Nina spent the nineties struggling with her health troubles, which forced her to cancel a number of performances. Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees pastoral scene of the gallant south the bulging eyes and the twisted mouth scent of magnolia sweet and fresh then the sudden smell of burning flesh. Strange fruit is a song recorded by billie holiday in 1939, written by abel meeropol and published in 1937. Be the first to be updated when this track is made available. Official nina simone strange fruit lyrics at cd universe. She recorded extensively in the soul, jazz, and pop idioms, often over the course of the same album. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, soul, folk, rhythm and blues, gospel, and pop. Written by abel meeropol in 1937, it has been recorded as a song by billie holiday, john martyn, sting, nina simone the version sampled by. Of all the major singers of the late 20th century, nina simone was one of the hardest to classify. Feb 21, 2016 nina simone wikimediaron kroon nina simones strange fruit. Strange fruit by nina simone discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Strange fruit by nina simone samples, covers and remixes. Arguably as iconoclastic a singer as holiday or simone.
The instrumental mp3 of strange fruit as made famous by nina simone is not available yet. Ninas last album, a single woman, was released in 1993. Southern trees bear strange fruit blood on the leaves and blood at the roots black bodies swinging in the southern breeze strange fruit hangin from the poplar trees pastoral scene of the gallant south them big bulging eyes and the twisted mouth scent of magnolia clean and fresh then the sudden smell of burnin flesh here is a fruit for the crows to pluck for the rain to gather for the wind to. Known for her own protest songs, like mississippi goddamn, nina simone dramatized strange fruit in. Nina simone cover of billie holidays strange fruit whosampled. Click on activate alert to receive an email as soon as it is released. It protested american racism, particularly the lynching of black americans. Known for her own protest songs, like mississippi goddamn, nina simone dramatized strange fruit in the context of the civil rights movement. Eunice kathleen waymon 21 february 1933 21 april 2003, better known by her stage name nina simone, was an american singersongwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music. Its perhaps most accurate to label her a soul singer in terms of emotion, rather than form.
Southern trees bear strange fruit, blood on the leaves and blood at the root, black b. This song also appears on ninas choice 1963, nina simone with strings 1966 and, newly recorded, on high priestess of soul 1967. Nina simone mp3 collection mp3, 160192 kbps, cdr discogs. Stream tracks and playlists from nina simone on your desktop or mobile device. She released 10 albumsa mix of live and studioduring those years, wild is the wind among them. Nina simone recorded the song in 1965, a recording described by journalist david margolick in the new york times as featuring a plain and unsentimental voice. The rare use of strange fruit in the birth of a nation. When nina simone died on april 21, 2003, she left a timeless treasure trove of musical magic spanning over four decades from her first hit, the 1959 top 10 classic i loves you porgy, to a single woman, the title cut from her one and only 1993 elektra album. Billie holiday strange fruit chords ultimateguitar.
Nina simone karaoke mp3 instrumental music karaoke version. Nina simone died in 2003, aged 70, with a huge music legacy left behind and her glorious name written forever in the showbiz history. Strange fruit hangin from the poplar trees pastoral scene of the gallant south them big bulging eyes and the twisted mouth scent of magnolia clean and fresh then the sudden smell of burnin flesh here is a fruit for the crows to pluck for the rain to gather for the wind to suck for the sun to rot for the leaves to drop here is strange and. It is a compelling activist project, from its many interviews to its soundtrack with nina simone singing a haunting rendition of the lynching poem strange fruit, from which the film takes its. Ugly in the sense that it is violent and tears at the guts of. Eunice kathleen waymon 21 february 1933 21 april 2003, better known by her stage. Mar 12, 2017 it is a compelling activist project, from its many interviews to its soundtrack with nina simone singing a haunting rendition of the lynching poem strange fruit, from which the film takes its. Live at morehouse college in atlanta, june 1969 20226t22. The mike brown documentary stranger fruit and its new. The poem became most famous as a song performed by billie holiday in 1939 and played a significant role in the civil rights movement. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon.
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Vinyl 7 nina simone strange fruit 1965, mono, vinyl discogs. Strange fruit, recorded in 1939 by billie holiday, was written by new york poetactivist abel meeropol after seeing a photograph of a. Billie holiday, cafe society, and an early cry for civil rights. Song information for strange fruit nina simone on allmusic allmusic. Strange fruit lyrics austin community college district. Billie holiday recorded her iconic version of strange fruit on 20 april. Some singers regularly included it in their repertoire gosh white, nina simone, and cassandra wilson, while others sang it only once eartha. Nina simone strange fruit sheet music in c minor download. Billie holiday, cafe society, and an early cry for civil. All in all, strange fruit maps simones growth towards her becoming one of the most formidable voices in popular music. This nina simone cut gained a resurgence of attention in 20 due to kanye wests heavy sampling of it throughout his song blood on the leaves from the album yeezus. Watch the video for strange fruit from nina simones ne me quitte pas for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
It features the cuts go to hell and a cover of i wish i knew how it would feel to be free. Check out strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon music. The instrumental mp3 of strange fruit as made famous by nina simone is not available yet be the first to be updated when this track is made available. Nina simone strange fruit mp3 download and lyrics cd universe. Its exceptional, not least because it was built from songs left over from previous sessions. Jun, 2016 the song is one of the most haunting in american history. Strange fruit is a song performed most famously by billie holiday. That is about the ugliest song i have ever heard, nina simone would later marvel. Download strange fruit remastered by billie holiday emusic.
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Forbidden fruit, the title song, one of three on the album by oscar brown, jr 1 its a humorous uptempo take on adam and eve was part nursery rhyme, part call and response. Southern trees bear strange fruit blood on the leaves and blood at the roots black bodies swinging in the southern breeze strange fruit hangin from the poplar trees pastoral scene of the gallant south them big. Verse 1 cm ab7 g7b9 southern trees bear a strange fruit cm ab7 g7b9 blood on the leaves and blood at the root fm dm7b5 g7b9 black bodies swinging in the southern breeze cm ab7 g7b9 strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees verse 2 cm ab7 g7b9 pastoral scene of the gallant south cm ab7 g7b9 the bulging eyes and the twisted mouth fm dm7b5. It has been covered by many artists since, including nina simone. Strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon music. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Nina simone cover of billie holidays strange fruit.
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The rest of the album consists of several songs from her time on colpix records at the beginning of the sixties as well as live takes from this period. Watch the video for strange fruit from nina simone s ne me quitte pas for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Notice agerestricted video based on community guidelines category education. Each title offers a version with and without choirs. Biography the official home of nina simone the high. Eunice kathleen waymon february 21, 1933 april 21, 2003, better known by her stage name nina simone. Song information for strange fruit nina simone on allmusic.
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