skip to main content open navigation menu find anything you save across the site in your account close alert open navigation menu find anything you save across the site in your account close alert 6 nina simone songs brilliantly sampled by rappers jay-z built an entire track around “four ...
(Never mind that its lyrics were written by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott, and Sol Marcus.) After years of “inferior” show tunes and “musically ignorant” popular audiences, as she would later call them in her autobiography I Put a Spell on You, Simone was all too familiar with this ...
“Feeling Good”’s most famous rendition is, of course, by Nina Simone. But the original song was written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for a musical a year before Simone made it famous on her albumI Put a Spell On You. Muse have an incredible ear for a great pop melody, so...
“A Well Respected Man,” released in 1965, is a satirical song by The Kinks that critiques the rigidity and hypocrisy of the British upper class. Written by Ray Davies, the… Nina Simone Nina Simone – To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1969) ...
Other songs Tiny wished Tavares had found first included 'Get Down on It' and 'Ladies Night' by Kool & the Gang, Marvin Gaye's 'Sexual Healing' and 'Let's Get It On,' and 'My Girl' and 'Papa Was a Rolling Stone' by the Temptations....
Other songs Tiny wished Tavares had found first included 'Get Down on It' and 'Ladies Night' by Kool & the Gang, Marvin Gaye's 'Sexual Healing' and 'Let's Get It On,' and 'My Girl' and 'Papa Was a Rolling Stone' by the Temptations....
Shining a darkly comedic spotlight on issues of domestic abuse, this country tune was written by Dennis Linde and then popularized by the Dixie Chicks (whorebranded as the Chicks in 2020). It centers on two former best friends named Mary Ann and Wanda, who team up to murder Wanda's abusi...
“Take My Hand, Precious Lord” is another gospel classic from the pen of Thomas A. Dorsey and is one of the most covered songs in the canon. There are stunning versions by Mahalia Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, and Al Green. The song continues to have relevance, demonstrated by...
Written by Tina’s older sister, Alline Bullock, “Mosquita” is best known as a Nina Simone song; her version, which spells it “Mosquito,” was so successful that later pressings of the Ike & Tina version adopted Nina’s spelling. But don’t let one iconic cover overshadow the original...
From the witness stand, Sheeran used his guitar to perform a "mashup" of acoustic renditions of songs by other artists, including Nina Simone, Bill Withers, Blackstreet and Van Morrison, as well as some of his own. The demonstration intended to show how Sheeran can easily transition between ...