 Genius Meanings
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Nina Simone – Ain't Got No, I Got Life
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I ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes / Ain't got no money, ain't got no class / Ain't got no skirts, ain't got no sweater / Ain't got no perfume, ain't got no bed / Ain't got no
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Nina Simone – Aint Got No/I Got Life (Video)
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Ain’t got no home, ain’t got no shoes / Ain’t got no money, ain’t got no class / Ain’t got no skirts, ain’t got no sweaters / Ain’t got no Perfume, ain’t got no love / Ain’t got
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Lauryn Hill (Ft. Nina Simone) – I've Got Life
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On July 10th, a Nina Simone tribute album titled “Nina Revisited: A Tribute To Nina Simone” will be released. Featuring artist’s Mary J. Blige, Common, Usher, Gregory Porter
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Duke Special – Ain't Got No, I Got Life
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Ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes / Ain't got no money, ain't got no class / Ain't got no skirts, ain't got no sweaters / Ain't got no perfume, ain't got no bed / Ain't got no
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Nina Simone – Do What You Gotta Do
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[Intro] / Do what you gotta do / Come on back, see me when you can / [Verse 1] / Man, I can understand how it might be / Kinda hard to love a girl like me / I don't blame you much
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Lil Wayne – DontGetIt
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Lil Wayne closes Tha Carter III with a song reminiscent of Kanye’s West’s “Last Call”: a final track with two verses followed by an extended monologue about life. Instead of
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Kanye West (Ft. Rihanna) – Famous
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“Famous” explores what it means to be famous—Rihanna personifies fame on the hook.
Kanye premiered the music video for “Famous” on June 24th, 2016, at The Forum in Los Angeles
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JAY-Z & Kanye West – New Day
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Produced by Kanye West and RZA, this song samples Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good.” It is an uncharacteristically personal and emotional song from Jay Z, in which both rappers speak to
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Nina Simone – To Love Somebody
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There' a light / A certain kind of light / It's never shown on me / I want my whole life to be / Lived with you / Lived with you / There's a way / Everybody say / Do each and every
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Nina Simone – Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter
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[Verse 1] / You're nothing but a dirty, dirty old man / You do your thinking with a one track mind / Keep talkin' about heaven glory but / On your face is a different story / Clean
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Nina Simone – You’ve Got To Learn (Live)
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[Verse 1] / You've got to learn to show a happy face / Although you're full of misery / You mustn't show a trace of sadness / And above all, don't look for sympathy / You've got to
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Noname (Ft. Joseph Chilliams & Ravyn Lenae) – Forever
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The 8th song on Telefone focuses on self-belief. More specifically, to believe in yourself despite the inevitable opposition and using positivism to propel yourself forward. It
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Nina Simone – Take My Hand, Precious Lord
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Precious Lord, Take my hand / Lead me on, let me stand / I am tired, I am weak, I am worn / Through the storm, Through the night / Lead me on to the light / Take my hand precious
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Reflection Eternal – Four Women
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“Four Women” is a song written by Nina Simone, released on the 1966 album Wild is the Wind. This song, that appears as a bonus track for Reflection Eternal’s first album (“Train of
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Nina Simone & Rudimental – Take Care of Business (Rudimental Remix)
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[Intro] / Take care of business / For me / Take care of business / For me, for me, for me / [Verse 1] / Don't talk, just hold me closer / Let me sit on top of your knee / Go ahead
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Rapsody – Nina
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Rapsody’s album commences with the common theme of the track title and content celebrating powerful black women. In this track Rapsody interpolates and samples Nina Simone’s
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Nina Simone – In the Morning
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In the morning when the moon is at it's rest / You will find me at the time I love the best / Watching rainbows play on sunlight; / Pools of water iced from cold night,in the
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Nina Simone – Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)
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[Prelude] / We want to do a tune / Written for today, for this hour / For Dr. Martin Luther King / We've stated before that the whole program is dedicated to his memory / But this
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Nina Simone & Joel Corry – Feeling Good (Joel Corry Remix)
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[Verse 1] / Birds flying high, you know how I feel / Sun in the sky, you know how I feel / Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel / [Refrain] / It's a new dawn / It's a new day
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Nina Simone – Mississippi Goddam (Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964)
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8. Ain't Got No, I Got Life. 9. Lilac Wine. 10. Ne Me Quitte Pas. 11. Love Me or Leave Me. 12. Don't Explain. 13. Mississippi Goddam (Live At Carnegie Hall, New ...
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Nina Simone – Peace of Mind
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All we need but it's so hard to find / Is some peace, peace of mind / All we need but it's so hard to find / Is some peace, peace of mind / When the fathers and the mothers fight
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Nina Simone – Nobody
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[Verse 1] / When life seems full of clouds and rain / I am filled with an awkward pain / Who soothes my achin', thumpin' brain? / Nobody / When winter comes with snow and sleet / I
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Nina Simone – Westwind
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"Hello, oh yeah, I'm glad to see you, glad to see you. They tell me it's a full house it's full / This is a good time to introduce you to the heart beat of our organization, the
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Nina Simone – The Glory of Love
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[Verse 1] / You've got to give a little, take a little / And let your poor heart break a little / That's the story of, that's the glory of love / You've got to laugh a little, cry
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