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Sid Whelan - Nina Simone

from Waitin' for Payday by Whelan

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    8 Original songs from the Shady side of the street to the Sunny side of the Street. Co-produced by Lora-Faye (Arthur Moon). Hi-Gloss Sleeve with Artwork by Andrew Sheron. Photos by J. Henry Fair and Sid Whelan.

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A rumination on the majesty and madness of Nina Simone's life and art, ending with the question of how one is supposed to measure up.

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Nina Simone c. 2015 Sidney S. Whelan

I might sing like a golden sparrow
I might sing like a rusty wheel barrow
I might sing like a knife being honed
But could I sing like Nina Simone?

I might sing like a harp made of gold
I might moan like a man being sold
I might ring like a bell made of stone
But could I sing like Nina Simone?

She walked from daylight into darkness
We all cross that street I guess.
But her path was blessed and sometimes cursed
By everyone she’d ever met
All those Devils, they pursued her while
Swaying in the choir that loved her so.
And if they weren't all after her
How would she really know?
Could I sing, oh could I
Could I sing like Nina Simone?

She walked from daylight into darkness
We all cross that street I guess.
But her path was blessed and sometimes cursed
By everyone she’d ever met
All those Devils, they pursued her while
Swaying in the choir that loved her so.
And if they weren't all after her
How would she really know?
Could she ever know?

If I sang in gilded prose
And sang the notes only an angel knows
If I sang the blues all alone
Then would I sing like Nina Simone?

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from Waitin' for Payday, track released July 15, 2019
Sid Whelan Vocals & Guitar
c. Words & Music Sidney S. Whelan ASCAP
All Rights Reserved Whelan Music Publishing ASCAP
Produced by Lora-Faye Åshuvud and Sid Whelan
Recorded at Douglass Street Recordings in Brooklyn NY by Peter Karl.
Mixed by Eli Crews at Figure 8 Recording in Brooklyn NY
Mastered by Nicholas Ciavatta at Friggin’ Fabulous Productions in Jersey City NJ
Photography by J. Henry Fair and Sid Whelan
Graphics Design by Andrew Sheron

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Sid Whelan is a veteran singer-songwriter with an unapologetically old-school vibe. He has released three solo albums on Bandcamp. He calls his Music "Dark Blue Americana" and has studied songwriting with Chely Wright and Steve Earle. He has also studied guitar with Woody Mann & Howard Morgen. ... more

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