About This Song
About "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (Outtake)" by Nina Simone
An outtake that feels like eavesdropping on Simone at her most playful. 'I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter' swings with wry self-address—a letter to the self as much as a lover. The ease is disarming, a rare glimpse of lightness from a heavyweight.