Its exceptional, not least because it was built from songs left over from previous sessions. Nina simone etta james betty carter ella fitzgerald 0 100 50 0 0 0. 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. Stream tracks and playlists from nina simone on your desktop or mobile device. Nina simone mp3 collection mp3, 160192 kbps, cdr discogs. Strange fruit by nina simone discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Strange fruit is a song recorded by billie holiday in 1939, written by abel meeropol and published in 1937. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4.
Ninas last album, a single woman, was released in 1993. She released 10 albumsa mix of live and studioduring those years, wild is the wind among them. It features the cuts go to hell and a cover of i wish i knew how it would feel to be free. Strange fruit lyrics austin community college district. All in all, strange fruit maps simones growth towards her becoming one of the most formidable voices in popular music. Download the mp3 instrumental versions of nina simone. 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. Billie holiday, cafe society, and an early cry for civil rights.
The history of strange fruit the song rebecca ferguson wants to. Print and download strange fruit sheet music by nina simone. 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. Nina simone strange fruit mp3 download and lyrics cd universe. Stream nina simone strange fruit moons voyager edit by hippies 2.
This song also appears on ninas choice 1963, nina simone with strings 1966 and, newly recorded, on high priestess of soul 1967. Strange fruit by nina simone samples, covers and remixes. 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. Watch the video for strange fruit from nina simones ne me quitte pas for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Theres more to nina simone than just strange fruit the. Official nina simone strange fruit lyrics at cd universe. The instrumental mp3 of strange fruit as made famous by nina simone is not available yet. Song information for strange fruit nina simone on allmusic allmusic. 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. Billie holiday, cafe society, and an early cry for civil.
Nina simone died in 2003, aged 70, with a huge music legacy left behind and her glorious name written forever in the showbiz history. Known for her own protest songs, like mississippi goddamn, nina simone dramatized strange fruit in. Nina spent the nineties struggling with her health troubles, which forced her to cancel a number of performances. The very best of nina simone universal international universal international. That is about the ugliest song i have ever heard, nina simone would later marvel. The mike brown documentary stranger fruit and its new. Strange fruit instrumental mp3 karaoke nina simone. Billie holiday strange fruit chords ultimateguitar. Nina simone wikimediaron kroon nina simones strange fruit. Nina simone strange fruit sheet music in c minor download. Strange fruit nina simone sheet music, music books. Strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon. Billie holiday recorded her iconic version of strange fruit on 20 april.
It has been covered by many artists since, including nina simone. Nina simone cover of billie holidays strange fruit whosampled. 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. 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. Nina simone strange fruit 1965, mono, vinyl discogs. Of all the major singers of the late 20th century, nina simone was one of the hardest to classify. 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. 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. The rare use of strange fruit in the birth of a nation.
Strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon music. The song is one of the most haunting in american history. 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 strange fruit by nina simone recording session. Its perhaps most accurate to label her a soul singer in terms of emotion, rather than form. Theres more to nina simone than just strange fruit. Strange fruit chords by nina simone with chords drawings, easy version, 12 key variations and much more. She recorded extensively in the soul, jazz, and pop idioms, often over the course of the same album. 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, recorded in 1939 by billie holiday, was written by new york poetactivist abel meeropol after seeing a photograph of a. Be the first to be updated when this track is made available. Notice agerestricted video based on community guidelines category education. 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. Download nina simone mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Nina simone strange fruit lyrics more music mp3 download song lyrics. Each title offers a version with and without choirs. Click on activate alert to receive an email as soon as it is released. Jun, 2016 the song is one of the most haunting in american history. Feb 21, 2016 nina simone wikimediaron kroon nina simones strange fruit.
Check out strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon music. The poem became most famous as a song performed by billie holiday in 1939 and played a significant role in the civil rights movement. Eunice kathleen waymon february 21, 1933 april 21, 2003, better known by her stage name nina simone. Ugly in the sense that it is violent and tears at the guts of. Vinyl 7 nina simone strange fruit 1965, mono, vinyl discogs.
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. Live at morehouse college in atlanta, june 1969 20226t22. Arguably as iconoclastic a singer as holiday or simone. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. 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. It protested american racism, particularly the lynching of black americans. His voice is so emotional that even simon started to cry. 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. 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. Nina simone karaoke mp3 instrumental music karaoke version. Southern trees bear strange fruit, blood on the leaves and blood at the root, black b. 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. Nina simone cover of billie holidays strange fruit.
Biography the official home of nina simone the high. 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. Eunice kathleen waymon 21 february 1933 21 april 2003, better known by her stage. 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 simone s ne me quitte pas for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Download strange fruit remastered by billie holiday emusic. Some singers regularly included it in their repertoire gosh white, nina simone, and cassandra wilson, while others sang it only once eartha. 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. 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. Inside the jim crow childhood of the high priestess of soul the late singer, subject of a documentary up for an oscar next. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar, and singer pro in c minor.
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