The Slipped Disc daily comfort zone (217): Nina Simone’s theory of relativity

The Slipped Disc daily comfort zone (217): Nina Simone’s theory of relativity

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norman lebrecht

October 27, 2020

To appreciate the brilliance of her interpretation, this was the original she was working around:

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  • Elizabeth Owen says:
    October 28, 2020 at 8:48 am

    She had a classical music education didn’t she?

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  • Caroline Stoner says:
    October 28, 2020 at 8:58 am

    Thanks Norman. First music of my day. The wonderful Nina reflecting on Time.

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  • CARMEN-HELENA TELLEZ says:
    October 28, 2020 at 11:48 am

    Thank you for this post. Art music can emerge anywhere.

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  • Tim Mathias says:
    October 28, 2020 at 1:51 pm

    I thought Sandy Dennis – the composer – did the original?

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    • V.Lind says:
      October 28, 2020 at 3:17 pm

      Sandy Denny — and she did. She recorded a demo that Judy Collins heard. Denny did not release a version till several years after Collins. And Collins’ version is not to be despised, however great Simone’s is.

      Lovely to hear this song again.

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