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Inuyama City, Aichi Ken, Chubu, Japan
A simple lady who until now keeps on finding the real meaning of life, its wonders and magic. And by the way, I'm a Filipina who's been living in Japan for around 25 yrs. Been receiving mails insinuating I'm Japanese. Iam not a poser. I'm a Filipino.
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The Nina Simone pictured was a fairly controversial person in the 60s and 70s. She died in 2003. This was not her usual music style before her flight from America but anger and medications led her to develop a style of audience participation and silence as part of her performances. She has a lengthy recording history going back to way before the U tube or even the video era. John Lennon (of the Beatles) was a big fan of her work. Suffice to say I have some of her 78s as well as 45s and 33s by her. I believe musically her rendition of 'I put a spell on you' is perhaps her most famous.
Song writer Jay Hawkins (1956)
sung by Singer Nina Simone (1965 recording)
One of the top 20 songs in America in 1965.
One of the top 50 songs in the UK in the same year.
Nominated by Rolling Stone as "one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was also ranked #313 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time."