NINA SIMONE on DAVID BOWIE, JANIS JOPLIN and singing STARS( Live at Montreux, 1976)

[@VeraDCrowl]

I met Nina Simone when she did a benefit concert in San Francisco. I knew the people who had something to do with the production, and I was thrilled to actually see her live. I learned every breath of Mood Indigo when I was 5 years old. During the concert, she called for requests, but no matter how loud I called it, she did not sing Mood Indigo. I went backstage after the concert and all I could say when she turned her attention to me was "I have always loved you." She smiled and thanked me. I had opportunity to attend the after party with my friends, so I asked her why she did not sing Mood Indigo. She responded "Was that you? You don't look old enough to know that song!" I assured her I did...she challenged me to sing it, so I asked if she could still play it. She played and I sang. She said "I bet you couldn't do that again" and she went to her room and came right back...I always thought she only had time to turn on a tape recorder. She played it again and I sang it. She asked me to work with her as personal secretary, so I went to Beverly Hills with her and spent one month. Shortly after that she moved to France. There is much more but I am grateful to finally share this with others who might appreciate.

[@jacquelinepaul9731]

Yes, thankyou

[@thediamonddog95]

Thank you. 😃

[@keligarrett63]

Thank you for sharing that. What a wonderful story.

[@rostislavluchnikov268]

I loved your story and I would love to know more!

[@jamesblanshard9468]

Thank you and yes please tell more x

[@swamivicky]

i've told this story before. for a brief time in the early 70's, i met nina simone. she came and stayed for a few days at an ashram that i was living at. i spent a little time with her. she was polite, and somewhat shy. she told me her secret ingredient for chicken soup. she would add a small tablespoon of peanut butter. it does something magic to the soup, and is worth trying. anyhow, since i spent time with her.. what else do i remember (keeping in mind that i am nobody), we went out for breakfast, she, me and the swami... we read her palm. now that's something, that not many people can say. later that day, i found myself alone with her, in the music room. she began playing a song, and i nearly stopped breathing. i just kept still. i wanted to give her her privacy. i figure that privacy is the only gift of value that a fan can give to a star.

[@richysoto6332]

You are somebody special to her !

[@MaxChillin]

Thank you for sharing your experience with this gifted individual.

[@gaitachi3256]

Yes. 👏 💙

[@joaomalho332]

Beautiful Vicky Sabato! Very well said and the last paragraph, just great! Thank you for sharing.

[@tatianadumitrascu1805]

Vicky sabato, everybody is somebody xxx

[@barryschwarz]

I just read below: ""privacy is the only gift of value that a fan can give to a star." That may be the best comment I've ever read in these you tube comments.

[@user-rb9pl6hq4l]

very true!

[@The-Dom]

I used to think so, but now i'm not so sure.... i once was standing on the street corner waiting to cross, just Robin Williams and I... two strangers silently waiting. I was a huge fan but didnt want to bother him.... now I wish I'd stopped to say hello, shared how he'd touched my heart, and given him a giant hug. There's fandom and objectivity and then there's appreciation and connection. Now I think if love is in your heart, you should always share it.

[@katiekat4457]

Amadis Demitrius I have been battling at times life-threatening depression. I can honestly say in my opinion that giving him privacy was the better choice. Can you imagine how many strangers approach him everyday wanting something from him. Albeit a photo, a hug, a short conversation, his attention, etc... You asking him for nothing and giving him privacy in the short and long term would have made him more likely to leave his apartment again. And took pressure off him to not disappoint a fan by his reaction to your wonderful comment. I love how warm of a person you are. I really think you did the right thing.

[@maxwellsmart6487]

Nina ..🎨🕊️🏛️◼️💚🎹🎼🎨🎨🕊️🕊️👁️👁️🚬

[@jadezee6316]

nonsense,,it has no meaning...people are not invading so called stars lives....and try asking those "stars"....if they minded the intrusions.......BEFORE they became a star....dont elevate nonsense and mediocrity...you think giving a star your money...is a gift of value?.....you think a star.....wants people to stay home or come to their show/movie/performance??.....stop being stupid and think!

[@paulbrouwer4717]

Sorry to say i am 64 old now never new this Lady before. This is brillant what a Performance Now i become 100 year old so i kann listen the next 36 years

[@swamivicky]

so you're 64. do they still feed ya? do they still need ya?

[@ayamurayama3961]

I’m astonished because she made songs like “I’m feeling Good” she’s important to Jazz. Have to check her out!

[@AlimentariasPeru]

I can imagine her today: "GIrl, turn off your cell phone... turn it off!" Truly a queen.

[@bloodyw11ll]

ikr lol

[@michelabagnoli6586]

Yes, she'd be right! I DO LOVE HER, in italiano si dice UNA DONNA DI CARATTERE, CE NE FOSSERO!

[@danahyatt5760]

This song just pulls at my heart. I went to see her childhood home a few days ago. Sitting on a hill in the mountains of NC. A simple little frame house, that sheltered this amazing woman.

[@adelmirbarbosadossantos7730]

Níña saymon

[@palapadadouwa807]

Hahaha, Hope and guess she really would have done that for sure 😎😎😎❤

[@pistoldecellis3530]

Nina Simone is beautiful and elegant. Everything about her soothes the soul.

[@Kgoki890]

I love her 💕

[@jesusguidemeervp]

She is special

[@leonorrayoortiz6266]

Yes is Unique ✨

[@jorgeliberatori7352]

A beleza da alma e o talento dessa senhora , são nota 10.

[@kendallhendricks8599]

I like the violent side of her; like going to business meetings with pistols. My kinda lady; Elegance and danger.

[@patricky101]

She's genuinely one of a handful of people in popular music who can be be called a genius. It shines out of her, mercurial lovely woman.

[@patricky101]

@@elijahfluw4347 I've met Ms Simone so I'm sadly well aware of her status. As for calling her a Jazz artists she was never just that. I'm using popular as distinct from classical. And you may hand out the plaudit of genuis to anyone you wish. I reserve it for her and a handful of others only. But thanks for sharing your opinion though.

[@MariaM-fu6wm]

She was ment to be a classic music pianist...I think she was heartbroken because she was never allowed to... That suffering... That is why each single song and interpretation is so enormously filled with tears, heart, thought. What an incredible classical pianist she would have been.

[@JackFate76]

There are more than a handful of geniuses in popular music. But I agree, Nina is certainly amongst them.

[@palapadadouwa807]

​@@MariaM-fu6wm right. Seems she was bullied and ostracized and "gently" refused at classic school as she was black and too gifted. Marked her for sure. Then she just the one standing on in History. Her vibe and music and soul tells so much to kind peoples now.

[@ohhi5237]

was einstein a genius? married his cousin and made bombs for lunatics.

[@par3caddy]

This song means so much for me today.sep 2024. American Homeless refugee vet. Thank u 💓

[@perthkraya3209]

I pray you find a home soon. You served your country, maybe it should return a favour.

[@krisweaver556]

I've been disabled for 35 years. i danced every step of this in my wheelchair. Great fun! Thanks!

[@russellbeverly94]

Wonderful

[@yoditc7097]

❤️

[@gosubreboot713]

This picked me up today an a bad day

[@charliecookiej139]

[@janasali821]

Hugs ❤️

[@ester9326]

Nina Simone is one of the few if not only artist who’s music can make me feel euphoric, melancholic, extreme sad, happy, safe and in love within minutes. Her music never becomes boring, it’s timeless yet completely modern even now. Unfortunately she was from before my time but oh man….What I would give to have seen her on stage.

[@gloriaf6971]

I saw her on stage 2 or 3 times. She was always magnificent.

[@marcosbryant865]

Now this is so touching, I love the truth in her music and she's fun to watch Love her What do you admire most about her?🙂

[@carolannkell9930]

Wow❤❤

[@marcosbryant865]

@@carolannkell9930 hello

[@valeriebenjamin6977]

I'm glad to be playing and placing in the hearts and minds of my homeschooled children. I imagine when they get older rediscovering and playing for generations to come as well. May her legacy be transforming throughout all generations and legacies intertwined into grand stories indeed. The beauty of life is always great to see versus the realities we face from day to day. Treasures.

[@ronandelana]

She gave everything. Nothing more beautiful than someone being vulnerable and honest. What a astonishing performance.

[@summertime5666]

Yes

[@itsonlyyoutube-d5m]

​@@summertime5666 astonishing

[@susanbreed7659]

I love her confidence. She is a Queen. Nina always touches my soul. She is a gifted creative Spirit.

[@marcosbryant865]

She's unique Love the truth in her music What do you admire most about her

[@jeanfrancoisprevel6301]

une grande dame qui pouvait tout interprétéet le transcendait

[@susanbreed7659]

@@jeanfrancoisprevel6301 I speak French , so I was able to understand and agree with your comment.

[@tuckerfrd1]

The great artist all have a slice of "crazy" which make so unique. Although, I'm in such awe of her and her greatness, I'm equally so sad.

[@KappaDaKappa]

Truly is.

[@juliagp345]

She cried inside and felt every word. She would make every person in the audience feel her compassion.

[@rensmith6823]

Júlia GP NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN. THANX so very much for sharing. You are an 👼,🤗😘😏

[@SuzieQ90]

Júlia GP what is the song about?

[@superque4]

...and she made that one girl sit down. Lol

[@rachelbajrovic7323]

I wish I even got to be in her presence for a second

[@jimmbobb]

@@superque4 how do you know it was a girl? There is no place for your hateful sexism in 2019.

[@kiranp2325]

i own a little cafe, very tiny... tomorrow all day, i will play all her songs near me... and serve all of beautiful humanity.... love you Nina Simone...

[@pilargonzalo2813]

🙏💫Good bless you all

[@andreasmartinez2216]

unique, human, fragile, strong...God makes us a gift with this character

[@vincenta.dejesus9912]

Nina makes me cry like a baby wanting to be held by my mother. She breaks my soul and then makes it whole again.

[@willcifur]

There isn’t an ounce of fake in her .. when she comes on it’s like being called my full name by my mother

[@НиколайМарковски-у9ы]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@robvazquez8341]

Well said!

[@kirstenbraunsteiner8]

Sure

[@AthenaKama]

Me too 💯💯

[@henryrodgers5964]

This is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard. And the first youtube comment I've ever written. Thank you Nina.

[@adroutt1985]

Very attentive to her audience. So deep and demands respect. A true artist

[@tobytheone8596]

I have been to many, many gigs in my time. I have never heard a silent audience like this one. Everyone was listening to every word. Beautiful.

[@JustHaroon56]

OK I'm a guy who listen to hard rock heavy metal extreme death and melodic metal lol i do respect all those musicians who i used to listen to, this lady here got my lost feelings and its the very first time I'm listening her tbh i don't even know how it just popped up on my screen and i accidentally clicked onit and was about to close it but then i started listening what she's saying then when she started playing piano and sing.... damn got my goose bumps I loved her

[@MultiSinden]

I'm really glad you kept listening :)

[@whiketurner6249]

+Harry blackmore That's cool.

[@kerryg100]

Enjoy the ride it a roolercoaster....

[@stephenboyer8883]

+Harry blackmore always good to keep listening choices wide no matter what your bag is

[@sysiphuscorinth]

+Harry blackmore Have a listen to the original by Janis Ian and the rest of her work....

[@orlaspring363]

The way she delivers this song, it's like she's talking and it's just coming straight from her...as if the words just came to her. Mesmerizing.

[@robinalexander5558]

Yes!!!

[@takashimizutani1808]

She's zen mode reached from feelings haha

[@janetownley]

She was! The beginning might have been a real song, but she was totally making it up by the middle-end. Like an old school rapper, but with a gorgeous voice and melodies

[@rukeyser]

Every word up to "but i can't remember" is Janis Ian. Here is the song from Nina's first addition through to to her second - which ends the song. Janis' text is bold in brackets. It is a remarkable fit. *[we all have stories]* But I can't remember it anyway So I'll tell you about the mood that is in the United States today And permeating even Switzerland, is goes But I'll continue it anyway, until I get it together *[Some women have a body men would want to see* *And so they put it on display* *Some people play a fine guitar* *I could listen to them play all day]* But anyway, I'm trying to tell my story Janis Ian told it very well Janis Joplin told it even better Billie Holiday even told it even better We always, we always We always have a story The latest story that I know, is the one that I was supposed to go out with And the latest story that I know, is the one that I was supposed to go out with.

[@christinemoccia477]

Her stage presence is so powerful!!!! You find yourself hanging on every syllable she utters!!! Such a beautiful woman! Such a treasure!!!!!

[@marcosbryant865]

Now this is so touching, I love the truth in her music and she's fun to watch Love her What do you admire most about her?🙂

[@raepaul8158]

She wanted to be a classical concert piano player and had the skills and the talent! Her mother had worked two jobs to give her the education and the skills. Then they Saturday on, and told her she would never achieve this because her skin was the wrong color. So to make money, she started playing in bars and singing. You can hear the melancholy, in every note, she sings. What a gift to the world she was.

[@nwshinanzum]

Thank you for sharing it

[@sueliduarte3612]

Que triste! Como alguém pode definir um talento pela cor da pele.

[@MentoringMetodologico]

Cuando ella era niña sí tuvo clases de piano durante varios años con una maestra particular que la educó para concertista de piano.

[@SKEsthetics]

Why am I in tears - I guess the soul knows Thank you Nina

[@the_bearded_maximus4601]

My God, I have absolutely no idea she had such presence, moved to tears.

[@Alexlittle9]

Fantastic keyword! *Presence*

[@nobaloneymahoney7940]

Me too! Glad I wasn't in the audience!

[@BobbyGeneric145]

She's one of those rare gifts to the Earth... Einstein, Lennon, Nina, etc.

[@welintonflor2053]

So beautfifull what o say

[@a.jackson5892]

Watch her documentary on Netflix its beautiful and overwhelming!

[@humbertogatica6420]

A Queen, her voice, her storytelling, her elegance, her command of the audience, she takes no prisoners, she insists on respect to her and to her art. She was also an activist for the Civil Rights and desegregation. A true Queen

[@mwfmtnman]

She would be heartbroken then how we are more segregated than ever.

[@laurabrevitz3944]

I will never forget the video of her doing "Mississippi Goddamn" in front of a crowd of stone faced white Southerners. She grinned right at 'em and kept singing. Legend.

[@pedropauloalvim9517]

Her arrogance

[@mwfmtnman]

@@laurabrevitz3944 what I wouldn't give to have been there to see that. Oh, old white guy here lol

[@mwfmtnman]

@@pedropauloalvim9517 what? Why the hate?

[@kyledammann4284]

Nobody compares to Nina. So raw and real, an icon of her time. Her genius was her gift and her curse. A life lesson for all who aspire to express themselves and serve their community as a professional artist.

[@carl_anderson9315]

David Bowie was a giant. Few artists were respected and loved in almost any artistic circle as he was. Rock stars, pop stars, punk rockers, jazz legends, classical, painters, fashion designers, intellectuals, young, old, everyone loved and cherish Bowie.

[@kimciszek-kane397]

Yes I agree!

[@Jazzyjayyy]

This video is about Nina Simone.

[@izzy-xq8ch]

Where WAS the great Bowie?! He wasn't there supporting Nina, an Honour most people would die for, and she was obviously hurt. This is about Nina, Yes.

[@carl_anderson9315]

@@izzy-xq8ch Do you expect Bowie to be present in every single concert of his friends?

[@carl_anderson9315]

@@Jazzyjayyy I know. I never said it wasn’t.

[@wiseoldsnail]

this is, hands down, the most positive thread of comments i've ever read on any youtube video about anything . the positivity in the comments has me weeping with appreciation, after i was already weeping for nina simone

[@sebasdebordeaux8347]

mark Knopfler's got the same amount of positive comments. but I think there's no others..

[@christinad4432]

I know it makes me wanna cry reading the comments

[@lorrainemorgan7422]

Me too......

[@DolphinsPlayingInAquaMoonlight]

If you want to find more videos with positive comments from high-vibe people, check out meditation videos. I don't think I've ever come across a meditation video where the majority of comments were not positive, loving and uplifting! People who meditate are usually very balanced people :) Also, if you like animals, check out the channel The Dodo, lots of positive vibes in the videos and comments!

[@1w598]

wiseoldsnail Are you okay?

[@harryrobinson6282]

This is more than entertainment. Its art.

[@wassdepp1]

Nina, I come to listen your music and voice, when I want to cry, I don't cry for pain, but for the pure emotions your art makes me feel.

[@johannawigg6921]

Floors me

[@hendrsb33]

When Nina Simone drops her voice down to softness... when you have to listen close and pay attention to what she's singing... she draws you in... to make you feel the gravity of her words, her story, and the melodious nature of her voice...

[@carlacrafford180]

Call me sentimental or whatever you want, but this has me in tears. WOW what great tears they are.

[@aidadaist]

+Charlie Stuyvesant Hey, the same here. A star and a starman gone, both so unique, both my alltime favorites! Nina seems here so fragile, lost and strong at the same time.

[@rickcoleman8277]

true strength

[@ericm2444]

agree,,,nice old dutch name ..stuyvesant ..greetings from amsterdam

[@skygazer6898]

Charlie Stuyvesant Me too! Touches your heart, doesnt it

[@federicoguerra1557]

I thought I was the only one

[@Maria-kq4ri]

Just Nina, her piano and her unique musical storytelling. No yelling, no twerking, no autotune. 👑 Nina Simone…forever in our hearts! 💕 ♥️

[@michaeleastwood6755]

Simple real ....natural artist of a highest quality

[@mackenziedog1872]

I can't resist but watch/listen to, Nina's passion.

[@mackenziedog1872]

I can't resist but watch/listen to, Nina's passion.

[@ninabuckingham4066]

🙌

[@wotizit2937]

Those were the days, my friend.

[@ulrichhille5241]

Absolutely beautiful version of this song. I grew up with Cher's version; and Nina's just breaks my heart, too. She knows how to tell a story❤️🙏

[@griffinmoore6819]

I played this for my best friend hoping he could feel the magic, the magnificence, and see a master musician at her work. It overwhelms me every time I play her recordings. His only comment was about her rudeness to the girl standing up. I laughed at my error of expecting my friend to like or appreciate an artist like Simone. She deserves, at the very least, the attention and respect equalled to what she's giving her audience. He did understand that, but hasn't experienced enough real life yet to like Nina's music. Took me 51 years, he's three years younger. Should be knocking on my door any minute.

[@siesies000]

I'm not saying that people should let people walk over them, but have some thick skin and use some discernment. Every single moment of life you won't be catered to or coddled. It's actually good to learn how to behave with different temperaments and to be able to have emotions unashamedly. With that being said I don't know your friend, so no true passing of judgment.

[@griffinmoore6819]

@@siesies000 I suppose finding Nina Simone during the lowest points of my life, death of my mother, my spouse of almost 23 years requesting a separation, diagnosis of a life altering disease, all in a very short period of time, gave me some comfort and something to keep me from losing my mind. Maybe I was presumptuous thinking my friend would automatically connect in the same way. Something to think about for sure.

[@meleshenko3767]

I’m sorry about the grief you went through. But it sounds like you were feeding on her music and so you didn’t notice the imperfection. Honestly, I noticed it too, when she was rude to the standing woman. And I was a few minutes into the song before I could put that aside. I’m not young. I’m older than you. And I am in awe of her talent. But if she was really a queen, she wouldn’t have to announce it - nor humiliate the peasants. There were nicer ways to say “please sit down so I’m not distracted.” And “thank you” wouldn’t have hurt either. Basic manners never go out of fashion.

[@layla.williams__]

@@meleshenko3767 She didn't appear rude to me! It may be a cultural difference (and I'm certainly not out to start any arguments), but I picked up on her sense of humor in it.

[@Mr.CCharlie]

I have friends who love music, and I go to concerts with them. I have friends who I tried to turn onto music and they really don’t get it. They want to leave the show before the encore. I don’t go to shows with those people anymore I love hanging out with them. I love them, but not at concerts.

[@mluiza111]

I saw her in Brasil in the '90s, at the ende of her health. She was magnificent! There were more than 200 thousand people in the open Park. I was so touched that I cried and laughed at the same time! She is my hero!

[@mdsilva752]

Amo ela e as músicas dela, e não fazia ideia de que ela já tinha vindo ao Brasil, que bom saber disso.

[@marijaparlov2101]

❤

[@tmalloy9]

Pure magic. Thank you.

[@justagirlsd3000]

Magical memory ❤️‍🔥

[@stobbinsboy]

Yes, some people really are magical.

[@VictoriaBlair-ce1qm]

She is so deeply in touch with feelings/emotions etc etc … her genius is her ability & vulnerability expressed in her music - truly one in a billion - we are all the richer to have her music

[@taniamiller4572]

100%❤

[@susanr5546]

Yes, you are a queen! You always were and always will be. Fascinating life, superb performer and a great activist. Oh, I miss her.

[@EE8947DB359A]

This is Jazz 100% improvisation excellence...Behold. Thank you Nina.

[@peterdenhartoog]

queen off my feelings, i had the honner of meeting this great soul in amsterdam, cafe alto ,thank you god, if i listen to this lady singing, i cry, and be thankfull.

[@Nerudah]

Peter Denhartoog Damn ik wist niet zij daar had opgetreden. Wat ik niet zou geven om dat mee te mogen maken!

[@detriablair9715]

Such a blessing to meet such an Extraordinary Woman.

[@PJPlumbingDrainage]

It was Nina who persuaded David Bowie to record Wild Is The Wind...Two truly great artists...

[@jelisavetakostich7537]

❤

[@jelisavetakostich7537]

Vero unica ....

[@davidvose2475]

She unlocks the sadness in our hearts and makes it beautiful

[@mswkmw4683]

"..meant for a queen and I'm a queen." I love it!

[@MiamiPush2theLimit]

I LOVED that!! Lmao! 😂❤️

[@tinastanley4444]

Ikr?

[@allenmakere3822]

then she laughs and reminds the audience that they clapped even as a joke, when if they thought Disney makes queens then they have never grown up.

[@im_from_liverpool3293]

Yeah you are, Nina. You're a queen. Forever will be.

[@beanstaIkjack]

Sometimes it's good to cry, I put this on and I have no idea why I'm crying, but I feel alive. Existence is to be sad, happy, fun and lonely

[@awarenessvillage]

Yes. If we had only one emotion we'd never know what we feel. Life would be merely existence.

[@TheKiddy3]

I feel the same and I don't know why...

[@glennbeyde4822]

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[@barackdundee9546]

You're not alone everyone listening is here with you 💪

[@claireleagas5087]

Powerful xx

[@LusciousTwinkle]

I was lucky enough to see her about 20yrs ago. She had to be helped onstage to the piano, she was so unsteady. You could hear the audience almost groan with embarrassment as it looked like she wasn't going to able to perform. (This wasn't long before she died at 70)...She literally croaked into the microphone and we all cringed.... Then..... The most amazing sound came out and filled the theater and she launched into "I put a spell on you" She was INCREDIBLE!!!! & had such a rapport with the audience. Definitely one of the top 3 gigs I've ever BEEN to. Awesome talent, extraordinary voice and unlimited charm. So lucky I got to see her.

[@elizabethlangton4260]

Nick cave said the same about her

[@SoniaK2]

Thank you Lola for sharing your experience and observations. I haven't known anyone who has watched/listened to Nina live.

[@maryannejacksonpicker1028]

Thank u

[@johnnygosh5739]

Cool story. Thank you for sharing

[@katemcshane]

I heard her albums when I was 21 and she is still my favorite singer. She came to the Boston Jazz Festival when I was 37 and I felt like I'd waited all my life to see her -- at Boston Symphony Hall. I took a friend who'd never heard her. She came out on stage and the standing ovation and cheering lasted a very long time. I felt like I couldn't clap hard enough. It was the greatest thrill of my life. She played for less than an hour, then began to talk about her father and abruptly got up and left. If it had been anyone else, I would have been furious. I had a friend who was supposed to interview her on live radio and she was 40 minutes late. She had a really hard time with life

[@Martin-R-Sommer]

WYH! Why has this wonderful unique piece of music, of real art only 154k instead of 154 millions? Such a wonderful song, audience deserves more than only …

[@betterthanwealth]

“It is antique, it’s is over 200 yrs old, it is meant for a Queen, and I AM a Queen 👑 “

[@bk7278]

OMG she’s beautiful I hope I hear a voice like that just before I die

[@glamourpurrs8464]

Yeah right. Classic & timeless. She isn’t using falsetto it would take you to sing high notes & powerful. Not at all about queens who have taught me to laugh

[@sonyalewis9144]

YYYEEESSS!! I LLLOOOVVVEEED THAT👑💎✨🙌🏼

[@pedronemm]

I habe at Europa for more 300years, and what I am? Hahaha

[@pedronemm]

And I am so sorry not clearly english

[@michaelswords4416]

Some say she's not the most attractive woman. I don't understand that, I find her stunning.

[@dikapo3]

It is a stunning woman and very attractive

[@andrewvikarskyi2055]

michael swords me too

[@saphirshine]

not the beautifull one indeed but when she start talking singing no one else exist

[@Dadacomero]

who cares... not everyone can be attractive

[@TeacherBrunoOneil]

charming, glamurous and stunning.

[@michaelmottlau2072]

A brilliant performance by Nina Simone. A rewarding performance on so many levels. Captured so many years ago by a focused and very skilled camera man - complemented by good audio recording and a mellow post editing. A joy to watch and listen to, and a deserving tribute to a great African American singer, who deserve to be remembered for coming generations of young people.

[@montetown5741]

I could not have said it more succinctly.

[@ChefShondi]

I discovered her so late in my life.. missed out on so much (I'm 43)

[@johnalonso7468]

***** etter late then never.Enjoy it!

[@ChefShondi]

Have you heard any of the new album with today's musicians paying tribute? I've only heard Lauren Hill's version of "Feeling Good" but if the rest of the album is anything like that, I NEED to buy it.. LOL

[@BachifyOfficial]

Thanks! I hadn't noticed.

[@jamesthompson2179]

This is the first time that I’ve heard Nina sing this particular song. I’ve heard Nina sing many songs. She always delivers her music with such feeling and grace. I am 75 years old. As I said, this is the first time I have heard her deliver this song, I say all that to say this, it has touched me, and I have cried, literally. Thank you, Nina Simone.

[@Redding477]

So obsessed with her and her music, She's just gold.

[@drhintjens4915]

She is angry, mad, disillusioned and yet she cannot but be this amazing person once she sings. Insecure, crazy, all that. But she is divine as someone said below. Her voice and her singing emotion is her royalty. This is the strangest song I ever heard ANYONE sing - it is a dirge from the heart.

[@pavelstrebl8897]

Leen Hintjens cdrrffd

[@tommydfer9718]

Leen Hintjens

[@adda7256]

*SHE STAR ABSOLUTEEEEEEE!*

[@malekmaximum]

Well said. I don't think she could write a song like this if she was just an ordinary person

[@dannyv.b7452]

Hye miss Leen.Personnaly I dont think she was that angry,mad ,insecure or desillusioned'bout what what happened there;than she would have been like that all her carreer i think,cause lots of people act somehow confused when they notice that they're are actually facing an artist wich is not like the others.Also she had,in my opinion,way more than that roalty in her voice and emotion and a dirge in her singing;though you express it well.I think she was even a visioanaire..Like they make'm only once in a hunderd year.Ella & Aretha for example were giants ,but Nina..hard to describe.Not of this earth..i hope you dont mind i supplemented your comment.. : ) By theway,are you Belgian-Flamish perhaps?My father got Belgian roots(my mom is black) and i've been living there.I recognised the Dutch linguistic spell in your name : -) Kind regards Danny Van Baekel

[@Fineb]

- "And I am a queen!" YES you are❤👑

[@tzunammi]

MTF

[@daj0378]

Absolutely, TMH jewel among all of them

[@WeRiseAtDawn]

@@universaltruth2025She earned every bit of that pride. How dare you. Sit down you. Sit down.

[@MrDimikor]

@@universaltruth2025 Not narcissistic. Sarcastic.

[@dennischiverton7365]

Thank the Lord for Nina, a beautiful soul.... an amazing human being... We love you.....xx

[@321Lopper]

I once heard the story of the drummer who had to manage her volatile mood that day - he joins in at a the right time and keeps it discreet

[@h0m3rj5]

She doesn't sing, she talks to you and you know she means every word. One of the most genuine performances ever. Just amazing. It's like she has never left. And I thought I knew her well enough. I am going find the whole concert.

[@madfruity5291]

Did you find it?!

[@h0m3rj5]

@@madfruity5291 I did. I will need to wait for an appropriate moment when my mind is clear and take it all in.

[@aselyttkens2164]

me too

[@guitarlawyer75]

It hurts to know that Nina and David are gone... Damn...

[@nostaligicangel]

+Ana Luiza Brown Yes not got used to David's departure at all - so hard he was so of the time and seemed full of life. Still hope he is grooving with Nina and all the other artist somewhere in good company.

[@danielgreen2788]

+Ana Luiza Brown it really hurts

[@nostaligicangel]

Agree so much Daniel he was a gem.

[@edwintorresdeyauco354]

& Janis Joplin

[@uaateacher]

[@jitkasuarez]

She's so inspiring! I'm not an artist, but listening to her, especially live, just makes me feel like I should go and write poetry. And so what if no one ever reads it, I'd do it just for me. For my soul. And what an honor for Janis to have her name sung in a song by Simone! We need women like this today. So badly.

[@rohanroll]

jitkasuarez That first thing you wrote about listening to her and wanting to write poetry... That was beautiful. I wish someone said the same to me after listening to muy songs!

[@JoseCarlos-wx2ky]

rohanroll

[@gardo135]

That is why i write

[@lucyfrye1337]

everybody is an artist. just not all of us learned to play an instrument.

[@Riquinni]

Funny she inspired me to write my one and only poem, she was truly a gift.

[@claudio130]

There will never be anyone like Nina Simone!

[@bryanclem894]

I don't have the words to express how wonderful this woman is. WOW. Nina should be required listening for every human on earth. This woman can change the world. I've heard her before but this clip is changing my perception. Makes me think the human race does in fact have hope. Life changing!!!

[@audravorapanya9446]

100% Agree! This is brilliant, but no intention behind that brilliance, just pure heart and pure soul. A one of a kind human being that we all can learn from. I'm so moved by this, so much so to tears, deeply.....

[@marijaparlov2101]

❤

[@salanderlisbeth4319]

Mulheres, women, vrouwen, donne, mujeres,...all together..we have unfortunately the sequels of the fucking Patriarcado 🤮 #NinaSimone Presente Hoje e Sempre 🌹♀️♀️🌹

[@Shane-ff2mm]

This is my first time seeing her, she is so special, her art will live forever.

[@angelajames6460]

I adore Nina and her music.

[@ferrerobeaty6097]

She was Original beauty, pure and not like today's additional fake beauty treatments. She was pure!!!! I'm proud to be black.xxxxx

[@johncollins4794]

Unique. We were lucky to have had Nina on this Earth.

[@SandraLovesSun]

And I’m proud to be white. Yay! Go us :)

[@SandraLovesSun]

I’m a natural fan, too. If it’s done right, it works. She looks nice with short hair. I have short hair again. I like a woman’s neck and face, and so you see more of that. It’s cool.

[@evanabbott2737]

I wonder what she’d think about all the female pop stars of today....🤔

[@ThelmaThais1]

Beauty very deep inside!

[@michaelgriffin1505]

Can't listen to it without tears flooding my eyes. She seems to embrace human destiny in all its beauty and tragedy.

[@indiahaze2197]

Yes

[@DaaTwah]

Say it brother. It would nice to just for sake of loving. No one looking for reasons of returns.

[@davidb9614]

I sure wouldn't go that far

[@michaelgriffin1505]

@@davidb9614 Well, deep down we're not all the same. It takes different keys to open different hearts.

[@FrankAhrens-d3c]

Es ist ja nicht nur die wunderschöne Stimme von Nina Simone, nein die Mimik erhöht den Song auf einen noch höhern Level ❤

[@cloeday7361]

Man, I love Nina. She'll live forever. "Sit down!"

[@stacey1961]

A masterclass for anyone who want's to learn how to capture an audience and hold them spellbound. It's never too late to find great artists of the past and enjoy their music keeping it alive for the next generation to discover after you . so share and share again keep the great music of the past alive for the future generations to discover .

[@keithdavis7772]

stacey Basford

[@tinastanley4444]

Indeed. Well spoken

[@FF-bs6hy]

Once or twice every year this fragment finds me. And I watch it, not only to remind me how insanely good she actually was, but mostly because there is no clip to be found on the entire internet that expresses the loneliness of stardom more accurate. It's so damn ambigue and it both sets me to tears

[@andreguilles4919]

So, so perfect. At that moment I had the impression of seeing Music incarnate. The Goddess of music incarnate. Thanks for posting.

[@LilyOfTheTower]

What an amazing song. So full of soul, full of raw emotion. Her voice and inflection, her piano playing... she's art in human form ❤👑

[@tonyjones7373]

Too right , no doubt , you've got it ....... peace and love to you .

[@pacrimco]

Saw her in Los Angeles before she passed. She was magnificent. She is still here whenever you think of her.

[@denisesalles7248]

I love her piano playing - and how fitting is this - in any year, in any country - time stands still here. We always have a story.

[@seankelly1291]

This is her. This is that thing she wants us to remember.

[@ITFDAVE]

Amen friend

[@yolandag5756]

This was a song originally written by Janis Ian but my god, Nina made it her own! The emotion, the arrangement of the music, everything is exceptional

[@theChrisCroft]

yes - though check out Janis's original version too - possibly even better...!!

[@massiahgrom]

I'm a huge Janis Ian fan

[@mybiz2167]

I've known Nina Simone only by her name until now (unless I'm starting to forget things). I ended up here after a David Bowie video. I was so unexpectedly MOVED by this performance. She seems so genuine. She meant every word. Real.

[@cityandsuburb]

To the individual leaving the comment "Ms. Simone is very plain...." I can state without fear of contradiction, that those who find this extra-ordinary female 'unattractive' - are unable to address anything...anything above the superficial. She represents the zeitgeist, the history the joy & the pain of a whole people.. combined & focused within the soul of a beautiful woman. What more would a man want?

[@juliaalexander5788]

I think that her goddess like beauty is so rich & deep it scares shallow minded people... ;)

[@sebasdebordeaux8347]

G Elgar, HI man! precisely, this is TO much for ordinary men..!!! I think she could be attractive for sure, but she carried SUCH a huge pain (despite the very funny behavior she sometimes had like here in the beginning!) and she was SO deep that yes it can be frightening for many men, and not meaning those men are shallow minded, but just ordinary men, whose expectations about women are mostly based on the traditional "sexy and slightly superficial bimbo" who won't force them to self-autocritic and introspection, which most men are unable to.. what you say about her is beautiful and exactly what I've always felt, and it makes her the GIANT she was and will always be, I mean the most overwhelming singer having ever existed.. to me the only one who could compete is Sade..

[@brockertteambrockert]

She is very gorgeous!

[@claudiasiefer8495]

@@brockertteambrockert EXACTLY! Her beauty transcends the ordinary common standard. For those who cannot "see" Nina, I feel sadness.

[@andreabryant2857]

This is...the most eloquent statement I've read in about a decade. I'm writing it down.

[@luchovera2464]

Mi Grandfather used to listen Nina and I grow up listening her amazing music. Thanks for shearing

[@SingTrece]

Her music priceless. May she rest easy knowing she left a mark in history.

[@estebana174]

She certainly is a queen. Legend , simply beautiful.

[@nicolasjosephs9910]

This is such a deeply hauntingly sad song, sung, no !embodied perfectly by this beautiful artist queen

[@tgmcface]

She is beautiful in her absolute openness. I have low vision, and watching her face makes me feel so many emotions. Her mentioning of people playing music, just made me think of how easily people who really emote so much can be lost in everything else. Its easy to copy, but people that truly feel what they are doing, come across amazingly different.

[@JustAnotherBlader]

She absolutely has the vibe of an actual queen

[@ordinary7413]

Она не королева, она богиня.

[@downwithfaith]

@@ordinary7413 Oh please. Such tiresome overused hyperbole. She even called herself a queen! Her commanding the person in the audience to "SIT DOWN!!" was something only an entitled celebrity with an inflated ego would do.

[@sharoneastwood.1025]

THAT'S BECAUSE SHE WAS 🙏😓🥰.

[@stephanietate2116]

She really does. She has the elegance and sensuality of Cleopatra or Nefertiti. Her voice is legendary. I've always loved Miss Simone. ❤

[@stephanietate2116]

That is, she really DOES have the vibe of an actual queen. She is so confident

[@yarinkoren900]

No more voices like that. Not just vocally. We need you now more than ever. 10:00 min of pure honesty. A simple Thank you would never be enough.

[@melrose8213]

magic is infused to her vocal chords and escapes her lips to serenade our ears and coddle our hearts. Love you Miss Nina.

[@dofuxie2135]

wow... this is by far the most emotional performance i've ever heard

[@r.b.h.6576]

Eine der genialsten Jazz-Künstlerinnen des Universums. Habe schon wieder Gänsehaut... 🫶🫶🫶

[@kathleenmcwhirter3583]

She IS a queen! The incomparable Nina makes this song her own.

[@latonyasalton3206]

Kathleen McWhirter Yes she is

[@MrCharlieBananas]

My God, she nourished my soul. I felt every sentiment, every emotion, every little last piece of pain. What an incredible woman!

[@nnekadowney6549]

beauty is subjective. Nina has an inner beauty that projects outward. that the kind of beauty that is timeless. God bless her.

[@Kat-mh5kj]

i actually think she was beautiful outside no matter inside

[@dougdavidson3260]

Yes beauty is subjective. Nina was beautiful inside and out. I find her striking and mysterious.

[@rowdybliss]

“Stars” is absolutely my favorite song that Nina Simone sang… and I love it in every iteration/recording/performance I’ve ever heard her perform, because you BELIEVE her when she sings.

[@randallfrank5682]

Yes, you are a queen Nina. Thank you for sharing your talent.

[@Amiisunique]

I'm familiar with Nina since about 1995 when they re-released the "my baby just cares for me", since I have tons of CD's and more. but this clip .... made me truly fall for her. I am sad that I haven't gotten a chance to see her perform before she passed away. Angry, emotional and exceptional musician and artist.

[@bookman100]

My dad and mom took me to see her at the Village Gate when I was a young teenager in the 60's. It changed my life. And then the owner of the Gate, Art D'Lugoff, a friend of my dad's, brought her up to Fire Island where we all summered. Those were the days.

[@socialbettors966]

Yes, those WERE the days. I really doubt we - as a counter culture - will ever experience again anything like that.

[@TheRisean]

You can feel passion, sadness. You can feel her soul!

[@janicebollman1039]

yes & that helps you to feel your own soul she is a wizard of musical genius & helps us all evolve by showing us her beauty & vulnerability…🌹🌻🌹🌻

[@stupidhandles]

Nina had the most emotive voice and style of playing. Cuts through straight to the soul

[@Pulsonar]

This talented woman was so captivating, she looks like an 18th Century African figure of distinction, and with that feisty and eccentric command of her audience, she was truly one of a kind

[@karrot101]

its amazing how she just naturally sings the first line right on pitch before she even played her first chord on the piano

[@LynneKJ]

She had perfect pitch.

[@flowersfam3462]

Yes!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤗 Very rare.

[@TheSteveg2011]

Nina was nothing short of amazing

[@samr6514]

“It is meant for a queen and I am a queen *bows*” SHE IS MY QUEEN

[@ronsch98]

Shes THE Queen!

[@MountTheodore72]

Thus the reason she told that individual to "sit down!!!" You don't walk during the Queen's performance. You give her your undivided attention.

[@carolyngrant9278]

She moves me like no other. The pain, the soft moments, her nuance of mood, the way she put across the words. I can only think of Edith Piaf who could sing about the gentle and rawness of Life.

[@geerowr.6666]

There was nothing fake about Nina Simone. Her albums are great. Even when you read a song title and say to yourself “I won’t like it” SHE pulls you in and you’re hooked crying or just basking in the emotions of the song. What an absolutely beautiful woman.

[@prototek]

Yeah! I know what you mean. IMO, it might have something to do with how she seemed to pour her heart, soul and all of her pain into what she did. It's a real experience to listen to her because she kind of takes you on a very emotional journey and one gets the feeling you're experiencing what she was feeling when she wrote the song. One of a kind.

[@kritique3065]

Yo...this is sooooo real....from when she was looking for Bowie,talked about her necklace...started singing...ALMOST brought tears ALMOST

[@rubychew6535]

You can tell that she experienced a lot of sadness.

[@ericparnaby1319]

Of Course ! - Black Lives Mattered Even In Those Days !

[@TheLULUTOMAS]

Me too

[@tengeneza]

we all have ....thats why its easy to recognise it when you see it in somene else ....

[@fraygoes4570]

@@ericparnaby1319 yes.. she suffered too much

[@Critic224]

Only suffering brings out the best of art ....

[@ITFDAVE]

I'm far from considering myself a writer but could easily speak about this beautiful soul for hours without stopping. So instead, I'll just say thank you. Thanks for sharing. See you out there or on the other side. But I see you 😊