I think it's kinda stupid to have a song that is your favourite because I listen to many songs for many different reasons and I hate to stack them up against one another. But if there is one song that clearly resonates with me on a very unique level it would have to be Nina Simone's Sinnerman. It is an epic song of all epicness that is over 10 minutes of raging cathartic beauty.
Simone was introduced to the song by her mother who was a minister who used it with the the downtrodden to help confess their sins. The songs starts with a very unique series of notes that would not normally be placed together and continues to build until it is a tidal wave of emotion that rages over the listener. There is no other song like this and there is nobody who could possibly play this song better than Nina herself.
If you've never heard this song before than you are really missing out. If you have heard the song before, listen to it again for the first time!
EDJ
yesss Colin!!! love, love, LOVE this song!!! Nina will live on forever!!!...(sidebar: and i love how they used this track in 'thomas crown affair'- the one w/ rene r. and pierce b...and cut it to play in different scenes as if they were diff. tracks)
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