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Legendary performer nina simone sang a mix of jazz, blues and folk music in. Click on a song to view its lyrics 1 i put a spell on you lyrics 2 tell me more and more and then some lyrics 3 dont explain lyrics 4 ne me quitte pas lyrics 5 lilac wine lyrics 6 other woman lyrics 7 trouble in mind lyrics. The rare use of strange fruit in the birth of a nation. Billie holiday strange fruit sheet music in b minor.
Strange fruit by nina simone is a cover of billie holidays strange fruit. The song is one of the most haunting in american history. 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. Her song strange fruit is haunting and absolutely devastating. This song also appears on ninas choice 1963, nina simone with strings 1966 and, newly recorded, on high priestess of soul 1967. Get this torrent stream torrent description eunice kathleen waymon february 21, 1933 april 21, 2003, better known by her stage name nina simone. Check out strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon music.
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