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Strange fruit in the hands of many singers, strange fruit feels like a period piece, more of a memorial than a protest song. Billie holidays 1939 song about racist lynchings redefined popular music. Find album release information for forbidden fruit nina simone on allmusic allmusic. Most recently, simones recording of strange fruit appeared in the lemons episode of blackish. Inside the jim crow childhood of the high priestess of soul the late singer, subject of. Billie holiday strange fruit sheet music in b minor. Nina simone fodder on my wings 1982, reissue 2020 flac. Watch the video for strange fruit from nina simone s ne me quitte pas for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Pastoral scene of the gallant south the bulging eyes and the twisted mouth scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh then the sudden smell of burning flesh. Strange fruit by nina simone samples, covers and remixes. Strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon. Her song strange fruit is haunting and absolutely devastating. Strange fruit, the haunting song about lynching in america that was written more than 60 years ago, was first recorded by the famed jazz singer billie. Vinyl 7 nina simone strange fruit 1965, mono, vinyl discogs.
Strange fruit testo nina simone mtv testi e canzoni. Nina simone strange fruit lyrics more music mp3 download song lyrics. Eunice kathleen waymon 21 february 1933 21 april 2003, better known by her. This song also appears on ninas choice 1963, nina simone with strings 1966 and, newly recorded, on high priestess of soul 1967. Discography the official home of nina simone the high. Check out strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon music. 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. Strange fruit youtube strange fruit the story behind the song of the century duration. The song is one of the most haunting in american history. It doesnt quite sound like ninas, however, it is still a wonderful arrangement for anyone wishing to learn the song vocally or instrumentally. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes.
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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. Southern trees bearing strange fruit blood on the leaves and blood at the roots black bodies swinging in the southern breeze strange fruit hangin from the poplar. Theres more to nina simone than just strange fruit. 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. Strange fruit chords by aaron learn to play guitar by chord and tabs and use our crd diagrams, transpose the key and more. Strange fruit nina simone sheet music, music books. Jun, 2016 the song is one of the most haunting in american history. Feb 16, 2011 billie holidays 1939 song about racist lynchings redefined popular music. Real name eunice kathleen waymon profile american singer, songwriter, pianist. See more ideas about nina simone, singer and what happened miss simone. Here is fruit for the crows to pluck for the rain to gather, for the wind to suck for the sun to rot, for the trees to drop here is a strange and.
Simone and her legacy to get an actress who looks nothing like she did to portray her in a movie about her life. 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. Nina simone fodder on my wings remastered 2020 2496. Testo e traduzione della canzone nina simone strange fruit. It protested american racism, particularly the lynching of black americans. Nina simone, dubbed the high priestess of soul, is an american icon and a music legend. 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 a strange and. Nina simone wikimediaron kroon nina simones strange fruit. Traduzione strange fruit nina simone testo della canzone. Because of this, it is without a doubt straight up disrespectful to ms. Official website of the estate and charitable trust of dr.
Nina simone strange fruit 1965, mono, vinyl discogs. Nina simone was a gifted and prolific singer, songwriter and pianist who became a powerful presence in the civil rights movement and paid a professional price for it. Song information for strange fruit nina simone on allmusic. Jun 16, 2018 strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees pastoral scene of the gallant south the bulging eyes and the twisted mouth scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh then the sudden smell of burning 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 trees to drop here is a strange and bitter crop.
Nina simone strange fruit sheet music in c minor download. Nina simone oficial discography 195793 22 flac albums. Theres more to nina simone than just strange fruit the. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Nina simones daughter says this film gets her moms story. 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 bitter crop as singed by billie holiday southern trees bear strange fruit, the bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh, then the sudden smell of burning flesh.
Nina simone cover of billie holidays strange fruit. Strange fruit is a song recorded by billie holiday in 1939, written by abel meeropol and published in 1937. 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. Nina simone strange fruit lyrics ne me quitte pas track list. Eve and adam had a garden everything was great till one day a boy says pardon miss my name is snake.
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