Okay, I’m doing a lot of soul-searching and hard work on myself these days. This song has always gotten me through a lot, and I really love it.
I’m feeeeeeelinnnnnnn…….. gooood.
Okay okay… here’s Nina Simone’s version too:
This is one of my all time favorites – the song, the lyrics, the video… *SWOON!*
I just love the whole “Man of Mystery” thing, and the skinny tie, and just everything about this. Check out the cute little grunty thing he does at 3:05 into the video…
This song became my mantra as soon as it came out and then I heard it all over in various movies and tv shows, but not all versions were Michael’s. The original is by Nina Simone and is very “blues-y”… Check it out:
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Nina Simone. Frank Sinatra. Al Stauffer. Duke Ellington. Count Basie. Jack Benny. Milton Berle.
Philadelphia disc jockey Sid Mark’s rubbed elbows with all of them!
In an interview with AllAboutJazz.com, Sid remarked on how he’s actually responsible for Nina Simone’s success.
“She started her career in Philadelphia. In her autobiography, she said the reason for her success was a white Jewish disc jockey, Sid Mark. She said, ‘If I knew him today, I don’t know if I’d kiss him or smack him in the mouth!’ (laughter.) That’s a quote. We had a hell of a relationship!”
Of course, his story about meeting Frank …read more
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