this version is all about it... the feeling... JJ just sings a song, but Nina Simone grabs your heart and holds onto it while performing this tender song... I am so in love with this song!!!
Nobody, nobody touches me, speaks to me like Nina. Thank god for TH-cam for allowing me to see all this. All I had before were the records, which were life changing, but to see her..... I actually put her in the same bracket as Van Gogh, Shakespear.....Sessions. x
Amazing how she says "liberated little girl blue" Not "unhappy little girl blue"...truly amazing!!!! And then that piano play before the snowdrop line!!...So Moving!!!
Sit there and count your fingers What can you do? Old girl you're through Sit there, count your little fingers Unhappy little girl blue. Sit there and count the raindrops Falling on you It's time you knew All you can ever count on Are the raindrops That fall on little girl blue. Won't you just sit there Count the little raindrops Falling on you 'Cause it's time you knew All you can ever count on Are the raindrops That fall on little girl blue. No use old girl You might as well surrender 'Cause your hopes are getting slender and slender Why won't somebody send a tender blue boy To cheer up little girl blue.
I LOVE THIS WOMAN ! SHE HAS SUCH A STRONG PRESENCE AND HER COMMAND OF THE PIANO IS MAGNIFICENT I LOVE JANIS AND NOW I LOVE NINA TWO GREAT ARTISTS WE DONT HAVE THIS LUXURY ANYMORE THESE DAYS IS ALL ABOUT LOOKS AND NO TALENT WHA A PITY
"And if you compare this version to Janis' version, you are comparing apples to bananas." Indeed. As a Janis fan and someone who is listening to Ninas' version for the first time, I must say that I love this! Such a brilliant woman
When did I ever say that I didn't like or wanted to diminish Nina Simone? I love Nina Simone, she is my favorite artist because of a diverse set of reasons. I reiterate, don't say she was born with talent. People used to say that black people had "natural talent" back in the day because they couldn't understand that black people could work hard, so of course it was natural. Nina Simone, again, worked her ass off to become who and what she was and represents. I still feel no shame, and who is we?
@pOBrain I did, in Baalbek, Lebanon. I shouted out "Baltimore," and she said, "For you, sweetheart, Baltimore." And I danced with the French woman who accompanied me in the aisle.
So if you truly listen you will hear the black struggle in her lyrics, you can hear the rejections when she went from city to city it's a thing that she was able to transform into music and it's hard its soft it's heavy it's light it's wrong it's right all wrapped up in every performance she's ever given It's Nina
how strange that i should discover this song around Christmastime with the whole Good King Wenceslas theme going on (altho i know the theme predates the hymn).... Nina truly is timeless :)
I don't really know where the shame comes into play, but comments about "God-gifted" irk me. Nina Simone worked hard to get where she got and people shouldn't attribute that to god because, had she not practiced like she did and worked, then she wouldn't have been anything. And I don't really get how that is cheap, or uneducated, but I can understand clichéd, but the comment still stands. :) I like happy faces more than frowns and I feel no shame.
Nina recorded this in her first album, I believe in 1957. The whole album was recorded in one day. It is BAD. The Bethlehem Recording. My mind split when I heard this one evening at a friend's in LA. I haven't been the same since...
It's just a different feel than Joplins cover. Both are excellent musicians and legends in their own right. Doesn't make one better than the other, I just prefer Janis. I'd like to hear Tori cover this song.
Nina has an amazing voice, no doubt. It's soft and melodic in this version; however for me, I prefer Janis Joplin's blues rendition of this song. Regardless, in terms of style/genre, Nina did an awesome job.
The opening chords are simply divine. Introduces you immediately to Nina's magical musical world.
+jmiller05 The opening is Good King Wenceslas. She brilliantly employs a quodlibet.
@@JLineToRiches Indeed.
Nina Simone is a Jewel that we should never forget.
There is no one like Nina Simone. She is a brilliant individual and musician!
This has to be the most moving rend6tion of this song I've ever heard. Nina Simone was a true genius.
this version is all about it... the feeling... JJ just sings a song, but Nina Simone grabs your heart and holds onto it while performing this tender song... I am so in love with this song!!!
Nobody, nobody touches me, speaks to me like Nina. Thank god for TH-cam for allowing me to see all this. All I had before were the records, which were life changing, but to see her..... I actually put her in the same bracket as Van Gogh, Shakespear.....Sessions. x
This song sung by Nina touches the core of my soul. Superb!
I am falling for Nina all over again so great an interpretor she loved her since the 60's
This is sublime, even given the clearly troubled Ms Simone here. Thank you for the upload.
Amazing how she says "liberated little girl blue" Not "unhappy little girl blue"...truly amazing!!!!
And then that piano play before the snowdrop line!!...So Moving!!!
me too! its for a slavonic studies course, but i just fell in love with this song. ninas voice is beautiful
i saw her at the beacon in june of 2000. she was amazing.
Wow...I was looking for the Janis version of this, but I'm very glad i bumped into this version.
I find it hard.. now n 2019; .i love her & TONES
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RENDITIONS OF THE 20TH CENTURY......LIGHTENING SPLENDID.....THE LAST NOTES ARE DIVINE... SALUTE L'ARTIST...
Sit there and count your fingers
What can you do?
Old girl you're through
Sit there, count your little fingers
Unhappy little girl blue.
Sit there and count the raindrops
Falling on you
It's time you knew
All you can ever count on
Are the raindrops
That fall on little girl blue.
Won't you just sit there
Count the little raindrops
Falling on you
'Cause it's time you knew
All you can ever count on
Are the raindrops
That fall on little girl blue.
No use old girl
You might as well surrender
'Cause your hopes are getting slender and slender
Why won't somebody send a tender blue boy
To cheer up little girl blue.
NINAAAAAA!!!💪💪💪😮😦😨😍😢😭
what an incredible talent she was. RIP Nina Simone.
thank you...nina is my love, from years ago.
How can anyone doubt about God-gifted people when listening to this brilliant woman?
I LOVE THIS WOMAN ! SHE HAS SUCH A STRONG PRESENCE AND HER COMMAND OF THE PIANO IS MAGNIFICENT I LOVE JANIS AND NOW I LOVE NINA TWO GREAT ARTISTS WE DONT HAVE THIS LUXURY ANYMORE THESE DAYS IS ALL ABOUT LOOKS AND NO TALENT WHA A PITY
She is using a different accompaniment than the original album. The Genius. She arranges at will...and we should be grateful
Absolutely incredible! Best cover ever of this song. Thankyou for posting all this!
Astoundingly subtle
Brilliant yet magical zen🍷
beautiful. just pure beauty.
No word to describe how Amazing this is !!!
you can see she's passionate about it
I love her
she's a second mom for me
all her songs means something.
Nina Simone prodigio de mujer. Gracias por compartir ❤️
"And if you compare this version to Janis' version, you are comparing apples to bananas."
Indeed. As a Janis fan and someone who is listening to Ninas' version for the first time, I must say that I love this! Such a brilliant woman
I love this arrangement ! Bless you Miss Nina !
jesus, this is amazing! Nina`s improvising is priceless!
holy...I just knew this song, and love it to death...
thanks for sharing...Nina is the best!
amazing id never heard this song til i watched the czech film little girl blue the other day. and its just a stunning song
I wish i could like a thousand times over but alas….One thumbs up is the limit.
Absolutely brilliant!
It's so beautiful...
She's amazing!!
I love you Nina.... Thank you for being you xoxo
When did I ever say that I didn't like or wanted to diminish Nina Simone? I love Nina Simone, she is my favorite artist because of a diverse set of reasons. I reiterate, don't say she was born with talent. People used to say that black people had "natural talent" back in the day because they couldn't understand that black people could work hard, so of course it was natural. Nina Simone, again, worked her ass off to become who and what she was and represents. I still feel no shame, and who is we?
effusive, simple and absolutly great!
Little Girl Nina Blues, genius of the art of playing and singing life as it is.
BRILLIANT! EXCELLENT! SUPERB!
Wow! This woman is very interesting with extremely strong culture. This performance is so powerful
sublime, just sublime!
Dear, Nina Simone. I love you. Thanks.
@pOBrain I did, in Baalbek, Lebanon. I shouted out "Baltimore," and she said, "For you, sweetheart, Baltimore." And I danced with the French woman who accompanied me in the aisle.
Lucky. I didn't know all of that back then
yes, U'RIGHT. Janis as Nina has a wonderful voice.Each one has her own style. However, this song is soooo beautiful. I
YOU ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD NINA. WE BELIEVE IN YOU!!!
Espectacular impresionante hermosa
Love you Nina!! 3
thanks for the tip, ill definitely get that-'i wish i knew how...' is one of my fave songs
te amo nina
Genius
Genius at work. .. Ssssshhhhhhh!!!
Tungbgs... you´re absolutely right... apples and bananas! tks 4 the post.
magnificent!
tuyet voi!
Oh dios que hermoso...
glory to the high priestess of soul...such a powerhouse of a human being...ill always be in love with her...
Thank you : )
Es una diosa..
Good one
So if you truly listen you will hear the black struggle in her lyrics, you can hear the rejections when she went from city to city it's a thing that she was able to transform into music and it's hard its soft it's heavy it's light it's wrong it's right all wrapped up in every performance she's ever given It's Nina
Me hubiese gustado estar ahí!
What a genius she is...
Another song to sample
how strange that i should discover this song around Christmastime with the whole Good King Wenceslas theme going on (altho i know the theme predates the hymn).... Nina truly is timeless :)
The first 8 bars of this song were sampled by Lemar on "wish that I could tell you how I really feel" a enitre song from just eigth bars. Wow.
I don't really know where the shame comes into play, but comments about "God-gifted" irk me. Nina Simone worked hard to get where she got and people shouldn't attribute that to god because, had she not practiced like she did and worked, then she wouldn't have been anything. And I don't really get how that is cheap, or uneducated, but I can understand clichéd, but the comment still stands. :) I like happy faces more than frowns and I feel no shame.
@lopezlatino I agree,they are two deferent song jus lyrics are the same and they 're both great
PURE GENIUS...POSSESSED BY THE SPIRIT OF JAZZ; IMPROVISATION CALIBRATED BY ORDER.
Totally.
I like both, apples and bananas ^^ Thanks for sharing ;)
i wish i could have seen her play just once
There´s no version like the demo mono version in the Mercury song book! She rocks!!!
whaou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eunice........you never will died....
Nina is the Best
@patbnj wow, what a nice memory for you :)
I've never been so turned on and heartbroken at the same time.
この曲は黄昏時から夕闇に染まる空を連想させる…美しい。
Saint
Nina recorded this in her first album, I believe in 1957. The whole album was recorded in one day. It is BAD. The Bethlehem Recording. My mind split when I heard this one evening at a friend's in LA. I haven't been the same since...
i'd rather have her than any of today's musicians (except regina spektor)
Anybody Here From Mali Music “Little Lady” 😭 I Had To Find The Song In His Background It Was Beautiful 🥰 .
Só ela seria capaz.
Utterly spellbinding.
@Manu9078 this is the original.
Absurda!
does anyone have the lyrics to this live improve? thanks.
Mali music brought me here 3:22
Ditto! He WORKED this!
Yes Mali
Isn't the intro 'Good Kind Wenceslas?'
what can someone say....?!
improvisational classical piano! She has other worldy skills, an her piano is always so lonely and honed in.
It's just a different feel than Joplins cover. Both are excellent musicians and legends in their own right. Doesn't make one better than the other, I just prefer Janis. I'd like to hear Tori cover this song.
Can anyone tell me what Moja is?
Najara Beoulve Moja means 'one' in Swahili.
mybe this political movement of the 70´s?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_for_Justice_in_Africa
There is no comparison between Janis and Nina. Both were great, end of story. Why there are no women like this before??
Nina has an amazing voice, no doubt. It's soft and melodic in this version; however for me, I prefer Janis Joplin's blues rendition of this song. Regardless, in terms of style/genre, Nina did an awesome job.
@sprackles
really? Still think she was high as a kite.
SUCH GENIUS!!!!! but the Audience is giving her nothing!
@leelee90210 Simon Cowell happened sadly!!!