"Feeling Good" (also known as "Feelin' Good") is a song written by English composers Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd. It was first performed on stage in 1964 by Cy Grant on the UK tour.Nina Simone recorded "Feeling Good" for her 1965 album I Put a Spell on You. The song has also been covered by other famous artists [list at the link is extensive]... In 2022, American Songwriter ranked "Feeling Good" number one on their list of the 10 greatest Nina Simone songs.
Posted to accompany the cystic fibrosis post.
Related: My "Sinnerman" (Nina Simone) post from 2019 has the full-length version with lyrics superimposed; the video embedded below is abbreviated and combines the music of Sinnerman with a mashup of movie scenes of people running:
For a fuller appreciation of Miss Nina SImone:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwTitp3omXY 1:00:51 Nina Simone: Live in Antibes — July 24th, 1965 (Full concert)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxkMb-tp3Bk 1:03:17 Nina Simone Live in Holland '65 & England '68