Feist - Sea Lion Woman (Live)

[royalxanadu]

First off, to the idiot who says 'whites' shouldn't sing 'black' music: STFU. People like you are the reason why this world sucks. Step out of my sunshine please. Also, the lyrics have always sounded like she lyin' woman meaning she's a lying woman. They sound a lot like people here in the south.

[andrewallenx]

personally, i think everyone needs to calm down because feist is amazing???

[malone22]

the feist's version is no good... please feist if you hear me now... ok! you listen... don't never try to take one of nina simone's song, ok... sorry but this is black music, it's not your mother fucking whites pop... and a message to all whites who want always try to sing, or do music like black comunauty... you can try... but you can't never ever feel the soul in the heart of my black comunauty... god bless you if you hear me...

[Agonotheta]

the cultural exchange between blacks and whites is what has made music of the 20th century onward much much more interesting than anything previous. black people using white instruments, white people using black instruments, white people modifying black people music to make new forms, black people blazing new trails when white people sanitized their music too much, really the cooperation or dichotomy between the two is why music of today is so awesome

[asylumasylum]

wtf is wrong with you? we're living in a society. not an individual,racist community, where u obviously lived. feist covered the song, and its damn good, and so is nina simones original version. and if you want only blacks wandering the music buisness well then u can wish all you want. you and Hitler have something in common.

[johnnye87]

You tell 'em. Clearly, the only way to remedy the wrongs done to black people is to maintain a strict segregation between black and white culture. Nina would be so proud of you.

[industryindustry]

I have no idea what's going on, but i'm glad ppl are watching it, since it now is on the newer album. watching this again after so long, her voice is great in this performance, i wish i'd paid more attention.

[GordonRo]

The song that was a standard in Nina Simone's repertoire is "See Line Woman". That's how the song is registered by its authors - lyricist George Bass, and musician Nina Simone.

Sounds like someone has concocted a fanciful story about the Shipp sisters and all. Bottom line, it's See Line Woman.

[xtragicjane]

You were all correct. First, it was a folk ballad Sea Lion woman, which you can find on several Lomax recordings and early-afro-american folk comps. Then, it was a smooth cover called See Line Woman by Nina Simone, which I had been hoping to find here. The Feist cover does sound more like the original, though her singing is a bit more like Simone's, so that's why she called it that.

[industryindustry]

ya we already went thru that, but thanks.  hope u liked it.

[ninasimonelover]

The original title on the nina simone album it first featured on Broadway-Blues-Ballads is "See Line Woman"

check wikipedia for it.

[GxSimone]

See line woman was about a coke-head prostitute. Listen to the lyrics and you will get it.

[industryindustry]

it's interesting that she spells it that way in her setlist, i wonder what the story behind that is.

[industryindustry]

oops. i meant Woman.

[utmike]

Thanks for correcting that roskylde.. Sea Lion Woman is the right title.

[industryindustry]

Yes, Feist refers to it as "Sea Lion Woman" when she covers it, but considering it's not her song I refer to it in it's actual name, which is "See-line Women" by Nina Simone.

[utmike]

Since it's a Feist video I would still prefer to call it by what the artist who's preforming it does, you know, to preserve Lesley's flavour... Tomehto/Tomahto ;)

[industryindustry]

hehe yep, pretty much

[roskylde]

"Sea Lion Woman"