Posts Tagged ‘Nina Simone’
Song of the Week #112 – “The House of the Rising Sun”
Written by admin on June 25, 2012 – 10:55 pm -| The Animals’ biggest hit “The House of the Rising Sun” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“The House of the Rising Sun” was released on single in the UK in June 1964, backed with “Talkin’ ’bout You,” and debuted two months later in the US. It was also on the band’s self-titled American debut album, but not on the UK version. |
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Tags: Eric Burdon, Joan Baez, Nina Simone, The Animals, The House of the Rising Sun
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Song of the Week #68 – “Turn! Turn! Turn!”
Written by admin on August 22, 2011 – 11:19 am -| The Byrds’ definitive cover of the Pete Seeger folk standard “Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons. |
Tags: David Crosby, Jim McGuinn, Judy Collins, Nina Simone, Pete Seeger, Roger McGuinn, the Byrds, The Byrds - There Is A Season, Turn Turn Turn
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Mary J Blige to star as Nina Simone
Written by admin on May 17, 2010 – 7:00 am - |
Mary J. Blige will play Nina Simone in a film based on the late singer’s life. |
Tags: Mary J Blige, Nina Simone
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UK votes on best ever political songs
Written by admin on April 21, 2010 – 6:43 am -The UK’s New Statesmen magazine has published a list of the top 20 political songs, as voted for by their readers and members of the Political Studies Association.
| Not surprisingly, the list contains some of the most famous protest songs of all time, including John Lennon’s “Imagine,” Bob Dylan’s “The Times They are a-Changin'” and Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land,” which takes the top spot. |
Tags: Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, John Lennon, marvin gaye, Nina Simone, Pete Seeger, Political songs, protest songs, The Who, Woody Guthrie
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