Nina simone died in 2003, aged 70, with a huge music legacy left behind and her glorious name written forever in the showbiz history. The tragic story behind billie holidays strange fruit. The rare use of strange fruit in the birth of a nation. Check out strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon music. Billie holidays 1939 version is arguably the most well known but nina simone s rendition 26 years later from her pastel blues album. Eunice kathleen waymon 21 february 1933 21 april 2003, better known by her. 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. Strange fruit is a song performed most famously by billie holiday. Print and download strange fruit sheet music by nina simone.
Live at morehouse college in atlanta, june 1969 20226t22. 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. Nina simone strange fruit 1965, mono, vinyl discogs. Strange fruit is a song performed most famously by billie. Pianist, singer, songwriter, activist, icon, mother. Listen to nina simone soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 1870 tracks.
Download strange fruit instrumental and play your favourite song of strange fruit instrumental. Strange fruit mp3 song by nina simone from the album four women. Notice agerestricted video based on community guidelines category education. Be the first to be updated when this track is made available. Theres more to nina simone than just strange fruit.
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. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar, and singer pro in c minor. 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. His voice is so emotional that even simon started to cry. Download nina simone mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Strange fruit started out as a poem before being set to music and performed as a protest song. Nina spent the nineties struggling with her health troubles, which forced her to cancel a number of performances. Holiday may have popularized strange fruit and turned it into a work of art, but it was a jewish communist teacher and civil rights activist from the bronx. Discography the official home of nina simone the high.
The mike brown documentary stranger fruit and its new. Stream tracks and playlists from nina simone on your desktop or mobile device. 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. That is about the ugliest song i have ever heard, nina simone would later marvel. Strange fruit strange fruit by nina simone recording session. 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. Strange fruit by nina simone on whosampled blood on the leaves sampled multiple elements of strange fruit intext. Feb 21, 2016 nina simone wikimediaron kroon nina simones strange fruit. 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.
Download strange fruit remastered by billie holiday emusic. Strange fruit is a song recorded by billie holiday in 1939, written by abel meeropol and published in 1937. Nina simone strange fruit sheet music in c minor download. Southern trees bear strange fruit, blood on the leaves and blood at the root, black b. Strange fruit by nina simone discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. This song also appears on ninas choice 1963, nina simone with strings 1966 and, newly recorded, on high priestess of soul 1967. 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. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Nina simone wikimediaron kroon nina simones strange fruit. Strange fruit chords by aaron learn to play guitar by chord and tabs and use our crd diagrams, transpose the key and more. Watch the video for strange fruit from nina simones ne me quitte pas for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The very best of nina simone universal international universal international. Free download of strange fruit in high quality mp3.
Inside the jim crow childhood of the high priestess of soul the late singer, subject of a documentary up for an oscar next. Check out strange fruit by nina simone on amazon music. Strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon music. Nov 29, 2018 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. Known for her own protest songs, like mississippi goddamn, nina simone dramatized strange fruit in the context of the civil rights movement. Strange fruit by nina simone is a cover of billie holidays strange fruit. The poem became most famous as a song performed by billie holiday in 1939 and played a significant role in the civil rights movement. 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. Nina simone etta james betty carter ella fitzgerald 0 100 50 0 0 0.
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Song strange fruit live in new york1965 artist nina simone. Ugly in the sense that it is violent and tears at the guts of. Strange fruit song analysis final ballades, beats and. Click on activate alert to receive an email as soon as it is released. The lynching that inspired billie holidays strange fruit. Song information for strange fruit nina simone on allmusic allmusic. Vinyl 7 nina simone strange fruit 1965, mono, vinyl discogs. The instrumental mp3 of strange fruit as made famous by nina simone is not available yet. Inside the jim crow childhood of the high priestess of soul the late singer. Strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon. 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.
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. Ninas last album, a single woman, was released in 1993. 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. Lyrics to strange fruit by nina simone from the verve jazz masters 17 album including song video, artist biography, translations and more.
It has been covered by many artists since, including nina simone. All in all, strange fruit maps simones growth towards her becoming one of the most formidable voices in popular music. It is a compelling activist project, from its many interviews to its soundtrack with nina simone singing a haunting rendition of the lynching. 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. Official nina simone strange fruit lyrics at cd universe. Nina simone strange fruit mp3 download and lyrics cd universe. Nina simone strange fruit lyrics more music mp3 download song lyrics. Official website of the estate and charitable trust of dr. 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. Strange fruit by nina simone samples, covers and remixes.
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My 16 year old brother wanted the most awkward poem to perform at his classs poetry slam, and that is how i was introduced to strange fruit. 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. Billie holiday strange fruit chords ultimateguitar. Nina simone mp3 collection mp3, 160192 kbps, cdr discogs.
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