feel relaxed

  • @brooktu4249
    @brooktu4249 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I'm old, but I only found Nina a week ago. To say it has been an absolute revelation to hear her is a massive understatement. She is a tour de force.
    One of the many things which have truly stood out to me, aside from her brilliant musicianship, is her fearless devotion to the 'feel' of the song. Amazing. 💜

    • @richardn6768
      @richardn6768 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm happy for you. She is many kinds of treasure.

    • @ZulaikaMoulaiamar
      @ZulaikaMoulaiamar ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mais.non.on.es.pas.vieux.on.es.come.ses.chansont.sa.muique
      S.eternelle.eureux.et.parfoit.triste..insi.la.vie😢.❤.j.ai.eux.la.chance.de.lavoir..rencontrer..a.cary
      Le.rouet...une.persone..o.grand.ceur❤.❤.plein.d
      Amour..😢.elle.ce.repose..o.simetiere.de.cary.le.rouet.13620.😢😢

  • @paulfreeman5597
    @paulfreeman5597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Perfect role model for women, my little girl will be strong, passionate, and as cunning as Nina! Cheers to all the strong women out there. Chin to the sky, ear to the ground.

  • @beautifulmeterva2784
    @beautifulmeterva2784 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    TRIED TO FIND AN EMOJI OF A BLACK WOMAN TAKING A BOW OR STANDING TO SALUTE.... THANK YOU MS.NINA SIMONE FOR YOUR LOVE THAT'S NEEDED SO VERY MUCH IN THIS WORLD.

  • @LiLaoda9
    @LiLaoda9 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Can I ever ever forget you, Miss Simone!

  • @johnbarry1965
    @johnbarry1965 7 ปีที่แล้ว +427

    i absolutely adore Nina, talented beyond imagination and brave enough to fight for civil rights xxxxxx

  • @mcneeson
    @mcneeson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    I'm really glad you included the 2 minutes or so of her talking in the beginning, showed so much of her personality and charm!

    • @Gurci28
      @Gurci28 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      0:30!

  • @TranelHawkins
    @TranelHawkins 6 ปีที่แล้ว +371

    Thank you TH-cam for letting me time travel to when cool had no boundaries and people got to see GREAT unfiltered.

    • @love.5198
      @love.5198 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I love this comment.

    • @NicoLaffey
      @NicoLaffey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah back to the good ole days of the 60s when everyone was treated equally and no one was oppressed!

    • @luvburden5743
      @luvburden5743 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NicoLaffey thats a lie . but ok.

    • @NicoLaffey
      @NicoLaffey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@luvburden5743 it was sarcasm, but okay.

  • @ho2cultcha
    @ho2cultcha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    This recording of this song is so far better than any other i've heard. it's one of my favorite songs ever!

  • @RobinPigeon
    @RobinPigeon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1162

    She is intense! Her presence made me feel more normal than I've ever felt in my whole life. That was a priceless dose of perspective and I thank you for the lingering sense of sanity.

    • @diempardon4259
      @diempardon4259 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Robin M couldn’t agree more.

    • @benmalone6139
      @benmalone6139 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Special sounds from a great era. And not a diva by today's "X Factor" standard a diva by life's standard

    • @ld2588
      @ld2588 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      she had mental illness and substance abuse issues.

    • @ts5445
      @ts5445 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@ld2588 her medical issues were so sever that she had to be on medication to be able to function. Check out the documentary that's authorized. It's intense.

    • @BuddhaFang
      @BuddhaFang 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      An intense person in a crazy world is like the chicken and the egg - which came first?

  • @118haifa
    @118haifa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Now it‘s 2020 and we still sing the same Blues 😢

    • @justin-7156
      @justin-7156 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pipe down wimp.

    • @Beterebeca1
      @Beterebeca1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Some things are forever!

    • @118haifa
      @118haifa 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Beterebeca1 Say no to racism.

  • @gigijones3154
    @gigijones3154 12 ปีที่แล้ว +554

    Nina Simone was just genius. For those who can't get her, just listen to the words of the song, and in time the emotion will hit you (at least, I hope so) and you will see a whole new world. This is not your kid sister's music.
    Thanks for posting this one-it's so Nina!

    • @carolineandersson6548
      @carolineandersson6548 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I agree her lyrics just fill you with joy knowing ATLEAST 1 person knew what you felt.... this applies to all races, classes, ethnicities in the past, present and God help us who have it better now, in the future

    • @TheSupremeIntelligenceOfGad
      @TheSupremeIntelligenceOfGad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "This is not your kid sister's music" Lol

    • @funnyvines5965
      @funnyvines5965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I got the message

    • @vickidileo5428
      @vickidileo5428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She is great and a good performer

    • @vickidileo5428
      @vickidileo5428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      R AND B BABE

  • @studiomacleod
    @studiomacleod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    If the magic of music is best measured by how emotionally disruptive it can be, then this girl Nina is the greatest of all time

    • @Gurci28
      @Gurci28 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Mr. Backlash, I'm gonna leave you
      With the backlash blues" 1:36
      Nina Simone / Langston Hughes

  • @thilypad557
    @thilypad557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    "Hey you didn't forget me huh. I didn't expect you to." what a fucking ICOOOOOON.

  • @whenevernight9227
    @whenevernight9227 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    charisma, genius and dedication incarnate.

  • @dbestofdbest9631
    @dbestofdbest9631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The great Nina sining from a super natural place.....thankful to for this Goddess

  • @atleandersen1924
    @atleandersen1924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Where are the Nina Simones of our time? Where are the genuine, witty, talented, beautiful and straightforward ones?

    • @Philliben1991
      @Philliben1991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The conditions that create character have been whittled away. The limitations that create genius have been removed.

    • @Francoislunalara
      @Francoislunalara 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amy Winehouse, so many artists from Don's Tune.. th-cam.com/users/bongo128 ... Some men like Sam Myers, Roger Ridley, GrandPa Elliot...are genius too..

    • @reginacurtis8260
      @reginacurtis8260 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah or the Janis joplins

    • @cherylalt101
      @cherylalt101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Atle Andersen I love Lauryn Hill. She has a lot of truth to speak.

    • @beezar113
      @beezar113 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar is full of beautiful truths on our modern day struggles, viewed from the lens of hip hop

  • @primalamusica3
    @primalamusica3 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    She's got such class! Nina Simone was a queen .

  • @margiesplace259
    @margiesplace259 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is when they conned us about 2012.. well we over came that! love Nina!!!

  • @ikitsunebi
    @ikitsunebi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This woman was one of the very few people in the world who can light an entire room just by stepping in...

  • @josealberto146
    @josealberto146 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Nina Simone uma grande lenda dos Blues e do jazz a não esquecer.Obrigado.

  • @vinylviper1971
    @vinylviper1971 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nina Simone , you were indeed our first and finest black classical pianist ❤️❤️❤️

  • @danvaughn1584
    @danvaughn1584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Most Folks Will Never Reach This FAR @NinaSimoneMusic👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @KristineMaitland
    @KristineMaitland 5 ปีที่แล้ว +765

    That sound guy was lucky Miss Simone was in a good mood.

    • @shawntaestepter6510
      @shawntaestepter6510 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      He lost his job that day and was never hired again

    • @subversivelysurreal3645
      @subversivelysurreal3645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kristine Maitland : all of that relax-a-Timon one gets in the ‘third’ world... I can relate to that, for real!! ❤️✊🏾🌍✌🏾💯

    • @davidfox5942
      @davidfox5942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He is sooo fuc..in' stupid !!!! It is real easy to set up mikestand- believ me -EASY( and it takes only 4 seconds !!!! )

    • @huss2600
      @huss2600 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@shawntaestepter6510 how do you know?

    • @canbulum3083
      @canbulum3083 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      well the stand might be old

  • @sandrosurf4593
    @sandrosurf4593 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Linda e a voz espetacular ❤

  • @maureenwagg5305
    @maureenwagg5305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The messages were sent from way back in the day and Nina was the messenger. Should have listened and done something years ago. We reap what we sow.

    • @cherylalt101
      @cherylalt101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Maureen Wagg it's too damn bad nobody was ready to listen. MLK Jr., JFK, Che Guevara, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Bobby Kennedy, Billie Holiday, people were speaking truth for decades, centuries actually, but after a few were murdered or imprisoned, the movement was always slowed way down. "They" could never stop it completely though and it seems more folks are ready to listen again. Let's hope Maureen, take care!

  • @aureacastilhochristino8307
    @aureacastilhochristino8307 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Conforto para meus tímpanos! Amo essa diva ! 🌹

  • @yahalomaisrael3186
    @yahalomaisrael3186 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love love Nina Simone, she spoke the truth in all her music

    • @Gurci28
      @Gurci28 ปีที่แล้ว

      'If I had to be called something, it should have been a folk singer because there was more folk and blues than jazz in my playing'; Nina Simone wrote in her autobiography. Her musical style fused a range of influences including blues, gospel, pop and classical song. 6:39 [Vialma Classical]

  • @dannityson7514
    @dannityson7514 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was introduced to her when I was 13 years old at 74. I’m still a great fan.

  • @drei-kubik
    @drei-kubik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    What an awesome shiny woman with the most amazing voice all over time. Rest in piece Mrs. Simone! I'm sure you opened doors...

  • @0otee
    @0otee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Such a good creative singer we had with Nina Simone, still have, cause this her music lives on and on and on ... Thanks Nina ❤️🌺🌹🌷💫🎶👌💥🌹🌞

    • @ericmoore1173
      @ericmoore1173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

  • @dia.6213
    @dia.6213 9 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    Original Rapper.
    Magnificence.
    Power.
    Attitude.
    Just one of a kind.

    • @Kudagraz
      @Kudagraz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      she hated rap.

    • @aaliyahdouglass2166
      @aaliyahdouglass2166 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Kudagraz rap didn't even exist

    • @crystalhenderson4098
      @crystalhenderson4098 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aaliyahdouglass2166 Check out Her on BBC here in the tube... think it was 1999...so it did...gonna check it out myself next...cuz not sure how she felt about it tho

    • @regina0273
      @regina0273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      She's like a jazz rap. I get wym, she could be considered a founder for rap tbh.

    • @eyedolleyezllc4722
      @eyedolleyezllc4722 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The true meaning of rap before the meaning was lost is Rhythm And Poetry... So yes I agree with you!

  • @salinacarter1342
    @salinacarter1342 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    She's such a classic! Love me some Nina Simone!

  • @killahills10304
    @killahills10304 4 ปีที่แล้ว +951

    Just discovered Nina Simone for the first time in 2020 🤯

    • @carlitoxb110
      @carlitoxb110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      me too hahaha I was in a spiral of blues videos on TH-cam and ended up here, 2020 started great for me

    • @angusmeryon1072
      @angusmeryon1072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      It's never too late....

    • @mariamariscal5616
      @mariamariscal5616 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hemptations CBD same

    • @mariamariscal5616
      @mariamariscal5616 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Carlitox b 👍👍

    • @youssoyassou7702
      @youssoyassou7702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      me 2 months ago🤗

  • @koroglurustem1722
    @koroglurustem1722 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I discovered her in 2020, during corona quarantine, via James Morgan. She's a real deal indeed. What a beautiful soul!

    • @inessmattar
      @inessmattar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that is a biography and a documentary on Vevo check it out

    • @bakubaku6841
      @bakubaku6841 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍

  • @LGW27
    @LGW27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Still true. I'm a white woman. I drive around town sometimes playing her music. Sometimes, I have to play this song loudly. People drive me crazy.

  • @MargotRecabarren
    @MargotRecabarren 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    She’s a Lady of Blues..!!!! What a voice... she’s making love with the piano.... and with his voice... NINA you’re unique!! Thanks for the gift of your spontaneous and fabulous way to sing!!!

    • @ericmoore1173
      @ericmoore1173 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

  • @Bow503
    @Bow503 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Anyone noticed her wink.? Who do you think was the reciver? 3:25 I can't get enough of her confidence. Of her face and lips the way she talks and transitions. She is a magnet.

  • @sigismundjumbo8065
    @sigismundjumbo8065 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nina Simone was a jazz genius, icon and goddess. Quite indescribable. Best among the best. Immortal.🔥❤️💪😀

  • @bobbyjimmy5826
    @bobbyjimmy5826 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    The word I, in my humble opinion, think most describes Nina is authentic. Which, again, in my humble opinion, is the highest compliment I can give. Nina Simone kept it real and her power lives on in her recorded works. I salute you Sista.

    • @ts5445
      @ts5445 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      She was the very essence of authenticity. I said the same thing on another clip. She worked very hard at always being present and living her truth. Even when it tormented her or she was overcome by her mental illness.

    • @teamcrumb
      @teamcrumb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I can't watch her without feeling the highest form of love and a such deep sadness. the bit when she goes from talking about stuff she was really thinking about to snapping herself back into performer mode, back into songstress and genius musician. I don't think anyone has ever been more honest in the way they carry themselves on stage and I think it was due to pain and exhaustion she felt. I wish she could have lived in a world free of racism and bullshit inequality. one of the greatest beloveds in my life to date.

  • @benthomas5061
    @benthomas5061 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a force of nature, of musicianship, of colour, of womanhood, she had it all

  • @wendyholcomb566
    @wendyholcomb566 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Listening to this beautiful woman gives my soul a tune up!🎯🔥💜 😄👍✌️😎💜

  • @jaroslavklima4591
    @jaroslavklima4591 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is so REAL !!! This is so GREAT !!! Thanks... greet from Czechia

  • @crissylacolebestlife
    @crissylacolebestlife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Powerful messages in her lyrics! Such a beautiful, creative, intelligent woman!

    • @ericmoore7863
      @ericmoore7863 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore how is the weather over there

  • @angeliquedomini7259
    @angeliquedomini7259 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Her song is exactly what is going on still now in 2020.

  • @wooopdiwoowoo2247
    @wooopdiwoowoo2247 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    this song really is timeless it meant so much back then but also it means so much now it can be redefined in so many different ways. i was just thinking how 'the blues' are slang for fentanyl now a days and the backlash could be the response to that. either way the track is awesome all alone. nina was truly a gift from the lofty heavens.

  • @s.s.6292
    @s.s.6292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "So they dont have a place to hide behind all those strange hats... So I'm gonna leave you with the blues." Wooo jeeez that's SUCH a strong way to end that. The way she looks at the audience too. Legend ❤

  • @pepecisneros5986
    @pepecisneros5986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I’m so glad I came across this video! She is truly amazing! Changed my life for the better!!!!

    • @IvaniRosa-j3q
      @IvaniRosa-j3q 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Como assim ??

  • @internationalrepatriationm6787
    @internationalrepatriationm6787 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the highlights of my life was rocking the blues with Nina Simone in Ronny Scott

  • @theesweetscience2084
    @theesweetscience2084 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    What a brilliant mind and strong persona. The world needed, and needs, miss Nina Simone. Never have I seen someone find a way to smile, laugh, through the hardest of situations while still carrying the struggle thru her expressions. True power.

  • @ntulasinkala8538
    @ntulasinkala8538 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The swing in both the drummer and her playing.. 🔥🔥 just magical 🖤🖤

  • @theesweetscience2084
    @theesweetscience2084 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    0:37 utterly endearing. "I have witnesses all over the place lol". "Ya gotta do it again Maan" "ok I won't touch it. But it has its own mind" . She is pure magic.

  • @yaroslavdolgov4190
    @yaroslavdolgov4190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why i just crying watching this??? It's so great, i guess...

  • @astridtheearthling
    @astridtheearthling 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lord, what an absolute treasure of a woman. Bless you mama.

    • @ericmoore1173
      @ericmoore1173 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

  • @positiveeveryday7780
    @positiveeveryday7780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How graceful she was!!

  • @paolatraiani1815
    @paolatraiani1815 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Specialeeeee in ogni sua performance ...... niente di piu' si puo' sentire!!!! GRAZIEEEEEEE🎹🎹🎹🎹🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎹🎹🎹🎹🎤🎤🎤🎤🎹🎹🎹

  • @tonedeafsinger3936
    @tonedeafsinger3936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I allways fall in love with her... Nina, you were one of the best... all time.

  •  9 ปีที่แล้ว +346

    NINA SIMONE LYRICS
    "The Backlash Blues"
    Mr. Backlash, Mr. Backlash
    Just who do think I am
    You raise my taxes, freeze my wages
    And send my son to Vietnam
    You give me second class houses
    And second class schools
    Do you think that alla colored folks
    Are just second class fools
    Mr. Backlash, I'm gonna leave you
    With the backlash blues
    When I try to find a job
    To earn a little cash
    All you got to offer
    Is your mean old white backlash
    But the world is big
    Big and bright and round
    And it's full of folks like me
    Who are black, yellow, beige and brown
    Mr. Backlash, I'm gonna leave you
    With the backlash blues
    Mr. Backlash, Mr. Backlash
    Just what do you think I got to lose
    I'm gonna leave you
    With the backlash blues
    You're the one will have the blues
    Not me, just wait and see

    • @xdissonance8
      @xdissonance8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Powerful lyrics, still painfully relevant today

    • @sabinadesir173
      @sabinadesir173 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you for putting the lyrics up!🙏

    • @monikapayne-morgan7001
      @monikapayne-morgan7001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love this ❤️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

    • @oniakrianto8628
      @oniakrianto8628 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thankyou

    • @jaybfalcon2
      @jaybfalcon2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @NothingOfThe Unusual Why would you leave where you are born and raised just because it's not ideal? It's her home too.

  • @1967urbanqueen
    @1967urbanqueen ปีที่แล้ว

    She's amazing, love our African ladies

  • @katie5147
    @katie5147 5 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    "If you don't get loose now, you better forget it! Cause you ain't got much time! None of us do!"

  • @easyhobo
    @easyhobo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sie ist so bei sich, so bei uns. Sie singt, als würde sie die Musik und die Texte gerade schöpfen. So will man agieren, ehrlich und leidenschaftlich. Musikerin aller Musiker*innen.

  • @jjdavidray
    @jjdavidray 11 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    BEAUTIFUL woman beautiful music honest n real. every thing she says is still alive today. Gwan Nina !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! who dnt like it tuff!!

    • @jowashburn4292
      @jowashburn4292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So I am just gonna
      Leave you with Blues!

    • @connierice2707
      @connierice2707 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Beautiful beyond words....

  • @brucehehl9941
    @brucehehl9941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The first great Diva of Jazz! She was a child prodigy and an amazing artist! Truly one of a kind!

  • @bethanygoldsworthy9573
    @bethanygoldsworthy9573 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I've never heard this song before now but I'm glad I found it! What a song 😍😍😍

    • @ericmoore1173
      @ericmoore1173 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

  • @thatsdebatablewoli8458
    @thatsdebatablewoli8458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    She is stunning with that big perfect smile!

  • @olddogcitypound5859
    @olddogcitypound5859 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Beautiful Lady...
    R.I.P. NINA SIMONE

  • @trixifiedblink8410
    @trixifiedblink8410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'm 22 and i'm loving this!!

  • @burninghippies5355
    @burninghippies5355 5 ปีที่แล้ว +369

    Nina Simone plays the piano likes it’s an old friend

    • @ItsAnonymousGuy
      @ItsAnonymousGuy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      it is.

    • @dominiccavaiuolo1110
      @dominiccavaiuolo1110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Burning Hippies Well she was classically trained

    • @blessedchica
      @blessedchica 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Good Observation. Indeed, it is an old friend to her. She first climbed up on the piano bench at 3 yrs old. And played songs by ear. Before long, she began playing the piano at her mother's church. Check out her Autobiograhy: "I Got A Spell On You" (1991)

    • @adamsaoud7191
      @adamsaoud7191 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      this cooler saying i have ever heard

    • @sharonpowell1969
      @sharonpowell1969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Classically trained pianist. They wouldn't allow blacks to perform in the classical music genre.

  • @KouakouMathiasKonan
    @KouakouMathiasKonan 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Such a sweet mother who sang out her Heart and Soul !

  • @karlaredo5654
    @karlaredo5654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love Love, Love Nina,, wish I knew this much of her when she was alive. Extraordinary Woman!

  • @hamsamalini3629
    @hamsamalini3629 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤ I love you Nina Simone..................................................................................you are ever wonderful

  • @normaj.3305
    @normaj.3305 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Wow, what a powerful performance, love how Nina spoke the truth regardless of how much "backlash" she got.

    • @teamcrumb
      @teamcrumb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      she never got a backlash, she was beaten down by racism very day of her life, what she said was all she had left to say

  • @duchessharbiejayimah5081
    @duchessharbiejayimah5081 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    its 2023..... this is the best nostalgia trip i been to

  • @tzefirayah_700travelmore.
    @tzefirayah_700travelmore. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Her music was ahead of the time. Powerful and intense filled with passion. R.I.P Ms.Nina...for you are truly missed.

    • @ericmoore7863
      @ericmoore7863 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore how is the weather over there

  • @SofaKing-pp1pn
    @SofaKing-pp1pn 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Guyanese nights with you in star lite brezz, how we lost and found , times forgot us both.
    Missed the child we had found.
    Love blue by again.
    Tears loved each others breath.

  • @pandorasbox2269
    @pandorasbox2269 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’ve always loved Nina as I was brought up listening to her music. So so sad that it’s Still RELEVANT Now. Stay Blessed from Scotland

    • @lechat8533
      @lechat8533 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @pandorasbox 2 2
      Still RELEVANT to even more people nowadays!
      Greetings from Slovenia :)

    • @jean-michelgilles7185
      @jean-michelgilles7185 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Qu' elle légende

  • @mrtippz
    @mrtippz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh boy, I am so loving me a Nina Simone - always have, always will.

  • @tn2mich
    @tn2mich ปีที่แล้ว +74

    We got people all flipped out over Taylor Swift…..and we have a treasure like Nina flying under the radar??? Smh

    • @gustavodiazbrito5975
      @gustavodiazbrito5975 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Nina simone es un tesoro para la humanidad,una mujer,compositora,la mas negra entre la las negras.activista.una verdadera"influencer".una defensora d los derechos civiles.

    • @derrijl
      @derrijl 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I totally agree but the thing is ...now a day people do not really liston to the music but what is around it....😅😅😅😅 Taylor not even have 10% of this artist...but she really make it.😮😮😮😮😮

    • @Pokebudzard
      @Pokebudzard 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Listen to everything all her old stuff she is one hell of a talent she was special. People were smarter then more insightful sister Rosetta tharpe is amazing too they really are the foundation of music as we know today

    • @ukaszpawowski5218
      @ukaszpawowski5218 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You got right

    • @mehmetsikyurek7939
      @mehmetsikyurek7939 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ay don ker hav yu tink so yu ekspeln komplen so bifor yu not vorld iz may pas clst respekt fakin ingland kantri dlring diring bol set 😂😂

  • @leratondlovu6601
    @leratondlovu6601 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    l love you Nina too much. your music so unique

  • @Nilzebub
    @Nilzebub 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “The media is alive. It’s REAL.”- Nina Simone. Feeling heartbroken at a verdict today in the news. African American and all Beings of Color, know that your gay and Lezbian brothers and Sisters stand with you against injustice. Love, N
    “The Revolution will not be Facecracked” move social media to OPEN SOURCE!

    • @terry9238
      @terry9238 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup. Here we are again, in November of 2021.

  • @gabrielforestier3160
    @gabrielforestier3160 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    incredible ... this woman was such a genius i'm ashamed to discover it past 40+ ... une chanteuse incroyable bordel !