This song never fails to make me sad and happy all at the same time. I'm crying and smiling as I write this comment. I love you Ms Simone and I hope you have found peace.
Yes, I did see Acrimony! One of the best movies I've ever seen. Tiraji is one of the greatest African American actors that is performing at this time. Where are her accolades?
Nina Simone's style of singing owes it's beauty, in large part. to her phraseology which means how long she holds or delays the melody before going to the next phrase. Her style is EXQUISITE.
At the end of my prayer time today..I said LORD you know how I love to hear from you..and straight away this song came up on my phone...FREEDOM..is what I want....from what ?...good question...free to be me..free to fly..free to stand on a mountain top and breath in the unpolluted air..free to be bubble inside a bottle of pop...that when it's shook up..to explode with extatic joy...A bird set free from her guilded cage...but first must LEARN..how..to fly.
I just "discovered" this 1967 version today although I know of the other version covered by Lighthouse Family in 2001. Even listening to this today for the first time, 55 years after its release, I am in awe with the deeply soul touching rendition by Nina Simone. The lyrics and tune are just beautiful. Brings tears to my eyes.
I began singing this song today while making my dessert for the 4th. I think I learned it in grade school. I'm not so much into celebrating America right now. Seems we are and will be losing our freedoms. None of us are free until ALL of us are free.
One of those songs you think was just written for you. The measure of greatness indeed. It's sad that I identify with the entire sentiment of the song and every lyric therein. Nina Simone is not a singer, she's a poet. ♥️
What fabulous human being wrote this? I feel it every time I hear it. Wish it every time I hear it. Wish we all could really be free and that no one ever was chained up in any way.
@@ShubhamBhushanCC very true. I don't know why black people still thank jesus, lord or a god. Cant they see that religion and god is what laws were written around of. You know... like slavery. Also adultery is illegal because ... the bible
This song kept me pushing through an entire life time of closeting myself as a transgender woman. So much pain and suffering welled up in the lyrics of this song for me, so much emotion spilling out and crying for its own freedom. This song will never leave me.
I wish I knew how It would feel to be free I wish I could break All the chains holdin' me I wish I could say All the things that I should say Say 'em loud, say 'em clear For the whole 'round world to hear I wish I could share All the love that's in my heart Remove all the thoughts That keep us apart I wish you could know What it means to be me Then you'd see and agree That every man should be free I wish I could give All I'm longin' to give I wish I could live Like I'm longing to live I wish I could do All the things that I can do And though I'm way over due I'd be startin' a new Well I wish I could be Like a bird in the sky How sweet it would be If I found I could fly I'd soar up to the sun And look down at the sea And I'd sing 'cause I know yeah And I'd sing 'cause I know yeah And I'd sing 'cause I know I'd know how it feels I'd know how it feels to be free, yeah-yeah I-I'd know how it feels Yes, I'd know I'd know how it feels, how it feels To be free, no no no
It’s sad that humanity still has yet to completely change since the civil rights movement. We’re still discriminating, still hating, and still acting like humans are so completely different from humans that they deserve to be treated as an invasive species or blaming “other” people for all of our problems
Huey P. Newton wrote in “Revolutionary Suicide” that this song was played as George Jackson’s body was being brought into the church for his funeral. RIP in power to all the people out there who have fought this consistent oppression and have died at the hands of this crooked system
ple like mayfield bob Marley, bob Dylan Hugh masekela and Nina Simone sing in a way that will be relevant for ever coz of their subject matter as well as talent as musicians. who else can u cite here?
لمريم الي متعرف انكليزي :) (اتمنى لو اني اعلم كيف شعور ان تكون حراً) اتمنى لو اعرف كيف هو شعور ان تكون حراً اتمنى لو استطيع ان اكسر جميع القيود التي تربطني اتمنى لو اني استطيع ان اقول كل شيء التي يجب ان اقولها قلها بصوت واضح بصوت عالي لكي يسمع العالم باجمعه اتمنى لو استطيع ان اشارك جميع الحب في قلبي ان ازيل جميع الافكار التي تبقينا متفرقين اتمنى لو انك تعرف ما هو معنى ان تكون انا عندها ستوافق ان على كل رجل(انسان) ان يكون حراً اتمنى لو اني استطيع ان اعطي كلما اتوق لاعطائه اتمنى لو اني استطيع العيش كأني متشوقه الى الحياه اتمنى لو أستطيع ان افعل كل الاشياء التي اريد ان افعلها وعلى الرغم من تأخري سابد من جديد (تقصد الحياه) اتمنى لو استطيع ان اكون طيراً في السماء كم حلواً سوف يكون ان اجد اني استطيع الطيران ساحلق للشمس وسأغني لاني اعلم نعم لان اعلم كيف يكون شعور ان تكون حراً نعم ساعلم كيف يكون شعور ان حراً
I came out of the closet as transgender to everyone in my life finally at the age of 28, left my shitty career in construction and became a professional artist for the first time in my life. I used to listen to this song every day to get me through what I was going through, now that I'm finally free listening to this song really hit so deep and moves me to tears.
I was too busy singing "We Are the Champions" (Queen). That said, Nina's lyrics still apply today. We have far to go to make sure this is the Land of the Free.
When I heard about the killing of George Floyd, this song of Nina came to my mind immediately. How Nina is looking at where we are now, she thinks nothing has changed, or is she trying to tell us something through this song over and over again. RIP George Floyd.
I wish I knew how It would feel to be free I wish I could break All the chains holding me I wish I could say All the things that I should say Say 'em loud, say 'em clear For the whole round world to hear I wish I could share All the love that's in my heart Remove all the bars That keep us apart I wish you could know What it means to be me Then you'd see and agree That every man should be free I wish I could give All I'm longin' to give I wish I could live Like I'm longin' to live I wish I could do All the things that I can do And though I'm way over due I'd be starting anew Well I wish I could be Like a bird in the sky How sweet it would be If I found I could fly Oh I'd soar to the sun And look down at the sea Then I'd sing 'cause I know, yea Then I'd sing 'cause I know, yea Then I'd sing 'cause I know I'd know how it feels Oh I know how it feels to be free Yea yea! Oh, I know how it feels Yes I know, oh, I know How it feels How it feels To be free, Lord, Lord, Lord
What words From A great Artist .Her songs Had meaning in times of troubles just of a different colour.rest in peace Nina your free now.and free at last.godbless you amen🙏🤞👍🦋🕊🕊🕊🕊💙🌹🌹🌷🦋🦋🕊✌
What type of jazz is this? I want to analyize it for a school presentation but we have to talk a lot about which genre the song is and what characteristics for this genre we find in the song etc... (And it would be better to have a more specific genre than jazz)
