Nina Simone - Stars (at Montreux Festival in 1976)

[@janisianchannel]

I wrote the song when I was 21, and already a 9 year veteran of the music industry. Nina's version is brilliant. She re-writes it some here and there, and I've never known whether the ad libbed sections at the end were because she forgot, was overwhelmed, or what - but brilliant nonetheless. One of the most underrated arrangers and pianists ever, too.

[@gpeddino]

A beautiful, beautiful song. Thanks for it, Janis!

[@cinnamonsweet2716]

Janis, you have written and also performed many great songs. I quite like both yours and Nina's interpretation of Stars.

[@BRUMHILDA08]

This is one of the most beautiful renditions of one of the most beautiful songs... Janis Ian, many thanks and best regards from Romania!

[@dazeddarla2275]

+Janis Ian Beautiful song, can't believe you had all this insight at 21. I think Nina forgot the lyrics but was the type of artist that when she made stuff up, it was beautiful because she could really take things deeper.

[@JoshNpublicgplus]

+Janis Ian Thank you so much for writing this song! It truly is great, and I love the original of course! I actually heard Nina's version first, and I was hesitant to find the original because I didn't know whether it could get any better than that, but I was certainly not disappointed when I heard you sing it! Also, this song brings tears to my eyes, so you really have made your mark in a truly meaningful way, because, in my eyes at least, the most important thing art can do is make the listener or watcher or whatever else really "feel." So again, thank you!

[@PINAPPLEVOODOO66]

You can live to be 1000 years old and you’ll never see a woman like Nina Simone again

[@El-ri5cr]

I first heard this version while watching bojack horseman and I was stuck in a heavy depression. I could never bring myself to listen to the full song because of the affect that scene had on me. I am currently going through one of the hardest times in my life transitioning into an adult, and I’m listening to this version for the first time fully and when I tell you the emotion this song has invoked and drawn out of me. This is the third time in a row listening and just bawling. The most beautiful, touching rendition of a song.

[@righteyeblind23666]

It's gets better. The misery that seems endless will end. Just because we fall doesn't mean we can't rise again.

[@Lara-vo6rp]

i hope you are healing and in a better place i believe in you

[@Lara-vo6rp]

@@righteyeblind23666 thank you i needed this

[@collinmoore2263]

That’s where I first heard it too at a similar point in my life it brings me to tears everytime. Hope you’re doing better now ❤

[@rdjain90]

Pssst. You got this

[@PeachyKeeners]

That girl standing up was genuinely MEANT to happen. The audience laughing like it was comical when she was being dead serious. Us never knowing why she was so fed up. I'm so GLAD that girl stood up. Because when she started the song that second time? Something has changed within her. It was like she caught her stride but was still shaky with irritation and she channelled all of that into a new version of what she had planned to perform. Wow.

[@cyberpunk59]

If I were that person in the public, I would have never let her talk to me like that. Disrespectful.

[@Llloame]

@@cyberpunk59you go to someone else’s seated show and stand up? The disrespectful one was the girl standing, not Nina.

[@cyberpunk59]

@@Llloame yes, if I have to stand up for a reason or an other, I would. It's a fucking primary school classroom or what??

[@Kie2myheart00]

@@Llloameright you don’t do that during a performance but you know some ppl are so uncouth.

[@JUSLOFI]

Legend has it she peed on herself.

[@laaaarwood]

This is, in my opinion, the greatest live performance of all time, as soon as she restarted after telling that girl to sit down, something just happened, she was so obviously upset or overwhelmed but her enormous talent shone through and created something truly beautiful. Whenever i hear this, i just have to stop whatever i’m doing and listen, it’s something really, really special.

[@TheHoneypot27]

incredible. such awesome strength. what was going on? was someone getting up to leave????

[@socrates1818]

She’s so tender. Like Laura Nyro- this is an amazing meditation.that is, try listening to it while meditating

[@benjaminchollet6708]

What a star!

[@Slynell1]

Damn, she played this without hardly ever looking down at the piano

[@frodiarnason]

She was such in insanely good piano player.

[@stuartbowes619]

@@frodiarnason to be fair though she is pretty good, no real pianist needs to look at their hands when they play

[@h00db01i]

@@stuartbowes619 they're not mutually exclusive though, someone could be great at playing while lookin at their hands. don't answer, I'm not trying to debate

[@stuartbowes619]

@@h00db01i I said they don't *need* to therefore your point is redundant

[@h00db01i]

@@stuartbowes619 my bad

[@icaandy]

Hey, girl, sit down. SIT DOWN.

[@fero5540]

Dulce Carolina be humble.

[@gablen23]

not funny

[@malickaha.5491]

borges23 true

[@truegoldmann506]

hilarious

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

But I have to PEE!!!!

[@maideni666]

God bless Janis Ian for writing this beautiful song, bless the creators of Bojack Horseman for writing the miraculous story of a depressed has-been American superstar, and for introducing this amazing, amazing version, and most of all bless Nina Simone for making life better for us all.

[@nicoleloves9483]

Yes

[@willckz]

she's just above your comment, you should thank her directly xD

[@audreyhalluk6612]

#Amen! I agree with very word #GodJesus. Thank you @JanisIan for your pure brilliance and generosity of spirit. As to Ms Simone's heavenly rendition - no words needed!

[@slainredd4339]

P

[@moneo007]

BoJack driving with his eyes closed. Shhhh! sad

[@LordMatria]

"Some make it when they're old, perhaps they have a soul they aren't afraid to bare. Perhaps there's nothing there." At this moment her eyes get wet, she looks away from the audience, and blinks a few times. Then she takes a long pause. When she says, "old" her voice creaks as if tired. These little things communicate so much.

[@jellyfishg1009]

Ur imagination only

[@dbzwwe56]

Austin Shippey She actually looks away and blinks a couple times because she forgot the lyrics she’s supposed to be singing. Hence why she says “but anyway that’s not what I’m meant to say”. You created a false narrative in your head and ran with it even though it’s wrong.

[@aprilfreeman7415]

@@dbzwwe56 untrue. Janis Ian's version has the same line and she wrote the damn song. Nina just imbued with so much raw sincerity that it doesn't feel like a lyric.

[@otterhero6229]

@@dbzwwe56 so what? That's how art works

[@gloriamartinez8960]

She looks so sad😢 love her voice, her music... To all who have gone through the fire... Peace💕

[@shiomicchi7247]

"See, Sarah-Lynn, we're not doomed. In the grand scheme of things, we're just tiny specks that will one day be forgotten. So it doesn't matter what we did in the past, or how we'll be remembered. The only thing that matters is right now, this moment, this one, spectacular moment that we are sharing together. Right, Sarah-Lynn? Sarah-Lynn? _Sarah-Lynn?_

[@thesadbluebutterflygirl5876]

You’re killing me

[@emmanuelbilla1589]

That’s to much man

[@angeloalvarez5520]

That's too much man!

[@Goochbot]

"I wanna be an architect"

[@joshneville2302]

Having listened to Nina Simone since I was about 15, I am embarrassed that BoJack Horseman (great TV show) bought me to this video. It is without a doubt the most beautifully arranged song I've ever heard!

[@CH-is1vc]

Couldn't agree more. Lol.

[@holdenwinters68]

Dont be embarrassed, bojack horseman had a fantastic soundtrack and this song really drove a point home and made the show so much better.

[@apoptosisduellinks109]

Which episode?

[@gjiorg]

@@apoptosisduellinks109 end of season 2 or 3, I am not sure and I don't want to spoiler you, talking about the episode...

[@gjiorg]

@@apoptosisduellinks109 updated season 03 episode 12. I am watching it again right now....

[@davidmckelvey2601]

This song completely destroys me.

[@aprilfreeman7415]

This performance. I feel that weight she's carrying. I see it etched on her face. Damn. Destroyed with you.

[@maxwolf4036]

Every single time

[@RapidVidsProductions]

@@notyoursbiznez9021 douchebag

[@MeansofIntrigue]

@@notyoursbiznez9021 That's a sorry ass response.

[@juancarlosmartinezbelllloc9961]

Srry… but maybe you just make a mistake in your capabilities of perception… 🥰… this song actually completely reborns you… if you feel that only destroys you… you just have to wait… 🥰 I love that you feel that it destroys you… that’s seems to me something really worth of celebration… 😋🤩… happy nice day… whenever it is the day that you finally read this…

[@mrcsbsts]

"That's too much, man!"

[@json712]

NO OMG THATS TOO SAD RIP SARAH LYNN :((((((

[@lulukallinen6670]

Yes..i cried a River during listening this. I am so proud of her and her Music..she was a verry honestly artist.

[@nasalegoboy]

Stop this

[@emanuel6233]

Lmfao

[@sofie9563]

She wanted to be an architect. 😢

[@umtata]

Played this song at my father's funeral.... That was his favourite Nina's performance. What a show!!! Nina will forever live in our hearts

[@JackNFLD]

Bojack brought me here, but I stayed for her.

[@Noah_elsuicida]

Bojack has me here too bro 😔

[@rahulkr6569]

@@Noah_elsuicida me too bro

[@fourestacionesvivald]

Sit down!! (I can't let you miss the best performance ever just for a pee)

[@briankim0412]

Season 1: Closure Season 2: Trauma Season 3: Amends Season 4: Forgiveness Season 5: Pain Season 6: Redemption

[@VetrYulr]

Good show

[@venkatsai3252]

Remember the name "Bojack Horseman" 💕

[@expendableindigo9639]

I don’t see how Season 1 is Closure but sure, lots to think about.

[@venkatsai3252]

Closure is a made up thing by Steven Spielberg to sell movie tickets. It, like true love and the Munich Olympics, doesn't exist in the real world. The only thing to do now is just to keep living forward.

[@Soft_Ghost]

There is no closure or redemption in Bojack. That's the whole point. Life is not like TV show in which you get an immediate happy ending by performing some grand gesture. And even when you try to be a better person, it doesn't redeem your mistakes. They follow you always, so you will have to live with them and still try to be better even when you can't get forgiveness.

[@nicolasferrada8234]

Stars, they come and go, they come fast, they come slow They go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze And all you see is glory Hey but it gets lonely there when there's no one there to share We can shake it away, if you'll hear a story People lust for fame like athletes in a game They break their collarbones and come up swinging Some of them are crowned Some of them are downed, and some are lost and never found But most have seen it all They live their lives in sad cafés and music halls And they always have a story Some make it when they're young Before the world has done its dirty job And later on someone will say "You've had your day, now you must make way" (Don't they always?) But you'll never know the pain of using a name you never owned Years of forgetting what you know too well That you who gave the crown have been let down You try to make amends without defending Perhaps pretending you never saw the eyes of young men at twenty-five That followed as you walk and asked for autographs Or kissed you on the cheek and you never can believe they really loved you Some make it when they're old Perhaps they have a soul they aren't afraid to bare Perhaps there's nothing there But anyway that isn't what I meant to say, I meant to tell about a story Because we all have stories I can't remember it anyway So I'll tell about the mood that's in the United States today And permeating even Switzerland It goes But I continue away until I get it together Some women have a body men will 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'm supposed to go out with (x5)

[@rulouri]

🙏🏻 thank you!

[@TheBBQify]

when she hit the last " we always have a story," i just burst into tears. wow.

[@alexphenix1429]

Sit Down! I love that she really respects herself.

[@paulkrasnopolski-saramito766]

Alex Phenix it’s because she always wanted that when she’s on scene it has to be like in a classic show of piano so no one should move from their seat (sorry for my english btw)

[@Big_Dai]

She really wanted people to listen to Janis' song.

[@rahelturk-konig5836]

how on earth can someone improvise that good without even looking at the piano?!

[@ruisglass5581]

Rahel Türk-König I Know right ?.

[@TheMarkoPolo2011]

Because Nina Simone was a goddamn genius

[@machinelovelove]

BoJack, when you get sad, you run straight ahead and you keep running forward, no matter what.

[@frodiarnason]

The "never" at 4:03 makes me cry every single time. RIP you absolutely gorgeous lady.

[@aprilfreeman7415]

The "young" at 2:24 is the piece that gripped me. Everything after that was just fine tuning.

[@hendrixenco]

I like how the notes are soft throughout most of the song, but then some piano notes take over at 5:08, and get a bit louder, making a statement. You could tell it's nearing the end, nearing home, and there's acceptance, forgiveness, comfort...

[@MichelleGold]

hendrixencoWell said! Im taken aback by her musical genious. You put it so eloquently. michelle gold music often described as celine Dion and Sarah Brightman meet Jesus in Jerusalem. www.michellegold.com youtube channel migoldmusic

[@tonirose6776]

@@MichelleGold Brightman has little soul. Compare her version of If Love Were All with Rufus W, Judy G, or Barbara Cook. Not to mention Martin Short. Brightman's version is static. I heard a CBC radio program in which Robert Harris described Taste in music. As an example, he had us listen to two Celine Dion's works, one in which she sang big (popular sound), and in the other, a Piaf song I believe, she sang small, and poignantly , with rubato and small dynamic changes. What a difference. It made me appreciate Dion much more.

[@dazeddarla2275]

So much talent here, I can't take it. I laugh when people call some current artists talented, thinking, they clearly never saw Nina Simone perform.

[@nice3333333333]

dazed darla That sounds rather narrow minded of you. Then again, I suppose the principle of talent, in basic form from certain perspectives, by its self could be considered rather a very narrow minded concept just as so. Ergo the obtuseness of one's view of talent may not be a result of a simplistic mentality, but perhaps instead a simplistic interpretation of what is actually meant of to posess ability prescribed as talent. One would argue that the ability prescribed as talent is of opinional state, thus not bound within the parameters of logical argumentation. Logical argumentation cannot sustain of logical priority if not objective, and the liking and admiring of others ability may therefore not follow underneath its category, neither may right nor wrong in a world without meaning. Though flawlessly solving the common enemy, the solution of talent to be determined through opinion has the unwanted effect of rendering talent futile. In a world where everything by everyone can be descripted as talented, nothing comes to be meant of the word: If everyone is special, then no one is special. So if the parameters of logic are too objective and the parameters of opinion renders describing talent futile, what parameters may then validate the judgdement of talent? One's interpretation of talent may just prove to be a fabrication of individual choice we have determined to believe. A choice that can devide us as well as it can unite us. So don't laugh at other people's choices. You might not understand them, but understand that they do. I was bored and drunk when writing this shit, and you just wasted your time reading it...

[@varietyhub2948]

Simon -PFL I just skimmed through it in 10 seconds

[@perrymcmillan2099]

you DO NOT f&&k with nina :she is right, we are all wrong.the saddest ,most emotional,beautiful song ever sung.god cant sleep at night without nina singing him to sleep.

[@VendettaMadame]

I was watching a program yesterday and the guest showed this. In the beginning, when she started to talk about her necklace and the " sit down!" I joked to my husband that she wasn't an easy woman and even a bit of a diva. But then she started to sing this song and all the way I was looking at her eyes and listening to the words she sang...I started to cry. Maybe I cried for her, for the way she got so often misunderstood...maybe it was just the lyrics...I don' t know...but it felt as if what she was singing from her soul. Anyway...diva or not...troublesome or not...I don' t care...She feels...truly feels.

[@Big_Dai]

You do know she didn't write this song, right?

[@yaaharriott]

I think some people don't realize when you come to a seated concert you don't get up to leave until there is an intermission. So many artists who are serious about what they do find it very rude because it causes distraction to them and others. It does not necessarily mean they are being a diva at that moment.

[@sarahemikula]

@@yaaharriott well put, happened to read about this very issue with Nina's temperament and it was stated that her experience playing piano recitals and classical training had her used to a more quiet and having little activity during a recital

[@Swampy24945]

Man, that ending seriously always makes me tear up. This song fits so perfectly.

[@jackcarraway4707]

5:37 BoJack, when I was your age, I got sad. A lot. I didn't come from such a great home, but one day, I started running, and that seemed to make sense, so then I just kept running. BoJack, when you get sad, you run straight ahead and you keep running forward, no matter what. There are people in your life who are gonna try to hold you back, slow you down, but you don't let them. Don't you stop running and don't you ever look behind you. There's nothing for you behind you. All that exists is what's ahead.

[@claudiamulas3246]

Love it, especially after watching the documentary where it all comes to a different dimension.

[@marccedul]

which one? is there a documentary here in youtube?

[@phantastica]

No, you can find it on Netflix!

[@marccedul]

Gracias!!

[@tyrionlannister6847]

Name of the document please

[@broncocastro2099]

This was witnessing the spellbinding sound of an old soul singing for her younger self. Janis and Nina’s souls converged in this performance.

[@kataminedj]

Nina speaks to me like no person ever can, I just wish I could have met her and told her how much her music resonates, how her pain feels so real, that I wish she got to be a classical musician, that I’m sorry she had to go through so much, that her music stops me feeling ugly, alone, unwanted. A beautiful woman

[@quinnlewis2003]

"Sit down" *ICONIC*

[@nicoleloves9483]

I didnt expect her to be the one playing the piano. The arrangement is epic

[@maxwolf4036]

She was playing since she was 4, a natural genius and trained to be a classical pianist. One of the greatest to play the piano

[@Smileater]

She was the first ever black classical pianist and it shows.

[@monsieurshiu]

What kind of monster would dislike this?

[@Xarr23]

The little girl who had to go to the bathroom at the beginning.

[@astralons]

must be fans of Mr. Peanutbutter's House… ;)

[@ThaSoloist]

dont pay attention to that.

[@edro51188]

Probably the person she told to sit down 😂

[@kimmyros2391]

The Grinch😅

[@vinessa4702]

It's so hauntingly beautiful. Especially when she starts mentioning the mood in the US then just plays. I die right there, then she begins to crescendo. My heart.

[@JS-th7ow]

this will never not make me cry…..oh Nina

[@REGAN-q5k]

Bojack brought me here. So in love with the show and this music

[@Toni_LMM]

I'm trying to stay alive.

[@KRASHMAN669]

Tony Medeiros we all are

[@notyoursbiznez9021]

Find Jesus

[@aaronsmyth7943]

You still here?

[@Toni_LMM]

@@aaronsmyth7943 yes! In quarantine 😅

[@aaronsmyth7943]

@@Toni_LMM Good man, hang on in there.

[@nobodyanon]

6:24-6:39 gave me physical goosebumps.

[@justinromanowich1763]

Yeah, that part will "always" be my favorite. What a song...

[@TheBeyondtheSky]

I'm crying!!! Thank you BoJack

[@mikemueller86]

Probably the best musical performance of all time.

[@JuStOkTa]

The quantity of feels from that ending ;_;, this show seems funny at first but it's the darkest thing.

[@aethernaveritas6703]

true.

[@TheCodingDuck]

I think that the 'funny' was at first meant to establish a baseline of the characters. After season one they went to creating more complex story arcs and watching them interact. By the time season three had hit the show turned into a clusterf*ck of Bojack's world, allowing seemingly random events to dig deeper into Bojack himself. Throughout the third season we see glimmers of a good heart within him, but the mistake that people seem to make is seeing that for who he is. Whereas, in reality (in this fiction) he is nothing more than a depressed fool who's run out of options.

[@riskmo]

It's almost a tragedy.

[@patana256]

It's a comedy in the Shakespearean sense. Tragedy and comedy are two side of the same coin.

[@Smileater]

@@riskmo "Almost" is the key part

[@cherylfigueroa]

This song makes me cry uncontrollably. She has a voice that just penetrates your soul - just beautiful.

[@danielazambuja9085]

My God, what is it ??? It's simply magical, touching ... Thank God for let me hear such wonderful performance.

[@droid9000]

one of the most beautiful songs ever written..

[@icebaka1]

Gosh… was zapping channels and saw the end of a french movie. They played this song. Immediately i shazamed it and it took me right here. I don’t know what to say. Idk. Somehow she sings, she speaks, she reads the lyrics. I felt her. After the ‘sit down’ she seems nervous, then the magic took over. Makes me relive my life, at least the main events, i loved it. I have never heard of her before now, but ima doing it for a memory. RIP great soul

[@ladybugjuices]

This is my favorite perfomance. Ever

[@Dani-yn9kc]

personalmente escuchar esto en vivo me dejaría destruido, no podría recoger todos mis pedazos después de vivir esto

[@jackwinkles3221]

You can see the pain in her eyes welling up and up, about 3 minutes in its palpable

[@euphoria-ig7bd]

my favorite part my mom sung her songs to me all my life

[@astonmargolis-dias7089]

This is absolutely heart wrenching

[@DeadMilkMen-zs1bw]

I lost my mom to this song. I sit here drinking by a body of water, drunk. Hug your loved one. When you think you’ve hugged them as long and tight as you cqn hug them longer and tighter.

[@levitating-phonkster]

i'm so very sorry man, thank you for your comment i will hug the people dearest to me🩷

[@TheIkeadave]

This is beautiful and the comments are all very touching but please keep in mind that this was Janis Ian's song, her lyrics and her life. She talks about it in these comments and I've noticed that most people haven't noticed

[@MichelleGold]

Dave Symons

[@MichelleGold]

Michelle GoldThanks Dave! I Knew it was Janice's song but had no idea it was her life until you told me.

[@mediyums4556]

This is the best thing ever

[@AverageDudeee]

I will always thank bojack for introducing me to this Angel

[@Smileater]

She was and is the best

[@keith5573]

Nina Simone was such a mesmerizing, powerful performer. Her performance of this song just leaves me completely speechless. it's included in the Netflix documentary about her life 'What Happened, Miss Simone.'

[@Firewurxmusicismylife42055569]

Happy birthday Nina you bloody genius. AND YES YOU CAME HERE FROM BOJACK OKAY WE GET IT.

[@olgavantol3730]

One of the most beautiful things I've ever heard

[@ericpa06]

Holly cow! I already knew this song, so I freaking love the editing of the ending scene of BoJack Horseman 3 season playing it! It was amazing!

[@1quercia]

I balled my eyes out. So profound ❤

[@anasiric8150]

After watching movie What Happened, Miss Simone?, I can finally understand her stars. I see you Nina. I see you. ❤️🙏

[@montana26]

this is the most touching performance I've ever seen, you can tell she feels every single word she sings

[@ciydoldan]

I was never one for singing what I really feel Except tonight, I'm bringing everything I know that's real Stars, they come and go They come fast or slow They go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze And all you see is glory But it gets lonely there When there's no one here to share We can shake it away if you'll hear a story People lust for fame Like athletes in a game we break our collarbones And come up swinging Some of us are downed Some of us are crowned And some are lost and never found But most have seen it all They live their lives in sad cafes and music halls They always have a story Some make it when they're young Before the world has done its dirty job And later on, someone will say "You've had your day you must make way" But they'll never know the pain Of living with a name you never owned Or the many years forgetting what you know too well The ones who gave the crown have been let down You try to make amends without defending Perhaps pretending you never saw the eyes Of grown men of twenty five that followed as you walked And asked for autographs Or kissed you on the cheek And you never could believe they really loved you Some make it when they're old (Perhaps they have a soul they're not afraid to bare Or perhaps there's nothing there) Some women have a body Men will want to see, So they put it on display Some people play a fine guitar I could listen to them play all day Some ladies really move across a stage And gee, they sure can dance I guess I could learn how if I have it half a chance But I always feel so funny when my body tries to soar And I seem to always worry about missing the next chord I guess there isn't anything to put up on display Except the tunes and whatever else I say Anyway, that isn't really what I meant to say I meant to tell a story I live from day to day Stars, they come and go they come fast or slow They go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze And all you see is glory But those who've seen it all they live their lives In sad cafes and music halls We always have a story So if you don't lose patience with my fumbling around, I'll come up singing for you even when I'm down

[@KJ-Backpacking]

I’d sell my soul to be at this concert 😭

[@natalyp7641]

"Hey, girl, sit down. Sit down" Right there you can see that she just wanted to be heard one last time and tell here story. It just goes to show how much it was important to her that her audience hears here not listens but hears. You can see how tiered she is. One lost soul in an unfair world trying to connect with anything. Artists and creators before there times truly are alone and tortured souls. But at least upcoming generations may find comfort in the fact that they had a soul mate or a best friend but unfortunately fate would have it that they were before or after there time on this earth. I have nothing but respect for this beautiful person.

[@Martel4]

Nah she was being a bitch probably.

[@garyhwk1]

She seems to be singing her story. She's in the zone like when we're deep in thoughts while driving and snapping out of it to realise we're still driving. Telling her most heartbreaking story. The saddest and most beautiful rendition of this song

[@cflo1023]

She is an EXPERIENCE! I loved when she told that person to SIT DOWN 😮😅 lol. She tells the story....re writes....with feeling.

[@emmanuellequadrado8300]

Elle me bouleverse...je ressens sa tristesse sa mélancolie c'est tellement profond...

[@duck8279]

i cry when i hear this song now, it's so beautiful and heartfelt

[@madicynmonsrud7803]

i think this is my favorite performance of all time

[@nathang6869]

I cried

[@freaksale109]

So beautiful. This is exactly why I love Nina

[@alessiap5420]

The end gets me everytime...When I listen to it I feel something in my chest ❤

[@ursaminorjim]

Absolutely breathtaking. Enormous warn thanks and deep love and respect to both Janis Ian and Miss Nina Simone.

[@mateocivello1222]

Stars, they come and go, they come fast or slow They go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze And all you see is glory Hey but it gets lonely there when there's no one here to share We can shake it away, if you'll hear a story People lust for fame like athletes in a game, we break our collarbones and come up swinging, some of us are downed some of us are crowned, and some are lost and never found But most have seen it all, they live their lives in sad cafes and music halls They always come up singing Some make it when they're young, before the world has done its dirty job and later on someone will say "You've had your day, now you must make way" But they'll never know the pain of living with a name you never owned or the many years forgetting what you know too well That the ones who gave the crown have been let down You try to make amends without defending Perhaps pretending you never saw the eyes of grown men of twenty-five that follow as you walk and ask for autographs Or kiss you on the cheek and you never can believe they really loved you Some make it when they're old (Perhaps they have a soul they're not afraid to bare or perhaps there's nothing there) Stars, they come and go, they come fast they come slow They go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze And all you see is glory But most have seen it all, they live their lives in sad cafes and music halls They always have a story Some women have a body men will want to see and so they put it on display Some people play a fine guitar, I could listen to them play all day Some ladies really move across the stage and gee, they sure can dance I guess I could learn how, if I gave it half a chance But I always feel so funny when my body tries to soar And I seem to always worry about missing the next chord I guess there isn't anything to put up on display Except the tunes, and whatever else I say But anyway, that isn't really what I meant to say I meant to tell a story, I live from day to day Stars, they come and go, they're coming fast they come slow They go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze And all you see is glory But most have seen it all, who live their lives in sad cafes and music halls And we always have a story So if you don't lose patience with my fumbling around I'll come up singing for you, even when I'm down

[@matiazdelavilla990]

I feel something beyond just the lyrics in this song, it's just really emotional and lonely

[@csmatthew]

Excellently performed. A litany for the forgotten.

[@nomanopa]

It breaks my heart to listen to her singing this wonderful testament.

[@michaelb2685]

One of the most haunting and beautiful songs. It’s storytelling at it’s best. It harkens to mind the stories/songs like “Mr. Bojangles”. There’s so much life in these lyrics. Once it beings, you are on a journey until the end. I loved the ride.

[@provenceshippingchartering9876]

it hit me like a hammer.....

[@DickHuitink]

This hits me.....

[@larrythethird6546]

*And the latest story that I know is the one that I'm supposed to go out with* 💯

[@tecolote59]

I'm late to the game on this one. I'm a big Nina Simone fan, and loved her in this one. But I am at heart in love with Janis, so always loved her own version the most. Yet, Nina was a beautiful heaven's star all on her own. There have always been too few of them, and every year there are less.

[@bruhcomeon.]

So I just discovered Nina Simone's music this night and it just feels undescribable Currently writing this with tears in my eyes. Her music speaks to me it goes deeper than the words she's saying. It's like her voice goes to the depths of my being and speaks directly to whatever lies within. It moves me to feelings I cannot enunciate. God bless her soul

[@janeykhitchcock]

This is just wonderful I'm sitting here crying my eyes out 😊

[@miklmiklmtrcycl6009]

Just incredible. Beyond art.

[@Sr.Fanco95]

Que final de temporada :' ) "Nosotros siempre tenemos una historia"

[@iphigenienaxos441]

What can you hear after this? what can compare to this!!

[@sebastiano728]

Makes me cry :(

[@marineiavicentedasilva4090]

Ela conversa com as pessoas. Como se estivesse contando uma história. Coisa linda de ver. Amo essa GRANDE MULHER!

[@jacquesdebusscher1009]

Stars ⭐️ 🌟 they come and go…..🙋🏻‍♂️

[@EthanShaw525]

Grotesquerie brought me here, my new favorite song ever.

[@Gwynarth]

Please, don't ever delete this video.

[@emilym3013]

most flawless performance

[@Omaghrabi]

One of the most heartfelt performance I’ve ever seen

[@Rosalith]

not finished with the doc yet, but i had to look this up in its entirety and i just shed some tears for a good 10 min. rip nina simone

[@maxtanguinho]

We always have a story...

[@zerolubin]

Magnificent.