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| Here you will find people who have paid their respects to Nina Simone by referring to her as a source of inspiration, producing works of art in her honor, sampling or remixing her music, covering one (or many) of her songs and more. You will also find information about people Nina paid her respects to in various ways. |
| ARTISTS WHO HAVE COVERED NINA JEFF BUCKLEY be your husband lilac wine i loves you, porgy that's all i ask the other woman MARLA GLEN (link) ELVIS COSTELLO don't let me be misunderstood SANTA ESMERELDA don't let me be misunderstood JOE COCKER don't let me be misunderstood HELEN SCHNEIDER don't let me be misunderstood DOUG ANTHONY ALLSTARS don't let me be misunderstood ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS don't let me be misunderstood MUSE feeling good THE EELS feeling good LUKA BLOOM keeper of the flame NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS plain gold ring ELKIE BROOKS lilac wine GEORGE MICHAEL my baby just cares for me wild is the wind GARY MOORE don't let me be misunderstood 16 HORSEPOWER sinnerman SHIRLEY BASSEY the other woman DONNY HATHAWAY to be young, gifted & black MARC ALMOND when i was a young man DAVID BOWIE wild is the wind CAT POWER wild is the wind ARETHA FRANKLIN to be young, gifted & black BOB ANDY & MARCIA GRIFFITHS to be young, gifted & black SONIQUE i put a spell on you ALEX CHILTON my baby just cares for me ALAN PRICE SET i put a spell on you CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL i put a spell on you PETE TOWNSHEND i put a spell on you PATTI SMITH don't smoke in bed KD LANG don't smoke in bed LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY i wish i knew how it would feel to be free ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS be my husband RENE MARIE four women |
| ARTISTS WHO HAVE SAMPLED/REMIXED NINA MASTERS AT WORK see-line woman (remix) (listen) SONGSTRESS see-line woman (remix) (listen) JOE CLAUSSELL feeling good (remix) (listen) KRUDER & DORFMEISTER who am i? in(sample) HUFF & HERB feeling good (remix) (listen) BLACKALICIOUS westwind (sample) TALIB KWELI sinnerman (sample) LAYO & BUSHWACKA rags & old iron (sample) (listen) CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA strange fruit (sample) DEEP HOUSE SOULDIERS feeling good (sample) VIPER feeling good (sample) PEPE DELUXE after you've gone (sample) (listen) FELIZ DA HOUSECAT sinnerman (remix) (watch video) (listen) JAFFA black is the color...(remix) (listen) FAITHLESS tell me more & more...(sample) (listen) . . . . . . ARTISTS NINA HAS COVERED BOB DYLAN RANDY NEWMAN JULIE LONDON GILBERT PRICE TADD DAMERON BEATLES DUKE ELLINGTON BILLIE HOLIDAY SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS BEE GEES JUDY COLLINS FRANK SINATRA JACQUES BREL EARL S BURROUGHS BILLY STRAYHORN CHICK WEBB GEORGE GERSWHIN LEONARD COHEN HOYT AXTON CHARLES AZNAVOUR BING CROSBY MARK DINNING PETE SEEGER JOHNNY MATHIS CHUCK BERRY ANDY DENNY GEORGE HARRISON JANIS IAN NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND GILBERT O'SULLIVAN GILBERT PRICE MERRILEE RUSH BARBARA STREISAND STEPPENWOLF |
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| "I be Nina Simone...and defecatin' on your microphone." - Lauryn Hill, Ready or Not |
| Aardman Animations produced a video for Nina's song, My Baby Just Cares For Me. Nina was represented as a sultry feline performing in a smoky side-street club. (click the pictures to play the entire Aardman video in RealPlayer format) |
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| Nina's songs have been used in commercials for these companies: Chanel Orange Levis Comfort Sketchers Perrier Volkswagen Coca-Cola Met-Life J'adore (watch) Lindt Chocolate Muller Yogurt (watch) |
| Nina's music was featured in these films/shows: THE BIG LEBOWSKI i got it bad (and that ain't good) STEALING BEAUTY my baby just cares for me VIVA LA TRISTEZA! my way THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR sinnerman SHALLOW GRAVE my baby just cares for me FREEDOM: A HISTORY OF US i wish i knew how it would feel to be free BILLY'S HOLLYWOOD SCREEN KISS love me or leave me BRIDGET JONES' DIARY do what you gotta do BEFORE SUNSET just in time (watch clip) HEARTBEAT ain't got no/i got life ANY GIVEN SUNDAY don't explain ONE NIGHT STAND exactly like you GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI mississippi goddamn HIGHER LEARNING to be young, gifted & black SPLITTING HEIRS i put a spell on you TWENTY ONE i want a little sugar in my bowl WITHOUT YOU I AM NOTHING four women THE NIGHT WE NEVER MET my baby just cares for me PETER'S FRIENDS my baby just cares for me POINT OF NO RETURN (watch clips) here comes the sun i want a little sugar in my bowl feeling good wild is the wind black is the color of my true love's hair DANCER UPSTAIRS who knows where the time goes SIX FEET UNDER feeling good (watch) |
| Individuals who inspired Dr. Nina Simone: MARIAN ANDERSON first famous black female classical singer. as a classically-trained pianist, nina felt a connection with anderson as they both struggled with racism though revered for their musical genius. MARIA CALLAS great opera diva who sang an incredible variety of roles; from wagnerian to light coloratura; from high soprano to mezzo. but, like dr. simone, it wasn't just the range of roles she was capable of singing but how she personalized and interpreted them that made her significant. dr. simone often stated if she was to be compared to another singer, it had better be maria callas. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ultimate american civil rights activist. nina performed her song about dr. king's murder, why? the king of love is dead, after his death to a full house. the concert, known now as the martin luther king suite, was a solemn tribute to dr. king. LORRAINE HANSBERRY playwright and friend of dr. simone's. best known for her play, raisin in the sun. hansberry was the inspiration for nina's song, to be young, gifted & black. LANGSTON HUGHES poet, author, and close friend of dr. simone's. hughes penned the lyrics to backlash blues. wrote a tribute to nina that appeared as liner notes in one of her albums. EXUMA THE OBEAH MAN bahamian singer and song writer who promoted bahamian music throughout the world. nina covered three of exuma's songs, obeah woman, dambala and 22nd century. MIRIAM MAKEBA south african jazz singer and devoted friend of dr. simone's. in the 1960s, both women were involved in the liberation struggle to free south africa. upon dr. simone's death, makeba commented on nina's "support within the civil rights movement" and paid tribute to her as "a great artist, human being and sister." WILLIAM WARING CUNEY poet who was one of the second echelons of harlem's new negro movement. nina used cuneys poetry in no images as a source of inspiration for her song "images". FRANK SINATRA nina's favorite singer. dr. simone paid homage to her favorite singer by covering songs from his most individual and reflective albums: "for a while" from "watertown" (on "nina's back") and no less than three songs from "a man alone" on her album "a single woman." she always needed a man with a "frank sinatra touch." |
| Click on a name to read what that individual had to say about Nina Simone: LANGSTON HUGHES JOHN LENNON PETER GABRIEL ARETHA FRANKLIN JEFF BUCKLEY RICHIE HAVENS JANIS IAN ELIZABETH FRAZER BETH WATERS MATTHEW SHIPP MARLON RIGGS Other Comments: PARTING WORDS FROM FANS DAVE MARSH JEANNE @ THE BODY & SOUL BLOG |
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| Nice & black Inspiring Nationalistic Afro American Satisfyin' Insight Mighty Originator Nourishment Eunice Waymon -Tom Reed |
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| Featured below are artworks done in Dr. Nina Simone's honor by various artist using several different mediums: |
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| Pictured below, musician India Arie portrayed Nina Simone on NBC's American Dreams. She sang a rendition of Nina's song 'Come Ye'. Click the picture to hear India's version. |
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| Other references & nods to Nina Simone: |
CSI MIAMI - EPISODE 'MEA CULPA' (watch clip) DANCER UPSTAIRS POINT OF NO RETURN |
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