Nina Simone - Mr. Bojangles (Official Audio - Live)
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Official Audio (Live) for "Mr. Bojangles" by Nina Simone
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Lyrics:
I knew a man Bojangles
And he danced for you
In worn out shoes
With silver hair, a ragged shirt
And baggy pants, the old soft shoe
He jumped so high, jumped so high
Then he lightly touched down
I met him in a cell in New Orleans
I was down and out
He looked at me to be the eyes of age
As he spoke right out
He talked of life, he talked of life
He laughed, slapped his leg a step
Mr.Bojangles, Mr.Bojangles, Mr.Bojangles danced
He said his name, Bojangles
And he danced a lick
Across the cell
He grabbed his pants
In fettered stance
Oh, he jumped up high
Then he clicked his heels
He let go a laugh, he let go a laugh
Shook back his clothes all around
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles, dance
He danced for those
At minstrel shows and county fairs
Throughout the south
He spoke with tears of 15 years
How his dog and him traveled about
His dog up and died, he up and died
After 20 years he still grieves
He said I dance now
At every chance in honky tonks
For drink and tips
But most of the time
I spend behind these county bars
Cause I drinks a bit
He shook his head
And as he shook his head
I heard someone ask him
Please, please
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles, dance!
#NinaSimone #MrBojangles #HereComestheSun
A entendre après la lecture du livre de Olivier bourdaut ... du bonheur
Nina was simply "Sublime" Dec. 2024
Mr. Bojangles 🗣🔥🔥🔥
An almost divine recording of Mr. Bojangles. Nina truly was one of a kind.
She was simply a GODDESS
Bonjour je viens de dévorer le livre de olivier bourdeaut et c'est comme ça que j'ai découvert cette merveilleuse chanson!
Comme moi, les deux sont magnifiques!
Oui Nicolas c'est pour cela qu'il faut toujours continuer à lire et être curieux de tout!
Pour ma part, en lisant la BD
Idem pour moi :) Quelles belles découvertes (le livre et la chanson) !!!
De même pour moi. Je ne connaissais ni le livre, ni le livre que je viens de commencer...
Although you have been gone for 17 years, your music and memory lives on.
Beautifull rendition but its my favourite song respect to sammy davis also
Nina was born to sing this❤
Just discovered Nina Simone what a brilliant artist she was
Same thing I said a year ago. I first thought the first few songs of hers I heard were originally recorded by her. That's how good she could cover any song she performed. Check out the Nina sings the blues album
It’s really annoying that you can’t just forget.. like drag to bin that memory.. I’d love to find her again
Btw did you know she was born Leroy Mactavatt?? Hell of a right hook
Que bueno...es en serio,descubrir algo así es una joya .
Just like Josephine Baker, crossroads of struggles for black freedom brought Eunice "Nina Simone" Barber into exile here in France. She died in the south of France almost 2 decades ago. I still agonize over the destiny of our black heroes bridging 2 hostile continents crippled into racism against them, while their art genius and might shine over the world. RiP Nina, we deceived you. All of us. I will always cherish your art and legacy.
It lifts your soul in a sad and happy way at the same time. It's especially pertinent in the world just now. Peace.
yes makes me want to cry...
Simple the best ❤❤❤❤❤
Nice performance beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Nina Simone was a Goddess! Her version of Mr Bojangles jerks a couple tears everytime i hear her sing it. Its the lines about Mr B's dog that get me . RIP King Duke, its been over 20 years and i still grieve. I'll be joining you in a minute.
that's the part that alsotake out a tear from me always..... some day me and my old friends will be running again.
👊🏾✊🏾
lucky you.
Belle Nina, Merci pour ce moment tellement émouvant.
While I respect and admire Sammy Davis Jr's love & embodiment of this American classic, Nina Simone's cover is still by far my favorite.
Lots of emotion woven into her interpretation.
You aint lying, i cry every time i hear her sing it. Sammy's doesn't do that to me.
Nobody could do Mr. Bojangles like Nina. One of a kind, beautiful lady. I still miss her.
Me too
For me personately it was Sammy Davis Jr who did it for me. He sang the hell out of this song!
Sammy Davis did it resplendently, masterfully orchestrating undulating waves of emotions. The best version indeed.
Someone like Nina doesn't die, be delighted.
Im 70yrs young...still sends me..Nina's the absolute best 👵💓💙💜💛😘
Ditto
Dude 70 is old af, get real.
@@7531monkey af???
@@7531monkey
Not for everyone it isn't look at Sylvester Stallone He's almost 80 and he looks and his late sixties
But I mean if you're a zoomer and you're 20 something years old, to you I guess 70 would be old because you don't understand the concept of old
You're like that 4-year-old child that says that 18 year old is old
I’m 75 and love listening to Nina, absolutely the best. ♥️🎶♥️🎶♥️🎶♥️🎶
Its October 2020
These youngsters these days should be listening to more artists like nina simone, they just don't know what they are missing. Her version of mr. Bojangles is just spectacular!!!!!!!!
Thank you nina
God bless you for leaving the world your voice.
I totally agree, and thank you Nina for all your music.♥️🎶♥️🎶
Sublime et envoûtant... Respect for Nina Simone !!!
Congratulations Nina Simone for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Finally getting the recognition you always deserved
This haunting version is sublime. I connect so deeply with its melancholy. On my playlist forever. Not since Billie Holliday has been there such an existentially human, sultry voice. ❤️❤️❤️
Oui c est mieux que bien voix suave sensuelle humaine Nina Simone était sublime envoûtante Rip Mr Bojangles
C est mieux que bien c est la classe merveilleuse Nina j aurais tant aimé danser avec toi
Yup. This one and her version of Randy Newman's Baltimore. Only time I've been there is when Miss Simone sings. She makes me feel like been born & raised in that hard luck city!
Billy isn't a patch on Nina, I say with respect.
Elle nous fait rêver. .... La Mélodie et sa voix tand de douceur ....j 💚
You are so right!
This women. Had a voice like no other..there is only One Nina.. Like many super stars who are now gone.. But not forgotten..
WHY AM I SITTING UP HERE LISTENING TO THIS AND CRYING? IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL, HER VOICE😭😭😭😭😭
Merveilleuse Nina Simone tant de talent tout est remarquable dans cette maison-non.on ne fera jamais mieux!l orchestration les paroles la mélodie et Nina-bref c est la classe-Nina on pense à toi on t aime
This song is coming from way back in time before You Tube ube, Facebook , Spotify and all the other online platforms that play music
A voice from heaven lifts Mr Bojangles up to the greatest mundane and nevertheless poignant characters. A miracle, word after word.
This is without a doubt the absolutely the best verson of Mr. Bojangles I have ever heard. Bravo Madam Simone.
John Sheets totally agree
Tout à fait d accord merveilleuse Nina Simone!
This song reveals more and more each time I listen to it. Love Nina's singing.
Merci pour ce merveilleux moment...
Je pense à ma maman qui me manque tellement 💕💞
thank you
I want to cry. Her voice is so soothing.
Jolie découverte suite au livre de olivier bourdeaut. En attendant bojangles
**TRUE MASTERPIECE**
🎶🕺🏽🎶🕺🏽🎶🕺🏽🎶🕺🏽
**Nina Simone - Mr. Bojangles**
No matter my state of mind, this one fills me up with serenity. Pure bliss.
Beautiful song, beautiful voice... Goosebumps
One of my best song done by Mother Nina👍
Miss you Nina 🤗
Beautiful rendition of this song. Done with so much clarity
Pareil pour moi, Dolorès!
Au départ, je trouvais le livre trop fou mais je me suis accroché et... quelle superbe histoire. Et maintenant, j'écoute la chanson, belle découverte!
Pareil cool
Eu nunca tinha escutado falar sobre essa música até começar a ler o livro Esperando Bojangles. Uma gratíssima surpresa pra mim. A música e a voz da Nina Simone são lindíssimas. Tocaram fundo na alma.
Fou d'amour ; je fais pareil après la lecture ils avaient raison de passer le disque encore et encore....
Qùel voix qui transporte un vrai talent on l adore❤ parmi les grande artiste ❤
Just heard Ms. Simone's cover on the soundtrack of "What Just Happened," a 2008 Barry Levinson film with Robert De Niro. As always, Nina knocks it out of the recording studio!
Velvet voice and a lady to make a great song! God Bless you Nina!
Merci Mr Bourdeaut
This song,, the true meaning of Soul Music.,.it's what it touches...
Takes a great tune to another level. Gave me chill's 😊
Olivier Bourdeaut brought me here ❤
Same
French pride hihihi !!! I love this book ❤
Pareil
Sameeee😂
I love the book
She is a better as they say in Scotland and truly divine.
❤❤❤Olivier bourdeaut pose les questions existentielles que tout humain devrait se poser pour vivre en paix et libre : être différent dans la société ? Que fait la société pour comprendre les différents ?
Et si nous apprenions leur langage au lieu de les séparer des autres : nous aurions beaucoup à apprendre sur nous pour plus d empathie de compassion et d amour qui font largement défaut.
Pourquoi des humains se suicident
Et si nous nous intéressions à leurs souffrances ?
Et si nous décidions de mettre l ETRE HUMAIN ET les Êtres Vivants au centre de notre conscience la belle planète terre pourrait devenir un paradis où chacun a sa,place : ayez la foi nous sommes nombreux pour porter ce projet pour les humains de 2024 et pour les prochaines générations : c est notre responsabilité : réfléchissons à c est quoi la Vie c est quoi la mort et portons ce débat partout : n oublions pas nous sommes energie ayant une expérience humaine : quelles ondes envoyons nous autour de nous : l education commence par là : connais toi toi même et aimes ton prochain comme comme toi même : gravissez le chemin de l amour (auto guerison) détruisez la haine de vous même (auto destruction)
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For my money, this is THE version of this great, great 1967 prison song by Jerry Jeff Walker. It dramatizes every word of Walker's wonderful lyrics, puts you right there in the cell with the other inmates and a born entertainer. First verse shows the man Bojangles, an amazing dancer in rags, but "eyes of age" who not only dances but talks, "speaks right out." Second verse, with its gorgeous strings, joyful dance, its history of Bojangles dancing career and the death of his companion dog is sublime. It stops, and for second you think the song has ended. But it picks up with a surprise third verse and Bojangles' confession of why he's in jail ("I drinks a bit") and someone respectfully asking Bojangles "please .... Mr. Bojangles ... Dance." The tinkly ending disappoints me, but not that much; Nina's voice is so real and respectful of the humble man who throughout the South was the legendary Bojangles ...
A écouter absolument en lisant le livre d'Olivier Bourdeaut "En attendant Bojangles"
tout à fait , moi aussi comme Libertango sur le livre de Frédérique Deghelt
A voir le film....
@@hanacat3317 amo
もう50年も前になります。ふる里の高知で、シモンという店でバイトをしている時によく聞いていました。懐かしい。
Ici grâce au film,merci
Juste magnifique !
I had no idea. I love music. I am always learning and it feels amazing. Saludos desde Chicago.
Keep up your interest in music. It will greatly contribute your life. Where ever you are, where you life leads. In moments of joy, sadness even humour, music will stay by your side.
Try Mozart symphonies...especially the Jupiter. An exhilarating start on the road all thongs Musical. A litlle drama perhaps? ....try "Queen of the night", Mzt ' The Magic Flue.
Hope this is good onfo
Maybe my favourite song
My precious tears. Wonderful
This splendor of words cannot attach it
The tears which you shed would have various memories while listening to her song.
Would there be the sophisticated tears？
This song touches the depth of my soul, brings tears to my eyes very time! Thank you, Ms Simone, lots of love to you always.
One of my favorite songs.👍👍👍
Muito bom recordar essa canção tão bela na voz de Sammy Davis Jr. . A minha versão favorita era a da Nina Simone❤. Mas agora é a do Tico. 😂
just wonderful
Magnifique
This one reminds me of my days in Chicago..at Edward Palmer and Alice house. I just love Nina's voice..her musicianship.
superbe balade!! merci Nina
20 years we are all still greving for Iggy
Love never dies xx
A thousand Beyonce's and 500 Swifts wouldn't equal half the vocal talent of Nina
Nina Queen!
Un régal !
HOW DARE I HAVE TO SCROLL 8X TO GET THIS VERSION!
Es EXCELENTE escuchar algo asi...nos eleva sin duda.
Une perfection... merci :)
Best version.
Wonderful
Rest in Power, Jerry Jeff Walker
I actually think that the song is talking about Bill Robinson. We can see it when she says « Mr. Bojangles danced », since Bill Robinson was a tap dancer. Also, when she talks about the dog, he did have a travel dog apparently
@@imarim5395 Jerry Jeff Walker wrote the song Mr. Bojangles
Nina Simone 🙏🫶
There will a be day im old enough to listen this without having a cry The lyrics and her voice and that time 🙏💜
She is a story teller from beginning Love Nina Simone 🙏🎶🎵💜
This song is just like back in rumsptelliskin time.
Trop beau
RIP JERRY JEFF WALKER...song composer.
Murió?
Feel free listening to her
Todas las canciones de este LP son muy buenas .Gracias Nina
Amo a Nima Simone!
Sammy Davis did it resplendently, masterfully orchestrating undulating waves of emotions. The best version indeed.
like listening to a thousand dreams that have been deferred all whispered in your ear, all at once.
I have never been able to listen to Nina sing it with out crying and tonight I had to stop listening.
Too much far too much. One of the truly saddest songs I have ever heard. I would liken it to the book 'Of Mice and Men'
Its America in verse and rhyme
Very well said friend. Wow👏
One of my top songs.
Magnifique
Wow, incredible!
Une perle merci Nina
Heavenly...absolutely blissful. .hmmm
Nina Simone
“Mr. Bojangles” by Nina Simone is a poignant and soul-stirring song that weaves together emotions of nostalgia, empathy, and resilience. Let’s delve into its layers and uncover the essence of this timeless piece.
Emotions:
Nostalgia: The song evokes a sense of longing for the past as if reminiscing about a bygone era. The narrator’s encounter with Mr. Bojangles becomes a bittersweet memory, and Simone’s delivery captures this sentiment beautifully.
Empathy:
Through her expressive vocals, Simone channels empathy for Mr. Bojangles, a downtrodden figure. His vulnerability and struggle resonate with the listener, inviting compassion.
Resilience:
Despite life’s hardships, there’s an underlying resilience in Mr. Bojangles. His ability to dance and find solace in music becomes a symbol of endurance and hope.
Analysis:
Narrative: The song recounts an encounter between the narrator and Mr. Bojangles, a street performer. Their interaction unfolds in a jail cell, where Mr. Bojangles shares his life story.
Characterization: Mr. Bojangles is portrayed as a complex character-a drifter, a dancer, and a survivor. His dance becomes a form of expression, a way to cope with adversity.
Symbolism:
The dance itself symbolizes freedom, escape, and the human spirit’s resilience. It’s a moment of transcendence amidst hardship.
Social Commentary:
Simone subtly comments on societal neglect and the plight of marginalized individuals. Mr. Bojangles represents those often overlooked by society.
Meaning:
Freedom Through Art: Mr. Bojangles finds liberation through dance, even within the confines of a jail cell. His tapping feet become a metaphor for the human need to express oneself, regardless of circumstances.
Shared Humanity:
The song underscores our shared humanity. Despite differences in background, we all carry stories of struggle and survival. Mr. Bojangles becomes a universal figure-a reminder of our interconnectedness.
Legacy:
By immortalizing Mr. Bojangles in song, Nina Simone ensures that his story lives on. She transforms his pain into art, preserving his memory and inviting us to reflect on our own journeys.
In summary, “Mr. Bojangles” transcends time and genre, touching hearts with its raw emotion and timeless message. Nina Simone’s rendition infuses it with soul, making it a treasure for generations to come.
much LOVE always....
Louis Partridge brought me here❤🥰
linda musica
This song was featured on KXCI 91.3 in Tucson
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Conocí este hermoso tema gracias a que leí el libro francés "Esperando a Mr Bofangles", donde los protagonistas lo bailan. Desde entonces escucho cada tanto este tema, y me llena de emoción. Es un poco triste, pero es hermoso!!!!
Vine por la misma razón ❤
Oh this poor true dog I understand that Mr Bojangles is grieving for 20 years Still my cat dies I grieve forever
nice version but Sammy owns this tune. he brings it to life and fills it with emotion.
Agree with you,love Nina but Sammy 's version is something else
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you
In worn out shoes
Silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants
The old soft shoe
He jumped so high
He jumped so high
Then he'd lightly touched down
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Dance
I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was
Down and out
He looked to me to be the eyes of age
As he spoke right out
He talked of life
He talked of life
He lightly slapped his leg instead
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Dance
He said the name Bojangles and he danced a lick
Across the cell
He grabbed his pants for a better stance
He jumped so high
He clicked his heels
He let go a laugh
He let go a laugh
Stood up and shook back his clothes all around
We danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
Throughout the south
He spoke of tears of fifteen years
How his dog and him
They travelled about
His dog up and died
He up and died
After twenty years he still grieves
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Dance
He said I dance now at every chance at honky tonks
For drinks and tips
But most of the time I spend behind these county bars
'Cause I drinks a bit
He shook his head, and as he shook his head
I heard someone respectfully ask, Please
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Dance
Songwriters: Jerry Jeff Walker
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懐かしい