Feeling Good - Nina Simone (1965)

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"Feeling Good" (also known as "Feelin' Good") is a song written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1964 musical "The Roar Of The Greasepaint—The Smell Of The Crowd" and has since been recorded by many artists, including Muse, Sammy Davis Jr., Bobby Darin, Traffic, Michael Bublé, The Pussycat Dolls, George Michael, John Barrowman, John Coltrane, Toše Proeski, Frank Sinatra Jr., and Adam Lambert. Perhaps the most famous version was recorded by Nina Simone, and first appeared on her 1965 album "I Put A Spell On You". Simone's version is also featured in the 1993 film "Point Of No Return", in which the protagonist uses the code name 'Nina' and professes to be a longtime fan of Simone's music. At least half the soundtrack for the film featured Nina Simone songs. The song was also featured in the promotional video of the TV series "Six Feet Under" (4th season), and is included in the show's volume 2 soundtrack. Additionally, Simone's version is also included in the 2006 film, "Last Holiday", in the 2010 film "Repo Men", appears as a background track in the 2009 game "The Saboteur" (despite the game taking place in Nazi-occupied Paris, long before the song was made), and is featured in the television series "Chuck" during the third season episode "Chuck Versus The Honeymooners". 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. Although she disliked being categorized, Simone is most associated with jazz music. Simone originally aspired to become a classical pianist, but her recorded work covers an eclectic variety of musical styles that include classical, jazz, blues, soul, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop. Her vocal style is characterized by intense passion, a loose vibrato, and a slightly androgynous timbre, in part due to her unusually low vocal range which veered between the alto and tenor ranges, occasionally even reaching baritone lows. Also known as 'The High Priestess Of Soul', she paid great attention to the musical expression of emotions. Within one album or concert she could fluctuate between exuberant happiness and tragic melancholy. These fluctuations also characterized her own personality and personal life, amplified by bipolar disorder with which she was diagnosed in the mid-1960s, something not widely known until after her death in 2003, though she wrote of it openly in her autobiography published in 1992. According to Nadine Cohodas, Simone's biographer, Ms. Simone was first diagnosed with multiple personality disorder and later with schizophrenia. Simone recorded over 40 live and studio albums, the greatest body of her work released between 1958, when she made her debut with "Little Girl Blue", and 1974. Her music and message made a strong and lasting impact on musical culture, illustrated by the numerous contemporary artists who cite her as an important influence. Several hip-hop musicians and other modern artists sample and remix Simone's rhythms and beats on their tracks. Many of her songs are featured on motion picture soundtracks, as well as in video games, commercials, and TV series. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here!

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All Comments (21)
  • @NicPrescott
    If you are watching this in 2023. You are a pearl of hope in this dark dark world. Good job 👍🏼
  • @Kayla.cortez
    And now, if you’re watching this in 2024, you are still a pearl of hope in this world. It’s time to WAKE UP
  • @everettdiy8777
    A recording from 1965, and it sounds like it was recorded just this day. So utterly beautiful, I can't help but tear up as I sink back in my seat.
  • @lancelotlinkagentsecret6304
    I discovered this song while I was learning how to walk and talk again after being blown up in Iraq 2007. I put it on my iPod and would listen to the song on the hard days when I was discouraged during the three years it took me to recover from my wounds.
  • @patriciadamwyk7493
    Love this song. I play it for my mom when we wake up in the morning. She's 96 years old and the song puts a smile on her face
  • @ayou.dlwrlma
    When this song came up during the movie «Perfect Days» (2023), it was so clear and even bright for me. Such a powerful one, and immediately one of my favorite songs ever. Love this tremendously.
  • @yasminborges9167
    I'm not black but listening to a black woman singing about freedom in the 60s just gives power energy.
  • @noor1989n1
    I swear Black people have the strongest and best vocals ever...
  • @J_C_CH
    What I’ve always loved and respected about Nina and other black singers of her time is that they didn’t let the racism of the era stop them from pursuing their dreams or becoming successful. They did what they loved and they did it with style, and they’re still revered to this day.
  • @Zara_Bolatkyzy
    Almost 60 years have passed, and this song is beautiful, like on the first day❤️🙏🏻
  • @mistyfalin5445
    Lost my mother sadly earlier this year Miss you much mamma You too dad
  • @ajmartix2903
    2020 still an icon, still extrodinary, still amazing, still the queen.
  • @taljarlimbolo3840
    This woman was just everything her voice goes straight to soul I’m in love with her voice n music.
  • @chinogabriel2502
    Nina is truly a class of her own. One in a billion. No other like her.
  • @spadebraithwaite1762
    I saw Milly Jackson in concert in Oxford, England, and for some strange reason Nina Simone was in the audience, so Milly Jackson got her on stage and they sang a duet. You don't get many memories better than that!