NINA SIMONE!!!

She sings this song so sensually... its superb.

From Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Is_the_Colour_(Of_My_True_Love's...):

"Black Is the Colour (of My True Love's Hair)" (Roud 3103) is a traditional folk song first known in the Appalachian Mountains region of United States in 1915, but most probably originated from Scotland, as attributed to reference to Clyde in the song's lyrics. The musicologist Alan Lomax supported this Scottish origin saying the song was an American "re-make of British materials."^[1]

Many different versions of this song exist, some addressed to female and others addressed to male, as well as other differences:

...like some rosy fair... or ...like a rose so fair...
...the prettiest face and the neatest hands... or ...the sweetest face and the gentlest hands...
...still I hope the time will come... or ...some times I whish the day will come...
...you and I shall be as one... or ...s/he and I can be as one...

While it is unclear what version should be considered "original", it is believed that the originally the song was addressed to a woman, with the male-addressed version made popular by Nina Simone in the middle of the 20th century.

The song has become a part traditional repertory for Celtic music artists.

In the sixties, Patty Waters sang an extended version on ESP disk which veered towards the avant garde and extremes of vocal improvisation, standing as a landmark in the use of folk tunes as a starting point to other musical areas.

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