Posted by Amanda Marcotte January 20, 2008 in Music, Video
The Verve remix album version of “See Line Woman” by Nina Simone. I dare you not to dance.
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I still think that the use of the hammond organ in the Verve Remixed 2 version of “Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair” is one of my favorite verve remixes of one of the all-time great recordings.
Honestly, I just adore the entire Verve remixed series and concept.
I just fell in love all over again:
http://www.hushnow.com/nina2.mp3
A bit more Nina fun…couldn’t resist. Every time I listen, I’m reminded what a genius she was as an interpreter (even if she didn’t have the greatest voice).
and sinnerman
OK…time for bed, I think.
Nina Simone is about the only jazz I can stand.
I adore that Sinnerman remix, and the Postal Service remix of Simone doing Little Girl Blue (I think it was on Verve Remixed 3?). The Postal Service one is unique in that it’s unmistakably in the remixer’s style, yet Simone’s voice is somehow still not out of place. Few of the Verve remixes venture so far into the realm of modern synth-pop and turn out so well.
The first comment on this blogpost has some interesting history about this song: http://connykate.wordpress.com/2007/05/21/sea-lion-woman/
I see that there’s a box set of the first three Remixed discs. Anyone know if they’re going to continue with this, or the cycle is done. Like I said above, I adore the idea of the remixed series—and the catalog that verve has to work with is amazing. I’m sure that more than a few people gained an introduction to Nina or Ella or Billie through hear a Remixed version somewhere.
That’s what I love–new pieces of music, as well as introducing new audiences to great artists. I hope they aren’t done.
I thought it was “Sea Lion”?
I like Feist’s cover as well.
One of my faves as well! Another huge fave on the same disc is Summertime. I like to listen to this disc when I run.
god I loved her! Thanks for the remix version. I was in Quebec when she died and saw the regular news’ 5 minute tribute to her. Never to happen in US news shows I think.
I have a favorite album that I don’t think is on cd — it’s live at Town Hall in the 1940’s (1950’s?). Everything is pure genius, but there’s a live impromtu song there that really makes it chilling.
It’s fantastic, one of my favorites. I’m a firm believer that the remix is the art form of the 21st century.