I get along without you very well -- Billie Holiday

[whitmanzwicker]

I'm pretty sure she actually wrote this song.

[Icantdance11]

what a fool am i

to think my breaking heart

could kiss the moon

[rcarroll88]

I sang this in my lover's ear while dancing. You have to make a stand somewhere. We twisted our hearts, together. That's love. It ain't nice but ...

Robert

[jarr6]

JAK CZYTAM O JEJ ZYCIU ..PORAZA MNIE BEZDUSZNOSC SYSTEMU AMERYKI ,NISZCZENIE TALENTU ,ROBIENIE NA NIM PIENIĘDZY I POZOSTAWIENIE GENIUSZU NA ....ZATRACENIE...BRUDNA AMERYKA Z BIALYMI KAPTURAMI....

[rnzdnyr]

I don't know why but Billie always brings tears to my eyes. Simply beautiful.

[vilellamanda]

An excellent Billie´s version . Of course her voice wasn´t the same as the 30 ´n 40´s , this track is present in her penultimate album, LADY IN SATIN - 1957, onde year before your death. God bless you Lady Day ! Thank you "taureau20" by post It.

[taureau20]

@vilellamanda you're welcome!

[slariley]

so beautiful...makes me tingle when the harmony comes in at about 0:48.

x

[mtotten2582]

Brought tears to my eyes.

[espilehiyo]

Billie's version is beautiful, but I think Chet Baker's version of this song is better.

[billiefan2001]

@espilehiyo

Chet's version is beautiful but Billie gives it such a layered depth--sardonic wit wrapped in a regretful melancholy. Chet learned a great deal from her as is evident in so many of his fine vocal performances.

[caraszmatic]

Absolutely beautiful...it gives me chills. Few voices can do that to me.

[zuzazla]

i love the chet baker version as well, it's so gentle

[Marcelsandja]

With strings, it's the long river of life !

[CalvinRocsxD]

I love Billie Holiday! I prefer this recording, and love the ending.

[vikawika]

chet's voice is absolutely perfect for the tune, but it's very nice to hear the song performed by a woman.. gives it a new dimension

[Sifera]

@vikawika Nina Simone's performance is quite interesting too :))

[themrduragss]

Yes...I prefer nina simone recording of the song

[jgrunde]

I am trying to find a clay animation short set to this song. It is about a boy who lost his dog. I think it us from the 80s but can't remember. Childhood memories!!

[martinboy121995]

i found it but i cant find it again

[hyperactive88]

chet baker's is the best!!! the voice fits the melody of the song!!!!

[invisiblekiva]

A voice in a billion. Magical. Universal. Eternal.

[bluedjules]

youtube/watch?v=P6IpVnBP4S0, a very funny version of this song.

[nuttynice7]

Billie is the greatest of all time!

[sandyboi69]

i love this version, but i think Nina Simone's highly emotional version is best.

[whitershades]

Same here

[elfinia]

The "drunkenness" is part of the irony....clearly NOT getting along without you.

[elfinia]

Also Carly Simon on her "Torch" album and don't forget ...

Matt Monro .... who sang this the best of all

[FoeveraStar]

You can really hear the difference in her voice compared to her earlier songs. It has more pain in it..

[Whatisthescore]

that's why it sounds even better:)

[jobeesebastian]

Billie's version is without a doubt the best version in my opinion.

[drake4554]

completely agree hers is superior to all of the other versions. She was an amzing talent that passed on far too quickley

[Vabulous1]

@jobeesebastian agreed. Lady Day brings more soul and feeling to this song.

[martinboy121995]

good song