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Freedom2014: 'I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free' Freedom2014: 'I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free'
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Human emotions can profoundly shape a musical performance - and in the mid 1960s, when Nina Simone recorded jazz pianist Billy Taylor's 'I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free', she helped to secure the song's place at the heart of the American civil rights movement. Human emotions can profoundly shape a musical performance - and in the mid 1960s, when Nina Simone recorded jazz pianist Billy Taylor's I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free, she helped to secure the song's place at the heart of the American civil rights movement.
But a decade later, in a live performance at Montreux in Switzerland, she redefined her interpretation of the anthem.But a decade later, in a live performance at Montreux in Switzerland, she redefined her interpretation of the anthem.
Here - for the BBC World Service's Freedom2014 Season - Candace Piette examines the song's origins and Nina Simone's emotional performances.Here - for the BBC World Service's Freedom2014 Season - Candace Piette examines the song's origins and Nina Simone's emotional performances.
'I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free' is on the BBC World Service on Tuesday 11 February 2014 between 2000-2030 GMT. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free is on the BBC World Service on Tuesday 11 February 2014 between 2000-2030 GMT.
All images subject to copyright. Additional images courtesy AP, Getty Images and Rex Features.All images subject to copyright. Additional images courtesy AP, Getty Images and Rex Features.
Audio by Candace Piette. Slideshow production by Paul Kerley. Publication date 11 February 2014. Audio by Candace Piette. Slideshow production by Paul Kerley. Publication date 10 February 2014.
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