Mood Indigo - Nina Simone

Advantages: Wonderful Songs
Disadvantages: None

...17. Sinnerman 18. Mood Indigo 19. I'm Gonna Leave You 20. See Line Woman *** ME AND THE MOST LISTEN NINA'S SONGS *** 1. Ne Me Quitte Pas Why love kills me again and again, Nina? And why I adore love as well? And why love is so sadness like most of Po Chu-i's poems? I'm falling down to eternal sorrow. I really don't know why she left me. Did I make her unhappy? 2. Mood Indigo Please stop this song, Nina, do not let me down with this song. My mood becomes blue for all night long. Stop it, please, stop. She was said goodbye to me. However, I know she'll be back to me someday. 3. My Baby Just Cares For Me Yes, Nina, she was. And, yes, Nina, she is. Absolutely, Nina, I hope she cares for me till the end of time. And I promise to take care of here forever. 4. Feeling Good Hmmm.... I am feeling better now, Nina. Birds flying high... Read review

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Advantages: Deep as the ocean blue
Disadvantages: Nil

...and written by George Gershwin for a folk opera; 'Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood', later recorded by The Animals; 'My Baby Just Cares for me', which was shot to fame due to a relatively recent perfume ad. 'I loves you Porgy' is a majestic, emotive love song, accentuated beautifully by Simone's soft voice and timing. It is an excerpt from 'I Wants to Stay Here', a song in Gershwins musical/opera 'Porgy and Bess'. I prefer it to the Ella Fitzgerald version I have heard because it is so much more passionate and shows better the desparation that Bess is feeling within the play. 'Love Me or Leave Me', the opening track, is charged with blues and sets a faster pace than most of the other songs on this album. 'Mood Indigo', eloquently named and transfused with jazz is concerned with your typical blues subject of 'you ain't never been as blue as... Read review

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Advantages: Nina Simone - One of THE Voices Of Music
Disadvantages: None

...Nina Simone is one of those musical artists whoes voice is instantly recognisable. This album, 'The Very Best Of Nina Simone' is a solid, well organised CV of her musical achievements. She is one of those artists who, until you recieve an album like this, you forget had so many brilliant songs. The three tracks that leap off the 20 long song list for me are arguably three of the best American soul tracks ever. Firstly, of course, the magical 'Feeling Good' - a song that cannot be ignored. It is a pure soul track, a song that moulds the listener into a somber but content mood to begin with, then has them up on their feet singing as load as they can by the end. The second track is her religious masterpiece, Sinnerman. you can sense the faith in this track - one clearly derived from an upbringing in gospel churches. The third is 'Don... Read review

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