Monday, 5 September 2011

Oh Sinnerman, where you gonna run to?

This post is intended to educate Peiter about a serious classic =P    "Sinnerman" is a very old American spiritual song, it was first popularised in the 60s and is probably Nina Simone's most famous song.  It's also been sampled by some big artists like KanYe West, Timbaland and apparently Felix da Housecat.  For me however, I cannot listen to the song without it reminding me of the epic climax to the film "The Thomas Crown Affair" (starring Pierce Brosnan... if you haven't seen it, sort your life out).  If you have seen it, skip forward to 4:50 and you'll recognise the piano melody with the clapping in the background which they loop over and over.  Very effective use of music in the movie to build tension I thought.  At over 10 minutes it's a very long tune, but it's worth it!

Nina Simone - Sinnerman

2 comments:

  1. totally have heard this in several movies and clips! serious tune! I thank you for the edumacation.

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  2. somthin else to recognise

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbVl6nCmQ9o

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