Voice coach reacts to Nina Simone: Brown baby

Nina Simone doesn't seem to try hard to impress here vocally, but she impressed me tremendously. The story she wants to tell comes first, the singing flows from that.
In this reaction video I look at a live performance and song I didn't know yet: Brown baby, performed by her in 1965 in The Netherlands.
Here is the original KZbin video with the full concert: • Video
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[@lookhowshegobbledthat]

One of my favorite singers of all time. The way she tells a story is unparalleled.

[@QualeQualeson]

Nina Simone breaks my heart with her singing. I watched some early Neil Young yesterday, he he does the same thing, though not as heavily as Simone. I'm thinking of "Mississippi Goddam", and her sadness and outrage is so real. Add that to her showmanship, unique raw talent, and no wonder she's top shelf.

[@macrumpton]

Neil Young's album "Tonight's the Night just gives me chills every time I hear it. I think it is probably his greatest unrecognized masterpiece.

[@johnbethell1952]

Nina is one of my favourite singers

[@jpetersgoyanks]

I love that she’s so struck by the emotion of the song and Nina that it becomes difficult for her to technically analyze her voice a a vocal coach. Ms. Simone always gives me chill.

[@davidfrye6055]

Great f n analogy!!!!!

[@sandelic1]

Miss Linor was quite moved by Nina, it's beautiful to see! Nina Simone is pure emotion!

[@TheMarkEH]

You might like to take a look at her live version of 'Ain't Got No, I Got Life'. The combination of her voice and her superb piano playing is excellent.

[@emelianemone777]

nina was a gift. she is one of the greatest of all time. i've never seen a bad performance from this lady.

[@ZanahoriaBaila]

Good lord, I admire your composure. I did not know this song, and I cried the whole video through

[@TheOutboudTrio]

why?

[@ZanahoriaBaila]

@@TheOutboudTrio why what?

[@DeltaDonnaLynn]

I'm adding another vote for Strange Fruit!

[@daffydeb5648]

With Gorgeous vocals you can see/hear this becoming emotional for her and her audience there and here! WOW!

[@aviwoodstar8007]

Beautiful analysis..this song made me cry. Thank you

[@frankohero]

What a singer she was. Thank you for reacting, reminding me of that song dear Linor.

[@exeuropean]

Incredible singer. One of the best.

[@nanajiloh]

Loving these critiques! Keep them coming!

[@sandrajones5750]

Stumbled across your channel because i was watching Dimash reaction videos. I know nothing about musical technique but I'm learning so much from you...thanks

[@Mr1sammyd21]

I saw Nina Simone and automatically subscribed.

[@Will-qd5uz]

Wow! That was powerful..loved that....

[@markwarren9765]

These reaction video's are great. I love the way you react to the passion the artist puts into their performance.

[@hereticxxx9317]

Your great at breaking down how and what singers do. Best ive seen, always enjoy your reactions.

[@joshb23]

God I LOVE watching you listen :) Couldn't hold back the tears on this one, what an absolute gift to the world she was. Thank you for sharing your heart and expertise on these wonderful videos.

[@In_time]

Beautifully and respectfully done ❤️

[@bartdeckers5338]

Linor's interaction and evaluation stops you from crying... This song is pure emotion, ...

[@macrumpton]

I love how Nina's singing seamlessly blends a very direct almost naive but emotional sound with some really impressive classical singing skills. That vibrato that she sneaks in just makes my neck hair stand up.

[@littlefootsgrandma]

Thank you for this.

[@laserbeak3551]

She can make a grown man cry

[@brittag.pedersen5340]

wow... wow... very vey emotional!

[@markieman64]

Wow. I'd never heard this one. Amazing. So powerful in so many ways. Song really gives us, the listener, time to consider each and every line. Blown away.

[@kracine9582]

It feels like she is making up the lyrics on the spot! Wow.

[@McShaganpronouncedShaegen]

Thank you for this one.

[@joeynighttrain1126]

I love when you do these

[@jeanielriendeau1293]

Thank You so so much for this song and your dialogue. This is the first time I've heard Simone and that's only because I admire you and how you react to artists. I am a Dear and have become quite picky in what to listen to. Thank You again for your reaction, mucho pleased and will listen to more.

[@cuchocondoluci8262]

Oh, I really love your reactions, I can see how much she touchs you with the expression of her face, even while she is not singing -and maybe specially on it... -

[@user-yw7jp3yd6t]

It is not easy to listen to such songs at the sight of a video camera. An amazing performance by Nina Simone, worthy of Oscar.

[@lauraelizabeth1789]

So sad 😢 and beautiful

[@corneliusantonius3108]

I love you for doing this reaction 😍🐱‍👤🌹

[@PlateformeHorizon25]

So great song...

[@armanikz2308]

Ooo, My favorite song from Nina!

[@wilomica]

Sometimes less is more, Nina was superb.

[@nochannelmusician769]

This is why Nina Simone is my favorite jazz singer

[@mojobag01]

A brilliant artist. A vital artist.

[@MuseDuCafe]

Ms. Simone was a consummate musician, period.

[@xiaobaozha]

This song has such a powerful energy, not least as it feels like she is performing it for the first time, even an ad lib composition? (I don’t know the history of the song)

[@michaelj2528]

So moving

[@allenhuling598]

Always enjoy your reaction/reviews...look forward to the day your react to some of your very talented, fellow Dutchies, like Anneke Van Giersbergen and Floor Jansen. atb

[@CJTELE]

there is no need to be technical when it comes to Nina she was always into the emotion of the song she was a perfect jazzy blues singer

[@ashleyhill8737]

💜

[@kostasb1]

Nightwish - ghost love score ( live @ wacken 2013)

[@CP-os1pc]

Nina Simone has an amazing voice

[@richardw4336]

You're so engaging. Loved the vid and would love to see you react to Nina's version of Wild Is The Wind.

[@KARLOSVAMP]

Billie Holiday strange fruit live 1959 you'll be amazed! And don't forget Elvis on tour 1972 Bridge over troubled water please?

[@luisantonioguerrabarraza3875]

Ella fue un regalo, que manera de interpretar

[@DonnieReno]

I also, would love to see your reaction to Sarah Vaughn, my all-time favorite jazz singer.

[@dhare07]

Her rendition of strange fruit is one of my favorite compared to others. Don't get me wrong the others are great, Billie Holliday and Ella Fitzgerald are bout amazingly talented women. But Nina has a deep ancestral tone to tells the pains and suffering of my people. She forces the audience to feel the tragedies of the world she knowns. Sinner Man is a prophecy yet to unfold. She's a soul to be reckoned with for sure. Thank you for sharing. She one of my families favorites and I'm talking grand parents kind of love. Awesome video. Live theyway you go into the technical use of her voice. First channel I've comes across that actually focuses on it in depth. True music lover indeed. Blissings upon you💖💖💖💖

[@chamberlainachilihu4141]

This Nina simone must wen through some in life to came up with a hit songs like this

[@babiijean11]

ayes, she went through life as a black woman in America

[@martinsinfield42]

I wonder what your reaction would be to Sarah Vaughan. It was said that she should have been an opera singer but chose jazz instead. A good choice for your reaction would be her live version of 'Misty', recorded in Stockholm in 1964. Despite having a cold, her vocal, to me, is divine!! With her renowned wide vocal range, there must be a lot of interesting technique for you to analyse in this performance.

[@jurivlk5433]

Sarah Vaughn is best for strip-tease!

[@martinsinfield42]

@@jurivlk5433 I don't understand what you mean by that comment.

[@jurivlk5433]

@@martinsinfield42 Sarah Vaughan was an excellent jazz singer and I love her a lot. My comment is not against her! But it happens that songs like Ain't misbehaving were played a lot in the strip-tease bars. The best music for pole dancing. "Like Jack Horner, in the corner..." Well, her voice is pure sex!

[@jurivlk5433]

@@martinsinfield42 I also recommend Dinah Washington for a good music experience (and strip-tease LOL). Nina Simone is not my style. Too sad, too rough.

[@martinsinfield42]

@@jurivlk5433 The 'Big Four' were Dinah Washington (renowned for her very clear enunciation), Billie Holiday (before her addictions affected her voice), Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. With her 4 octave range and wide repertoire, it's a shame that you only associate SV with strip-tease music. Her amazing legacy is more deserving than that, surely?

[@nirkdaddy]

I felt like she was singing to me when I first heard this song.

[@christinerobinson548]

There is fear and tears in her voice.

[@connorcolquhou5845]

I'd like to see you react to the daughter of Donny Hathaway, Lalah Hathaway with snarky puppy - something. I'd love to hear your input on this jazzy goodness and I think it would be a treat for your fans as well.

[@dcaseng]

You really need to hear wild is the wind. That's one of her best songs.

[@billiegirltoo]

that head voice is the tears. you know the tears and the crying in your head and sinuses and nose. THOSE tears. especially when they're crying into the pillow tears

[@matthewscottsnyder99]

Love your emotional reactions. You MUST react to Disturbed “Sound of Silence” especially the Live on Conan O’Brien

[@villealakorkko21]

React to Nightwish - ghost love score ( live @ wacken 2013)

[@ronjones3314]

Anyone who doesn't like u for your work should shut there trap. And I can back that up. I believe u do your work vary well and your up front and trueful about what u hear in a person voyce. Good work.

[@Martin-gz4qn]

Everything Must Change is a great song of hers.

[@craighoward6123]

Linor, I've been waiting for the critic. Of Queen, freddie singing " White Quee" live @ the Odien - Hammersmith 1975

[@jpdj2715]

Already mentioned: Ella Fitzgerald. She recorded "Spring can really hang you up the most" several times. Generally, a good singer doing a good job. On the Jazz at the Philharmonics Santa Monica recording, she does the matching "voice acting". Nice to compare versions. On the same recording, in the final jam, "C jam blues" she improvs opposite each of the brass/woodwind players as in a "tenor battle" where two musicians have battle-duet.

[@christinerobinson9372]

Oh, she is going to pull your heart right out. If you listen to just the piano, it sounds like a funeral. The words say she is happy, but she is remembering the pain of her own childhood.

[@charlesfaustino4029]

Just wanna see your reaction with these ladies Barbra Streisand, Lara Fabian, Concha Buika, Diana Damrau, Angela Gheorghiu and Sumi Jo😊😊😊 please..

[@WBIGTVBuffalo]

Hi, Linor. Thank you for what you do for us. I'd like to request your analysis of Tom Jones.

[@SyBernot]

Would love to hear your thoughts on Clare Torry's vocals on Pink Floyd, The Great Gig in the Sky.

[@aliancaevents7854]

Sarah Ikumu - And i'm telling you Please

[@duhusker4383]

Who cares what a voice coach thinks? Nina Simone is one of the best and most important singers and songwriters of the 20th century who had a unique voice.

[@marcelobrauna2684]

Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa- I'd Rather Go Blind - Live in Amsterdam Beth it´s a hidden gem, you should also check it out

[@babiijean11]

The emotion is so strong, I immediately am drawn in. Its so sad because she's envisioning this beautiful baby, but has to naturally distinguish him or her by the color of its skin. No matter how much love, protection, wisdom you give this baby, it will grow up in a harsh environment being mistreated as a black adult.

[@FitzieJJ]

Amy Winehouse- Back To Black (Live) please

[@spacemonkey4811]

I like Amy's albums though she needed the assistance of a studio.

[@alexandrevargasvolkweis2205]

Hi. Would you can analyse to Ray Charles voice at "Georgia on my mind"?

[@jundelacruz9612]

Hi Linor! Great reactions! Very informative! Would you mind reacting to a Korean Singer as well? Im curious to see your reaction to her singing:) she is Sohyang, kindly react to her Bridge Over Troubled Water performance. Looking forward and thank you!

[@crypticcurls]

Really interesting. Could you explain - with examples - the difference between a head and a chest voice please?

[@MsSkarlit]

I have no specific request but I'd love to see you react to Judy Garland.

[@kylethesinger142]

Zoe Saldana played Nina Simone in the Nina 2016 movie

[@NikasGamer]

Please react to more Freddie! A recommendation would be Bohemian Rhapsody from Budapest 1986.

[@eheheh19]

Donny Hathaway---> Yesterday (live), He ain't heavy, he's my brother (live). Both are magical. Unparalleled rich vocals.

[@Julian8794]

Hi Linor! can you please do a reaction of Jeff Buckley - Dido's Lament. I like your analyzes.

[@cinematographos]

What about Lisa Gerrard...?

[@raulrojas2368]

I like your videos so much. I would appreciate if you could react to Feeling good from Nina.

[@gloriatoledo2183]

Hello, redacts to Nino Bravo and the song "aquel atardecer"

[@sarty23]

Linor please pleeeaasse react To Ronnie James Dio Live 80s Qny song.. Hes the master of compression

[@ronalddowdell9475]

A perfect song for every mother of a black son at this time.

[@davidfrye6055]

Nina goes with out saying. But the voice coach is thang doe! She aint bad,love hearing her interpretations

[@Mamabear3235]

Hey Beautiful Linor! What about some reaction to Karen Carpenter? Would love to hear your perspective. ❤️

[@sharonpowell1969]

Heart song of African Americans during the civil rights movement. It is the sound of many aching hearts for the children of color being born at this time in history. She is singing out of her heart about the pain and fear of blacks for their children.

[@shewolf7570]

React The Phantom of the opera , Nightwish . live. Its a band of symphony metal

[@Ditcha1]

Any artist that cam vibrate my body is good

[@corneliusantonius3108]

Why does a voice "crack"around a certain note inherent to the person ? By the way I saw Annemarie Kremer Opera poprano singing recently, her voice physicly tapped my eardrums a few times.

[@CJTELE]

try David Phelps No More Night

[@Majoofi]

Mahalia Jackson Elia Fitzgerald Alberta Hunter Billy Holiday Lena Horn Odetta Mavis Staples Sarah Vaughn

[@justdreamofyou]

You forgotten Etta James

[@Tkimba2]

Who s Elia?

[@shawnt3458]

Nancy Wilson

[@max784020]

ty for this, really appreciate it

[@sallydeb]

Sarah Vaughan is sublime here kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIGskKuYa8-GepY

[@ronwarnick5248]

I think you'd enjoy critiquing Audra McDonald singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" or her recent performance at Kennedy Center singing "Climb Ev'ry Mountain."

[@scottbaxendale323]

No one ever gives Nina credit for her virtuoso piano playing.

[@laserbeak3551]

Can you do summertime by Ella?

[@michaeldonnelly494]

Hi, would like to know what you think of this video - Heart - Alone (live-hq) I think Anne Wilson has not lost a thing, possibly better than the album