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It condemned american racism, particularly the lynching of african americans that had occurred chiefly in the south but also in all regions of the united states. Watch the video for strange fruit from nina simone s ne me quitte pas for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Nina simone cover of billie holidays strange fruit. Strange fruit by nina simone samples, covers and remixes. Strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon.
Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Biography the official home of nina simone the high. Inside the jim crow childhood of the high priestess of soul the late singer, subject of a documentary up for an oscar next. Stream tracks and playlists from nina simone on your desktop or mobile device. Ugly in the sense that it is violent and tears at the guts of. Known for her own protest songs, like mississippi goddamn, nina simone dramatized strange fruit in the context of the civil rights movement. Theres more to nina simone than just strange fruit the.
Strange fruit instrumental mp3 karaoke nina simone. Song strange fruit live in new york1965 artist nina simone. From reimaginings of scottish folk songs to selfpenned civil rights anthems, nina simone spent a glorious career refusing to be pigeonholed jeremy allen wed 2. Official nina simone strange fruit lyrics at cd universe. Nina simone etta james betty carter ella fitzgerald 0 100 50 0 0 0. 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. The history of strange fruit the song rebecca ferguson wants to. The mike brown documentary stranger fruit and its new. She recorded extensively in the soul, jazz, and pop idioms, often over the course of the same album.
Strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon music. His voice is so emotional that even simon started to cry. Strange fruit is a song performed most famously by billie holiday. Known for her own protest songs, like mississippi goddamn, nina simone dramatized strange fruit in. She released 10 albumsa mix of live and studioduring those years, wild is the wind among them. 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. Ninas last album, a single woman, was released in 1993. Billie holiday, cafe society, and an early cry for civil. Click on activate alert to receive an email as soon as it is released. That is about the ugliest song i have ever heard, nina simone would later marvel.
It has been covered by many artists since, including nina simone. 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. Song information for strange fruit nina simone on allmusic. Be the first to be updated when this track is made available. Print and download strange fruit sheet music by nina simone. Southern trees bear strange fruit, blood on the leaves and blood at the root, black b. 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. Billie holiday strange fruit chords ultimateguitar. Eunice kathleen waymon 21 february 1933 21 april 2003, better known by her stage. Nina simone strange fruit 1965, mono, vinyl discogs. Billie holiday recorded her iconic version of strange fruit on 20 april. The instrumental mp3 of strange fruit as made famous by nina simone is not available yet. 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. Tillet suggested those who hold simones strange fruit in high regard take another listen to nina simone in concert, the 1964 album recorded over three performances live at carnegie.
Here is a fruit for the crow to pluck for the rain to wither, for the wind to suck for the sun to rot, for the trees to drop here is a strange and bitter. Each title offers a version with and without choirs. Some singers regularly included it in their repertoire gosh white, nina simone, and cassandra wilson, while others sang it only once eartha. The song is one of the most haunting in american history. Download on amazon strange fruit play on apple music strange fruit download on itunes strange fruit play on spotify strange fruit play on youtube strange fruit to be young, gifted and black nina simone. Jun 24, 2015 download on amazon strange fruit play on apple music strange fruit download on itunes strange fruit play on spotify strange fruit play on youtube strange fruit to be young, gifted and black nina simone. Watch the video for strange fruit from nina simones ne me quitte pas for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Notice agerestricted video based on community guidelines category education. Theres more to nina simone than just strange fruit. Nina simone strange fruit sheet music in c minor download. Nina simone wikimediaron kroon nina simones strange fruit.
Strange fruit strange fruit by nina simone recording session. 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. Jun, 2016 the song is one of the most haunting in american history. 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. Nina simone cover of billie holidays strange fruit whosampled. Nina simone karaoke mp3 instrumental music karaoke version. Strange fruit by nina simone is a cover of billie holidays strange fruit. 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. 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. Strange fruit nina simone sheet music, music books. 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. Nina spent the nineties struggling with her health troubles, which forced her to cancel a number of performances.
Nina simone died in 2003, aged 70, with a huge music legacy left behind and her glorious name written forever in the showbiz history. Check out strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon music. The rare use of strange fruit in the birth of a nation. The poem became most famous as a song performed by billie holiday in 1939 and played a significant role in the civil rights movement. All in all, strange fruit maps simones growth towards her becoming one of the most formidable voices in popular music. 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. Strange fruit lyrics austin community college district.
This song also appears on ninas choice 1963, nina simone with strings 1966 and, newly recorded, on high priestess of soul 1967. Strange fruit, recorded in 1939 by billie holiday, was written by new york poetactivist abel meeropol after seeing a photograph of a. It protested american racism, particularly the lynching of black americans. Download nina simone mp3 songs and albums music downloads. 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 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. The very best of nina simone universal international universal international. Eunice kathleen waymon february 21, 1933 april 21, 2003, better known by her stage name nina simone. Of all the major singers of the late 20th century, nina simone was one of the hardest to classify. Live at morehouse college in atlanta, june 1969 20226t22.
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. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Vinyl 7 nina simone strange fruit 1965, mono, vinyl discogs. Feb 21, 2016 nina simone wikimediaron kroon nina simones strange fruit. Strange fruit is a song recorded by billie holiday in 1939, written by abel meeropol and published in 1937.
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