Nina Simone - Summertime Lyrics






Summertime and the livin's easy
Fish are jumpin', and the cotton is high
Oh, yo' daddy's rich and yo' ma is good lookin'
So hush, little baby, don' yo' cry

One of these mornin's you goin' to rise and singin'
Then you'll spread yo' wings an' you'll take the sky
But till that mornin', there's a-nothin' can harm you
With daddy and mammy standin' by





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  1. r.... ....

    i thank you....loved it

  2. C.... B....

    Magnifique

  3. K.... J....

    yes sing me a lollaby

  4. K.... J....

    yws nina

  5. D.... J....

    Haunting and beautiful

  6. M.... V....

    Where is that artwork with the pink and green print from?!

  7. c.... s....

    I saw her in person in the village. She changed my world

  8. A.... S....

    beautiful

  9. Z.... Z....

    Sensacional!

  10. A.... G....

    Bravo, Nina. Bravo, ar spune Gershwin. Finete totala.

  11. A.... K....

    I LOVE YOU 💙 NINA💙

  12. e.... ....

    The glorious and great Nina Simone...She finds so much to say in this classic tune and says it with such subtlety and conviction, that mid-way I found myself suddenly in tears...

  13. D.... B....

    Like julie Londons version better this is a little to expressionistic for me leaves to many pieces to put to gether this time

  14. P.... D....

    So great to find this again and that it has been remastered. My favourite Nina song and favourite version. Thank you!

  15. Y.... U....

    She starts at 2:52 :)

  16. r.... r....

    Probably the best female musician.

  17. m.... ....

    Takes me to a good time and place.

  18. J.... L....

    Hey does anyone know if Nina ever did a porgy and Bess album?!?!?

  19. M.... B....

    Sam Cooke's version of this is amazing!! 😀

  20. N.... Y....

    I love Nina Simone!

  21. D.... G....

    The woman was trained as a classic pian player and was a virtuoso and surly she would trained on Gershwin porgy and bess

  22. D.... G....

    Nina did a tribute to Gershwin porgy and bess

  23. Z.... w....

    Nina - the one and only one!

  24. H.... C....

    Uma Deusa da voz.

  25. C.... J....

    coisa fina

  26. n.... g....

    someone knows who's playing contrebasse? please

  27. S.... ....

    If it weren't for Gershwin none of us would be here tonight. Thank life for music, holy crap.

  28. D.... L....

    Adres:
    Gillès de Pélichylei 64 , 2970 Adres:
    Gillès de Pélichylei 64 , 2970

  29. R.... S....

    Master piece...and how she played a piano

  30. D.... t....

    is the best song i am adi maulana tsk ind

  31. c.... b....

    Ella nina Billie ou Janis quem melhor cantou essa bela canção ? amo todas as cantoras que citei e amo todas as versões !

  32. C.... P....

    I LOVE HEEEERRRR

  33. M.... L....

    A grande mulher! 💙

  34. L.... P....

    Nina es música

  35. a.... e....

    Divine, assurément... Et surtout Immortelle!!!

  36. K.... L....

    love this version...

  37. s.... n....

    que super cancion

  38. T.... H....

    Ella Fitzgerald as well

  39. R.... D....

    this Song is Amazing. very very good!

  40. P.... O....

    83 reggaetoneros que tienen una cotufa en el cerebro

  41. J.... D....

    The only one who can do this song as good as Billie is Nina

    J.... D....

    Remember Ella Fitzgerald

    J.... D....

    Junette Delinois and miles

    J.... D....

    actually Mahalia Jackson is amazing IMO as well

    J.... D....

    Junette Delinois i don't agree with that...watch the live version of ella fitzgerald. .a very slow version....hypnotic..pure artistry...and genius...

    J.... D....

    Junette Delinois Nina "Hated Billie"I heard her say that God knows why? Maybe she went for White power and did not speak up enough..who knows but she did say hates !

  42. K.... ....

    The emotional intensity of Nina Simone's music is beyond comparison. This rendition is so raw and honest.

    K.... ....

    I agree!

  43. c.... ....

    82 mentally handicapped people disliked this.

    c.... ....

    +coelacanth , that's an insult to real mentally handicapped people

    c.... ....

    +saunterr i hereby issue a formal and sincere apology.

  44. J.... J....

    Wunderbar!

  45. M.... S....

    Like turning a corner off a street you don't know, looking..and hoping you can love it...maybe not

  46. V.... P....

    Check my piano improvisation of Summertime,you won't regret it :)

  47. R.... I....

    Amazing

  48. K.... S....

    That voice, makes my heart happy ! Bravo

  49. B.... H....

    whenever i listen her music i just feel good.....simple...

  50. J.... F....

    NRA duffle bag advertisement on NINA'S SONG? so disrespectful man, SMH.

    J.... F....

    haha yeah, you're probably right! Sorry about that :) Ironic disappointment is all.

  51. T.... O....

    her music is just timeless👌

  52. F.... U....

    Nina is forever! Please listen Brainbox , it was a fantastic band here in Holland.  Just a great a cover!!

  53. B.... 4....

    There are songs that touch my heart !
    like this

  54. J.... O....

    Fico feliz em ver comentários de brasileiros aqui... Que bom que ainda existem pessoas de bom gosto musical em meu país.

  55. C.... A....

    FANTÁSTICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  56. j.... ....

    when did this come out ? mid 60's ?

    j.... ....

    +jdsol1938  Not sure but my 1st time hearing it was c. 1961-62.

  57. W.... s....

    Sem palavras ...

  58. v.... a....

    The 'DIVINE' Simone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  59. C.... ....

    What year was this song made?

  60. T.... C....

    So beautiful! Take a look at my channel! I've also played this song n would like to know what u think!

    Summertime
    And the livin' is easy
    Fish are jumpin'
    And the cotton is high

    Your daddy's rich
    And your mamma's good lookin'
    So hush little baby
    Don't you cry

    One of these mornings
    You're going to rise up singing
    Then you'll spread your wings
    And you'll take to the sky

    But till that morning
    There's a'nothing can harm you
    With daddy and mamma standing by

  61. L.... P....

    and I love her!

  62. C.... C....

    I remember my big sisters
    playing this for me it blue me away and still do good night god bless you all my love always auntie carol xxcxxxxxxxx

  63. p.... l....

    Nina Simone is music

  64. H.... J....

    Nice Niña, I love her

  65. R.... S....

    Nina,Nina VC me faz viver momentos celestiais na terra,ah esse piano

  66. T.... N....

    Rest in Peace! I'll be there with You soon!

  67. S.... O....

    Genius!

  68. I.... M....

    shit..... i melting.... so so so fcking goood......

  69. M.... T....

    UN GRAN PIANISTA Y CANTANTE OTRO ESTILO

  70. R.... C....

    Summertime by NIna Simone (George Gershwin  ."Porgy and Besse" Opera)  

  71. g.... h....

    No paicience she did thanks and apologies

  72. g.... h....

    Wished she sang aswell

  73. S.... C....

    Uau...sem palavras que descrevam o emaranhado de sentimentos...soberbo!

  74. c.... ....

    Authentic accompaniment - none of the bashing saucepan lids and squawk boxes used now.  Globe does not show New Zealand -what an commission!

  75. D.... Q....

    Top high fidelity music. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  76. S.... ....

    This a "mono" level recording, which was one like a single track; so, eveything is all together; with emphasis on vox.....

  77. R.... M....

    This one of my favorite artists....and one of my very favorite tunes.  This is not the best version though....but it is very very good.  (Who's done it best? Billy Stewart, Fantasia, Ella, Janis, Sublime, Sam Cooke & Herbie Mann)

    R.... M....

    @TheAtma "...isn't even musically captivating."  to you!  Nearly everyone who's done this song has followed a formula.  Very few have "changed" it somewhat; Billy Stewart went "over the top" with it.  Sublime borrowed Herbie Mann's version & did their "thing" with it.  It's different ...and likable.    Peace out...

    R.... M....

    It is different, and it is likable, but it can hardly be called a cover. 

    R.... M....

    @*****"Sassy" truly was ..."the shit"..doing this...or any other..song. 

    R.... M....

    Richard Marshall Bowman , I don't think many people realize how awesome Fantasia did this song, she have recorded it.

    R.... M....

    You forgot all the sopranos that sang it like Barabara Handricks or Dame Kiri Te Kanawa or Anna Moffo and so many others!

  78. M.... d....

    ma version préférée est celle de J. Joplin

    M.... d....

    Billie, the original did it best. True feeling in that one.

  79. R.... C....

    I prefer Billy Holiday!!!

  80. H.... J....

    a great jazz recomposition of Summertime-- Nina Simone's piano and singing is sensational very emotional

  81. C.... D....

    Nina Simone.Tu é feia pra caralho, mas a tua voz compensa.

    C.... D....

    O que você pai disse para sua mãe

    C.... D....

    you are an idiot!  don't call her 'feia'. 

    C.... D....

    Esse mundo é reflexo de nós mesmos...

    C.... D....

    @Jack Camino FUCK YOU

    C.... D....

    @CARLOS DE FREITAS -CARLÃO HUAHUAHUAHUAUHAUAHU

  82. b.... ....

    Nina,Your my Summertime,all the Time

  83. N.... P....

    Au top
    la version de janis est pas mal non plus!! moins Jazzi mais me procure plus d'emotions.
    vive la ziikkk

  84. L.... S....

    OMG.......AWESOME!  NO OTHER VOICE CAN EVEN COME CLOSE!

  85. E.... A....

    Magica !

  86. P.... B....

    Nice! pb, Benicia, CA 8/9/2014

  87. C.... C....

    waooooooooooow

  88. J.... J....

    This is some of the best "cool jazz" I've heard in a long time.  

  89. M.... L....

    WHO is the piano player ?

    M.... L....

    Nina!!!

    M.... L....

    NINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    M.... L....

    @Rae Wright Really????? Are you sure?? You have evidence??? It's just because if it's true is God!

    M.... L....


    Nina Simone – At Town Hall (Colpix – 1959)
    Recorded way back in September of 1959 with Tootie Heath on drums and Jimmy Bond on bass, this was Nina Simone’s debut live recording and, according to the good folks over at The Nina Simone Web, her fourth LP ever. We’ve raved about Nina’s singing many times before and we’ll do it many times again, but what I want you to listen to on Nina’s version of “Summertime” isn’t her singing, but rather her piano playing. All of the beautiful blues and deep, deep soul of Nina’s voice is present too in her piano playing. She plays with the left hand of an old-school juke-joint cat and the right hand of a classically-trained jazz pianist. Given how much I love Nina’s voice, it seems crazy to say this, but I actually prefer the first half of the tune (the instrumental half) to the second half (where Nina performs the vocal). Also, someone who has the original LP might be able to write in and verify this for me, but the long version of “Summertime” may actually be separate instrumental and vocal performances that were later pieced together.

    M.... L....

    ...there you go, Rae Wright - some hear, others feel. Bless.

  90. g.... g....

    belleza, ese piano, y la voz tan especial de Nina Simone, ese sentimiento, esa combinación armónica de instrumentos y voz , esto es parte de la felicidad

  91. d.... ....

    OK year, date, album, release notes. Thanks for nutt'n

  92. T.... M....

    This was a formidable period in the era of Jazz...Great improvisations!

  93. T.... R....

    Nina Simone love it! Summertime.

  94. A.... C....

    I like it. Nona forever.