NINA SIMONE on DAVID BOWIE, JANIS JOPLIN and singing STARS( Live at Montreux, 1976)

[kankantrie100]

Thinking abouth Whitney H. may she rest in peace

[MrAlexxluis]

sit down! 

[Anne0Nym3]

Merci Zouzou merciiii

[NATASA666333]

НИНА ОБОЖАВАМ ТЕ !!!!

[estramboticanaif]

"Isn't my necklace beautiful?" Nina is wonderful. My hair is black too this night, lovely dove...

[facadesbanned]

Arresting, moving. Both, simultaneously.

[dadko01]

its hard not to think about amy

[ThePogle]

wild is the wind

[misticmocha]

OMG WHAT WOULD SHE HAVE DONE WITH ALL THE TEXTING NOW ADAYS

[harryrichbell]

Mesmerising.

[spotinspace]

And I don`t believe in god, nor in heaven, but when i see this women singing, i wish to believe, that there is something after this life, so that she can just continue to sing.

[spotinspace]

This, for sure, is one of the most beautiful things i have ever seen on youtube. Nina was not only talented, but also a very honest, and those two together made her so great.Thank you Nina, thank you for spending your life here, on planet Earth.

[naom1e2011]

thank you nina for this song you are an angel

[8alucia]

simplemente exquisita!

[Darunatura]

I dont think ill ever figure out what it is that makes her voice so awesome, so ill just sit back and listen to some Nina Simone :3

[sfdungeon]

too fucking awesome for words...my salty tears can describe it best!

[ShamPoo1543]

GRAND!

[NrthDall81]

YES LAWD! Nina went in & told that chick to plant it! This woman's legend lives on! 😄

[ianwilson2007]

the girl who was told to sit the hell down disliked this 4 times

[rodrigocash]

NINA I LOVE YOU!! ♥ MY DIVA!

[rodrigocash]

4 fools dislikes this!

[heyss]

goddess. that's it.

[samella35]

Nina Simone accepted no disrespect, even at her performances. She knew she was to be adored and honored.

[123X2C]

Elle n'est pas à propos du spectacle, elle est une reine!

[nimmersattxberg]

Ein Engel..

[antifarsas]

it´s amazing the fact that this video is here since 2009 and has only 4 dislikes.

[MsMichelleBelle]

I loved it when she told that girl to sit down!! Damn straight.

[DeafMuteZombie]

Wonderful voice.

[samella35]

The illumaniti wanted her but couldn't get her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[allancuseo]

I loved here from the very beginning -- I love you Porgy. She is a classic.

[pladuk68]

@4al5alFirthofForth happy returns! i feel the same way when i watch cool stuff here ... there are other people on the planet who appreciate these things, and thanks to bernardo for putting it up!

It's great we can all live in a world where crazy & amazing people like Nina Simone can exist! Forget about the news, take a deep breath, and enjoy the next few minutes at least! If you're reading this We Love U LOCO!!!!!

[fbaraglia]

she's lovely even when she insults the public (that deserves it sometimes)

[funnyfacerful]

hahaha i can just see that girl lowering back into her seat at 2:00

[MrBASSET]

bt bt anschauen! die tickt(e) echt "anders" ..hehe

[BinroWasRight]

I adored NIna already, but all the more so now! This is glorious :~D

[FunkThePunkable]

What a beautiful woman

[Shrimaneshwari]

this song was written by janis ian

[inasexymood]

Nina always manages to hypnotize me.

[4al5alFirthofForth]

I have a little place in my heart for everyone who liked or commented on or watched this video and also for the one who put it up here for me to totally die over.

[michincuako]

what's the name of the song?

[MusicaAngela]

She is my new hero. I'm transfixed.

[antifarsas]

so beautiful. I watch it everyday.

[watcherof47]

I Love you so much. If david is here yoo tell me, hah. She was a so warm and truely. A Sparkle on this Earth. Sometimes she glimmer only for you. And on this time for me. Thank you so much, Nina.

[abryan01]

Hey Girl Sit Down... Sit down... that's right you are listening to one of the most powerful and timeless pieces of music from one of the most powerful voices of any generations

[kroquix]

NINA HAS ESTADO EN MI COMO CADA DIA EL SOL...........SIN DARME CUENTA DE TU ENTREGA DE AMOR CON EL QUE HACER DIARIO.

ME HE ENAMORADO DE DE TI NINA SIMONE.

SEGUIRE TU COMETA TUS MANOS ACARICIANDO UN PIANO

TU COLOR DE VOZ QUE DISTRAE MI DIA PARA SOÑAR......

Y SABER QUE ENTREGARSE A LO QUE PIENSAS CON TUS GANAS

ESO ES DAR SENTIDO A LA VIDA A LA MUSICA AL AMOR....

!!! GRANDE NINA SIMONE !!!!! Y TUS FEELINGS ETERNOS

[fagsploitation]

i cant get over the 2min mark. "hey girl sit down. SIT DOWN!" thats a true diva

[adsones]

Nina Simone is for me what Jesus Christ is for you, christian friends.

[DeefexNYC]

@zvnteq7 :(

[MrBlackandSeasoned]

Nina Simone taught me so much about the power of the piano, the emotion and the imagery that can be expressed on the piano is limitless as it can caress the listener as much as it can be combative. Her music is so full of feeling and so moving. She will live forever in her music. Thank God for YOUTUBE!

MrBlackandSeasoned

[abstractmadness]

@zvnteq7 Um she had bipolar disorder

[1974farmermama]

if you don't have chills by 8:03 you aint breathin

[DjPADYBU]

great singer and no effort to it at all, nina is one of a kind and will well be missed

[tyrehoward]

Damn right you're a queen. I love you Nina.

[TheReverendJohnson]

@ddshears

What was she on? A whole other level than the one you've been left on. Listen closely, and you can have some too

[bosheaful]

i was that girl

[dwetzy]

@bosheaful NO WAY!!! WERE YOU REALLY?!?!?

[bosheaful]

@dwetzy yep lot older now

[JeffVolve]

Muito bom saber que ela além de ser uma das melhores de todos os tempos andava com David Bowie ...muita loucura na época!

[ilovelinus]

She was the greatest and truly human being that passed on this earth! Thank you Nina for the great talent you shared with us.

[ddshears]

Nina....I love you...

[dwetzy]

Literally one of the most brilliant and evocative musical performances caught on film. Perfect. One thing though, the song is actually originally written by Janis Ian, although Nina basically rewrites great swaths of it here to discuss her personal battle with the psychological effects of fame. But yeah, Janis Ian told it well, but Nina Simone tells it the best.

[luizcunha77]

Deus...

[leonoel42]

even when she was drunk she still shines and sings so beautifully. Nina was notorious for walking off stage and not coming back. But i would still have paid top dollars to see her perform she is just magic to listen and watch.

[Anuskadublin]

It is the best video I have seen in a while!!!!!! :)

[nochenontubo]

You know what makes her so great? The fact that she has exactly the same voice while singing and while talking. This is the first time I hear it. She IS Nina Simone, she doesn't DO it.

[ryannnash]

Actually Janis Ian wrote this song. Nina Simone just covered it.

[nelv16]

divine divine is the word for such an amazing artist...

[HouenTouen]

it is a song of Janis Ian (talking about Janis Joplin, among other) and, as usual, it seems it is Nina who write and compose on the instant ... it is because Nina is a genious ...  singing with her soul, really ... and recreate everything. Thank you Nina ... there are not many like you

[edsugar]

Whoa. My heart is still racing from "sit down!" Why do I feel the need to do the chores and sit up straight?  Diva messed with my head!

[theblueangel28]

@edsugar me too! ive always been scared of Nina! :)

[LetFall666]

The worst public i've ever seen...

[ninosimon92]

THE best !

[NaoEW]

goddess

[fillette71200]

hahahahhahaha grande, TRÈS GRANDE NINA !!!

[theblueangel28]

its riveting

and divine

and so wonderfully touching

[CCillustration]

When she's singing it's like she is just talking to you and she really feels the words she's singing :') I love her.

[DrMickaelleDougherty]

Queen of my Heart.

[ASBANTICS]

Nina says sit down ..you sit your A%$ Down.

[horbergaren]

haha, crazy woman, i love you

[saywhatiwantfool]

damn if she told me to sit down id bitch slap her, fuck that arrogance, you should be humble instead bitch

[crackerwithsoul]

@saywhatiwantfool

HA HA, you must be the dumbest motherfucker on the planet.

[saywhatiwantfool]

@crackerwithsoul hahah shut the hell up white boy, why you white boys always jumping on the bandwagon of movements started by colored people? and im dumb too huh hahah. if youve seen the music collection i own, you would faint in its presence. im more musically inclined than you could ever wish to be, whitey.

[bklmsoul]

@saywhatiwantfool right, sure you would have, and then she would have fucking WRECKED yr bitch-ass, and this here youtube clip would be even sweeter because Queen Nina Simone would have some knocked-out say-what-i-want fool at her blood-stained feet. Be humble? Why, because she outshines the fuck out of you?

[saywhatiwantfool]

@bklmsoul hahaha, its funny when people get mad over the internet, youve made my day. thanks. "Queen"? shes a queen to you? you talk as if she is God, as if she fed the homeless. shes an ENTERTAINER. you are no different than a teenager obsessed with justin bieber hahahah. what a shitty human being are, you place ENTERTAINERS on the highest pedestal. people like you are the reason why america ranks so low in enducation. thanks for making that evident.

[saywhatiwantfool]

@bklmsoul and she would have "wrecked me", hahahah. hell naw. she, you, and anybody else trying to fuck with me, would get their head blown off by some LA WATTS CRIPS, and you would REST IN PISS on some BROTHA LYNCH HUNG shit. hahahahahah, you are too funny. now sit down like a good doggie. hahah, thanks. bye.

[bklmsoul]

@saywhatiwantfool yikes. dude blew a gasket in the last half-hour. this is not how to play folks, internet readers take notes. and yes, id rest in piss, but that is some seriously off-topic shit for me and your mother.

[bklmsoul]

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[tuturura]

@saywhatiwantfool you would be just one memorable jackass in a youtube vintage video of nina

[nevilleprinsloo]

Truly beautiful!!! Only Nina Simone could take a song and mould it into her own unique style.

[MFEVANREENEN]

A revelation. Gotta catch up. See y'all on the other end.

[Urbino237]

Absolutely remarkable piano playing - worth attending just for that beauty. What she could say with just a few notes...

[FungusMossGnosis]

Timeless dame. She makes me cry. Moreover, she makes me want to live.

[samella35]

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­

[samella35]

Fungus MossGnosis. Disrespect was not her forte'. Mama Nina. RIP. I love u.

[gueibor]

I didn't know.

I just didn't know.

Years and years of listening to her studio recordings, and it had never occurred to me to look her up on Youtube... I just didn't know what she could do to you from up on stage.

I'm crying.

And I'm in love.

[trinitenten69]

Fantastic video!

One person disliked this video couldn't reach past the clouds.

[ichimarmand]

of course you were a queen,dear nina...

[maryoliveyro]

I'm seeing this Lady first time in my live AND I LOVE HER!!!!! Thank you for so good work. Today is a good day)))

[juliMathers]

totally on drugs... playing beautiful music

[jeroendiederik]

@juliMathers you still don't know she had a mental disorder? 

[juliMathers]

@jeroendiederik had she? I didn't know that!

[OlesyaStarOfficial]

so emotional....

[struantheruin]

I fucking love Nina Simone

[1986babyboi]

honesty in it's purest form. you are a queen nina.

[MizRoxy2005]

Awesome!

[doublejjranch]

Who ever keeps sending me the message to listen to Nina Simone, please, do no more! I do not like this women, too arrogant and unloving. I see no resemblance in Nina and Janis Joplin, the true queen.

[iamlostinindy]

@doublejjranch You have totally misunderstood Nina Simone. She is perhaps, the most REAL performer I have ever experienced. Can't you see that when she performs she is constantly thinking about the work, and, the emotional content of the work is always reflected in her face and body language. My God! If more people on the planet were this genuine, out there, there would be a lot less misunderstandings between peoples and cultures.

[alabastertelecaster]

The song was written by Janis Ian, actually. But hanks for sharing this beautiful rendition, anyway.

[stockcar5472]

Its like she holds your life in her eyes

[ELIOProductions7]

i serioulsy started crying... it was so beautiful.

[gunsanddrugs]

yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah! i love u baby!

[doublejjranch]

Where is her manners, please sit down? Not very loving.

[wdrayr]

This is a treasure. I'd not known that Ms. Simone performed this song. It was written by American singer-songwriter Janis Ian, who is probably most famous for the song 'At Seventeen'.

Nina obviously lost track of the lyrics as she went along but recovered as only she could.

Thank you for the posting. It is very difficult to find tape or film of one of the greats.

[davidshep45]

@wdrayr -Not knowing the song I would never have guessed the lyrics had been forgotten. Nina Simone was so captivating. She could make up lyrics as she went along and make it sound simply wonderful. My all time favorite performer. Thank goodness we can visit her anytime here on you tube.

[ezdraaz]

ai como eu amo a nina *-*

[ambientgreg]

prophetic....she just goes straight thru you

[TheJazzStreet]

wow! it made me cry!

[alanbrowne107]

Google Video concert seems to have been removed but I'm sure sharing (your thoughts) with those like-minded could help.

[Sander12348]

Janis Joplin died in 1970. She can't have bin there!

[milisa21]

she looks like jj from good times

[fernandadrummond]

nina, your necklace is beautiful!

[Aueneye]

A performance to bring the audience to tears, especially the poor sap who was desperate for the toilet before being told to sit down.;)

[emilv56]

@Aueneye nice coment.

[emilv56]

ty bernard

[sprtrmp88keys]

Who the HELL was about to leave?

[iamlostinindy]

@sprtrmp88keys Most likely, some uppity European Snob who had no emotional capacity to understand or connect with Nina's comments. There are many ignorant people in the world who may have what it takes to earn fortunes, but alas, not one whit of emotional intelligence. Besides, it is extremely rude to walk out on someone's performance. A pathetic human being.

[tuturura]

@iamlostinindy "uppity European Snob who had no emotional capacity to understand or connect with Nina's comments?" you have never lived in europe have you? besides nina moved to europe in the 70's precisely to leave Us every day american segregation shit, so don't talk about sensitivity...

[machine1313]

the wonderfully divine ever so charismatic nina simone..the one and only..she forever lives on thru the videos and recordings..all delicious.....much love and respect always.

[MarvelGirl11]

This gave me chills!

[alanbrowne107]

Check out google video for whole show simply stunning.

[modelo81292]

I couldnt find it do you have a link ?

[MicheleBell1]

BRAVO! ... Love the Spirit, Singing & Song.

5 STARS.

[SLIMandtheTANK]

Reality TV.

[KnoFLa]

Oh...that's beautiful.

[daniel15671]

ohhhhhhhh......what heart...

[madlillies]

One of the greatest voices of all time! All X factor singers take note!!!! You do not need vocal acrobatics to sound amazing, as Nina does!!! Will we still be listening to Leona Lewis in 30 Years time? I doubt It!

[MRSmamaCASSELLIOT]

Bravo!

[ColtraneTaylor]

@madlillies All I can say to that is ... whoohoohhheeeyeahhhooowhooaaee­eyeahheeeyeahhooouuuwhooouuuwh­ooouuuwhooouuuuuwhooo

That was my impression of whitneyhoustonmariahcareybeyon­ceand every other shit sucking parasite rnb singer alive today. Well ok we 'lost' Whitney. She was a vocal TERRORIST in the 80s and 90s and in cheap clubs today.

[mytalent2]

This is so amazing she says it all the story of the starts our moments of glory and lost and found of ourself and in the end we can see that everyone has a story.

[dancewomyn1]

YOU ABSOLUTELY A QUEEN!!

[TheCinemaization]

Is there more of this video?

[lamsalgado]

Spine tingling! I love the way great Nina says imperiously "Seat down" ! Great Nina!

[lamsalgado]

Why you died so early Nina? I miss you!

[Bodacea1]

That was one of the most real performances I've ever seen. Sometimes you can look at someone and know that their life was a balance of genius and pain... and that's what I saw with her. I knew nothing of her before this, so thank you .

[mchelo18]

Super FIERCE!!! Hahahah, she's number one.!

[bernardocarmopiano]

Hey, girl, sit down!!! haha WONDERFUL!

[monkeywrench890]

i know crap she would not have had to tell me twice.

The performance is amazing though but you can tell she is not well mentally.

[monkeywrench890]

Then again the way the audience speaks to her at the start probably p*ssed her off too. Demanding "Sing"

[jetit]

@bernardocarmopiano Love that Part..lol Nina Did not Play when it came to her Music.

[IreneJalenti]

@bernardocarmopiano best moment ever! Love her!!!

[SoNoFTheMoSt]

@bernardocarmopiano yeah lol

lol lol lol lol now this is a real lady:P