When John Lennon introduced his multiple versions of the politically charged “Revolution” to the Beatles, it sowed seeds of discord among the Fab Four, worldwide, and more specifically, Nina Simone.

Ironically, the Beatles’ “Revolution” isn’t about a revolution — or is it? At different points, the lyrics promote and criticize the idea of a revolution. Above all, the track is ambivalent — while ...

“Birds flying high/ You know how I feel/ Sun in the sky / You know how I feel”. Most of us associate these lyrics with Nina Simone’s performance of Feeling Good. But how many truly know the song was ...