Sinner Man
Sinner Man, also written Sinnerman, is a traditional American Negro spiritual. The origins of the song date back to the beginnings of the 20th century. A first modern version of which dates from the year 1956 and by the composer and arranger Les Baxter with some changes and additions (in collaboration with Will Holt ) as a single ( Capitol # 3404 ) was published. Larger became famous for the song from 1959 by the interpretation of the folk group " The Weavers ". The Weavers released the song in 1963 on their album Reunion at Carnegie Hall Part 2 and Gospel, 1997. The song has been adopted over the years by numerous musicians. The version of Nina Simone is considered the most popular and most frequently gecoverte interpretation.
Nina Simone
The American jazz and blues singer Nina Simone took in 1965 a ten-minute version ( 10:19 min) of Sinnerman (here, in a word written ), which on their album Pastel Blues appeared the same year on Philips Records. Simone knew the song from their childhood. It was sung by her mother, a Methodistenpredigerin in conversion rituals to help people to confess their sins ( engl. = sinner sinner ). At the beginning of her career, during her time in Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, Nina Simone finished her live performances mostly with this long piece. Although From this early version there is a live recording of a performance at New York's The Village Gate, which has not been used for Simone's live album Nina at the Village Gate (with Colpix Records). In Nina Simone's Sinnerman especially the piano sequence ( Vamps ) and the (real) handclaps towards the end of the piece are significant.
Remixes and cover versions
Nina Simone's Sinnerman has been covered several times. 2002 song by the hip-hop producer Kanye West for the Talib Kweli - Get By song ( on the album Quality ) was sampled. In 2003, a remix of Felix da Housecat, which was released on his album Felix da Housecat 's Heavenly House Mix and Verve Records Verve Remixed series. The French rapper Abd al -Malik sampelte Simone Sinnerman for his 2006 released album Gibraltar on which he used under the title Le grand frère also Simone song See Line Woman. 2007 sampelte Timbaland song for the track Oh Timbaland on the album Shock Value.
Peter Tosh and the Wailers
Peter Tosh recorded some reggae versions of the title along with the Wailers. A first recording was made in 1966 when Jamaican label Studio One in Kingston. Here, Tosh told Bunny Wailer on vocals. Under the title Downpressor Man published Peter Tosh and the Wailers in 1971, a further interpretation of the song. Downpressor is a Rastafarian term for oppressor (Eng. " oppressors "). In the version Tosh took over the vocal part with Bunny Wailer in the background. In addition, an instrumental version was created. In these versions, mostly as a songwriter Peter Tosh (credit ) is given.
Tosh recorded the song again in 1977 for his solo album Equal Rights and released a live version in a medley with the title track on the Equal Rights 's 1983 album Captured Live.
The Peter Tosh version was in turn was covered by Sinéad O'Connor, who released the song in 2005 on their roots-reggae album Throw Down Your Arms, as well as Gregory Isaacs and the ska - punk band Goldfinger.
In film and television
Simone's Sinnerman has been used in numerous film and television productions: versions can be found in the his 1999 film The Thomas Crown Affair ( The Thomas Crown Affair ); 2004 Final Call - When he hangs up, must they die ( Cellular ) ( Felix da Housecat 's Heavenly House Mix ) and in 2006 in the film version of Miami Vice, the Italian film Golden Door and in the final scene of the David Lynch film Inland Empire as well as in the documentary Sharkwater, during the persecution of the Costa Rican coast Guard. In the TV series title was among others in the 10th episode of the sixth season of the TV crime series Homicide and in the sixth episode of the fourth season of Entourage uses ( examples). Also in the series Scrubs - comes the song before during a Christmas episode. The Australian TV channel Network Ten used an instrumental version of Sinnerman for broadcasts of the Australian Football League. In the third episode of the second season of Sherlock, The Reichenbach Falls, the appearance of James Moriarty is accompanied in court with Sinnerman by Nina Simone. The seventh episode of the first season of Person of Interest ending with the song.
The Dior fashion house Nina Simone's version used for a commercial of his Prêt-à-porter-Herbst-/Winterkollektion 2004. Valentino took the idea for his Autumn Winter 2008.
A commercial for smart phones of HTC Corporation in 2009 Felix da Housecat used Heavenly House Mix by Sinnerman.
In the French film Les Regrets by 2009 with Yvan Attal and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi song Sinnerman in the version of Nina Simone was also used.
2013, the song was used in the sequence in which a raid was depicted on the BOAC - building in the first episode ( The Robber 's Tale ) of the BBC's two-part The Great Train Robbery. As in the movie " The Thomas Crown Affair " Bowler also be taken in the appropriate sequence.
2014, the song was played in the second episode of the NBC series The Black List, leaves as Reddington in Montreal during a restaurant visit with Elizabeth Keen restaurant.
In the theater
The theater group " FC Bergman " used the song in the version of Nina Simone in her piece 300 el x 50 el x 30 el The premiere of the play in the context of Klepper Festival 2011 in Antwerp was a surprise hit, making the group overnight international known.
More versions
Other interpretations of the song were recorded, among others, The Seekers, 16 Horsepower or Three Dog Night.