Ain’t Got No, I Got Life
~ Song
Relationships
| lyricist: | James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) Gerome Ragni |
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| composer: | Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre) |
| publisher: | EMI U Catalog (publisher; do NOT use as release label) EMI United Partnership Ltd. |
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| Wikidata: | Q4697218 [info] |
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| medley of: | 1. Ain’t Got No (from “Hair”) 2. I Got Life (from “Hair”) |
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| later translated versions: | Hij die tevreden is |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1968-05-13 | Ain’t Got No – I Got Life (from “Hair”) (‘’Nuff Said’ version without overdubs) | cover | Nina Simone | 2:17 |
| 1968-05-13 | Ain’t Got No / I Got Life (’Nuff Said’ version without overdubs and with studio banter at the end (“It’s groovy”)) | cover | Nina Simone | 2:19 |
| 1968-05-13 | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (take 3, with shorter outro) | cover | Nina Simone | 3:02 |
| 1968-05-13 | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (studio recording, with added applause from the Westbury Music Fair concert crossfaded at beginning and end, additional overdubbed drums, and vocal double-tracked at the end) | cover | Nina Simone | 2:11 |
| 1968-05-13 | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (take 3) | cover | Nina Simone | 3:07 |
| 1968-06-16 | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (live, 1968‐06‐16: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland) | cover and live | Nina Simone | 11:07 |
| 1968-06-24 | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (horn riff intro, alternate version) | cover | Nina Simone | 3:16 |
| 1968-06-24 | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (single version, horn riff intro) | cover | Nina Simone | 2:55 |
| 1969-03-26 | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (live, 1969‐03‐26: Olympia, Paris, France) | cover and live | Nina Simone | 4:00 |
| 1969-04-09 | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (live, 1969‐04‐09: Bavaria TV Studios, Munich, Germany) | cover and live | Nina Simone | 5:22 |
| 1969-04-26 | Ain’t Got No‐I Got Life (live, 1969‐04‐26: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA) | cover and live | Nina Simone | 5:00 |
| 1969-04-26 | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (live, 1969‐04‐26: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, abridged version) | cover and live | Nina Simone | 4:39 |
| 1969-04-26 | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (live, 1969‐04‐26: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, shorter abridged version) | cover and live | Nina Simone | 3:43 |
| 1969-04-26 | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (live, 1969‐04‐26: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA) | cover and live | Nina Simone | 6:12 |
| 1969-08-17 | Ain’t Got No (live, 1969‐08‐17: Harlem Cultural Festival, New York, NY, USA) | cover and live | Nina Simone | 4:26 |
| 1969-10-26 | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (live, 1969‐10‐26: Philharmonic Hall, New York City, NY, USA) | cover and live | Nina Simone | 5:28 |
| 1969-11-03 | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (live, 1969‐11‐03: Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy) | cover and live | Nina Simone | 6:51 |
| 1977-12-04 | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (live, 1977‐12‐04: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, UK) | cover and live | Nina Simone | 3:44 |
| 1980-07-18 | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (live, 1980‐07‐18: salle Wilfried‐Laurier, Montréal, Québec, Canada) | cover and live | Nina Simone | 5:59 |
| 1985-08-25 | Ain’t Got No / I Got Life (live, 1984‐08‐25: Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London, UK) | cover and live | Nina Simone | 6:56 |
| 2006 | Ain’t Got No / I Got Life | cover | Jim Guthrie | 2:27 |
| 2012 | Ain’t Got No / I Got Life | cover | Melanie C | 3:10 |
| 2015-08-17 – 2015-08-19 | Ain't Got No, I Got Life | cover | Lucia Cadotsch, Otis Sandsjö & Petter Eldh | 4:28 |
| Ain’t Got No | cover | Nina Simone | 3:54 | |
| Ain't Got No (I Got Life) | cover | Audrey Nicolas | 2:52 | |
| Ain't Got No (I Got Life) | cover | Starburkes & The Tea Leaf | 2:59 | |
| Ain't Got No / I Got Life | Roline | 2:51 | ||
| Ain’t Got No / I Got Life | Kellylee Evans | 2:49 | ||
| Ain’t Got No / I Got Life | cover | Kellylee Evans | 2:49 | |
| Ain’t Got No I Got Life | cover | Nina Simone | 2:20 | |
| Ain’t Got No I Got Life | cover | Lisa Simone | 5:03 | |
| Ain't Got No, I Got Life | Rosemary Standley, Sylvain Griotto | 3:24 | ||
| Ain’t Got No, I Got Life | cover | Nina Simone | 3:21 | |
| Ain’t Got No, I Got Life | cover | Nina Simone | ?:?? | |
| Ain’t Got No, I Got Life | cover | Nina Simone | 2:01 | |
| Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (part of “Wicked Jazz Sounds 5” DJ-mix) | cover | Nina Simone | 4:20 | |
| Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (part of “Après Ski Safari, Vol. 4” DJ‐mix by DJ Maurice) | cover | Nina Simone vs. Groovefinder | 1:34 | |
| Ain’t Got No, I Got Life | cover | Nina Simone | 2:05 | |
| Ain’t Got No, I Got Life | cover | Nina Simone | 2:45 | |
| Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (Beginerz instrumental) | cover and instrumental | Nina Simone | 7:54 | |
| Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (Beginerz Louder vocal) | cover | Nina Simone | 7:49 | |
| Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (Beginerz vocal remix) | cover | Nina Simone | 7:48 | |
| Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (Groovefinder instrumental) | cover and instrumental | Nina Simone | 4:27 | |
| Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (Groovefinder vs Nina Simone) | cover | Nina Simone | 4:29 | |
| Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (Nina Simone vs. Groovefinder remix) | cover | Nina Simone | 3:20 | |
| Ain't Got No/I Got Life (part of “The Party Mix: Classic Soul” DJ-mix) | cover | Nina Simone | 2:49 | |