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House of the Rising Sun (1964) – The Animals

The House of the Rising Sun by The Animals is one of the most recognisable tunes in the canon of Western popular music. The first few bars of the haunting intro sends chills down the spine and the guitar riff

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I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (1967) – Nina Simone

Nina Simone. I used to cross paths with her in New York City in the Village Gate nightclub. She was an artist I definitely looked up to. She recorded some of my songs that she learned directly from me, sitting

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Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (1968) – Nina Simone

Ain’t Got No, I got Life is my favourite song from Nina Simone and it also includes my favourite performance of her at the end of this post. I’ve listened to and watched this performance at least 50 times. It

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