Nina Simone originally recorded this song in 1959, but it is during the live recording of it during a 1964 performance that she brings forth all of the emotion and true desperation of this song. You can sense her pain and resignation to the fact that she is soon to be separated from her true love.
from Nina Simone In Concert (Polygram 846513) available on CD - The Gershwin Songbook (Verve 314 513 928)
Recommend your favorite
version of I Love You Porgy (Live)