Spoems - Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit

Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit

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Rare Live Footage of one of the firtst anti rascism songs ever.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 25, 2006 at 9:48 am
Author: MonsieurBaudelaire

Length: 0:02:33
Rating: 4.92
Views: 1,137,733

Tags: jazz singers billie holiday strange fruit antiracism black white

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LVISANGEL (Monday 1st of December 2008 12:12:40 PM)
and what?
kellflo (Sunday 30th of November 2008 07:05:45 PM)
wow....does anyone notice how everyone clapped very briefly at the end and just as suddenly stopped?
lorimneal (Sunday 30th of November 2008 04:56:27 PM)
you must be referring to darkwingduck. no doubt she had seen lynchings and was coloring the song with her experience.
Kreiness (Sunday 30th of November 2008 03:20:21 PM)
edit: just one jew, actually. wiki the backstory on this song. very interesting.
Kreiness (Sunday 30th of November 2008 03:19:55 PM)
ha. what?
LuluBomber (Sunday 30th of November 2008 02:39:09 PM)
oh my gawd really? no wonder its so amazing
Kreiness (Sunday 30th of November 2008 02:37:25 PM)
this song was written by jews
jzzeffect (Sunday 30th of November 2008 12:17:37 PM)
Excellent! This video was recorded at BBC in London, England late in her career. It's obvious that her vocal range had diminished by this time, but the depth of feeling and emotion that she gave to her art was at it's peak. Many people know about her abusive relationships and drug use, but few people know that her insistance to get this song recorded brought worldwide attention to the crime of lynching in America. Lady Day was a pioneer in the fight for civil rights.
NikkieDe (Sunday 30th of November 2008 08:19:27 AM)
wow just the ending...and you can see the pain...i've never
NikkieDe (Sunday 30th of November 2008 08:16:54 AM)
AFRO?!?!?! what the????