Sinner Man
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Sinnerman is one of Nina Simone's most famous songs. She recorded her definite version on the 1965 album Pastel Blues. Simone learned the lyrics of this 9 minute song when it was used on revival meetings by her mother to help people confess their sins. An earlier version of this song exists, recorded live at The Village Gate, but was never used on the Colpix album Nina at the Village Gate (1962). "Sinnerman" has been featured in various films, commercials and remixes, including The Thomas Crown Affair, Cellular, the Absinthe Films snowboarding video Futureproof, an episode of the TV show Scrubs, the video game Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, remixes by Hip-hop producer Kanye West, and Felix da Housecat (for Verve Record's Verve Remixed series). Bob Marley & The Wailers also recorded a slightly different version in 1966.
see also: Pastel Blues (1965)