Nina Simone Sings Ellington es un álbum de Nina Simone, publicado en 1962 por Colpix Records. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me», «I Got It Bad», «Hey, Buddy Bolden» y «Merry Mending».
Listado de Canciones
- Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me2:49
- I Got It Bad4:07
- Hey, Buddy Bolden2:28
Letra
Buddy bolden tune up Blowing horn was his game Born with a silver trumpet in his mouth He played the horn before he talked Born on the after beat He patted his foot before walked When buddy bolden tuned up you could hear him clean Clean across the river clean across the river He woke up the working people and kept the easy living Call on buddy bolden call him buddy bolden Watch it he's calling his flock now He's calling his flock now here they come Call him buddy bolden he's calling his flock now Here they come here they come Come on buddy bolden here they come - Merry Mending2:35
Letra
Merry mending to you Merry mending merry mending May your convalescence be fun as you chat about prevention Merry mending merry mending Think you're lucky you are the one To get all of that attention Forget about your pills forget about your ills Forget about the bills Get up get out get well again Merry mending health and happiness blending Merry mending to you Merry mending merry mending May your convalescence be fun as you chat about prevention Merry mending merry mending Think you're lucky you are the one To get all of that attention Forget about your pills forget about your ills Forget about the bills Get up get out get well again Merry mending merry mending merry mending Merry mending merry mending to you - Something to Live for2:55
Letra
I want something to live for Someone to make my life an adventurous dream Oh, what wouldn't I give for Someone who'd take my life and make it seem Gay as they say it ought to be Why can't I have love like that brought to me? My eye is watching the noon crowds Searching the promenades seeking a clue To the one who will someday be my Something to live for Something to live for Something to live for - You Better Know It2:25
Letra
I belong to you and I know I show it You belong to me baby you'd better know it Give me all your love sugar spice and sweet honey Don't you ever quit Not for love or money I'd do most anything Just to amuse you But there's nothing that I wouldn't do Thought that I would ever lose you When I play the game I can't afford to blow it Cos I play for keeps you'd better know it Yes I'd do most anything just to amuse you But there's nothing that I wouldn't do If I ever thought I'd lose you When I play the game I can't afford to blow it Cos I play for keeps you better know it - I Like the Sunrise3:02
Letra
I like the sunrise cos it brings a new day I like the new day it brings new hope they say I like the sunrise blazing in the new sky Nighttime's so weary and oh so am I Every evening I wish upon a star That my brand new tomorrow isn't very far When that heavy blue curtain on night Is high in the sky way out of sight I like the sunrise so heavenly to see I like the sunrise and I hope it likes poor me - Solitude3:45
Letra
In my solitude you haunt me With reveries of days gone by In my solitude you taunt me With memories that never die I sit in my chair Filled with despair Nobody could be so sad With gloom ev'rywhere I sit and I stare I know that I'll soon go mad In my solitude I'm praying Dear Lord above Send back my love [Original lyrics] In my solitude you haunt me With reveries of days gone by In my solitude you taunt me With memories that never die I sit in my chair I'm filled with despair There's no one could be so sad With gloom ev'rywhere I sit and I stare I know that I'll soon go mad In my solitude I'm praying Dear Lord above Send back my love - Gal from Joe's2:15
- Satin Doll3:37
Letra
Cigarette holder which wigs me Over her shoulder, she digs me. Out cattin' that satin doll. Baby, shall we go out skippin ? Careful, amigo, you're flippin', Speaks Latin that satin doll. She's nobody's fool so I'm playing it cool as can be. I'll give it a whirl but I ain't for no girl catching me, Swich-e-rooney. Telephone numbers well you know, Doing my rhumbas with uno And that'n my satin doll. - It Don't Mean a Thing2:20