Strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon music. Rovilinkmnnina simonerovilink was one of the most gifted vocalists of her generation, and also one of the most eclectic. Southern trees bear strange fruit, blood on the leaves and blood at the root, black b. 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. Simone, tori amos, lou rawls and jeff buckley, nothing quite compares to. The lynching that inspired billie holidays strange fruit. The following is a az list of all songs by nina simone. That is about the ugliest song i have ever heard, nina simone would later marvel. Be the first to be updated when this track is made available. Nina simone strange fruit 1965, mono, vinyl discogs.
Download nina simone mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Nina simone strange fruit lyrics more music mp3 download song lyrics. All in all, strange fruit maps simones growth towards her becoming one of the most formidable voices in popular music. 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. Stream tracks and playlists from nina simone on your desktop or mobile device. The mp3 backing track of strange fruit as made famous by nina simone is not available yet. Strange fruit by nina simone discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled.
With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own. The instrumental mp3 of strange fruit as made famous by nina simone is not available yet. As wests most recent sampling of simones strange fruit on his 20. Strange fruit is a song recorded by billie holiday in 1939, written by abel meeropol and published in 1937. I wish i knew how it would feel to be free made famous by nina simone. Check out strange fruit by nina simone on amazon music. Nina simone cover of billie holidays strange fruit. Notice agerestricted video based on community guidelines category education. Considering the vivid images and sustained metaphor of the song strange fruit. The song has been covered by numerous artists, including nina simone, ub40, jeff buckley, siouxsie and the banshees, robert wyatt.
This content has been declared free to read by the pubisher during the covid 19 pandemic. Official nina simone strange fruit lyrics at cd universe. Eunice kathleen waymon february 21, 1933 april 21, 2003, also known by her stage name nina simon. Choir directors and college music students may join our free easy. That is about the ugliest song i have ever heard nina simone.
Nina simone wikimediaron kroon nina simones 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. Strange fruit instrumental mp3 karaoke nina simone. 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. Theres more to nina simone than just strange fruit. Known for her own protest songs, like mississippi goddamn, nina simone dramatized strange fruit in the context of the civil rights movement. Watch the video for strange fruit from nina simones ne me quitte pas for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Check out strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon music. Be the first to be updated when this instrumental is released. Print and download strange fruit sheet music by nina simone. Strange fruit song analysis final ballades, beats and. Strange fruit by nina simone is a cover of billie holidays strange fruit. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. It features the cuts go to hell and a cover of i wish i knew how it would feel to be free.
Click on activate alert to receive an email as soon as it is released. Voice, choir, ssa, ssaa a capella unaccompanied womens choir intermediate digital download by nina simone. Strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon. Strange fruit chords by nina simone with chords drawings, easy version, 12 key variations and much more. It deals with america and the black and white problem. Click on activate alert to receive an email as soon as it is available. Strange fruit by nina simone samples, covers and remixes. 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.
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. Song information for strange fruit nina simone on allmusic. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Strange fruit remastered rate this album 0 rate this album. Strange fruit nina simone sheet music, music books. 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. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar, and singer pro in c minor. This song also appears on ninas choice 1963, nina simone with strings 1966 and, newly recorded, on high priestess of soul 1967. Nina simone strange fruit blood on the leaves youtube.
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. 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. Each title offers a version with and without choirs. 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. Download the mp3 instrumental versions of nina simone. Nina simone strange fruit praktis remix free download. Ninas last album, a single woman, was released in 1993.
Eunice kathleen waymon 21 february 1933 21 april 2003, better known by her. Strange fruit is a song performed most famously by billie holiday. Download strange fruit remastered by billie holiday emusic. Strange fruit strange fruit by nina simone recording session. 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. Song strange fruit live in new york1965 artist nina simone. Strange fruit by nina simone on whosampled blood on the leaves sampled multiple elements of strange fruit intext. Vinyl 7 nina simone strange fruit 1965, mono, vinyl discogs. Song information for strange fruit nina simone on allmusic allmusic. 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. Unlimited free nina simone music click to play feeling good, my baby just cares for me and whatever else you want. 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.
Nina simone strange fruit mp3 download and lyrics cd universe. Strange fruit is a song recorded by billie holiday in 1939, written by abel meeropol and. Download and print strange fruit sheet music for voice and other instruments fake book by billie holiday. Nina simone died in 2003, aged 70, with a huge music legacy left behind and her glorious name written forever in the showbiz history. Rovilinkmnsimonerovilink was a singer, pianist, and songwriter who bent genres to her will rather than allowing herself to be confined by their boundaries. It protested american racism, particularly the lynching of black americans. Here is a chillstep remix of nina simones fantastic, emotive, poignant and moving track strange fruit, i am now putting it up for free download so please feel free to share it if you like it, i dont mind if it is put in mixes etc either as long as the its mentioned in the tracklist. 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. Live at morehouse college in atlanta, june 1969 20226t22. 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.
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