This power of Nina Simone sitting in the centre of a white audience with her and her all black band staring out and declaring everything that their race has had taken away from them is so incredible to watch. There’s such a tension to the performance. To me this whole performance is about defiance, when she declares she has life it’s like saying you can take everything, but you can’t take the humanity out of me. That’s why the second half is so powerful. All the tension releases as this beautiful defiance of struggle and it unites everyone, audience and band, in what they all share.
Nina Simone touches me in my darkest moments. She has helped me through many depressive nights. She is not black or white. She is universal. A universal, timeless artist.
Nothing to do with race. It's about being human. And no matter how low or depressed you are you can still keep going. White, black, female, male, straight or gay. We all have inner strength. And Nina reminds us of this.
@@danielashford8809 >nothing to do with race you should research nina simone more she was a valiant and proud black woman defiant against the injustices of racism worldwide
I love how this song conducts a deconstruction " I ain't got nothing", leting the ego go away, to then proceed to build from what is real: me, genuine and truly me. Realizing how powerful we're when we've understood who we are. Awakening is such a powerful transformation tool. Bless Nina for that.
@@miscellaneousSLUDGE we're not all chattel slaves you dingus too many people center their ego around not having one and you're giving me a similar vibe here.
Ain't Got No / I Got Life Nina Simone Ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes Ain't got no money, ain't got no class Ain't got no skirts, ain't got no sweaters Ain't got no perfume, ain't got no love Ain't got no faith Ain't got no culture Ain't got no mother, ain't got no father Ain't got no brother, ain't got no children Ain't got no aunts, ain't got no uncles Ain't got no love, ain't got no mind Ain't got no country, ain't got no schooling Ain't got no friends, ain't got no nothing Ain't got no water, ain't got no air Ain't got no smokes, ain't got no chicken Ain't got no Ain't got no water Ain't got no love Ain't got no air Ain't got no God Ain't got no wine Ain't got no money Ain't got no faith Ain't got no God Ain't got no love Then what have I got Why am I alive anyway? Yeah, hell What have I got Nobody can take away I got my hair, got my head Got my brain, got my ears Got my eyes, got my nose Got my mouth I got my I got myself I got my arms, got my hands Got my fingers, got my legs Got my feet, got my toes Got my liver Got my blood I've got life I've got lives I've got headaches, and toothaches And bad times too like you I got my hair, got my head Got my brain, got my ears Got my eyes, got my nose Got my mouth I got my smile I got my tongue, got my chin Got my neck, got my boobs Got my heart, got my soul Got my back I got my sex I got my arms, got my hands Got my fingers, got my legs Got my feet, got my toes Got my liver Got my blood I've got life I've got my freedom Ohhh I've got life!
This song remembers me an interview of a girl who was immigrant from Sudan. She lost her older sister somewhere in Turkey and came in Greece alone. She had only her soul and her body. I hope she is good.
As a Roma person separated from their heritage and family and mother, this song speaks to a truest of human conditions. So many of us are displaced speaking languages we never would have chosen to learn. May there be peace.
@James Sunderland It is difficult for travelling people to keep friends with stationary people. The idea that roma people make money by crime is a self fufilling prophecy, who would hire someone known to steal? how can one make money when no one will hire? Reconsider who is acting via ego and entitlement.
@James Sunderland How you gonna tell them to assumilate with people and society that hates them, europeans dont like roma people just cuz they have non European origins but the reality many of the romas in europe are mixed and dont look anything like how the origin romas might have looked like, they are as Europeans as anyone else in europe
For me it resonates because people will tell you what you need or must to have in life in order to be happy. I didn't really looked into why Nina Simone wrote this song but I love this song to pieces. This and Go to Hell. ^_^
Don't be glass half empty, be glass half full. I don't think it's an attitude you can force though..Just something that people tend to realise more and more over time
2023 and she’s still under appreciated. Never mentioned when relevant to the conversation. People forget how much of impact she was. Love you Nina, the real people, the open-minded people, the hurt people, we all miss you and your songs that make you actually feel EMOTION. My next tattoo is gonna be you to honour you. Remind me how amazing you are. RIP QUEEN 👸🏿 👑 LONG LIVE NINA SIMONE 🕊️ ❤️🩹
I will never be able to describe with words how powerful this song is, especially in bad times. And to hear such lyrics sung by Nina, who had all but a serene existence... her voice alone says it all.
Thank you for posting. This is the first song I have ever heard from Nina Simone. This song is true gem! Very inspiring for those who believe they are alone in the world.
@zoozagt5: I know it's been at least 3 years since you posted this. So if you haven't, I implore you to please keep listening to and learning about Nina. She had more than just talent: she was a revolutionary, an activist, a rebel, (I consider her) a poet/philosopher, and an inspiration to millions. Beyond a true artist, this woman was an icon.
@@Notabl3 It’s more of a reinterpretation of the song from Hair. She adds in extra lyrics and changes the composition and rhythm of the song! But I love Hair and I’m so glad Nina kept this song alive through her stardom
@@JenSell1626 alr who tf is jimi? I know elvis but who tf is dolly? dolly parton? I dont even know any of her songs 💀 I like alot of women's music, if you want me to name a few I can but really chill out.
Lyrics: (EDIT: I see my lyrics are now implemented in the YT subtitles.) Ain't got no home - ain't got no shoes Ain't got no money - ain't got no class Ain't got no skirts - ain't got no sweaters Ain't got no perfume - ain't got no love ain't got no faith. I ain't got no culture - ain't got no mother Ain't got no father - ain't got no brother Ain't got no children - ain't got no aunts Ain't got no uncles - ain't got no love ain't got no mind. I ain't got no country - ain't got no schoolin' Ain't got no friends - ain't got no nothin' Ain't got no water - ain't got no air Ain't got no smokes - ain't got no (...?) ain't got no ... Ain't got no water - ain't got no love Ain't got no faith - ain't got no blood Ain't got no wine - ain't got no money Ain't got no faith - ain't got no God ain't got no love. And what have I got ... Why am I alive anyway ... And what have I got ... [that] Nobody can take away ... I got my hair - got my head Got my brains - got my hair Got my eyes - got my nose Got my mouth - I got my s... I got my selves. I got my arms - got my hands Got my fingers - got my legs Got my feet - got my toes Got my liver - got my blood. I've got life - I've got LIFE! I got headaches and toothaches and bad times too - like you. [I got my hair I got my head ... and reprise until fade.]
You missed a couple lines! "I've got headaches and toothaches and bad times too like you." "got my neck got my chin got my neck got my boobies got my heart got my soul got my back"
@@joewellfair8238 It was adapted from two songs from the musical ‘Hair’, ‘Ain’t Got No’ and ‘I Got Life’ originally written by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermot; rewritten and rearranged by Nina Simone for her 1968 live album ‘Nuff Said!’ into the song we are listening to here. So no it wasn’t a cover..
"I've got life, I've got my freedom, I've got life, I've got life And I am gonna keep it, I've got life And nobody's gonna take it away, I've got life!" One and only - Nina Simone
Just when I thought about all my problems, and also thought my problems are nothing compared to others out there, this song just made me feel like someone exactly got me.
Just discovered this song, off a cover of it, which used a pass, off this song, as a snippet for a One-A-Day vitamin commercial. All I can says is, "WOW …" Amazing how a song can be rediscovered by those who were too young at the time it was released or came into being subsequently. This track is transcendent. It's just so outside the box which gives it immortality, as per its lyrics.
This is one of my all time favorite songs, and I was really grossed out to see that commercial. Glad people are discovering how great Nina was, though.
This is by far the absolute best version of this song ever played or performed !!! I had heard of Nina Simone before but I never paid attention to her music until I heard a snippet of this song on a commercial. I searched for it and this gem is what I found. Then I also found out that’s her snippet on the “Ricola” commercial with the song “You know how I feel “. This woman is an amazing musician!!
Probably One of my favorite positive song to hear when complexity is coming. What a beautiful philosophy, knowing that life is what matter the most. Nina, you're giving postive insight to all humanity. One of our incredible women in human history. Une petite pensée pour toi là haut.
A un moment au plus dur de ma vie, quand je n'avais plus personne à qui m'accrocher, ou je ne savais plus ou aller, j'écoutais cette chanson en faisant mon sport, pour survivre, cette chanson m'a aidé à survivre, elle m'a aidé à me recentrer sur moi, merci pour cette chanson
I grew up listening to her albums on repeat! Im so glad we have youtube now to sit and watch her perform as if we are in the audience. Id give anything to get to be in the audience at one of her live shows back then. We dont have any artists like her now, and we never will again. One of a kind miss Nina Simone. ❤
same here ...i am 60 years older, grew up with eclectic popular music exposure but only found this video after watching Nina Simone biography. Said to someone today, if a performance this powerful was released today it would break the internet
She has been in my heart since childhood and will be for the rest of my life. I listened to her in my homeland, I traveled with her song to different countries and came to the USA. I adore the music of the whole World and constantly discover new musicians and singers, but I have not found such people as Nina Simon and I hardly will find them. Nina is wonderful. Why are there no such wonderful people like Nina in the USA? She is a legend. I admire her! I have been trying for almost 10 years to find someone with the same strong energy and talent, to find something or someone who could at least somehow be like Nina Simone, but it is unlikely that it will ever be. She is alone and no one can compare with her!
Grande Nina che con il sorriso e la sua " indipendenza" musicale, raccontava e narrava non solo l' amore.😊 È una fortuna saper suonare uno strumento anche quando non può darti il mensile stabile , e devi fare tutt' altro lavoro, puoi sempre utilizzarlo nelle emergenze e come chance in più.Se poi canti, meglio( ecco l' indipendenza*più creativa ) ogni musicista in aggiunto è gioia e colore. Ad una festa di compleanno, parlando con un giovane padre che ama il.jazz e sà suonare gli strumenti a fiato gli ho chiesto" come vivi la tua prestazione ( considerando le sue capacità superiori)qui,va mettere un pò di basi ballabili..per i ragazzi, un pò d' accompagnamento mentre canti la tua scaletta e qualche richiesta ? Bèh sai, devo pagarmi le bollette ora ho anche in bimbo. Faccio tutt' altro lavoro per mantenermi ed essere di supporto ( lavoro impiegatizio) però se capitano queste occasioni e in una serata anche domenicale mi pagano bene,preferisco essere UMILE scendendo di qualità con musica commerciale piuttosto che andare a fare l' imbianchino,avanza tempo, visto che non mi compete. Ho il mio lavoro di base e con questo mi faccio piacere anche la scaletta - brani di tendenza e ci metto un pò dei miei. Tutto sommato mi diverto e guadagno con un di pò extra grazie alla mia passione e il tempo - danaro speso negli studi musicali* 😉😉😉 A buon intenditor poche parole Se hai un qualsiasi percorso di studi alle spalle, sfruttalo al bisogno. Chi insegna può far ripetizioni, chi suonava in un' orchestra o band, può fare una cosa del genere ( non è costretto ad un lavoro da manovale*😏( Con il suo ...🤨)
Nina’s vocals are so unique and powerful, without elaborate trills and runs. I also really noticed the masterful bass playing hear that perfectly underlines the vocal. Masterclass.
When I thought I had nothing I eventually realized that I already had everything I needed. Even if I was homeless at the time with my shoes literally falling apart. I had everything because I learned how to smile and laugh through my struggle. I also learned how to be grateful for what I had. I'll never forget the best meal I've ever had. A free can of white hominy I found on a table in front of a church and some sweet peppers I found on the ground in Amish. Never will a meal be that satisfying. True hunger can make anything delicious.
I struggle every day. I'm diagnosed with schizophrenia. I just found that out a year ago. I didn't understand why people treated me the way they did. I was thirty-seven when I did some reading on the internet about forms of mental illness that effected people like me. I thought maybe I had Asperger's syndrome or Autism or something. I always thought I suffered from depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Ok, ya ya ya, I was abuse badly as a child. I was isolated. I didn't develop social skills and now I improvise in social situations. I can't be around a lot of people. I couldn't get a job or keep one. I was bullied in school, and harassed at work until they fired me because I was stupid or something. Homelessness is a bitch and you'll do anything to subvert reality. If you find a situation that offers a place to sleep at night or even a place to call home, It's only because someone wants to capitalize off of your misfortune. You have no freedom or liberty to better yourself in anyway unless it benefits those "generous heartwarming colorblind God-fearing people"
Love her and her message. I have always been sad and ashamed for what happened back then, and I hope it never happens again. Fortunately, none of my ancestors took part in that, but I hoped they stepped in to fix what was broken. God bless them that were affected.
I don't think any lyrics, soul, style, message, and intense emotion can rival what is captured here by miss Nina Simone. Makes me shiver inside Everytime. I just sit here shaking my head, thinking to myself, how can anyone be this much of a gem?
Shouts out to that awesome back up vocalist with the tambourine ❤❤❤❤❤And God Bless the soul of Nina Simone and the entire Band❤❤❤ You all were very necessary in teaching people about straight up humanity ❤️ Thank you and I love you
This is MOAMS, the mother of all modern songs. Simone's composition opened so many doors for the future generations and this is one of them. If you ask for the beginnings of POP and it's significant in our current times, this is one of them.
Perfeito demais!! Ela cantando, tocando, a expressão dela!!! Fantástico!! Incrível.....um espetáculo que fez valer a vida de quem viu!!! O baixo, a batera.....tudo muito impressionante!!! Para sempre Nina Simone !!!!!!
This was my life story growing up in the 70s. We could only afford Disney world every other year . Just blessed now as an adult with children we're able to get there anually
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This version one of the most powerful songs ever recorded
watch lol
@@bluecheese86 "watch"? Da fuc?
Coincido plenamente….tiene un aura único,un momento único y una artista única
this is the one i heard from the first time, I can't choose other because here she captivates me
Agreed. I can’t imagine what’d it be like to be in a room with her hearing this live
Man this version gives me chills every time. What a rock star, RIP.
💝
Her best version !
@@WildSweetHeartVagreed ❤❤❤
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She put her soul and emotion into every song and performance
I’m listening to it in 2024 in Ukraine almost all my friends left. Ain’t got no country, truly. I got life, tnank you Nina Simone
Jeszcze będzie dobrze. Trzymaj się!
I’m so sorry 😔
I from Brazil and i need that war stop now. God sava us.
Приблизно так само в мене, але все буде добре. Ну з'ибалися та ну і хрен з ними. Ми з тобою залишились, та ще й багато хто.
This is about Black people fuck you and your stupid ass, Ukraine
This power of Nina Simone sitting in the centre of a white audience with her and her all black band staring out and declaring everything that their race has had taken away from them is so incredible to watch. There’s such a tension to the performance. To me this whole performance is about defiance, when she declares she has life it’s like saying you can take everything, but you can’t take the humanity out of me. That’s why the second half is so powerful. All the tension releases as this beautiful defiance of struggle and it unites everyone, audience and band, in what they all share.
Nina Simone touches me in my darkest moments.
She has helped me through many depressive nights.
She is not black or white.
She is universal.
A universal, timeless artist.
Nothing to do with race. It's about being human. And no matter how low or depressed you are you can still keep going. White, black, female, male, straight or gay. We all have inner strength. And Nina reminds us of this.
@@danielashford8809 >nothing to do with race
you should research nina simone more
she was a valiant and proud black woman defiant against the injustices of racism worldwide
@@benthorne1996 I was talking about the song 🙃🙃🙃
@@danielashford8809 actually a good amount of her music has to do with race but sure be stupid
I love how this song conducts a deconstruction " I ain't got nothing", leting the ego go away, to then proceed to build from what is real: me, genuine and truly me. Realizing how powerful we're when we've understood who we are. Awakening is such a powerful transformation tool. Bless Nina for that.
Truly a REAL queen
Actually it's about a freed slave just being happy to be alive. It ain't about ego lol
@@castielsisko2120 think again my friend, we are all enslaved, to be truly free is to let go of your ego
@@miscellaneousSLUDGE we're not all chattel slaves you dingus too many people center their ego around not having one and you're giving me a similar vibe here.
@@miscellaneousSLUDGE this song is quite literally about about someone getting out of chattel slavery and just being happy to be alive
Ain't Got No / I Got Life
Nina Simone
Ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes
Ain't got no money, ain't got no class
Ain't got no skirts, ain't got no sweaters
Ain't got no perfume, ain't got no love
Ain't got no faith
Ain't got no culture
Ain't got no mother, ain't got no father
Ain't got no brother, ain't got no children
Ain't got no aunts, ain't got no uncles
Ain't got no love, ain't got no mind
Ain't got no country, ain't got no schooling
Ain't got no friends, ain't got no nothing
Ain't got no water, ain't got no air
Ain't got no smokes, ain't got no chicken
Ain't got no
Ain't got no water
Ain't got no love
Ain't got no air
Ain't got no God
Ain't got no wine
Ain't got no money
Ain't got no faith
Ain't got no God
Ain't got no love
Then what have I got
Why am I alive anyway?
Yeah, hell
What have I got
Nobody can take away
I got my hair, got my head
Got my brain, got my ears
Got my eyes, got my nose
Got my mouth
I got my
I got myself
I got my arms, got my hands
Got my fingers, got my legs
Got my feet, got my toes
Got my liver
Got my blood
I've got life
I've got lives
I've got headaches, and toothaches
And bad times too like you
I got my hair, got my head
Got my brain, got my ears
Got my eyes, got my nose
Got my mouth
I got my smile
I got my tongue, got my chin
Got my neck, got my boobs
Got my heart, got my soul
Got my back
I got my sex
I got my arms, got my hands
Got my fingers, got my legs
Got my feet, got my toes
Got my liver
Got my blood
I've got life
I've got my freedom
Ohhh
I've got life!
Thank you
Thanks
real good accept its "aint got no ticket" instead of "aint got no chicken" right?
I always thought it was, I got myself. Not I got my sex. 😮
This song remembers me an interview of a girl who was immigrant from Sudan. She lost her older sister somewhere in Turkey and came in Greece alone. She had only her soul and her body. I hope she is good.
Can we please take a second and give a shout-out to that amazing bass player? He deserves some love.
Preciosa voz
I think that's James Jamerson
As a Roma person separated from their heritage and family and mother, this song speaks to a truest of human conditions. So many of us are displaced speaking languages we never would have chosen to learn. May there be peace.
But baxt tuke ❤️
@James Sunderland It is difficult for travelling people to keep friends with stationary people. The idea that roma people make money by crime is a self fufilling prophecy, who would hire someone known to steal? how can one make money when no one will hire? Reconsider who is acting via ego and entitlement.
@James Sunderland you don't know struggle and if you do you should be ashamed of your blindness
@James Sunderland How you gonna tell them to assumilate with people and society that hates them, europeans dont like roma people just cuz they have non European origins but the reality many of the romas in europe are mixed and dont look anything like how the origin romas might have looked like, they are as Europeans as anyone else in europe
@@sakurakou2009 Točno. Lijep pozdrav iz Hrvatske 🇭🇷👍
2024 still listening, thank you Nina ❤
Why does this performance make me emotional every time I see it. Truly amazing Nina Simone. They don’t make them like that anymore xxxx
For me it resonates because people will tell you what you need or must to have in life in order to be happy. I didn't really looked into why Nina Simone wrote this song but I love this song to pieces. This and Go to Hell. ^_^
It builds up expertly. The opening gives me chills.
Basically the message is “While you’re alive, you have everything possible so make the best of it while you still can” love this so much
Don't be glass half empty, be glass half full.
I don't think it's an attitude you can force though..Just something that people tend to realise more and more over time
En tant que femme amazigh et africaine, cette chanson me touche profondément ❤️💛💚💙
2023 and she’s still under appreciated. Never mentioned when relevant to the conversation. People forget how much of impact she was. Love you Nina, the real people, the open-minded people, the hurt people, we all miss you and your songs that make you actually feel EMOTION. My next tattoo is gonna be you to honour you. Remind me how amazing you are. RIP QUEEN 👸🏿 👑 LONG LIVE NINA SIMONE 🕊️ ❤️🩹
Where do you live? She's one of the most critically acclaimed artists I know of.
I will never be able to describe with words how powerful this song is, especially in bad times. And to hear such lyrics sung by Nina, who had all but a serene existence... her voice alone says it all.
Thank you for posting. This is the first song I have ever heard from Nina Simone. This song is true gem! Very inspiring for those who believe they are alone in the world.
@zoozagt5: I know it's been at least 3 years since you posted this. So if you haven't, I implore you to please keep listening to and learning about Nina. She had more than just talent: she was a revolutionary, an activist, a rebel, (I consider her) a poet/philosopher, and an inspiration to millions. Beyond a true artist, this woman was an icon.
It’s a cover
@@Notabl3 It’s more of a reinterpretation of the song from Hair. She adds in extra lyrics and changes the composition and rhythm of the song! But I love Hair and I’m so glad Nina kept this song alive through her stardom
a cover but the chick is proper talented on and off the mike wish we had stars like her now
@@JenSell1626 alr who tf is jimi? I know elvis but who tf is dolly? dolly parton? I dont even know any of her songs 💀 I like alot of women's music, if you want me to name a few I can but really chill out.
This song shatters me inside and at the same time makes me proud
We may not have a lot of things, but we have a heart, two lungs to breathe, legs to walk, a mouth to voice our thoughts, and a SOUL! :”-)
This song's so powerful and emotional it Pierces deep into my very soul.
Lyrics:
(EDIT: I see my lyrics are now implemented in the YT subtitles.)
Ain't got no home - ain't got no shoes
Ain't got no money - ain't got no class
Ain't got no skirts - ain't got no sweaters
Ain't got no perfume - ain't got no love
ain't got no faith.
I ain't got no culture - ain't got no mother
Ain't got no father - ain't got no brother
Ain't got no children - ain't got no aunts
Ain't got no uncles - ain't got no love
ain't got no mind.
I ain't got no country - ain't got no schoolin'
Ain't got no friends - ain't got no nothin'
Ain't got no water - ain't got no air
Ain't got no smokes - ain't got no (...?)
ain't got no ...
Ain't got no water - ain't got no love
Ain't got no faith - ain't got no blood
Ain't got no wine - ain't got no money
Ain't got no faith - ain't got no God
ain't got no love.
And what have I got ...
Why am I alive anyway ...
And what have I got ...
[that] Nobody can take away ...
I got my hair - got my head
Got my brains - got my hair
Got my eyes - got my nose
Got my mouth - I got my s...
I got my selves.
I got my arms - got my hands
Got my fingers - got my legs
Got my feet - got my toes
Got my liver - got my blood.
I've got life - I've got LIFE!
I got headaches and toothaches
and bad times too - like you.
[I got my hair I got my head ... and reprise until fade.]
You missed a couple lines!
"I've got headaches and toothaches and bad times too like you."
"got my neck got my chin got my neck got my boobies got my heart got my soul got my back"
I’m not being racist, I think at the I ain’t got no ?????? Part, I think she said chicken lol
@@Notabl3 it's ain't got no ticket
@@MLBFCollection ok
I ain’t got no smokes - ain’t got no to give (?)
And the fact that her music is still so much relevant today. Speaks volumes.
Can never find this version on any music streaming site. Only on here an it’s by far the best version.
Word! This IS the Best version of this song
same 😢
Best version of this song to ever exist❤
Completely incredible. An absolute masterclass in songwriting. Blows the mind how good this song and performance is
You know this is a cover?
@@Notabl3 I didn't. Who's was the original?
@@joewellfair8238 It was adapted from two songs from the musical ‘Hair’, ‘Ain’t Got No’ and ‘I Got Life’ originally written by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermot; rewritten and rearranged by Nina Simone for her 1968 live album ‘Nuff Said!’ into the song we are listening to here. So no it wasn’t a cover..
@@j.c7719 HVALA... LIJEP POZDRAV IZ HRVATSKE.🇭🇷. EUROPE
Love Nina Simone, her songs dig deep into my soul.
Amen
Amen
My eyes welled up listening to this angel singing. RIP Nina.
I need to start playing this every morning 😊 The song starts like a funeral march then ends up so uplifting.
"I've got life,
I've got my freedom,
I've got life,
I've got life
And I am gonna keep it,
I've got life
And nobody's gonna take it away,
I've got life!"
One and only - Nina Simone
Just when I thought about all my problems, and also thought my problems are nothing compared to others out there, this song just made me feel like someone exactly got me.
Just because one person has it worse doesn't mean that the other person isn't going shit too
No moneys, no power, but the spirit from her is out there and we felt it ❤️
Just discovered this song, off a cover of it, which used a pass, off this song, as a snippet for a One-A-Day vitamin commercial. All I can says is, "WOW …" Amazing how a song can be rediscovered by those who were too young at the time it was released or came into being subsequently. This track is transcendent. It's just so outside the box which gives it immortality, as per its lyrics.
Found this the same way, first time I ever tried to rewind an ad to hear it again, paused it with 5 seconds left to Shazam App it to find this.
Same here...
This is one of my all time favorite songs, and I was really grossed out to see that commercial. Glad people are discovering how great Nina was, though.
I found it from one -a day 2 they use Nina voice I listened 2 her for a while and I knew it was her as soon as I heard it
Same.
Есть мелодии красивее, есть тексты умнее, есть голоса нежнее, но...НЕТ ПЕСНИ ЛУЧШЕ. Спасибо, Нина, ты гений❤
This is by far the absolute best version of this song ever played or performed !!! I had heard of Nina Simone before but I never paid attention to her music until I heard a snippet of this song on a commercial. I searched for it and this gem is what I found. Then I also found out that’s her snippet on the “Ricola” commercial with the song “You know how I feel “. This woman is an amazing musician!!
She has been gone since 2003. Many troubles along the way.
Probably One of my favorite positive song to hear when complexity is coming. What a beautiful philosophy, knowing that life is what matter the most. Nina, you're giving postive insight to all humanity. One of our incredible women in human history. Une petite pensée pour toi là haut.
everything about this is perfect...Nina, the accompanying musicians, the camera angles, the editing ...a true 5 minute multi media masterpiece
I’m listening to it in 2022 in Russia 😟 almost all my friends left. Ain’t got no country, truly. I got life, tnank you Nina
Держитесь, пожалуйста 🙏🏻❤️ остаётся только верить в лучшее. И надеяться, что этот ужас, которая устроила наша страна, скоро закончится.
We’re in this together. 💖 Thank you Nina for reminding us how precious to be alive is.
Espero que você fique bem. E seu país também. Abraços do Brasil para a Rússia ❤️🇧🇷
Its hard but its Not the fault of your country.
Blame America and Zelinsky too .
By the way I am not putin fan
She’s a Queen
I’m so very glad I have heard Nina in my life time.
Every time I listen to it, I just feel like one of those earrings dancing with her. Wish I was one of them right there.
A un moment au plus dur de ma vie, quand je n'avais plus personne à qui m'accrocher, ou je ne savais plus ou aller, j'écoutais cette chanson en faisant mon sport, pour survivre, cette chanson m'a aidé à survivre, elle m'a aidé à me recentrer sur moi, merci pour cette chanson
Merci
This is my favorite song of all time, it has gotten me thru some hard times. Shout out to Nina Simone for reminding me of what I Do GOT!
Masterpiece ❤
Nina is as prolific to stoicism as Seneca. Case and point ❤
My girlfriend and I used to listen to Nina together all the time. Really fond memories 🤗
Philip Egan keep listening let the memories live on..!!!
Perfection!!!!! On repeat. Love her!!!!
Im in love with this song and performance 😍😍😍😍
Nina said I got Life !!! I can loose all and I still have God !!! I got my blood ❤️💪🏾
I grew up listening to her albums on repeat! Im so glad we have youtube now to sit and watch her perform as if we are in the audience.
Id give anything to get to be in the audience at one of her live shows back then. We dont have any artists like her now, and we never will again.
One of a kind miss Nina Simone. ❤
RIP Nina.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Nina Simone has a beautiful singing voice
HAD -- she died in 2003.
This is the only version of the song I will listen to. Her blues riff on the piano in the beginning is hypnotic! As she is enthralling to watch.
same here ...i am 60 years older, grew up with eclectic popular music exposure but only found this video after watching Nina Simone biography. Said to someone today, if a performance this powerful was released today it would break the internet
Great person, woman and musician.
God bless Nina Simone. ❤😢
I respect this Lady 💯 🙌
I got my freedom...I got my life ... epic song
She got poetry.......Amazing song that applies to these days with all the homeless on the sides of the roads
My boyfriend who I love, was the one who recommended this song to me
and I fell in love!🥺❤️✨✨
I've got chills 🙏❤️
I come here every once in a while. That's the beauty of this song.
Ive got life...❤️❤️❤️
great song!!! She's so amaizing
This song makes me choke and tear up every time I hear it. Such a powerful song. An amazing artist who was very troubled even with her success
This is a great song for everyone. Even if you dont have much. You have everything you need
True...you got everything 👌🏿
Essa performance dela enche meus olhos de lágrimas sempre que eu assisto. Que coisa linda!
I can relate to this lady😢
So much pain and stress in my life
It is before my time, but I'm here 🎉
She has been in my heart since childhood and will be for the rest of my life. I listened to her in my homeland, I traveled with her song to different countries and came to the USA. I adore the music of the whole World and constantly discover new musicians and singers, but I have not found such people as Nina Simon and I hardly will find them. Nina is wonderful. Why are there no such wonderful people like Nina in the USA? She is a legend. I admire her! I have been trying for almost 10 years to find someone with the same strong energy and talent, to find something or someone who could at least somehow be like Nina Simone, but it is unlikely that it will ever be. She is alone and no one can compare with her!
What an amazing artist. What a woman. Thanks Miz Simone. X
Nina Simone was my late father's favorite singer. He was a man with a good taste for music.
Grande Nina che con il sorriso e la sua " indipendenza" musicale, raccontava e narrava non solo l' amore.😊 È una fortuna saper suonare uno strumento anche quando non può darti il mensile stabile , e devi fare tutt' altro lavoro, puoi sempre utilizzarlo nelle emergenze e come chance in più.Se poi canti, meglio( ecco l' indipendenza*più creativa ) ogni musicista in aggiunto è gioia e colore. Ad una festa di compleanno, parlando con un giovane padre che ama il.jazz e sà suonare gli strumenti a fiato gli ho chiesto" come vivi la tua prestazione ( considerando le sue capacità superiori)qui,va mettere un pò di basi ballabili..per i ragazzi, un pò d' accompagnamento mentre canti la tua scaletta e qualche richiesta ? Bèh sai, devo pagarmi le bollette ora ho anche in bimbo. Faccio tutt' altro lavoro per mantenermi ed essere di supporto ( lavoro impiegatizio) però se capitano queste occasioni e in una serata anche domenicale mi pagano bene,preferisco essere UMILE scendendo di qualità con musica commerciale piuttosto che andare a fare l' imbianchino,avanza tempo, visto che non mi compete. Ho il mio lavoro di base e con questo mi faccio piacere anche la scaletta - brani di tendenza e ci metto un pò dei miei. Tutto sommato mi diverto e guadagno con un di pò extra grazie alla mia passione e il tempo - danaro speso negli studi musicali* 😉😉😉 A buon intenditor poche parole Se hai un qualsiasi percorso di studi alle spalle, sfruttalo al bisogno. Chi insegna può far ripetizioni, chi suonava in un' orchestra o band, può fare una cosa del genere ( non è costretto ad un lavoro da manovale*😏( Con il suo ...🤨)
Nina’s vocals are so unique and powerful, without elaborate trills and runs. I also really noticed the masterful bass playing hear that perfectly underlines the vocal. Masterclass.
thank you so much !! this is beautiful and Lord, thank you for sharing this. 7/21/22, 857 PM, est. 💜💜💙💙💚💚
When I thought I had nothing I eventually realized that I already had everything I needed. Even if I was homeless at the time with my shoes literally falling apart. I had everything because I learned how to smile and laugh through my struggle. I also learned how to be grateful for what I had. I'll never forget the best meal I've ever had. A free can of white hominy I found on a table in front of a church and some sweet peppers I found on the ground in Amish. Never will a meal be that satisfying. True hunger can make anything delicious.
I struggle every day. I'm diagnosed with schizophrenia. I just found that
out a year ago. I didn't understand why people treated me the way they
did. I was thirty-seven when I did some reading on the internet about
forms of mental illness that effected people like me. I thought maybe
I had Asperger's syndrome or Autism or something. I always thought
I suffered from depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Ok, ya ya
ya, I was abuse badly as a child. I was isolated. I didn't develop social
skills and now I improvise in social situations. I can't be around a lot of
people. I couldn't get a job or keep one. I was bullied in school, and harassed
at work until they fired me because I was stupid or something. Homelessness
is a bitch and you'll do anything to subvert reality. If you find a situation that
offers a place to sleep at night or even a place to call home, It's only because
someone wants to capitalize off of your misfortune. You have no freedom
or liberty to better yourself in anyway unless it benefits those "generous
heartwarming colorblind God-fearing people"
There's no way you can forget the crap you've been through. I really hope that you can manage your life now that you know. Wishing you the very best!
I can relate to most of this and sadly was expecting a happy twist for you at the end of the comment
Stay strong my man. Watch her bio on Netflix.
Hi David.
I hope you are doing okay.
I am also homeless and mentally ill.
Much love and empathy from me to you.
Sans vous tous, la musique ne serait rien. Gloire à vous.
Love her and her message. I have always been sad and ashamed for what happened back then, and I hope it never happens again. Fortunately, none of my ancestors took part in that, but I hoped they stepped in to fix what was broken. God bless them that were affected.
Still listening on April 2022?
This is a masterpiece 🖤
And I'm crying
Apart from the fact that she is lying a great lot in this song, I still love her and this song.
I don't think any lyrics, soul, style, message, and intense emotion can rival what is captured here by miss Nina Simone. Makes me shiver inside Everytime. I just sit here shaking my head, thinking to myself, how can anyone be this much of a gem?
Shouts out to that awesome back up vocalist with the tambourine ❤❤❤❤❤And God Bless the soul of Nina Simone and the entire Band❤❤❤ You all were very necessary in teaching people about straight up humanity ❤️ Thank you and I love you
This is MOAMS, the mother of all modern songs.
Simone's composition opened so many doors for the future generations and this is one of them.
If you ask for the beginnings of POP and it's significant in our current times, this is one of them.
Perfeito demais!! Ela cantando, tocando, a expressão dela!!! Fantástico!! Incrível.....um espetáculo que fez valer a vida de quem viu!!! O baixo, a batera.....tudo muito impressionante!!! Para sempre Nina Simone !!!!!!
pheww!!!! The Voice
This was my life story growing up in the 70s. We could only afford Disney world every other year . Just blessed now as an adult with children we're able to get there anually
Disney every other year?? That's some crazy Oliver Twist sh*t
🙄🙄
Still loving this lady this song sets you free x true essence of beauty xxx
Now you got I hope 😍 in Heaven 😍🌩️God has everything 🎉
Thank you Nina. Simply amazing xxx
I love this version so much ❤️
Thank you dear songwriter, nina simeone, and instrumentalists performing in this video for their creative genius for having produced this 🙇♀️
De vez em quando procuro essa apresentação icônica pra chorar.
Nice music , nice words with full emotions. I love this optimistic song.
This is something that I use as a prayer ❤️🙏 thanks a lot
Just amazing!!
A musical miracle.
Best Version on UA-cam. With captions. Excellent.
2024 apreciando essa obra. Apreciando essa deusa ❤
Just GREAT!
Absolutely love this song!!!!!
Growing up, I listening the the soundtrack to the movie "Hair". This song was a favorite song. Never knew it was Nina.
Goddess !
Great stuff.
She got a lot of soul natural .. got a log talent, beauty..lJazz .. Blues .. you got more than enough.. Ms.Simone