Nina Simone - Wild Is the Wind [lyrics]

EUNICE KATHLEEN WAYMON (February 21, 1933 -- April 21, 2003), better known by her stage name NINA SIMONE, was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop.
Born the sixth child of a preacher's family in North Carolina, Simone aspired to be a concert pianist as a child. Her musical path changed direction after she was denied a scholarship to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, despite a well-received audition. Simone was later told by someone working at Curtis that she was rejected because she was black. She then began playing in a small club in Philadelphia to fund her continuing musical education to become a classical pianist and was required to sing as well. She was approached for a recording by Bethlehem Records, and her rendition of "I Loves You Porgy" became a smash hit in the United States in 1958. Over the length of her career, Simone recorded more than 40 albums, mostly between 1958 — when she made her debut with Little Girl Blue — and 1974.
Her musical style arose from a fusion of gospel and pop songs with classical music, in particular with influences from her first inspiration, Johann Sebastian Bach, and accompanied with her expressive jazz-like singing in her characteristic low tenor. She injected as much of her classical background into her music as possible to give it more depth and quality, as she felt that pop music was inferior to classical. Her intuitive grasp on the audience-performer relationship was gained from a unique background of playing piano accompaniment for church revivals and sermons regularly from the early age of six years.
After 20 years of performing, she became involved in the civil rights movement and the direction of her life shifted once again. Simone's music was highly influential in the fight for equal rights in the US. (from Wikipedia)
For more about Nina Simone's biography, click here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Simone

"WILD IS THE WIND" is a song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington. The track was originally recorded by Johnny Mathis for the 1957 film Wild Is the Wind. The song was very popular and was one of five songs nominated for an Academy Award; it was sung by Johnny Mathis at the March 1958 Oscar presentations.
The song has been covered many times, including by Nina Simone on the album Nina Simone at Town Hall (1959) and also on the album Wild Is The Wind (1966). David Bowie recorded a version of it in 1976 for his album Station to Station. Bowie was an admirer of Simone's style, and after meeting her in Los Angeles was inspired to record the song for his album.
The Dutch band Clan of Xymox released a cover version of the song in 1994 on their album Headcloud. Australian/English band Fatal Shore recorded "Wild Is the Wind" in 1997 for their self-titled debut album. George Michael covered it on his 1999 album Songs from the Last Century, and Chan Marshall (Cat Power) recorded a version on her 2000 album The Covers Record, as well as a live version for iTunes in 2006. Scottish singer Billy Mackenzie also covered the song; a version appeared posthumously on the 2001 EP Wild Is the Wind and on the 2005 album Transmission Impossible. TV on the Radio sampled Nina Simone's version on the song "Say You Do" on their self-released 2002 debut OK Calculator. In 2003, Barbra Streisand recorded the song for her album The Movie Album (2003), and filmed a music video. Amel Larrieux covered the song for her 2007 album Lovely Standards. Nina Simone's version appeared on the trailer for the 2008 movie Revolutionary Road. In 2010, Bat for Lashes released a limited 7" vinyl on Record Store Day in the UK that included live version of the song on the B-side. Esperanza Spalding recorded a version of the song for her 2010 album Chamber Music Society. (from Wikipedia)

ARTWORK by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917, English painter) - Boreas

Lyrics:

Love me, love me, say you do
Let me fly away with you
For my love is like the wind,
And wild is the wind...

Give me more than one caress, satisfy this hungriness
Let the wind blow through your heart
Wild is the wind...

You touch me, I hear the sound of mandolins
You kiss me
With your kiss my life begins
You're spring to me, all things to me,
You're life itself!

Like the leaf clings to the tree,
Oh, my darling, cling to me
For we're creatures of the wind,
Wild is the wind, wild is the wind,
Wild is the wind.

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[VenusDeArt]

Stopped by to thank you for your comment and am enjoying much your work.. Besutiful song it is and wonderful art you've featured. Happy weekend

[mariana240404]

@VenusDeArt: Thank you!

[Maskedman46]

Ah...we have the same taste in music...hahaha

Have a nice weekend in Cold country...

It's 82 I'm going for a swim...hahaha

[mariana240404]

@Maskedman46: Guess who gave me the idea?!! Happy swimming, Captain.... :))

[Maskedman46]

This is more my speed....kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss

[Maskedman46]

@mariana240404 ...Actually...Barbra Streisand does the best job singing this but I go with safer nobody's so I don't get kicked off....hahahaha...watch her's as it's as good as it gets...and the beach scene kissing is a plus...hmmm, delectable...now to find someone to reenact the scene with me...those trade wind breezes need too cool me down...hahahaha