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 started out as a poem before being set to music and performed as a protest song. Vocal jazz, blues cd nina simone pastel blues 1965. Feb 21, 2016 nina simone wikimediaron kroon nina simones strange fruit. Watch the video for strange fruit from nina simone s ne me quitte pas for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Ninas last album, a single woman, was released in 1993. 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. A magic song from a magic voice lyrics strange fruit southern trees bear strange fruit blood on the leaves and blood at the root black bodies swinging in the southern breeze strange fruit hanging. Song information for strange fruit nina simone on allmusic. Nina simone strange fruit 1965, mono, vinyl discogs. Download nina simone mp3 songs and albums music downloads. All in all, strange fruit maps simones growth towards her becoming one of the most formidable voices in popular music. Vinyl 7 nina simone strange fruit 1965, mono, vinyl discogs.
Strange fruit strange fruit by nina simone recording session. Simone, tori amos, lou rawls and jeff buckley, nothing quite compares to. Theres more to nina simone than just strange fruit the undefeated. Jun, 2016 the song is one of the most haunting in american history. Discography the official home of nina simone the high. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Download strange fruit remastered by billie holiday emusic. 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 2019 chameleon archive stormy weather etta james 2018 nagel heyer records.
Theres more to nina simone than just 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. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. 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. Live at morehouse college in atlanta, june 1969 20226t22. 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.
It protested american racism, particularly the lynching of black americans. Verve jazz masters 17 nina simone 1994 jazzmp3 320. Billie holiday recorded her iconic version of strange fruit on 20 april. Aug 22, 2012 strange fruit started out as a poem before being set to music and performed as a protest song. 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. It is a compelling activist project, from its many interviews to its soundtrack with nina simone singing a haunting rendition of the lynching.
Strange fruit youtube strange fruit the story behind the song of the century duration. Nina simone wikimediaron kroon nina simone s 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. Inside the jim crow childhood of the high priestess of soul the late singer.
Nina simone fodder on my wings 1982, reissue 2020 flac. Check out strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon music. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. It doesnt quite sound like ninas, however, it is still a wonderful arrangement for anyone wishing to learn the song vocally or instrumentally. Known for her own protest songs, like mississippi goddamn, nina simone dramatized strange fruit in the context of the civil rights movement. Inside the jim crow childhood of the high priestess of soul the late singer, subject of a documentary up for an oscar next. 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. Strange fruit by nina simone is a cover of billie holidays strange fruit. This song also appears on ninas choice 1963, nina simone with strings 1966 and, newly recorded, on high priestess of soul 1967. Nina simone fodder on my wings remastered 2020 2496. Billie holidays 1939 recording of the lyrics penned by activist abel meeropol is widely regarded as the standard for strange fruit, the famed dirge protestin. Pianist, singer, songwriter, activist, icon, mother. 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 by nina simone samples, covers and remixes. Nina simone was born on february 21, 1933 in tryon, north carolina, usa as eunice kathleen waymon. Nina simone wikimediaron kroon nina simones strange fruit. Nina spent the nineties struggling with her health troubles, which forced her to cancel a number of performances. Nina simone strange fruit lyrics more music mp3 download song lyrics. Strange fruit remastered by billie holiday billie holiday. 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. About strange fruit strange fruit is a song performed most famously by billie holiday, who first sang and recorded it in 1939. Inside the jim crow childhood of the high priestess of soul the late singer, subject of. Song strange fruit live in new york1965 artist nina simone.
Written by teacher abel meeropol as a poem and published in 1937, it protested american racism, particularly the lynching of african americans. Nina simone wild is the wind live in new york 1964 duration. Strange fruit by nina simone on whosampled blood on the leaves sampled multiple elements of strange fruit intext. 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. Strange fruit chords by nina simone with chords drawings, easy version, 12 key variations and much more. Strange fruit play on apple music strange fruit download on. Mar 02, 2016 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 mar 2016 06. Strange fruit song analysis final ballades, beats and.
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Strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon. That is about the ugliest song i have ever heard, nina simone would later marvel. Nina simone died in 2003, aged 70, with a huge music legacy left behind and her glorious name written forever in the showbiz history. Notice agerestricted video based on community guidelines category education. Strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon music. Considering the vivid images and sustained metaphor of the song strange fruit. Watch the video for strange fruit live in new york1965 from nina simones pastel blues for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Eunice kathleen waymon february 21, 1933 april 21, 2003, better known by her stage name nina simone. Thanks so much, i looked for the simones version of strange fruit sister ray. 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 strange fruit aaron strange fruit abbey lincoln strange fruit cassandra wilson strange fruit annie lennox strange fruit nnenna freelon.
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