Question: who sings the original version of feeling good
Answer: The song was first performed in public by the Guyanese - British singer and actor Cy Grant on the opening night of The Roar of the Greasepaint -- The Smell of the Crowd at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham on 3 August 1964 ; Elaine Paige played the part of one of the `` Urchins '' in the chorus .