Nina simone - montreux 1976 - little girl blue

[Kolaudimi]

:)



[Josquinquin]

Genius at work. .. Ssssshhhhhhh!!!

[sjrobertson1984]

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 :)

[TheTHEEBONYLOUNGE]

(♥ 

[renanel16]

that's God like sings from her mouth (in a good way:)

[tamaradenelle]

does anyone have the lyrics to this live improve? thanks.

[BCHOODLESS]

Apples for sure

[scottreno40]

there is nothing to compare. when janis sang this live in 1970, she said...by the great Nina Simone. Janis made hers in her own style.

[varvara55]

Nina Simone was a musical genius. This is a brilliant version of the song. There is no need to compare artists but this song has also been sung by others like Janis Joplin and Diana Krall. It's a emotion-packed song. Check out the other two videos of this song, especially the one posted with Janis singing on the Tom Jones show in 1969. Brilliant artists all!

[Urmotherrocks]

What a genius she is...

[smilelikeUmeanit90]

man i wish i could play piano like she does

[sydc2020]

This has to be the most moving rend6tion of this song I've ever heard. Nina Simone was a true genius.

[lopezlatino]

There is no comparison between Janis and Nina. Both were great, end of story. Why there are no women like this before??

[pepermint26]

@lopezlatino I agree,they are two deferent song jus lyrics are the same and they 're both great

[emilefeltesse]

Makes my cry each time. A piece of truth, that one we rarely can touch.

[justGenny]

PLAY in 240p if you don't want it to keep buffering!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ycofan]

Lyrics Part II (See below for Part I)

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

[ycofan]

Lyrics - Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart --

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

[meljames24]

Dear, Nina Simone. I love you. Thanks.

[pOBrain]

i wish i could have seen her play just once

[patbnj]

@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.

[pOBrain]

@patbnj wow, what a nice memory for you :)

[pukarokhan]

thank god nina simone is a part of my life

[HEADSUPBERKELEY]

I am falling for Nina all over again so great an interpretor she loved her since the 60's

[librarianscales]

She rips my heart out and then puts it back. I love Nina Simone, there will never be anyone else quite like her.

[stophaarp1]

My God! If only Condolesa Rice had succeeded as a pianist! We might not be in Iraq right now! Damn!

[morsagalactica]

te amo nina

[DJJeannie1]

I love you Nina.... Thank you for being you xoxo

[rakash100]

This Piano Kills Got Damn It!

[marusa0307]

Eunice........you never will  died....

[itnow]

sorry but I found it boring, well under Janis'rendition

[smile678]

o I heart nina so. towards the end of her life she felt as if she lost relvance and i just wanna be able to tell her never,never. fantastic soul this woman had

[nassausuperstar]

I miss her so much.

[ClauPeach]

yes, U'RIGHT. Janis as Nina has a wonderful voice.Each one has her own style. However, this song is soooo beautiful. I

[antigauche]

There are people who "get" Nina Simone and people who don't...I pity those who don't.

[LetterKillethProject]

@antigauche well said.

[FungusMossGnosis]

@antigauche

One of those that didn't "get" her was my father, not fully anyway. Tom Waits is similar: they can come on too strong & different .. The trick is to balance the gustier, ballsier songs with their ballads. Personally I don't think you can fully appreciate the sweeter-toned songs without understanding the rougher diamonds...

'The things a crow puts in it's nest

They are always things he finds that shine best'

[tequiladiva]

I love this arrangement ! Bless you Miss Nina !

[sally969]

in some bizzar way, i conect with thislady.

[anitadutra]

Só ela seria capaz.

[ronestoses]

Nobody, nobody touches me, speaks to me like Nina. Thank god for YouTube 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

[somaelh]

what can someone say....?!

[mannucosta80]

effusive, simple and absolutly great!

[daphnemays]

YOU ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD NINA.  WE BELIEVE IN YOU!!!

[JOEBLACK36]

The genius. The madness. The artistry. The sadness.  Both raw and refined. THE TRUTH!!!

[willevertse]

verdriet, eenzaamheid, kracht

elk verhaal heeft zijn eigen liedje

[Forealness]

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

[therancholoco]

Absolutely incredible! Best cover ever of this song. Thankyou for posting all this!

[Manu9078]

Wow...I was looking for the Janis version of this, but I'm very glad i bumped into this version.

[porkusmag]

@Manu9078  this is the original.

[cooleeloo]

@porkusmag Well, she had the best one. She recorded it over twenty years after it was written and first performed though, for a Broadway show by Rodgers and Hart. I've never heard anyone do it better, not even Sam Cooke, not even Frank Sinatra or Sarah Vaughan. If anyone outdid Nina's performance - here or on the album - no one recorded it.

[sprackles]

glory to the high priestess of soul...such a powerhouse of a human being...ill always be in love with her...

[sexybutterflybabe]

Wow I've never heard this version. It's beautiful, but she is inhabitating a very dark space here.  It hurts my heart.

[padarac]

I think Nina was the inspiration for Janis on this one! I remember a recording of a live performance, were Janis credited Nina. (Although Janis is still my favorite; the piano is simply moving)

[jessiep02]

she seems angry and high as hell here.

this is not the song.  And tho she plays well (as usual), you can tell she's really not wanting to sing this song.

[sprackles]

@jessiep02

she was severly bipolar...you never knew what to expect with her live shows

[jessiep02]

@sprackles

really? Still think she was high as a kite.

[kalvarin]

fabulous!

[ladyglen50]

This song sung by Nina touches the core of my soul. Superb!

[xppara]

holy...I just knew this song, and love it to death...

thanks for sharing...Nina is the best!

[nevilleprinsloo]

BRILLIANT! EXCELLENT! SUPERB!

[modernmusico]

This is an amazing arrangement! She was such a brilliant, passionate and talented artist. Thanks for posting this Tungbgs!!!!!

[porkusmag]

Tungbgs... you´re absolutely right... apples and bananas! tks 4 the post.

[porkusmag]

There´s no version like the demo mono version in the Mercury song book! She rocks!!!

[Tsadik6251]

She is using a different accompaniment than the original album. The Genius. She arranges at will...and we should be grateful

[Tsadik6251]

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...

[grai]

Nina isnt well here

I can't watch these clips they make me realise how sad bi-polar illness really is

she went onto very strong medication soon after this but never spoke publicly about her manic-depression

[MmeFigaro]

Nina, she is a spirit of music, something like Mozart... how beautyfull is this version of the song! i love it...

[biachan4]

jesus, this is amazing! Nina`s improvising is priceless!

[HearMySinging]

This song makes me feel so different than any other song I have ever heard. The lyrics are true. In one sense they are sad because at some point in your life you will feel intense loneliness and be by yourself. But another interpretation is that this is saying you don't need anyone other than yourself to be alright in the end. It wants you to be independent. It could also, simply be the story of a girl who is sad and lonely and wants to be loved by a boy and there is an old woman cheering her up

[littunah]

@HearMySinging You've spoken TRUTH right there! I agree...amazing right? Wow. I LOVE Ms. Simone for that reason!!!

[Anntelope]

this is cool but I would rather hear the original - it is smoother and less self conscious.

[Memale2009]

Je crois que Nina chante ici ses sentiments vécus, elle chante son histoire, elle chante son émotion authentique en étant encore une fois cette petite fille triste.... c'est comme un monologue intérieur au sein de l'Afrique perdue

[caccerlacca]

beautiful. just pure beauty.

[vrob1]

@caccerlacca I Agree.

[smile678]

i was having a hard time figuring out who was my faveorite artist nat king cole or nina i LOVE nat but there is something so wonderfully artist about nina

[khamikins]

SUCH GENIUS!!!!! but the Audience is giving her nothing!

[babauzhis]

i love the postal service mix

[stillofthenightcl]

She's amazing!!

[TrackerAction]

1:28 leading up to 1:38. Tears. But 1:38 is only so beautiful because of what comes before it!

[Raquelsoar]

liiindo! *-*

[valiosisimo]

she is a true artist, she improvise because she let herself go with the music so

stop complaining, shut up, set the highest volume, close your eyes and let your souls go with nina's magic

[jenzeppelin]

these lyrics make me weep...

[DavidEdwardSchnell]

I bought a version by Wesla Whitfield that seems more true to the original and I know of another Simone recording that does not change the lyrics. I think we need to be aware of the difference between a variation, a version, a remix and an interpretation. I always thought a variation is for instrumental pieces, an interpretation could include a change in lyrics and have new instrumentation in it and a version would be a reinterpretation or rerecording done by the original artist.

[alankester1952]

Accept the isness of now matey. Your comments are crass and pseudo BS. I assume you have not been able exticate yourself from your colon.

Good luck!

[DavidEdwardSchnell]

Thanks. I am loved by Anonymous.

[dissertation12]

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.

[Stigrunasa1]

all you can count on is yourself , so true , so absolutely true , always and forever and 5 days

[Karamel2233]

Nina is the Best

[hubert1klimt]

fuck that's awesome..

[singsong80]

They are 2 completely different songs by 2 completely different vocalists. Even though it is techniqualy the same song, it i s the interpretation that makes them so beatiful in comparison. Give them BOTH our PROPS!!

[Ognjen91095]

Sorry, Nina, I appreciate your work and know that your fans will convinct me; it isn't bad, but when I compare it with Janis...

[dtolbiac]

What does mean this "appreciation" and comparaison with Janis ?

The concert was in Montreux was in 1976 and she is dead in France in 2003.

She was yet in exile, depressive and just coming out of a nervous breakdown.

See the other tiles (Feelings...) and try to appreciate her black beauty, her voice, to feel the emotion and the tension in the public.

One of the best musical DVD.

[Ognjen91095]

It means that I very, very like Feelings, My Baby..., then covers The House of the Rising Sun, Here Comes the sun is beautiful, The Look of Love... and I understand it all, but, simply, I don't like this version of song and I can tell it, 'cause youtube is place where you can left comment how you like

[dtolbiac]

Sure, but I think there is no comparaison between the two versions very different. (For me, Nina's one is really the best but it is only my own opinion.)

Montreux 1976 concert is alas her last masterpiece on live or on record.

After, for psychological reasons, in spite of her success on stage, she was the shadow (more fat) of the Nina of the sixties we love together.

And here she had troubles with the micro all during the first piece. Have you learned the the other pieces of the concert.

[Ognjen91095]

Yes, it isn't for comparasion, definetely, 'cause we have two completely different songs.

[justinscott04]

Lol, I agree with ya I love Janis' version a lot better, but Janis was inspired by this to do her version. The thing about Janis that gets me is that she puts so much into a song that I just don't see how she could do more than one song at a time.

I do appreciate what Nina did here, but Janis is the way for me too!

[diggyleader]

her musical syntax is stunning

[anna315]

amazing id never heard this song til i watched the czech film little girl blue the other day. and its just a stunning song

[illkeepitwithmine]

me too!

[xamas]

same here!!!! i have to study it for uni, absolutely amazing film!

[anna315]

me too! its for a slavonic studies course, but i just fell in love with this song. ninas voice is beautiful

[dtolbiac]

It's from the beautiful DVD Live in Montreux 1976 still available on sale.

See also How it feels to be free and moreover Feelings.

The real climax of her career.

[anna315]

thanks for the tip, ill definitely get that-'i wish i knew how...' is one of my fave songs

[mantaker1990]

you can see she's passionate about it

I love her

she's a second mom for me

all her songs means something.

[ohyppest1]

me too--I was the one who made them let her into the front entrance of Caesar's Palace, a giant breakthrough, since all black people had to come in through the kitchen abd then remove to the North Las Vegas black ghetto...having been a music person for generations--she was hesitant...he hands and face and voiceI was "little sister" --got her into the Hair stuff... How I loved her! She couls sing anything and totally make it hers---try Alone again, Naturally...

[dadoulf]

my god, that's so beautiful, full of grace...

[tungbgs]

Yeah it's Good King Wenceslas. hehe.

[crazypianolady]

Isn't the intro 'Good Kind Wenceslas?'

[ohyppest1]

That's "Good King Wenceslas", as in, (if I remember correctly), "god King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen--where the snow lay all about, deep and crisp and even--brightly shone the moon that night...