My Sweet Lord / Today Is A Killer by Nina Simone
“In 1972, Nina Simone performed a 18-minute version of "My Sweet Lord" at Fort Dix before a group of black soldiers (recorded on Emergency Ward). She mingled the song with the David Nelson poem "Today is a killer", in which at the end God is accused of being a killer, giving the otherwise exuberant atmosphere of the performance an apocalyptic ending. No references to Krishna were used. (Wikipedia)”
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In 1972, Nina Simone performed a 18-minute version of "My Sweet Lord" at Fort Dix before a group of black soldiers (recorded on Emergency Ward). She mingled the song with the David Nelson poem "Today is a killer", in which at the end God is accused of being a killer, giving the otherwise exuberant atmosphere of the performance an apocalyptic ending. No references to Krishna were used. (Wikipedia)
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Nina Simone didn't just cover a song, she transformed it. When I listen to her version of a song, it's hard to imagine anyone else singing it. But even for Nina, this transformation is exceptional.
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Restorative
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