Lyrics Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) (Remastered) - Nina Simone
We
want
to
do
a
tune
Written
for
today
For
this
hour
For
Dr.
Martin
Luther
King
We
stated
before
that
the
whole
program
is
dedicated
to
his
memory
But
this
tune
is
written
about
him,
and
for
him,
and
so
We
had
yesterday
to
learn
it,
and
so,
we′ll
see
Once
upon
this
planet
Earth
Lived
a
man
of
humble
birth
Preaching
love
and
freedom
for
his
fellow
men
He
was
dreaming
of
a
day
Peace
would
come
to
Earth
to
stay
And
he
spread
this
message
all
across
the
land
Turn
the
other
cheek,
he'd
plead
"Love
thy
neighbor"
was
his
creed
Pain,
humiliation,
death,
he
did
not
dread
With
his
Bible
at
his
side
From
his
foes
he
did
not
hide
It′s
hard
to
think
that
this
great
man
is
dead
(Oh
yeah)
Will
the
murders
never
cease?
Are
they
men
or
are
they
beasts?
What
do
they
ever
hope,
ever
hope
to
gain?
Will
my
country
fall,
stand
or
fall?
Is
it
too
late
for
us
all?
And
did
Martin
Luther
King
just
die
in
vain?
'Cause
he'd
seen
the
mountain
top
And
he
knew
he
could
not
stop
Always
living
with
the
threat
of
death
ahead
Folks
you′d
better
stop
and
think
′Cause
we're
heading
for
the
brink
What
will
happen
now
that
he
is
dead?
He
was
for
equality
For
all
people,
you
and
me
Full
of
love
and
good
will,
hate
was
not
his
way
He
was
not
a
violent
man
Bigotry
had
sealed
his
fate
We
can
all
shed
tears
but
it
won′t
change
a
thing
Teach
your
people,
will
they
ever
learn?
Must
you
always
kill
with
burn,
and
burn
with
guns
And
kill
with
guns
and
burn
Don't
you
know
how
we
got
to
react?
Don′t
you
know
what
it
will
bring?
Well
he
had
seen
the
mountaintop
And
he
knew
he
could
not
stop
Always
living
with
the
threat
of
death
ahead
Folks
you'd
better
stop
and
think
′Cause
everybody
knows
we're
on
the
brink
What's
will
happen
now
that
the
king
is
dead?
′Cause
see,
he′d
seen
the
mountaintop
And
he
knew
he
could
not
stop
Always
living
with
the
threat
of
death
ahead
Folks
you'd
better
stop
and
think
and
feel
again
For
we′re
headed
for
the
brink
What's
gonna
happen
now,
in
all
of
our
cities?
My
people
are
rising
They′re
living
in
lies
Even
if
they
have
to
die
Even
if
they
have
to
die
at
the
moment
that
they
know
what
life
is
Yeah
Even
at
that
one
moment
that
you
know
what
life
is
If
you
have
to
die,
it's
all
right
′Cause
you
know
what
life
is
You
know
what
freedom
is
for
one
moment
of
your
life
What's
gonna
happen
now
that
the
king
of
love
is
dead?
I,
I
heard,
that,
well
we've
heard
all
kinds
of
stories
But
I
heard
that
this
was
his
favorite
song,
at
least
at
the,
near
the
end
of
his
life
Uh,
last
year,
a
year
ago,
maybe
more,
longer
than
that
now
Lorraine
Hansberry
left
us,
and
she
was
a
dear
friend,
and
She
had
her
favorite
song,
that
Langston
Hughes
left
us
Coltrane
left
us,
Otis
Redding
left
us
Who
can
go
on,
do
you
realize
how
many
we
have
lost?
Then
it
really
gets
down
to
reality,
doesn′t
it?
Not
a
performance,
not
microphones
and
all
that
crap
But
really
something
else
We′ve
lost
a
lot
of
them
In
the
last
two
years
But
we
have
remaining,
Monk,
(Miles),
Miles
(Nina!)
I
love
you
too
And
of
course,
for
those
that
we
have
left
we,
we,
we
are
thankful
But
we
can't
afford
any
more
losses,
oh
no,
oh
my
God
They′re
shooting
us
down
one
by
one
Don't
forget
that
Because
they
are
Killing
us
one
by
one
Well,
all
I
have
to
say
is
that
Those
of
us
who
know
how
to
protect
those
of
us
that
we
love
Stand
by
them
and
stay
close
to
them
And
I
say
that
if
there′d
been
a
couple
of
more
a
little
closer
to
Dr.
King
he
wouldn't
have
got
it
You
know,
really
Just
a
little
closer
to
him,
stay
there,
stay
there
We
can′t
afford
any
more
losses
He
had
seen
the
mountaintop
And
he
knew
he
could
not
stop
Always
living
with
the
threat
of
death
ahead
(C'mon
Sam)
Folks
you'd
better
stop
and
think
For
we′re
almost
to
the
brink
What
will
happen,
now
that
the
king
of
love
is
dead?
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1 Backlash Blues
2 What Have They Done to My Song, Ma (Remastered)
3 Compensation - Remastered
4 Everyone's Gone to the Moon - Remastered
5 The Human Touch - Remastered
6 Seems I'm Never Tired Lovin' You - Remastered
7 New World Coming - Remastered
8 Peace of Mind - Remastered
9 Do What You Gotta Do - Remastered
10 How Long Must I Wonder - Remastered
11 Mississippi Goddam (Live)
12 Please Read Me - Remastered
13 The Backlash Blues - Remastered
14 In the Dark
15 Thandewye - Remastered
16 Mr. Bojangles - Remastered
17 Do I Move You - Version II
18 My Father - Remastered
19 My Way - Remastered
20 Why Must Your Love Well Be so Dry
21 Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair - Remastered
22 Ain't Got No - I Got Life (From the musical production "Hair") - Remastered
23 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
24 Take My Hand Precious Lord - Remastered
25 Introduction - Remastered
26 Jelly Roll - Remastered
27 The Pusher - Remastered
28 The Assignment Sequence - Remastered
29 No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed - Remastered
30 Who Knows Where the Time Goes - Remastered
31 My Sweet Lord / Today Is a Killer - Remastered
32 Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) (Remastered)
33 Obeah Woman - Remastered
34 Com' By H'Yere Good Lord - Remastered
35 Let It Be Me - Remastered
36 22nd Century - Remastered
37 The Desperate Ones - Remastered
38 West Wind (Remastered)
39 Another Spring - Remastered
40 I'll Look Around - Remastered
41 Music for Lovers - Remastered
42 Poppies - Remastered
43 Isn't It a Pity - Remastered
44 Go to Hell
45 Come Ye - Remastered
46 Sunday in Savannah - Remastered
47 I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Remastered)
48 Dambala - Remastered
49 In Love in Vain - Remastered
50 Cherish
51 In the Morning - Remastered
52 Tell It Like It Is - Remastered
53 Tanywey - Remastered
54 Who Am I? - Remastered
55 Gin House Blues - Remastered
56 Whatever I Am (You Made Me)
57 Angel of the Morning - Remastered
58 The Other Woman - Remastered
59 Do I Move You?
60 I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) - Remastered
61 Blues for Mama
62 Some Say
63 I Think It's Going to Rain Today - Remastered
64 Buck
65 Ain't Got No - I Got Life (Remastered)
66 My Man's Gone Now
67 It Be's That Way Sometime
68 Day and Night
69 Just Like a Woman (Remastered)
70 Here Comes the Sun (Remastered)
71 Nobody's Fault but Mine (Remastered)
72 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Remastered
73 Since I Fell for You
74 The House of the Rising Sun
75 Consummation
76 Real Real
77 The Glory of Love - Remastered
78 Revolution - Remastered
79 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Remastered
80 I Can't See Nobody - Remastered
81 I Shall Be Released - Remastered
82 To Love Somebody (Remastered)
83 Revolution (Pt. 2) - Remastered
84 Revolution (Pt. 1) - Remastered
85 Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is a Season) - Remastered
86 Suzanne - Remastered
87 The Look of Love
88 Nina - Remastered
89 In the Dark - Original Master/Mix
90 Since I Fell for You - Original Mix
91 Mr. Bojangles (Live) [Remastered]
92 Mississippi Goddam (Live) [Remastered]
93 Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) [Live] [Remastered]
94 West Wind - Live (Remastered)
95 Suzanne - Remastered alternative version
96 Zungo - Remastered
97 I Want a Little Sugar In My Bowl
98 Love O' Love
99 Turn Me On
100 The Turning Point
101 Save Me
102 I Loves You Porgy (From "Porgy and Bess") (Remastered)
103 The Man with the Horn (Remastered)
104 The Times They Are a-Changin' (Remastered)
105 Suzanne (Alternative Version) (Remastered)
106 Save Me - Remastered
107 Cosi Ti Amo - Remastered
108 To Be Young, Gifted and Black - Remastered
109 O-o-h Child - Remastered
110 Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter - Remastered
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