the person who disliked may not be a racist .. maybe that person simply disliked because she didnt like what the song means .. its a pretty sad song .. i dont think that person meant to sound racist in any way ..
do you guys hear yourselves? just as bad as the racists you denounce. The one person who disliked this MUST be a racist because Nina is black. Sure. Too many people on this planet, we cant guard against assholes who will spout just about anything to be heard. Lets all jump on the bandwagon white guilt machine. Its safest at the moment.
As people seek to label me as a black hater and a racist, I am not a hater of blacks. I am a hater of racism. I have had offers to join white supremacist groups. And I say to them what I say to all racists, that I hate racism of any kind, whether it is a white supremacist or a black supremacist. The klan tried to silence blacks with lynchings. Today I am told by a racist that wishes I would kill myself. How similar the threats of both racists are. The klan lynched Jews and whites too.
@TDS4UT You ARE a racist piece of shit. Why? Because you have the same ideals and thought process of those before you. Not because you hate black people. But again, you don't even know what the definition of Racism is.
And for you information, I never THREATENED you with anything you twisted asshole...I said, why don't YOU just go kill yourself, BECAUSE you procreating would just create more little dumb bastards to deal with.
I can't extend my olive branch to you, because you're an idiot.
@ShadowWarriorkk You are a racist. Why? Because you constantly make attempts to racially discriminate against me. The majority of your comments refer to the white race, identify that with me, and you proceed to criticize me racially at each and every turn. Not once have I racially identified myself. For you WHITE= RACIST. I am not the first person on this board that you have racially attacked. And yes, why don't you kill yourself is a threat.
@TDS4UT No, it's not a threat your moronic pion. Holy shit you're possibly one of the idiotic fucking people I've seen on Youtube as of yet .o-o Of course my comments refer to the White Race...THIS IS A POLITICALLY SAD SONG ABOUT WHITE PEOPLE HANGING MILLIONS! And in a subtle way, you DID racially identify yourself you dumb twat...No I don't think all White people are Racist, but a good majority are. I have not racially attacked you, I just stated facts.
@ShadowWarriorkk I do not waste my time talking to idiots. Neither do you. I think you are trying to help me and you see me on a higher level than you care to admit.
If I was to attend a meeting of all white people and they were to tell me that we need to kill all of the black people because they want to kill me, I'd say the guy was nuts and I'd leave. What sets me of is the blame game of slavery which leads to white extermination.
The Ku Klux Klan didn't kill all of the blacks. That would have been a mistake for them. Who would they get to enslave and do all the dirty work. Plus many klansmen had black mistresses. No, the klan only lynched blacks who dared to SPEAK OUT against the RACISM that was going on and threatend those that did with DEATH. So it seems ironic that I am being threatened with DEATH by a black RACIST. So where is his rope to lynch me when I offer friendship to him? Together we can end racism.
@TDS4UT You're so fucking moronic...The KKK didn't enslave black people you silly twat, those were two different time periods! And the KKK Lynched people for fun! Sporting happy twisted smiles at the camera, as they hung a man they'd wrongly accused of a crime they knew he hadn't committed. Bringing their children to see this wonderful event. They lynched and raped, and destroyed communities for fun. But that wasn't just the KKK, it was White people in general.
What was it that Kamau Kambon said. Oh yes, he said that white people are destroying themselves through drug use and wars and all that. But Dr Kambon also said that in order for blacks to be truly free that he called for them to "exterminate the white race" and encouraged blacks to kill whites. Khalid Muhammed, shortly before he was removed from the Nation of Islam, made similar statements. We can also list some of the black racial crimes against whites which are in the thousands.
@TDS4UT First of all, those are religious extremists and don't answer for a whole fucking race of people LOL. Secondly, what they say is essentially true, because Caucasians continue to TRY and keep Blacks from succeeding.
Lastly, who is this 'We' you speak of? and even if that were true, they wouldn't be racial crimes. And even if they were, even if what you say is true....A few thousand does not, and never will compare, to over 150+ Million deaths. And who knows how many uncounted.
We cannot learn from the racism of the past by ignoring the racism of the present. Blaming whites for slavery and the lynchings of the past is not the answer. Two wrongs do not make a right. Justifying black violence against whites by comparing it to what the KKK did 50 years ago or what the slave owners did hundreds of years ago is not the answer. Many Southerners denied that the klan existed. Today the denial is on the black side, denying the crimes of the white extermination by blacks.
@TDS4UT You're a delusional fucking moron. what they did 50 years ago? how about 40. How about 30 years ago. It doesn't matter when it happened, because its done. And the people who benefit from the lives of millions are here today, taking advantage of the opportunities their forefathers left to them. Many southerners didn't deny the Klan existed, it was out in the open. They marched down my hometown streets years back.
@TDS4UT I'm tired of hearing Caucasians whine about 'reverse racism' as they call it. There is no such thing. Why? Simply because black people aren't denying them opportunities, jobs, and better living. Calling you Crackers, and hating you, isn't being racist. And any hate for white people, is pretty fucking justified. But we don't hate you because you're white, but only for the fucked up actions you continue to commit.
You idiots don't even know what Racism is! Goodness....
@ShadowWarriorkk And I am tired of racist thugs like you denying that black racism exists. Blah, blah, blah. You sound just like Adolph Hitler -who was also of African descent btw. So it's kill the whites and kill the Jews and a book as big as Meine Kampf to justify your racist shit. Whether its hating Jews or hating whites, its racism and its never justified. You probably have a copy of Meine Kampf at your bedside you racist scum.
@TDS4UT LOL! First of all, I am not a racist thug. Second of all, you don't know what the word RACISM means, and your understanding of what is Racism, is completely wrong...But I can't expect much from a White, ignorant, racist piece of garbage. The fact that you're even listening to this song, and trying to compare, or justify what Caucasians have done, and STILL DO, is utter stupidity.
And Hitler was not black, you fucking moron. Nice try though, on spinning that DNA testing.
@TDS4UT There IS no White Extermination by black people. Why? Because we still have humanity. Despite all the cruel, evil Inhumane acts that Caucasians have committed, we still find compassion for you. Something White People aren't even capable of it seems. Your forefathers tossed away their humanity, and yours, by murdering MILLIONS, with smiles on their faces. This is not things that happened 'a long time ago' so don't even try to pull this 'reverse racism' bullshit.
@ShadowWarriorkk There IS white extermination of white people by blacks. It is happening right now. You are merely trying to cover it up and pretend that it doesn't exist as the Nazis pretended that the Holocaust never existed. Again, acting just like your Nazi, African descent bretheren. So it's kill the Jews and deny it and kill whitey and deny it. Denying racism by blacks is bullshit.
@TDS4UT You're so fucking paranoid LOL! There is no white extermination, nobody has to even do that, because White people aren't repopulating as it is. You're Exterminating yourselves away, nobody has to do it for you. Hitler was not, I repeat WAS NOT Black. Nor were the Nazi's you fucking retarded plib. Nobody is denying Black Racism, because it DOES NOT EXIST. If you actually KNEW what the word RACIST meant, you paranoid fuck, you'd understand that.
@ShadowWarriorkk Do you have any white friends? Why can't we be friends? Why can't we all just get along? I have the same arguments with members of the KKK, neo Nazis and white supremacists. Now I am arguing with a black supremacist, a chosen Black Israelite who thinks that people who are not black do not deserve to live and should not speak. Well I am speaking to you, friend. Let's work together to make America a racist free country. Together, friend, we can, just like Dr King said.
@TDS4UT Of course I have White friends, that should be obvious. We can't work together to make this a racist free country, because White people will never agree to that. It's just the plain and simple truth. White People think they are superior to minorities, and like to hold said minorities back, for personal gain. South Africa is a perfect example of that.
Caucasians, are gonna have to own up to what they did and continue to do. THEN they can join the rest of Humanity to make the world better.
@ShadowWarriorkk Hitler was black, I repeat, was black. He was also an ethnic Jew. He was also a bisexual who had a gay lover who felt ashamed of the Nazi hatred of gays. So I wonder as you ask me to kill myself if you are not thinking of killing yourself. What if you found out your great granfather had an affair with the master's wife and you are part white. Wouldn't that be the irony of all ironies, like Hitler finding out that he was a Jew? Have a nice day, Mr Oreo. LOL!
@TDS4UT Hitler was not, I repeat, was not black. Of course he could have had ancestors who weren't white, but Hitler, was white as hell. Second of all, My great grandfather wouldn't have had an affair with the Masters Wife. It would be My great great great Grandmother was raped by a sadistic asshole, and because of that, I would have some white genealogy. But would that make me white? No. Would that make me part white? No.
People like you should not be able to reproduce...It should be a crime.
It's sickening to see that people where killed, tortured, lynched, traumatized and discriminated against merely for the color of their skin. something which has absolutely nothing to do with their character, something of which they have no control over, something which does not differentiate them in any way from others. and the fact that this happened not so long ago and that the issue is not even completely over is disgusting. things like this make me feel like losing faith in humanity. RIP MLK
The crimes White People have committed, are just absolutely insane....I can't call them Human. They forfeited up their humanity when they did this.......And have yet to regain it...I can't consider them as a whole Human....I mean, women and children taking joy in killing others and finding it amusing? ....Demonic actions taken against those that will never be laid to rest, because they refuse to acknowledge them. And for this reason alone, this generation shall pay for it with their lives.
@ShadowWarriorkk What about the crimes that black people committed? What about the death of Nicole Brown Simpson? What about the kids that were raped at the Netherland Ranch? What about the white woman in the UK that was set on fire? What about the white couple who were brutally beaten because they took a seat on a city bus in a minority neighborhood? Shouldn't Black ppl have to pay for that with their lives?
@TDS4UT You'd make good points, unfortunately, as always, you're wrong. Firstly, those acts were committed, were done by individuals. And I'm sure, those individuals paid for it via the justice system. Jim Crow, Slavery... All these were committed by a Country. by Communities; by White Caucasians. Your People as a WHOLE, murdered millions, bought your children to see it, and laughed. There was no justice for those your people killed. Non at all.
@ShadowWarriorkk why don't YOU just go kill yourself, BECAUSE you procreating would just create more little dumb bastards to deal with.The crimes Black People have committed, are just absolutely insane....I can't call them Human. (They) shall pay for it with their lives. People like you blacks should not be able to reproduce...It should be a crime.
Now when I say that, doesn't that sound like a threatening, racial attack?
@TDS4UT GOODNESS You're original. You basically just quoted me word for word. That's really sad...I guess it's hard when you have a poor grasp of the English language....My friend, no amount of black crime could NEVER! EVER! Measure up to the sick and twisted things your people have done/still do.
Don't ever try to lecture me about Humanity. You don't even know what that is.
Your parents gave it away, while they cut open pregnant women and stomped on newborn babies, while smiling sadistically
@TDS4UT Conversing with you is like debating with Sarah Palin or George Bush jr LOL in the end you don't get it, just way too stupid to understand. You said I threatened you life, when I didn't. I simply said you should kill yourself, because you're not needed in society. It was a suggestion. A Threat would be me directly threatening your life. AKA Saying I'd kill you.
Just stop you paranoid fuck. Black people aren't out to get you, if we did, you'd be in chains picking cotton by now.
@ShadowWarriorkk hahaha just seen u've had the same issue wiv this guy as me i wouldnt listen to the hillbilly prick and his paranoid thoughts i decided to give up on him aswell he just didn't seem to grasp anything i said i feel sorry for the guy though come on he must of got bullied at school or something.
I love you Nina.... but I can only listen to this song about 4 or 5 times a year or I am going to turn into a modern day Nat Turner. If nothing else in the world bothers me... injustice BURNS the HELL out of me.
One early morning, perhaps twenty years ago while listening to an FM station, this song came on while I sat there in the dark listening, I began to cry without even knowing what it was about......I was haunted. I went looking for any disc or CD that might include it. That's a helluva an intro to to Nina Simone....but, could there be any better?
girl you are absolutely gorgeous, lovely picture, i can't believe i saw your face on my youtube recommended list. I think it means we are destined to be friends :) I hope to see you at school this semester, hope all is well. -Micah
There is a relaxing melody and such powerful lyrics , you can almost feel a beautiful sunny day in the south , with a light breeze and you look over in the distance and see the stange fruit hanging from the poplar tree gently swinging side to side lifeless. Its a very powerful version of the song. If you listen to the Billie Holiday version, there is an automatic darkness in the song, its more depressing then moving. Im a big fan of Nina Simone
There is a relaxing melody and such powerful lyrics , you can almost feel a beautiful sunny day in the south , with a light breeze and you look over in the distance and see the stange fruit hanging from the poplar tree gently swinging side to side lifeless. Its a very powerful version of the song. If you listen to the Billie Holiday version, there is an automatic darkness in the song, its more depressing then moving. Im a big fan of Nina Simone
Everytime i listen to "strange Fruit" i cry and laugh at thse same time...sad at what my people had 2 go through even though im from south africa,the pain is still the same the injustice still hurts me like i was there!bt glad that we as the people around the world are moving towards a better place and those strange fruits paved the way for us!let us never 4get that or take it 4 granted.
Some commenter say this is a sad song and some say it depressing. The really sad, and depressing thing is that the lyrics are based on real life occurrence.
bonne remarque ce qui est tragique surtout c est que ce morceau parle de "choses" rélles ( les lynchages pendant la ségrégation ) la version de nina simone est extraordinaire , insurpassable
@AstralPlane1951 well im white and what the truly sad and discusting thing is i came from the people that done this to a race purly because the colour of their skin it actually sickens me and i feel ashamed to be white. may all the people who took part in that savagery burn forever in hell and those who suffered remain forever peaceful in heaven.
@zachscullion Are you really that ignorant to assume that lynchings were done exclusively by whites against blacks? Maybe you should visit a library and read some history before you go off making racist statements like this. Are you even vaguely aware that many freed blacks owned slaves? Would it surprise you that many blacks served in the Confederate Army?
@TDS4UT yes im aware that some freed "blacks" as you call them owned slaves and mabey if you read my comment properly you would see that i said "may ALL the PEOPLE who took part in that savagery burn forever in hell.. last time i checked that covers the black people too and did it ever occur to you that the black people who served in the confederate army had no choice but too go along with it or face being treated like the majority.. and about my racist coment mabye you need to visit the library
@zachscullion Forgive me. I didn't realize that telling an ignorant and illiterate person to visit a library is considered to be an insult. You make stuff up, or parrot lies from the New Black Panthers and other racists. You are obviously too stupid to understand the idea that there may have been black slave owners, let alone black slave traders. Live in your own ignorance then you grape soda jerk. Every one has a choice in life. Apparently you choose to be an idiot. Have nice ignorant day.
@TDS4UT hahaha dont know where you get illiterate from. you must be the stupid one because you cant seem to read properly incase you need reminded i said i understand that there was black slave owners, now read carefully they deserve to burn in hell aswell i merely stated my opinion that white people were the majority and if it wasnt for the white man there wouldnt of been slavery in the first place. i see tat you probably decended from them pricks now take your hillbilly nazi self and go die!
@zachscullion This is like having a conversation with a monkey. Is English your primary language you primate? Let me explain this to you, in children's terms. Boy, I think I have a right to life in my country. If you believe that all whites deserve to die because of what your twisted leaders think, I have a right to defend myself from you racists that are hell bent on exterminating the white race. You are the devil and there is no reasoning with you. Stop threatening me with death. I'm done.
@TDS4UT There is no Black Movement to exterminate white people you jackass. Please don't even try to mention the New Black Panther Party. Although if this world were fair..White People, for all the evils they have committed, and continue to commit, SHOULD be exterminated, but the WORLD would have to do it.
RELAX! Black People aren't getting together trying to exterminate you LOL! Chill out! God you inhumane bastards have been scared shittless ever since Obama got in office. Alway on edge..
It's from the record Nina Simone - A portrait of Nina (2xLP). Also containing a great live version of Sinnerman - 12.50 - to bad i can't post it on youtube.
@allisinvain Yeah but this version is different from the original. The original only has piano and nina's voice. Where did you get this version from? It's so nice please tell us!
Just for the skin I'm in?
eclipshaun 10 hours ago in playlist Solemn Songs for Passover
WOW!
JacobTheIndoAmerican 5 days ago
the person who disliked may not be a racist .. maybe that person simply disliked because she didnt like what the song means .. its a pretty sad song .. i dont think that person meant to sound racist in any way ..
Priscilla21 1 month ago
@Priscilla21 or the people who disliked it might just not like her voice.
jcbahr 4 weeks ago
OMG. Nina Simone was an incredibly talented singer! Beautiful!
artrock1970 1 month ago 2
Now that made me cry.... wow!
marblehylke 1 month ago
i love you nina ,you were a good and so intelligent woman, god bless you
babifleur 2 months ago
haunting version of the song...I only knew the cover of Siouxsie and the Banshees, which is pretty well done, also...!
marsiozo 3 months ago
It is shocking that people would be hung just for the colour of their skin
1999anty 3 months ago
do you guys hear yourselves? just as bad as the racists you denounce. The one person who disliked this MUST be a racist because Nina is black. Sure. Too many people on this planet, we cant guard against assholes who will spout just about anything to be heard. Lets all jump on the bandwagon white guilt machine. Its safest at the moment.
Phonoise 3 months ago
We have 1 racist who dislikes this...what a cunt!
Waynecampbell111 4 months ago
As people seek to label me as a black hater and a racist, I am not a hater of blacks. I am a hater of racism. I have had offers to join white supremacist groups. And I say to them what I say to all racists, that I hate racism of any kind, whether it is a white supremacist or a black supremacist. The klan tried to silence blacks with lynchings. Today I am told by a racist that wishes I would kill myself. How similar the threats of both racists are. The klan lynched Jews and whites too.
TDS4UT 4 months ago
@TDS4UT You ARE a racist piece of shit. Why? Because you have the same ideals and thought process of those before you. Not because you hate black people. But again, you don't even know what the definition of Racism is.
And for you information, I never THREATENED you with anything you twisted asshole...I said, why don't YOU just go kill yourself, BECAUSE you procreating would just create more little dumb bastards to deal with.
I can't extend my olive branch to you, because you're an idiot.
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
@ShadowWarriorkk You are a racist. Why? Because you constantly make attempts to racially discriminate against me. The majority of your comments refer to the white race, identify that with me, and you proceed to criticize me racially at each and every turn. Not once have I racially identified myself. For you WHITE= RACIST. I am not the first person on this board that you have racially attacked. And yes, why don't you kill yourself is a threat.
TDS4UT 4 months ago
@TDS4UT No, it's not a threat your moronic pion. Holy shit you're possibly one of the idiotic fucking people I've seen on Youtube as of yet .o-o Of course my comments refer to the White Race...THIS IS A POLITICALLY SAD SONG ABOUT WHITE PEOPLE HANGING MILLIONS! And in a subtle way, you DID racially identify yourself you dumb twat...No I don't think all White people are Racist, but a good majority are. I have not racially attacked you, I just stated facts.
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
@ShadowWarriorkk I do not waste my time talking to idiots. Neither do you. I think you are trying to help me and you see me on a higher level than you care to admit.
If I was to attend a meeting of all white people and they were to tell me that we need to kill all of the black people because they want to kill me, I'd say the guy was nuts and I'd leave. What sets me of is the blame game of slavery which leads to white extermination.
TDS4UT 4 months ago
The Ku Klux Klan didn't kill all of the blacks. That would have been a mistake for them. Who would they get to enslave and do all the dirty work. Plus many klansmen had black mistresses. No, the klan only lynched blacks who dared to SPEAK OUT against the RACISM that was going on and threatend those that did with DEATH. So it seems ironic that I am being threatened with DEATH by a black RACIST. So where is his rope to lynch me when I offer friendship to him? Together we can end racism.
TDS4UT 4 months ago
@TDS4UT You're so fucking moronic...The KKK didn't enslave black people you silly twat, those were two different time periods! And the KKK Lynched people for fun! Sporting happy twisted smiles at the camera, as they hung a man they'd wrongly accused of a crime they knew he hadn't committed. Bringing their children to see this wonderful event. They lynched and raped, and destroyed communities for fun. But that wasn't just the KKK, it was White people in general.
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
What was it that Kamau Kambon said. Oh yes, he said that white people are destroying themselves through drug use and wars and all that. But Dr Kambon also said that in order for blacks to be truly free that he called for them to "exterminate the white race" and encouraged blacks to kill whites. Khalid Muhammed, shortly before he was removed from the Nation of Islam, made similar statements. We can also list some of the black racial crimes against whites which are in the thousands.
TDS4UT 4 months ago
@TDS4UT First of all, those are religious extremists and don't answer for a whole fucking race of people LOL. Secondly, what they say is essentially true, because Caucasians continue to TRY and keep Blacks from succeeding.
Lastly, who is this 'We' you speak of? and even if that were true, they wouldn't be racial crimes. And even if they were, even if what you say is true....A few thousand does not, and never will compare, to over 150+ Million deaths. And who knows how many uncounted.
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
We cannot learn from the racism of the past by ignoring the racism of the present. Blaming whites for slavery and the lynchings of the past is not the answer. Two wrongs do not make a right. Justifying black violence against whites by comparing it to what the KKK did 50 years ago or what the slave owners did hundreds of years ago is not the answer. Many Southerners denied that the klan existed. Today the denial is on the black side, denying the crimes of the white extermination by blacks.
TDS4UT 4 months ago
@TDS4UT You're a delusional fucking moron. what they did 50 years ago? how about 40. How about 30 years ago. It doesn't matter when it happened, because its done. And the people who benefit from the lives of millions are here today, taking advantage of the opportunities their forefathers left to them. Many southerners didn't deny the Klan existed, it was out in the open. They marched down my hometown streets years back.
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
@TDS4UT I'm tired of hearing Caucasians whine about 'reverse racism' as they call it. There is no such thing. Why? Simply because black people aren't denying them opportunities, jobs, and better living. Calling you Crackers, and hating you, isn't being racist. And any hate for white people, is pretty fucking justified. But we don't hate you because you're white, but only for the fucked up actions you continue to commit.
You idiots don't even know what Racism is! Goodness....
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
@ShadowWarriorkk And I am tired of racist thugs like you denying that black racism exists. Blah, blah, blah. You sound just like Adolph Hitler -who was also of African descent btw. So it's kill the whites and kill the Jews and a book as big as Meine Kampf to justify your racist shit. Whether its hating Jews or hating whites, its racism and its never justified. You probably have a copy of Meine Kampf at your bedside you racist scum.
TDS4UT 4 months ago
@TDS4UT LOL! First of all, I am not a racist thug. Second of all, you don't know what the word RACISM means, and your understanding of what is Racism, is completely wrong...But I can't expect much from a White, ignorant, racist piece of garbage. The fact that you're even listening to this song, and trying to compare, or justify what Caucasians have done, and STILL DO, is utter stupidity.
And Hitler was not black, you fucking moron. Nice try though, on spinning that DNA testing.
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
Georgia outside of the capital is stuck in the 1920s!!!!
dieudonneMC 5 months ago
@dieudonneMC Georgia is a state, not a capital, stupid. God, you people are so dumb you probably eat your own shit like a monkey.
TDS4UT 4 months ago
@TDS4UT There IS no White Extermination by black people. Why? Because we still have humanity. Despite all the cruel, evil Inhumane acts that Caucasians have committed, we still find compassion for you. Something White People aren't even capable of it seems. Your forefathers tossed away their humanity, and yours, by murdering MILLIONS, with smiles on their faces. This is not things that happened 'a long time ago' so don't even try to pull this 'reverse racism' bullshit.
You're a HUGE DICK.
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
@ShadowWarriorkk There IS white extermination of white people by blacks. It is happening right now. You are merely trying to cover it up and pretend that it doesn't exist as the Nazis pretended that the Holocaust never existed. Again, acting just like your Nazi, African descent bretheren. So it's kill the Jews and deny it and kill whitey and deny it. Denying racism by blacks is bullshit.
TDS4UT 4 months ago
@TDS4UT You're so fucking paranoid LOL! There is no white extermination, nobody has to even do that, because White people aren't repopulating as it is. You're Exterminating yourselves away, nobody has to do it for you. Hitler was not, I repeat WAS NOT Black. Nor were the Nazi's you fucking retarded plib. Nobody is denying Black Racism, because it DOES NOT EXIST. If you actually KNEW what the word RACIST meant, you paranoid fuck, you'd understand that.
Just...please...Kill yourself....=D
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
@ShadowWarriorkk Do you have any white friends? Why can't we be friends? Why can't we all just get along? I have the same arguments with members of the KKK, neo Nazis and white supremacists. Now I am arguing with a black supremacist, a chosen Black Israelite who thinks that people who are not black do not deserve to live and should not speak. Well I am speaking to you, friend. Let's work together to make America a racist free country. Together, friend, we can, just like Dr King said.
TDS4UT 4 months ago
@TDS4UT Of course I have White friends, that should be obvious. We can't work together to make this a racist free country, because White people will never agree to that. It's just the plain and simple truth. White People think they are superior to minorities, and like to hold said minorities back, for personal gain. South Africa is a perfect example of that.
Caucasians, are gonna have to own up to what they did and continue to do. THEN they can join the rest of Humanity to make the world better.
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
@ShadowWarriorkk Hitler was black, I repeat, was black. He was also an ethnic Jew. He was also a bisexual who had a gay lover who felt ashamed of the Nazi hatred of gays. So I wonder as you ask me to kill myself if you are not thinking of killing yourself. What if you found out your great granfather had an affair with the master's wife and you are part white. Wouldn't that be the irony of all ironies, like Hitler finding out that he was a Jew? Have a nice day, Mr Oreo. LOL!
TDS4UT 4 months ago
@TDS4UT Hitler was not, I repeat, was not black. Of course he could have had ancestors who weren't white, but Hitler, was white as hell. Second of all, My great grandfather wouldn't have had an affair with the Masters Wife. It would be My great great great Grandmother was raped by a sadistic asshole, and because of that, I would have some white genealogy. But would that make me white? No. Would that make me part white? No.
People like you should not be able to reproduce...It should be a crime.
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
RIP Troy, justice is blind deaf and mute apparently
we are all Troy Davis
draelock1 5 months ago
fire :))
breyapolo 5 months ago
In Loving Memory of Troy Anthony Davis. Cowardly killed by the State of Georgia. "Don't Mourn, Organize" - Joe Hill, 1915.
espartano132 5 months ago
this county has probably the worst history of human injustice in the history of the world.
N321MM 5 months ago
@N321MM
you say true.
unitedsense 5 months ago in playlist unitedsense さんのお気に入りの動画
you will be remember Troy....peace in paradise
hadenef360 5 months ago
RIP Troy
sidchimaera 5 months ago
RIP Troy
TheJessicaAnthony 5 months ago
I am troy davis.
nayelimiami 5 months ago
RIP TROY DAVIS
vljones45014 5 months ago
How have I never heard this before .. amazing
randrews02809 5 months ago
It's sickening to see that people where killed, tortured, lynched, traumatized and discriminated against merely for the color of their skin. something which has absolutely nothing to do with their character, something of which they have no control over, something which does not differentiate them in any way from others. and the fact that this happened not so long ago and that the issue is not even completely over is disgusting. things like this make me feel like losing faith in humanity. RIP MLK
ItsMonaaa 5 months ago
Sorry , B.H. is the best
delakinski 5 months ago
The crimes White People have committed, are just absolutely insane....I can't call them Human. They forfeited up their humanity when they did this.......And have yet to regain it...I can't consider them as a whole Human....I mean, women and children taking joy in killing others and finding it amusing? ....Demonic actions taken against those that will never be laid to rest, because they refuse to acknowledge them. And for this reason alone, this generation shall pay for it with their lives.
ShadowWarriorkk 6 months ago
@ShadowWarriorkk What about the crimes that black people committed? What about the death of Nicole Brown Simpson? What about the kids that were raped at the Netherland Ranch? What about the white woman in the UK that was set on fire? What about the white couple who were brutally beaten because they took a seat on a city bus in a minority neighborhood? Shouldn't Black ppl have to pay for that with their lives?
TDS4UT 4 months ago
@TDS4UT You'd make good points, unfortunately, as always, you're wrong. Firstly, those acts were committed, were done by individuals. And I'm sure, those individuals paid for it via the justice system. Jim Crow, Slavery... All these were committed by a Country. by Communities; by White Caucasians. Your People as a WHOLE, murdered millions, bought your children to see it, and laughed. There was no justice for those your people killed. Non at all.
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
@ShadowWarriorkk why don't YOU just go kill yourself, BECAUSE you procreating would just create more little dumb bastards to deal with.The crimes Black People have committed, are just absolutely insane....I can't call them Human. (They) shall pay for it with their lives. People like you blacks should not be able to reproduce...It should be a crime.
Now when I say that, doesn't that sound like a threatening, racial attack?
TDS4UT 4 months ago
@TDS4UT GOODNESS You're original. You basically just quoted me word for word. That's really sad...I guess it's hard when you have a poor grasp of the English language....My friend, no amount of black crime could NEVER! EVER! Measure up to the sick and twisted things your people have done/still do.
Don't ever try to lecture me about Humanity. You don't even know what that is.
Your parents gave it away, while they cut open pregnant women and stomped on newborn babies, while smiling sadistically
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
@TDS4UT Conversing with you is like debating with Sarah Palin or George Bush jr LOL in the end you don't get it, just way too stupid to understand. You said I threatened you life, when I didn't. I simply said you should kill yourself, because you're not needed in society. It was a suggestion. A Threat would be me directly threatening your life. AKA Saying I'd kill you.
Just stop you paranoid fuck. Black people aren't out to get you, if we did, you'd be in chains picking cotton by now.
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
@ShadowWarriorkk hahaha just seen u've had the same issue wiv this guy as me i wouldnt listen to the hillbilly prick and his paranoid thoughts i decided to give up on him aswell he just didn't seem to grasp anything i said i feel sorry for the guy though come on he must of got bullied at school or something.
zachscullion 4 months ago
@zachscullion Yeah, he's also very contradicting, and thinks black people want to exterminate him out of existence XD!
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
@ShadowWarriorkk yeah well i think the idiot should exterminate himself from existence it will make the world a better place.
zachscullion 4 months ago
lovely version...
gatomontes 6 months ago
This is one of the most haunting songs I have ever heard in my life. It makes me cry every time I hear it.
andrewsingingagain 7 months ago
Ominous.
WigMinstrel 7 months ago
The greatest version of this song I ever heard.
MrPaulkool 7 months ago
Beautiful, but so sad
tangerineblue7 7 months ago
1930's is when they used to hang people because of their colour. 80 years ago. thats within someone living TODAY 's lifetime. it makes me sick.
imogenrobins96 7 months ago 16
@imogenrobins96
And into the 1960s too........it's far more recent, I Remember the horror of it as a child, I am 59
MuscleDaddyCMH 1 month ago
@MuscleDaddyCMH I'm sorry.
lamonicavee 1 month ago
That Song Was used in Cold Case too
Simscinderellafella 8 months ago
Powerful
Nikosvoider 9 months ago
@Nikosvoider
isn't it lad?
Machette12788 9 months ago
@Machette12788 (ti lad re vlaka?) aristourgimatiki ermineia pantws.
Nikosvoider 9 months ago
Sublime !
Pougneugnagneu 10 months ago
I love you Nina.... but I can only listen to this song about 4 or 5 times a year or I am going to turn into a modern day Nat Turner. If nothing else in the world bothers me... injustice BURNS the HELL out of me.
Melanatedone 10 months ago 5
@Melanatedone LOL
kazakah1 10 months ago
Plus, this is such a warm analogue recording that I am hearing the organ accompaniment for the first time...whoever posted this, thank you...
MikeyPatrickify 1 year ago
One early morning, perhaps twenty years ago while listening to an FM station, this song came on while I sat there in the dark listening, I began to cry without even knowing what it was about......I was haunted. I went looking for any disc or CD that might include it. That's a helluva an intro to to Nina Simone....but, could there be any better?
MikeyPatrickify 1 year ago 3
Nina sings this song in the true meaning that it is meant in this beautiful and tragic melody
allhearable 1 year ago
nina simone captured the sadness and the fear of this song that i dont think billy holiday could do this song means so much to me
mrneverbackupordown 1 year ago 3
girl you are absolutely gorgeous, lovely picture, i can't believe i saw your face on my youtube recommended list. I think it means we are destined to be friends :) I hope to see you at school this semester, hope all is well. -Micah
micahbutler 1 year ago
This is a Work of Art. A Masterpiece and this version is perhaps the best of them all!!!
luisjochoa 1 year ago 3
This song depresses me,and scares me
arhodes31 1 year ago 3
Beautifully haunting!!
Reneemargaret2009 1 year ago 2
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There is a relaxing melody and such powerful lyrics , you can almost feel a beautiful sunny day in the south , with a light breeze and you look over in the distance and see the stange fruit hanging from the poplar tree gently swinging side to side lifeless. Its a very powerful version of the song. If you listen to the Billie Holiday version, there is an automatic darkness in the song, its more depressing then moving. Im a big fan of Nina Simone
theofficialbrandon 1 year ago
There is a relaxing melody and such powerful lyrics , you can almost feel a beautiful sunny day in the south , with a light breeze and you look over in the distance and see the stange fruit hanging from the poplar tree gently swinging side to side lifeless. Its a very powerful version of the song. If you listen to the Billie Holiday version, there is an automatic darkness in the song, its more depressing then moving. Im a big fan of Nina Simone
theofficialbrandon 1 year ago 3
It's odd how depressing,disturbing songs can be so achingly beautiful.Nina Simone was very regal looking,especially in those headdresses.
exeuroweenie 1 year ago
my favorit cover. such a strong voise for such a strong song
mai12345678910111213 1 year ago
This song is beautiful in a haunting way. I find myself really sad and disguted when I think about how this song was based on real life occurances...
TheDarkDivine21 1 year ago
great song... i like the organ in this version
caemciba 1 year ago
Everytime i listen to "strange Fruit" i cry and laugh at thse same time...sad at what my people had 2 go through even though im from south africa,the pain is still the same the injustice still hurts me like i was there!bt glad that we as the people around the world are moving towards a better place and those strange fruits paved the way for us!let us never 4get that or take it 4 granted.
ntokozokabuzz 2 years ago 5
Some commenter say this is a sad song and some say it depressing. The really sad, and depressing thing is that the lyrics are based on real life occurrence.
AstralPlane1951 2 years ago 42
@ astral plane
bonne remarque ce qui est tragique surtout c est que ce morceau parle de "choses" rélles ( les lynchages pendant la ségrégation ) la version de nina simone est extraordinaire , insurpassable
lambiable 2 years ago
@AstralPlane1951 well im white and what the truly sad and discusting thing is i came from the people that done this to a race purly because the colour of their skin it actually sickens me and i feel ashamed to be white. may all the people who took part in that savagery burn forever in hell and those who suffered remain forever peaceful in heaven.
zachscullion 5 months ago
@zachscullion Are you really that ignorant to assume that lynchings were done exclusively by whites against blacks? Maybe you should visit a library and read some history before you go off making racist statements like this. Are you even vaguely aware that many freed blacks owned slaves? Would it surprise you that many blacks served in the Confederate Army?
TDS4UT 4 months ago
@TDS4UT yes im aware that some freed "blacks" as you call them owned slaves and mabey if you read my comment properly you would see that i said "may ALL the PEOPLE who took part in that savagery burn forever in hell.. last time i checked that covers the black people too and did it ever occur to you that the black people who served in the confederate army had no choice but too go along with it or face being treated like the majority.. and about my racist coment mabye you need to visit the library
zachscullion 4 months ago
@zachscullion Forgive me. I didn't realize that telling an ignorant and illiterate person to visit a library is considered to be an insult. You make stuff up, or parrot lies from the New Black Panthers and other racists. You are obviously too stupid to understand the idea that there may have been black slave owners, let alone black slave traders. Live in your own ignorance then you grape soda jerk. Every one has a choice in life. Apparently you choose to be an idiot. Have nice ignorant day.
TDS4UT 4 months ago
@TDS4UT hahaha dont know where you get illiterate from. you must be the stupid one because you cant seem to read properly incase you need reminded i said i understand that there was black slave owners, now read carefully they deserve to burn in hell aswell i merely stated my opinion that white people were the majority and if it wasnt for the white man there wouldnt of been slavery in the first place. i see tat you probably decended from them pricks now take your hillbilly nazi self and go die!
zachscullion 4 months ago
@zachscullion This is like having a conversation with a monkey. Is English your primary language you primate? Let me explain this to you, in children's terms. Boy, I think I have a right to life in my country. If you believe that all whites deserve to die because of what your twisted leaders think, I have a right to defend myself from you racists that are hell bent on exterminating the white race. You are the devil and there is no reasoning with you. Stop threatening me with death. I'm done.
TDS4UT 4 months ago
@TDS4UT There is no Black Movement to exterminate white people you jackass. Please don't even try to mention the New Black Panther Party. Although if this world were fair..White People, for all the evils they have committed, and continue to commit, SHOULD be exterminated, but the WORLD would have to do it.
RELAX! Black People aren't getting together trying to exterminate you LOL! Chill out! God you inhumane bastards have been scared shittless ever since Obama got in office. Alway on edge..
ShadowWarriorkk 4 months ago
where did you get the vinyl of that track? i want to have it too, its beautiful!
ZooYork1212 2 years ago 6
It's from the record Nina Simone - A portrait of Nina (2xLP). Also containing a great live version of Sinnerman - 12.50 - to bad i can't post it on youtube.
allisinvain 2 years ago 2
@allisinvain
Thanks for that version of Strange Fruit.
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12.5 record version of Sinnerman ?
It's now possible to post until 30 minutes on YouTube.
dtolbiac 9 months ago
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@allisinvain
Thanks for that version of Strange Fruit.
One dislikes. Who ?
12.5 record version of Sinnerman ?
It's now possible to post until 30 minutes on YouTube.
dtolbiac 9 months ago
@allisinvain Yeah but this version is different from the original. The original only has piano and nina's voice. Where did you get this version from? It's so nice please tell us!
XforeverlongingX 5 months ago
this song is very very depressing, but it's so awsome anyways
ALEKO19 2 years ago
She is very very very good. It is hard to even get in the ring with Billie Holiday's greatest composition. The great Nina is is the ring.
newtcummer1 2 years ago 6
just as sad as it is beautiful
puddingislikeaheaven 2 years ago 19