Urodziła się Nina Simone (wł. Eunice Kathleen Waymon); wokalistka jazzowa. Zmarła 21 kwietnia 2003 roku w wieku 70 lat.
[91. rocznica]
Na płycie Pastel Blues (1965) znalazł się utwór „Sinnerman”, który w późniejszych czasach był wielokrotnie przerabiany przez wykonawców młodszego pokolenia.
Nina Simone – Sinnerman
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Oh sinnerman, where you gonna run to? Sinnerman, where you gonna run to? Where you gonna run to? All along dem day Well I run to the rock, please hide me I run to the rock, please hide me I run to the rock, please hide me, lord All along dem day But the rock cried out, I can't hide you The rock cried out, I can't hide you The rock cried out, I ain't gonna hide you guy All along dem day I said, rock, what's a matter with you rock? Don't you see I need you, rock? Lord, lord, lord All along dem day So I run to the river, it was bleedin' I run to the sea, it was bleedin' I run to the sea, it was bleedin' All along dem day So I run to the river, it was boilin' I run to the sea, it was boilin' I run to the sea, it was boilin' Along dem day So I run to the lord, please hide me lord Don't you see me prayin'? Don't you see me down here prayin'? But the lord said, go to the devil The lord said, go to the devil He said, go to the devil All along dem day So I ran to the devil, he was waitin' I ran to the devil, he was waitin' Ran to the devil, he was waitin' All on that day I cried Power Power to da lord Bring down Power to da lord Power Power to da lord Oh yeah, woh yeah, woh yeah Well I run to the river, it was boilin' I run to the sea, it was boilin' I run to the sea, it was boilin' All along dem day So I ran to the lord I said, lord hide me, please hide me Please help me Along dem day He said, child, where were you When you oughta been prayin'? I said,lord, lord, hear me prayin' Lord, lord, hear me prayin' Lord, lord, hear me prayin' All along dem day Sinnerman you oughta be prayin' Oughta be prayin', sinnerman Oughta be prayin' All on that day I cried Power Power to da lord Go down Power to da lord Power Power to da lord Power, power, lord Don't you know I need you lord Don't you know that I need you Don't you know that I need you Power, lord
Autor piosenki: Nina Simone
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