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"Nina" is a song written by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and Northern Irish singer Johnny McDaid. It was recorded by the former for his second studio album, x (2014), and it appeared as the sixth track. [ 1 ]
(1930), the song became a signature tune for Eddie Cantor who sang it in the movie. [1] [2] A stylized version of the song by American singer and songwriter Nina Simone, [2] recorded in 1957, was a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom after it was used in a 1987 perfume commercial and resulted in a renaissance for Simone. [3]
"Tre giorni son che Nina in letto senesta" (often called "Nina" or the "Siciliana") is an 18th-century song long attributed to Pergolesi, but now more often to Vincenzo Legrenzo Ciampi (1719–1762).
"Nina Cried Power" was lauded by critics. The Telegraph stated that he upheld the legacies of the aforementioned artists with "purposeful swagger" [3] while The Irish Times wrote that "from the first track, Hozier fuses his righteous political anger ("It is the bringing of the line, it is the baring of the rhyme, it’s not the waking it’s the rising") with what you can only call a "tune ...
Nina Simone (portrait, 1965) recorded the first version of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" Composer and arranger Horace Ott came up with the melody and chorus lyrics after a temporary falling out with his girlfriend (and wife-to-be), Gloria Caldwell. [2] Ott then brought it to writing partners Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus to complete.
The song was written by Arnie Mendaros, and produced by Neil Gregorio. As soon as Nina sent her demo to Warner and immediately got a contract with the label, production for her first album began. "2nd Floor" became one of the first OPM songs to feature Taglish lyrics and a pop-R&B arrangement. Nina's whistle register is very evident on the song.
Its upbeat groove and flirty lyrics allowed Nina to transcend the typical "love song syndrome" most Filipino artists are known for, and spun a reinvented image for the Soul Siren. On June 21, 2005, the song was released on digital download through iTunes and Amazon.com MP3 Download. [1] [2]
American experimental band Xiu Xiu covered "Four Women" on its 2013 Nina Simone tribute album Nina. The song inspired the 2016 play Nina Simone: Four Women by Christina Ham. In the play, Nina meets the first three women (she is the fourth) at the site of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, and they become the characters in her song.