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Artist:Nina Simone [ more ]
Song:I Shall Be Released
Album:Sugar In My Bowl [ info ]
Released:1972
Last Played:May 21, 2013 - 06:17
Avg. Rating:7.6  (Total Ratings: 510)
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1 votes: 3 (0.59%)2 votes: 8 (1.6%)3 votes: 15 (2.9%)4 votes: 16 (3.1%)5 votes: 27 (5.3%)6 votes: 37 (7.3%)7 votes: 80 (16%)8 votes: 163 (32%)9 votes: 108 (21%)10 votes: 53 (10%)
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LizK
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: Mar 19, 2013 - 11:58 

 Very redstorm wrote:

 

I can hear this song, being played at my funeral, and all my  family and friends singing along, and smiling as they know I have moved to a better, happier place. I love the juxaposition, of this and S&G's Mrs. Robinson, both saying goodbye.....



 
Very good plan. And I would want to finish with "Layla".  Seems to me a song for ending things.   {#Motor}
d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: Mar 19, 2013 - 11:56 

With my upcoming retirement, I'm turning these lyrics into something personal. Any day now, I shall be released.
mfcrowe
(Chicago,, IL)
Posted: Jan 15, 2013 - 19:08 

No offense Bob, Rick, Levon, Garth, Richard and Robbie - you guys are unparalleled but this gal does a much better cover of this song than you guys!
cShaggy
(..inna state of being..)
Posted: Dec 15, 2012 - 10:04 

..thx RP..
4merdj
(donde el viento se devuelve)
Posted: Aug 11, 2012 - 15:55 

I just love her voice and her approach to interpreting songs ... {#Clap}
jjak
(Southern suburb, Paris - France)
Posted: May 08, 2012 - 18:02 

 Sloggydog wrote:
For me, in my head, I always hear this one by The Band
 



I feel exactly the same. Sorry Nina...
Stranglersfan
(Revelstoke, B.C.)
Posted: Mar 06, 2012 - 08:02 

Love it!
whomhow
(changeable)
Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 15:41 

more Nina Simone, please!
sieversfam
Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 12:00 

I like Jerry's frailty the Jerry Garcia Band's renditionion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFiIJ4vW2IU

Course, the JGB double LP/Cassette/CD/Digital release version is kick-butt.


Xeric
(Montana)
Posted: Sep 29, 2011 - 18:33 

 templefrost wrote:

No

 
Agreed
 
Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Aug 29, 2011 - 08:58 

Yep.  Any day now.  I'm holding my breath.
Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Jun 27, 2011 - 13:48 

I really love Nina Simone's voice, but this song is just not doing it for me. One of her background vocalists is off-key - just enough dissonance that the whole track was out of whack, to my ears. (Romeotuma, can I borrow your ears to make this song good for me? What a pal you are! {#Mrgreen})
bseib
(40 24' N 86 53' W)
Posted: Jun 27, 2011 - 13:44 

Nina, you are incredible!
Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: May 26, 2011 - 22:19 

For me, in my head, I always hear this one by The Band
newwavegurly
Posted: Feb 21, 2011 - 08:25 

I see my light come shining
From the West down to the East
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released...


Yes, you will. You will indeed. 
helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Nov 18, 2010 - 23:08 

I prefer the Bob version!
kcar
Posted: Oct 18, 2010 - 07:14 

Love the backing vocals on this song...
petrfas
Posted: Oct 18, 2010 - 07:10 

 coding_to_music wrote:
This guy sings great {#Beat}
 
:)
lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Sep 16, 2010 - 12:46 

Wonderful song, thanks Bob.  Brilliant version - thanks to the incredibly eclectic and enormously talented Nina.
michaelc
(Walnut Creek, CA)
Posted: Jul 14, 2010 - 14:30 

She is just SOOOOOO KWEL
ladron
(Sam Diego, CA)
Posted: May 11, 2010 - 23:57 

I admit to singing along...
sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 15:26 

This is just a great song, no matter who sings it!{#Clap}
On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 16:36 

I find a little Nina goes a long way. The occasional song in the RP mix is just about right.
redstorm
(East Coast!........ Lou!)
Posted: Aug 01, 2009 - 08:20 

 

I can hear this song, being played at my funeral, and all my  family and friends singing along, and smiling as they know I have moved to a better, happier place. I love the juxaposition, of this and S&G's Mrs. Robinson, both saying goodbye.....



whtahtefcuk
(Flagstaff, AZ, USA)
Posted: Jun 30, 2009 - 14:29 

9 > 10
whtahtefcuk
(Flagstaff, AZ, USA)
Posted: Jun 30, 2009 - 14:28 

I LOVE NINA!!!
coding_to_music
(Beantown)
Posted: Mar 27, 2009 - 14:23 

This guy sings great {#Beat}


lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Mar 27, 2009 - 14:22 

Wonderful version of one of the best Bob tune's ever.
templefrost
Posted: Mar 27, 2009 - 14:22 

No


thewiseking
(New York, New York)
Posted: Jan 23, 2009 - 12:00 

great cover, this adds something!
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