Feeling Good (song)
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| Muse song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Feeling Good |
| Album/single |
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| Length | 3:19 |
| Alternative titles | - |
| First live performance | 23rd November 1999 |
| Latest live performance | - |
| Recorded | 2001 |
| Writer/composer | Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse |
| Producer | John Leckie |
| Chart position | 24 |
| Album Nav | ||||
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| Darkshines | < | Feeling Good | > | Futurism (bonus track) |
Description
The most popular Muse cover, and covered because of Matt's mum liking the song so much. The song was used by Nescafé for their advertisement but without the band's permission. The band denied them the use of the song because they didn't believe in having their music used to advertise supermarket products. Nescafé withdrew that version for a different version. Muse were subsequently paid settlement money, which they donated to Oxfam.[1]
Additional information
Feeling Good was written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, though made famous when performed by the legendary jazz artist Nina Simone.
This cover was commonly played live between 2000 and 2003, but wasn't played between Laugardalshöll 2003 and Southside Festival 2006.
This song was played on Spanish TVE:Radio3 as a live recording, in which, after the second verse, Matt Bellamy started swearing in time with the music for two lines. The video for this can be found here. Muse have been banned from Radio 3 ever since.
In live performances, Matt sings the third verse through a megaphone.
Lyrics
Birds flying high you know how I feel Sun in the sky you know how I feel Reeds drifting on by you know how I feel It's a new dawn it's a new day it's a new life for me And I'm feeling good Fish in the sea you know how I feel River running free you know how I feel Blossom in the trees you know how I feel It's a new dawn it's a new day it's a new life for me And I'm feeling good Dragonflies out in the sun You know what I mean, don't you know Butterflies are all having fun You know what I mean Sleep in peace When the day is done And this old world is a new world and a bold world for me Stars when you shine you know how I feel Scent of the pine you know how I feel Yeah freedom is mine And you know how I feel It's a new dawn it's a new day it's a new life for me Butterflies, ooh Oh, ooh ... Ooooh... Freer than you... Ooooh... Feeling good.
References
- ↑
Muse: The Making of Origin of Symmetry - 2007-11-07 - Musewiki (musewiki.org)
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