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 =__GROUP COMPONENTS:__= · Ana Isabel Tagarro López · Carla Cardo Monañés · Marta De La Viuda Espadas

__TOPIC__: "AIN’T GOT NO, I GOT LIFE" - NINA SIMONE

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This song belongs to the album "Nuff Said!" (1968) by Nina Simone. It is entitled Is not Got No / I Got Life and is one of the best known songs of the singer. She was born in northern California in 1933 and died 70 years later. The version chosen is one of many and we chose this because it was on TV a few years ago, so now it is the best known.

Nina Simone grew up in an atmosphere where black civil rights were non-existent. This, along with belonging to a pro-civil rights organization, shaped the character of her songs. Her album “Nuff said” was released in 1968, having being recorded live just 3 days after the assassination of Martin Luther King, becoming a tribute to him. “Ain’t Got No…I Got Life” is a mix of 2 songs from the musical ‘Hair’, which premiered on October 17th 1967. The sexual revolution of the 60’s, the hippie movement, anti-military and the struggle for black civil rights are boldly reflected in this musical. Nina mixed in her song “Ain’t Got No…I Got Life” two songs from hair, “Ain’t Got No” y “I Got Life”. Both songs were composed by Galt McDermott and the lyrics were by James Rado and Gerome Ragni. The first song is about how youth does not believe in the system and the system that doesn’t believe in them. “I Got Life” tries to show how youth tried to break away from the ties that bound them during the 60’s.

Nina’s voice is classified as a contralto, the deepest of the female tones. The colour of her voice is typical of jazz with a deep dark denominance of a black voice.

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__Nina Simone - Ain’t Got No/I Got Life__

Ain’t got no home, ain’t got no shoes Ain’t got no money, ain’t got no class Ain’t got no skirts, ain’t got no sweater Ain’t got no perfume, ain’t got no beer Ain’t got no mind

Ain’t got no mother, ain’t got no culture Ain’t got no friends, ain’t got no schooling Ain’t got no love, ain’t got no name Ain’t got no ticket, ain’t got no token Ain’t got no God

What about God? Why am I alive anyway? Yeah, what about God? Nobody can take away

I got my hair, I got my head I got my brains, I got my ears I got my eyes, I got my nose I got my mouth,… I got my smile

I got my tongue, I got my chin I got my neck, I got my boobs I got my heart, I got my soul I got my back,… I got my sex

I got my arms, I got my hands I got my fingers, Got my legs I got my feet, I got my toes I got my liver, Got my blood

I’ve got life, I’ve got my freedom I’ve got the life

And I’m gonna keep it I’ve got the life And nobody’s gonna take it away I’ve got the life

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**2**- Invent your second lyrics for this music
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**7**- Do you know other songs by Nina Simone?
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