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Wild Is The Wind
Song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington. The track was originally recorded by Johnny Mathis for the 1957 film Wild Is the Wind. The song was very popular and was one of five songs nominated for an Academy Award; it was sung by Johnny Mathis at the March 1958 Oscar presentations.
The song has been covered many times, including by Nina Simone on the album Nina Simone at Town Hall (1959) and also on the album Wild Is The Wind (1966).
David Bowie recorded a version of it in 1976 for his album Station to Station. Bowie was an admirer of Simone’s style, and after meeting her in Los Angeles was inspired to record the song for his album.
George Michael covered it on his 1999 album Songs from the Last Century.
Chan Marshall (Cat Power) recorded a version on her 2000 album The Covers Record, as well as a live version for iTunes in 2006.
TV on the Radio sampled Nina Simone's version on the song "Say You Do" on their self-released 2002 debut OK Calculator.
In 2003, Barbra Streisand recorded the song for her album The Movie Album (2003), and filmed a music video.
In 2010, Bat for Lashes released a limited 7" vinyl on Record Store Day in the UK that included live version of the song on the B-side.
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