Nina Simone

[Bluzme]

love that - be transformed by the renewing of your mind

[kalebnbrown]

Genius!

[MsChopinista]

I get a high from listening to this...  Be transformed...

[Lstarr06]

would you happen to know exactly which concert this is from, i would love to hear the whole song

[cameronedwardmole]

There is a longer version with interview, this is actually the improvised end to 'I Wish I Knew How It Feels To Be Free'. Search from a user named therotatingchinmen and you'll find it. Thumbs up if you want somebody to find the audio from this, remaster it and release it!!!! Surely we could get the ball rolling on this?

[southprince69]

soulful!

[Etusf]

Is it weird that I cried when I watched this?? *sigh* Oh, Nina.

[smile678]

i wish i knew how it felt to be free is the song i just can't find this performance its easily the best one

[rockstitute]

Does anyone understand what is that she exactly sings in this one?

[DIJITALSON]

@rockstitute yeah... she is informing us to WAKE the fuck up and start letting the love of (of whatever universal power there is out there) to flow from us to each other... to stop being ignorant and to love each other... to be accepting of each other. This is what the teacher NINA is singing about. LEARN IT!

[Lstarr06]

anyone know what they are singing in the background

[missekat25]

what is the name of the song?

[missekat25]

what is the name of the song?

[75wishes]

There are very few artist who can touch my soul like Nina Simone can. There's been many times where My eyes fill with tears because that's how strongly I react to her voice and her "Spirit" as she would often refer to it. God truly bestowed her with an undeniable talent that touches millions of people all around the world. Her music for me is profoundly beautiful. Every word uttered, sung,spoken,whispered or screamed comes from the depth of her soul. No one like her. Never will be...

[tomerose]

More footage from the same concert can be seen on the Nina Simone Documentary by Peter Rodis, 1969

(google it)

This performance is at the end.

[simondebruyne]

@tomerose

Hello tomerose, would you perhaps know what song Nina Simone sings? Do you know the title?

I've allready google it but I cant find it. I hope to hear from you soon.

Greatings from Belgium...

[tomerose]

@simondebruyne

Hi

In my opinion it's an improvisation of I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

if you look at the documentary I talked about in my post you can see she finishes this song with these words...

[ninotska79]

Anyone knows the name of the concert and where I can get it/download it/buy it?! I'm desperate!! ;-)

[mravka9]

AMAZING.

Legendary music.

[angyalhab]

OMG this music makes me cry and laugh at the same time! Pure, fantastic art!

[coolitababy]

Also, anyone know where and when this live performance took place?

The audience sound English, so probably London, late 60s

[pounou19]

@coolitababy This is available on a DVD that comes with a 3-CD set, I think just called Nina Simone. The liner notes say that it was recorded at the Village Gate in NY, the Westbury (NY) Music Fair.

[pounou19]

@coolitababy

The Village Gate (NY) and the Westbury, NY, Music Fair

[coolitababy]

@pounou19 Thanks for theinfo, pounou.

[coolitababy]

Also, anyone know where and when this live performance took place?

The audience sound English, so probably London, late 60s

[pounou19]

@coolitababy

See my reply above.

[pounou19]

@pounou19

The CD set with the DVD is called Nina Simone: To Be Free

[gazbopyro88]

What song is this?

[pounou19]

@gazbopyro88

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

[LaAlta]

perfection

[GancioilDritto]

Anche Neffa l'ha ripresa o meglio, copiata, con il titolo "cambierà"..questa non l'altra..

[gorre12]

love

[MrRoyalPayne]

Love you Nina.

[cjameela]

She is extrordinary. A true gift from God!

[TaRRushka]

Life in it's essence.. Beautiful song. Amazing woman.

[ISREBA1949]

I loved this woman so, so, so very much. It was a sad day for the earth, the day she closed her eyes for the last time. I have never gotten over it.....and I don't think....I ever will. I loved Nina, more than anyone knew..or knows.

[drv8888]

shes still here! her spirit is everywhere, in all her songs, in every feeling she makes you feel, she's still here

[lambiable]

beautiful

[crazypianolady]

She looks invigorated.

[FaceBeppy]

It's 'I wish...", but different from the album version. I'd like to get this song fully.

[kheddou]

Don't know the title of this song, and it is not "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free ".

it seems like an old spiritual, I dig it, but I don't think she put that on a record, too bad !

[crisp99]

Man I love this song and feel just like it at the moment, its sad and uplifting at the same time.

[sunismygod]

amazing song ! makes me think about my past, about the best friend i had !

[crisp99]

your only friend but now it's too late.....cane

[eysoe]

hey nice clip...is there a chance to get this ducomantary or just this wonderfull clip from you?...thanks

[rayclarkpalmer]

How can I get a full copy of this documentary without moving to France? :)

[DustyPigeons]

There is no way whatsoever you have to move immediately Its a new policy. look out the window a truck is out side ready  to whixk you a way to Paris

The French arent really all bad if you dont mind sky high taxes and Bureacrats annd unions galore you will however great food and wine and a beautiful country and some wonderful films and music . BonVoyage

[micr0cosm]

Google is your friend

[romainguebe]

quel est le titre de cettechanson s'ils vous plait???

name of this track please??

[ramardo1994]

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free

[velazquez2009]

absolutely musical, very very fine and full life!

[109RainyBaby]

thanks for this posting

[54spiritedwill54]

One of the most beautiful souls ever to walk the earth.

[109RainyBaby]

Yes indeed

[kheddou]

I'm algerian but this song almost move me to tears, even more as I undesrtand perfectly what she's saying...

She had such an energy and feeling on stage, wow

[comicalk]

No singer captivates me like this sista here. SPELLBINDING.

[finndapin]

Does anyone know the name of this song?

[crazypianolady]

This little snippet nearly moved me to tears! So powerful!

[JCMarra]

People should be ashamed to post their punk "covers" of Nina Simone on YouTube. Haven't listened to ONE that comes anywhere CLOSE to Nina. So far off it's pitiful.

[finndapin]

ONE DAY, I THOUGHT I COULD FLY.

Well I tell you what, Nina, love, you did fly, and you're still flying. We love you Nina.

[peterhinton]

A 20th century master.

[peterhinton]

I only hope that, for even 5 minutes of my life, I will one day feel the passion and energy of Nina Simone.

[outled]

hairs on back of neck standing up, lump in throat.

[sweetsomething]

I was a child and was hypnotised when I saw it on tv.

I wish someone would put this same live performance only this song that is on an mp3 or a cd so we could buy it

Thanks & let me know what everyone thinks about putting it on a mp3 so we can listen to it everywhere this song life performed gives me life

[inglishspeeker]

I want this recording!

I would have loved to see her live.

[sweetsomething]

Yes I want this recording too!!! Maybe I can ask my friends in music to put it on an mp3. Ill let you know when I get it. Though I wish that someone professional from the music bizz would put this song on a cd or something.

[pounou19]

@sweetsomething

There is a 3-CD set with a DVD of interviews and performances, including this one. It's called "Nina Simone" To Be Free."

[rayclarkpalmer]

@pounou19

Thank you, I am going to google it right now. One infuriating thing aboutg this clip is the shortness. I feel Nine was realing getting into the grove of the song and was aboutg to give out much much more but for some reason got angry at her band for playng too loud (note when she turns to hte band and

repeatedly says "Easy, Easy). At that point she seems to end the song our of pique just as it was reaching its soulful climax.

[rayclarkpalmer]

@rayclarkpalmer Sorry, this reply was placed in the wrong location. It was actually a response to pounou19sweetsomething. My cursur was in the wrong location when I cliked post and the messages was inadvertently make part of Sunismygod. Sorry for the confustion.

[crazypianolady]

You can make this youtube vid into an mp3 but I don't know where to get the whole song :(

[koshigirazol]

I love Nina!

[vdhelst]

brilliant because of the immediacy of her spiritual power and ability to enter a domain of mind through music.

[bastardrob]

NINA

[TeenageWildlife]

i will never tire of this woman. even when she was just playing the piano there was such a vibrance (listen to her instrumental version of "You'll Never Walk Alone"..the phrasing is genius)

[WERTY123]

"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" was the start then abit of "ain't got no life".

When she started singing " be transformed by the renewing of your mind".

GAVE ME THE CHILLS

[WERTY123]

Where there the rest of this clip

[mrduragss]

Only people of African orgin can put on such as spiritual performance.

[jimisevertoolhed]

everyone is human everyone can go the same places ccome on theres no reason to tell people they cant do things

[haysiyet]

i didnt know this one not blues not jazz not gospel no nothin' its nina

[speducator2006]

I need this documentary. Anyone know how I can get it?

[mrduragss]

The full documentary is on google video

[speducator2006]

Thanks!

[millvalleyrn]

Now that's Nina, alive and vibrant.  Never tired of her. It's good good good!

[Frederiklemche]

I would really like to know which number this is. Somebody worte that it was "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" This is not true. any other idears??

[beforenightfall]

Now that is religion.

[khamikins]

No better way to say it. Now THAT is religion

[DeanArrlack]

One of the most beautiful souls ever to walk the earth.

[Lstarr06]

does anyone know the title of this song or have the whole performance of this song?

[allenanb]

What CD can I find this song or this particular Performance on?

[Simonesun]

This is a spiritual experience right here. I LOVE NINA, mucho.

[blutman]

este version es grandiosa veo el documental x oir esta version

dios bendiga a nina simone

[nickchaundy]

Ah so good when she sings "be transformed by the renueing of your mind" and then when she stands up at the end and everyone goes crazy, she was easily the most awsome person

[Mcheetah]

This is OLD.

[MackTheKnife12]

Old, but timeless i'm 21 years old and this woman's music is an inspiration

[MackTheKnife12]

She's right, her music ain't jazz, her music is nina simone she's in a class all on her own R.I.P

[Dude421]

No, but, it's realy not Jazz, it's Blues.

[cocacosta]

ella siempre enciende mi alma... y me saca una sonrisa y una buena lágrima... gracias por dompartirlo!!!

[ninasimone7]

Oke so we know the song is orginally from "i wish i knew how it would feel to free" But where does this fragment come from? where is the beginning... does anyone know?

[monstersamba]

this is how she taught us how to fly...she is really flying now with the angels...God Bless Her!

[ninasimone7]

does anyone know how this song is called?? (i would like to hear the complete song as well) this is just amazing!!!

[Cocomab]

Its a reworked version of « I wish i knew how it would feel to be free ». You can find the song on many cds, but there is no version as good on any CD I know of. Too bad, isn't it?

[explodingshit]

anyone know if this is available separate from the documentary, which I've seen several times on the CBC? the clip is nice, but I desperately want to hear this in its entirety.

[AbeokutaCity1]

IrisShaped you made my year and we only in June!!!!! The BBC did a doc a few years back and showed a small small clip of this, and I so wanted more. I found it here because you put it on. This lifts me, makes me feel good and ministers to my soul. God Bless you....And God bless our sister, mother and spiritual provider Nina Simone.......x

[pjubagoni]

what i mostly like about nina is the grooves she made with the public, those soundz of crowds, musicians...

and this version is great

i adore

[wendileona]

Okay, where's the COMPLETE documentary please?!?!

[fukneebone]

can someone please tell me the name of this song?

[nevilleprinsloo]

The rhythm is hypnotic!!

[sw1q]

Rhythm is hypnotic.

[Kaibyl]

Iris Please post the whole thing. Please!

[jackholden5]

It is a pleasure to see this again. I too looked for a copy of this live version but could not find one. Could Irisshaped or anyone else please post the whole thing from the concert video. It would be so good to see the whole song.

Nina is a Godess and one of the true icos of the 20th Century. This shows her at her snarling best.

[epiphanyX]

Thanks for posting this - I have the entire documentary on video also; this segment cuts off just before she says that she calls Jazz "Black Classical Music" which is an extraordinarily perceptive - and typically Nina - thing to say.

Most certainly the High Priestess...

[JairusSteed]

Hey - do you know the name of the song she is singing here? Where di you purchase the movie (I assume you are talking about La Legend)?

[nevilleprinsloo]

Why does she get annoyed with her band??

[pekoe67]

She's always getting annoyed with her band! Check out 'I shall be released' on youtube.

[nevilleprinsloo]

Could also be whatever it is she was taking. But who cares, it's Nina Simone at her best!!!

[JairusSteed]

I dont think shes getting annoyed with the ban. I think that look in her eye (before she jumps up from the piano) is The SPIRIT :)

[malone22]

i love this version, the live is better , i was loooking this version since 1 year but i didn't get it, i'm bad, cause is so amazing song

[nevilleprinsloo]

the music is hypnotic!

[WozzaFraggle]

BTW, when I say "the entire thing", I dont mean the Documentary 'Nina Simone The Legend'. I mean the concert inwhich she sings the wonderful testimonial "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free"

[WozzaFraggle]

Iris, What about a trade? Id love to own the whole thing. Please let me know!

[WozzaFraggle]

The title of the song is "I WIsh I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free". But the album version is nothing like this!

I was going to post the some portion of this Documentary, and ask the question "Where does this footage come from, and does anyone have the entire thing?"

[IrisShaped]

I have the whole thing, but i can only post ten minutes at a time, and I kinda have to ask if its worth the time. It takes a lot of time to convert the format and then to upload it. blah. I dont know.

[JairusSteed]

Are we sure she is singing "I Wish I Knew How it would fell ..."? I ask becuase this doesn;t sound like aany version Ive ever heard her or anyone else sing ... ?

[lape]

does nobody know what the title of this song is?

[lape]

the song is called "i wish i knew how it would be"

[lape]

"i wish i knew how it would feel" sorry:p

[nevilleprinsloo]

Keep posting these footages of Nina Simone - we who love her need to see them!

[donbakero]

I am also very interested in the name of the song. Any feedback would be appreciated!

[stonerrr69]

anyone know the track she sings?

[diepiriye]

Damn, Nina. She is the enchantress. She is not performing here, she is testifying. Testify, dear Nina, testify. And we shall go forth in your words, in your honor. We miss you, and still we rise.