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villager

(26,001 posts) Sat Nov 8, 2014, 04:37 AM Nov 2014

In Honor of Our Red States: "Mississippi Goddamn"

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In Honor of Our Red States: "Mississippi Goddamn" (Original Post) villager Nov 2014 OP

Love's me some Nina Simone. joshdawg Nov 2014 #1

Thanks, villager. I didn't know about Nina Simone so I checked her out on Wikipedia. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #2

Glad to be able to pass on the word about Nina! villager Nov 2014 #8

It's honest, that's for sure. I'll have to google Nina Simone. nt raccoon Nov 2014 #3

AND!!!!!! heaven05 Nov 2014 #4

Exactly why I posted it! I realized we'd come "full circle" since I first heard that song villager Nov 2014 #7

Excellent, thank you. mountain grammy Nov 2014 #5

In honor of Nina Simone-- "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" carolinayellowdog Nov 2014 #6

joshdawg

(2,648 posts)

1. Love's me some Nina Simone.

Reply to villager (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 07:30 AM

Nov 2014

Many thanks for this post.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

2. Thanks, villager. I didn't know about Nina Simone so I checked her out on Wikipedia.

Reply to villager (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 07:56 AM

Nov 2014

She was an interesting and creative person.

villager

(26,001 posts)

8. Glad to be able to pass on the word about Nina!

Reply to Enthusiast (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 04:23 PM

Nov 2014

raccoon

(31,111 posts)

3. It's honest, that's for sure. I'll have to google Nina Simone. nt

Reply to villager (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 07:56 AM

Nov 2014

heaven05

(18,124 posts)

4. AND!!!!!!

Reply to villager (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 09:54 AM

Nov 2014

we're heading back to those 'good old days', date of song 1963....guaranteed. Very timely and given the racist nature of american culture, 2014, 50 plus years later, timeless......

villager

(26,001 posts)

7. Exactly why I posted it! I realized we'd come "full circle" since I first heard that song

Reply to heaven05 (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 01:39 PM

Nov 2014

...as a wee lad in the 60's, when my late dad spun the vinyl in our living room...

mountain grammy

(26,623 posts)

5. Excellent, thank you.

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Sat Nov 8, 2014, 11:27 AM

Nov 2014

carolinayellowdog

(3,247 posts)

6. In honor of Nina Simone-- "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"

Reply to villager (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 11:44 AM

Nov 2014

"Carolina Goddamn" would be an appropriate response to this week, from one of the finest musicians to come from NC. Her hometown of Tryon has an impressive monument in her honor. Here's another song from the same era:

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