Billie Holiday - How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)

[louisvl10]

Money killed good music

[ldcreateart11]

I am totally born in the wrong time. This type of music gets me everytime. I never get tired of it, especially Ms Holiday's interpretations of the classic jazz tunes tat she sings...no one can compare to her.

[sunbrinson]

she is too much for me!!!

[gcpropertymanagement]

Amazing talent. She sounded as though she was having a conversation with an intimate friend. I don't know how she achieved this. I guess this is genius.

[rcova]

A wonderful and sweet Lady Day! (sorry, Prez) ;)

If somebody could help me. I heard an instrumental version of "How deep is the ocean".

I think the sax player was Coleman Hawkins. One of the best pieces I ever heard in my life.

Was it Coleman? If not, who was the player?

Thank you and sorry for my poor English.

[AndWutt]

Wow. This is my first time hearing this song and the is awsome. Such beautiful lyrics : )

[PaulCookeMusic]

Ok so we have seen how Sade copied Julie Londons voice in her early work and adopted her style, now the second part of the branding was based on Billy Holiday, not just in the obvious ponytail she used to glue on in the early days but also in her persona or personality... Cheers Paul Cooke

[Devoltivavio]

One Sentence - This music is poetry to my ears <3 love it.

[Apache4Justice]

When it comes to Lady Day&other greats like her,Youtube should have another option besides like/dislike..it should be ABSOLUTELY LOVVVVVE!!!!How anyone could hear her sing this and NOT get a chest full of a happy heart is BEYOND me!I could care less what others think,Brilliant,Beautiful IMPECCABLE music such as this will NEVER get old!TRULY,Music for the Millennias to come!! <3 <3 <3!to Lady day,Hope you can hear how much The World still loves you&in our Hearts hold you dear!How High is the Sky?

[LauraRBarros]

God... That makes me so happy!! People make fun of me at school, they call me ''old lady'' 'cause I dont really like nowadays music. Expecially music here in brazil... ahhh awful! hahaha THAT is music!!

[OprahMemorizedPi]

I'm only 7, and I like this music!

[aussiegirl1100]

Why can't our generation have good music like this!

[yaakovha1948]

@aussiegirl1100 Because we are all perpetually happy!!! And if you dare avow that you are not so happy,you are  defined as a loser.

[Dime6950]

appreciate the trumpet player, nice mute sound

[cepomwa]

Is that singer from south states? seriously why does she talk it such accent?

[Jacky123ahhs]

im only 17 and i LOVE this kind of music...im thinking of putting songs like this in my graduation ....can anyone recomend any other artist like this i need more songs lol :)

[summerbabetoo]

My Godfather use to sing this to me when iI was a little girl, boy what I would give to hear him sing this one more time :(

[mareboom]

I'm 16 years old and I'm sorry my generation killed good music.

[MightyMartel]

@mareboom Maybe the mainstream did but you're just missing out on really good music. Teenagers don't know shit, hahaha.

[shankbone01]

@mareboom actually we didn't my friend. generation x, people who are in their 30s and 40s now, they run the big music corporations that distribute popular music----they ruined it. they only play music that sells. so it's up to us to bring good music back!

[MagnetiXofficial]

@mareboom Cheers to that my friend

[sublimedog]

@mareboom cute but it's not your fault kid

[shankbone01]

@mareboom we didn't. the part of your parent's generation who owns the music industry did. they knew what would make kids your age want to buy their music because they're greedy and insecure. but they won't win in the end because of kids like you, who know beautiful music no matter how bad the popular music is. keep doing what you do.

[jazzmunky]

i love the snappy ending! How deep is the ocean...a-doobedee-do-bop...ho­w much would I cry.....ba-doobedee-do-bop....­how high is the skyyyyyyyyyyy!!!

The phrase goes down...then then horns bounce it up again etc..inspirational! The playfully answer the rhetorical question and also take the register up to the beginning of the next phrase. The horns echo the uplifting sentiment you feel after you you think of your lover and sigh "how much do I love you"

GREAT music! (And I'm a 28yr old male)

[0Angelfromheaven0]

Her voice is amazing, it just sticks in your head. Love blues.

[KerryAbernethy]

beautiful :D

[Dakumonki]

Art like this lives on forever, that's the true and only secret to immortality.

[BuckshotLaFunke]

Who is that bass player? He's good.

[empathic11]

Irving Berlin, 1932.

[ricarobles]

wow

[MaggieAkin]

Chrisette Michele sounds so much like her is amazing

[yodiggayo]

amazing voice!!

[loopigsfly521]

my boyfrend sent this to me just a little while ago and im already in love with it.. its amazing;'D

[FreddieWolf]

Thanks God for Billie! <3

Hey 4 deaf people!!!

[aphkumund]

shut up and listen to the music!

[InDistraction]

Music fluctuates constantly. One can't say one particular era is superior, only that it is more recent. I only was exposed to classical music, but I like old jazz, hip-hop, electro pop, and rock. It isn't like musical genres conflict.

[bewareth]

i just love her and all that musik

[cantfuccwitdis]

ah this makes great late night bar music

[technicolorzombies]

But not to say that people who like oldies don't appreciate modern music! I love modern music, especially when hearing new things people haven't tried before! Human kind is nothing without exploration and experimentation! Although, the elements of jazz are incorporated into music we hear everyday! :)

So much culture, so little time! Music has no limits, @vanocor! We must learn to appreciate all! 

[technicolorzombies]

Well, @vanocor I'd like to believe people who like jazz like it because we love the quality, the improvisation, and the pure emotion and dedication needed to pull off a good performance of it!

I'm sure many of us also like it's richness in culture and how many different people have performed it who have their own story to tell with these songs and the sheer number of people who can relate to the message that those people are conveying.

That is why people enjoy jazz. Not because it's old.

I'm 14.

[vanocor]

You people are all self-important and self-indulgent.

I JUST DON'T LIKE WHERE MUSIC IS GOING. I'm ONLY 11!

I'm ONLY 10!

I LISTEN TO THE OLDIES. PEOPLE FORGET ABOUT THE OLDIES.

you like it because it's novel and old, not because it sounds good.

Not saying it's bad at all, but it's stupid to dismiss modern music. Things progress, music is not exempt from this. Enjoy everything for what it is. The great thing about music is that there is ALWAYS something new going on somewhere.

[waynebrasler]

Billie never met a song she couldn't transform. Tons of singers tried to imitate her or equal her but never came close. She was an original to the end.

[JaZzA136]

I'm 17 years old, and I don't like where music is going nowadays. The further music progresses forwards, the further I step back to older music. I love the oldies, and the oldies love me.

Timeless indeed.

[kubrick2019]

How so lovely song it is!

[SirPwn4lot]

I love Clapton's cover on his new album. Breathes new life into a classic.

[pencert]

I'm thinking about using an arrangement of this tune for an audition piece for a university music program... People these days would have more respect for jazz if they knew the virtuosity involved, including short love songs like this. I love the vulnerability and openness you can sense from Holiday, that's what all real art is about, the stuff we all feel but are too nervous to expose...

[jbsu12]

I am a 21-year-old who appreciates the music of Billie, Ella, Nat, Duke, and many others around that era. I just wish we had more music that sounds like this now, music like this that makes you feel what the artist is talking about.

[DarthKrattus]

Why can't female singers today be like this rather than whores who sell through sex appeal?

[Dani3litos]

@DarthKrattus

eheheh technically Billie Holiday was a "whore", or better "prostiture".

[Nacamahunt]

@DarthKrattus welcome to the 21st century unfortunatley :/

[johnmartinjazz]

@DarthKrattus You really need to read some history of Billie Holiday, nobody would want to live her life.

[DarthKrattus]

@johnmartinjazz I know about her story. What does that have to do with my comment?

[JakeVegaMusic]

@DarthKrattus Funny you should say that considering she was stuck in prostitution her whole life.

[JMCyoungblood]

@JakeVegaMusic Right

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[JakeVegaMusic]

@JMCyoungblood It's true, atleast that's what my evolution of jazz teacher told me, ever since she was 13.

[bruisedcrimsonfalls]

@JakeVegaMusic mine told me that too...did you by chance go to FIU?

[JMCyoungblood]

@JakeVegaMusic LOL I totally agree sorry if you took me wrong :). Right

[westindiesdiva]

love this lady allways

[nikolled]

good

[debraandsusiehair]

i was definitely born in the wrong time era. love billie holiday <33

[kmhpjr]

@debraandsusiehair

At least you are listening to her now! Feel very good about that! :D

[finnandcork]

Im a punk , 42, poor white/Indian but my grandpa, who only listened to country, would listen to Billie...different era, people....

[supperbowl43]

2010 Ipod this to your teen.

[dormouse72]

When man goes to Mars I woud'nt be surprised they find a Jukebox with Billie songs .

[duncool17]

a childhood memory for me my Mum used to sing this song to my sister and I as a lullaby....sweet memories....ty.....

[fisteberg]

Wondeful lyrics and great,great voice.Sweet and hot.The music is fine too and the pictures of lovers are tender.Great song,i love it.One of my favorite of billie holiday.How deep is the ocean,so romantic and tender.

[Rangiku0Haineko]

I am 15 and i found out about Billie holiday from a game. I looked her up and her life was tragic. Her music was always full of emotion and passion. I would never have thought i would love classics like this.

I dont really like the music today, the rap and other stuff... Bleh

I will always love billie and i love her voice, and everything about her. Just wish she could have lived a fuller life

[haroulovia]

@Rangiku0Haineko sometimes are the "gaps" in an artist's life that make

him as we know him...just like Edith Piaf's life..

[MyHonorTribute]

beautiful song....love Billie!!!

[riotgrrrl9]

The words of this song are so sweet! I like how when she sings you feel something inside..unlike anything that you would hear on the radio today*

[BALTHAZSAAR]

@riotgrrrl9 ye goodtimes

[shelzo]

My mum use to sing this to me when I was little - now I sing it to my babies :) One day they will be singing it to my Grandchildren.

[InstantPants]

I love this song, because it reminds me of a game me and my mom would play when I was little. We would ask each other "How much do you love me?" and the other would always think of something new ,"As many stars as are in the sky" "As many pedals on all the flowers in all the world" "As many drops of water in the ocean".

[dutchtristan]

i LOVE this music :O i cant stop listening it. i'm sixteen years old.

damn this is better then all that pop music. this goes straight to your heart

[mrpossibilities]

Is the pianist by any chance Wynton Kelly? Sounds just like him.

[LadeeRoRo]

beautiful...

[dakwa1]

Such a staple in the list of the great Jazz pieces, and she made it such.

[ladykee40]

she was one of the best jazz singers ever along with all the greats of her era...Just a beautiful lady who died to to young and to soon......I just love her music

[nikki46236]

I'll tell you what La belle femme sans merci means.....

It is a beautiful French poem.

My interpretation is that Lady Day reminds him of that beautiful poem.

Please try not to be so easily offended.

It isn't good for you. Enjoy the music.

[nikki46236]

I'll tell you what La belle femme sans merci means.....

It is a beautiful French poem.

My interpretation is that Lady Day reminds him of that beautiful poem.

Please try not to be so easily offended.

It isn't good for you. Enjoy the music.

[BillMc2174]

Great. And wonderful pictures!

[2meheavensentmusic]

I love these pictures. Great job! I had to go totally private on my youtube, nosye people. lol I am so enjoying just being me and not having to be what people want me to be. I LOVE Lady Day ! So a big thanks from the south! Such a true song too!

[mrprogjazzgto]

A TRUE CLASSIC... Billie H.

I would Love to see more videos of her

[Dzi8686]

Billie holiday is beautiful and so is this song.

[markbob120]

A beautiful woman without mercy? What the fuck does your comment have to do with anything? Are you referring to the poem,which by the way, once again, has nothing to do with anything! Idiot.

[gmoneyer]

mmm yes

[NaturVita]

Amazing, I love this song! .

[cosmicgirl5]

May your soul rest in eternal peace Billie Holiday... this is one Jazz classic no doubt

[lolakaulitz215]

*sways with eyes closed*

[potatoepeter1]

absolut good, absolut

[arbresistance]

year after year they

try to meet

thinking of each other constantly

and of the rumors of ressemblances between them"

W.S. MERWIN

[arbresistance]

(...) the earth itself is always between them yet he leaves messages concerning celestial bodies as though he were telling of his own life and in turn he finds messages concerning unseen motions of celestial bodies movements of days of a life and both navigators call out passing the same places as the sunrise and the sunset waking and sleeping they call but can't be sure whether they hear increasingly they imagine echoes

[ertreri]

"sigh"...

indeed!

[beeb1421]

i'm 10 and i can pee all by myself, but i love this song.

lady day we love you.

[MrJudie80]

AHHH, coool!!!!!!**********

[SunshineOkeydoke]

aside from that note, I love this song.

[lilhitman364]

Good evening, jazz lovers...

And exactly what album can I find this solo on?

Please do let me know...

Thanks!

Later...

Peace...

[SunshineOkeydoke]

lol my bf's ex wife said that "i love you as high as the sky and as deep as the ocean" was her phrase. shes 25 and I pretty sure she would have to be 60-70 or older and have rights to this song that was obviously made before she was born, in order to truely say it was her phrase.

[geniekri]

Nobody before or since ever sang like Billie Holiday! So cool, so smooth, so filled with feeling no matter what she sang.

[CatCixCardboard]

I'd only ever heard the version done by Peggy Lee and as much as I enjoyed that, I have to say that this was really something else.

[jan8919]

This is real music right here ! forget about hannah montana(miley cyrus) it's all about the 1930's though the 1990's and 2000's

[DancingAngelicR]

Beautiful song. I dedicate this to my love Richard, sighs..... @>-->--

[manola0]

Im 5

[cheesey2010]

i'm 16 and all i need is billie holiday and ella fitzgerald

[InteressiertDICHnich]

very nice! :)

me, too.

[sycoa]

my girlfirend reccomeded this to me,

im into grime and rap and acoustics and bassy stuff

but this is coool/

[JeanLittle]

It makes me so happy to see 15 and 17-year-olds appreciating this stuff! I'm only 23 myself, but it just goes to show -- talent like this really is timeless. Thanks, Billie!!

[blushersthegreat]

exactly, I'm that age myself, but beautiful music and art never dies away

[AnthonySmith22]

i myself prefer music like this, it makes me angry that people only listen to idiots such as 25 pence(50 cent) whoever call that shit music has no taste

[soo313]

i'd love to have big bands and jazz bands perform in those itty bitty cafes like the old days and call THAT a date with my bf.

[davehutchinson67]

@JeanLittle Good for you...My Granmom would listen to this music...the legend...the one and only....ladies and gentleman..damas y caballeros....Miss Billie Holliday!!!

[vanea99]

God bless you and all youngsters. I'm 86 and I never get enough of this kind of music.

[suusie1987]

@JeanLittle I agree, talent like this is timeless! I have heard her music come by before, but now i'm really discovering Billie Holiday. Gotta say that i love it, and i'm only 23 to!

[elchillipicante]

@JeanLittle 19 years old, first time hearing billie in my life TODAY! I LOVE IT!!!!!!! i just listening to the songs on the suggestions, any certain songs i shouldnt miss out on??? thanks ;)

[Jgerman]

@JeanLittle what a wonderful comment from a youngster. I also loved Jazz from my early twentys and now almost reaching 40 I cant get enough. Especially Bille Holiday.

[mustangred]

@JeanLittle I could give a rat's ass if they're 15 and 17, almost as little as anyone cares that you're 23, you dumb twat.

[MonsieurRondu]

@mustangred someone has a temper...

[asdrubalz3]

excelente ¡¡ jamas antes la habia escuchado hasta ayer qeu se cumlian 50 años de su muerte jaime almeida la recomendo en el noticiero de jose cardenas , excelente ¡¡¡

[kdense08]

some of the best songwriting I have ever heard. I want to eventually write that well.I'm 17 and counting.

[ipukezombies]

i'm 15, but i love this.

billie holiday is timeless :]

[caroline0th]

I love billie Holiday <3

[AFVABMDES]

Beautiful!!!

[JessykahSmith]

just perfect.

[grai]

you can HEAR her thinking about the lyrics as theyre coming out of her mouth

[DenSkaldedeKok]

Billie Holiday was amazing. I love this version of How Deep. And I also wanna know who the trumpet player is!

[curleysloth]

Who's that on trumpet? Anyone know?

[Raoultella]

A guess: Charlie Shavers.

[3903foster]

The perfect video response to an email I received. Love Billie

Joe Q. Public At Blogspot

[ngcheeleng2008]

great music video with excellent pix! :)

many thanks for sharing

[loveinthenow]

great photos for a great song!

[reen087]

shes ok?.. you're an idiot

[astroshape]

LOL so TRUE!! what do you expect from the viewers of American Idol

[kajeise06]

Hi, I'm a portuguese girl and I love this song!

I come here for curiosity, because i was in the site of james dean, and he love Billie Holiday, and my curiosity send me here!

And bless god!

I love this type of music that almost don't love. I'am proud!

[rreettyyuull]

wow what do you mean by your last line a music that almost don't love

[rreettyyuull]

what do you mean when you say a music that doesn't love

[melovesteventyler]

this music is as good as it gets. her voice is just so beautiful :)

[aerofredywr]

When Billie sings the ocean is deep indeed, but she takes me not to the sky but to heaven!

[CutieCubana28]

I Love Billie Holidays music. Her voice had passion and emotion in her voice when she sang. She sounds beautiful in this song.

[paul51]

I have never heard this recording by Billie. What cd is this from? Thanks for another gem.

[DoolaHeart18]

i'm honestly 12 years old...all my friends think this music is boring and real bad. Me? I think it is absolutely exsquisit, unique, and most of all....beautiful:)

[LindaSalvaje]

Doola their is nothing better than being different.... and having a good ear for music doesn't hurt either :)

[colonnaf]

nice trumpet solo too

[amenastene]

i love this song

[CATKOVA]

Billie, just the greatest. RIP Billie, your music still lives along with your beautiful spirit.

[Venthi]

billie holiday was a real singer .with the heart and the soul of an real artist

[schoolgyrl6]

What year was this song recorded

[henrysimagaloveyui]

that voice just sounds so distinct still, so so beautiful.

[stillgotit01]

I grew up with this type of music and listening to these singers, you don't hear this music on the radio anymore and it's pitiful. That "crap" you do hear is too noisy and isn't music to me. These singers may all be dead but their music will never die.

[neptune511]

I didn't grow up listening to that kind of music but I can still remember the first time I heard one of Billie's Songs "Stars fell on Alabama last night" & I instantly fell in love with her voice & started learning for her like I never did for any singer before in my life! She's a star now in the sky & no weakness can hurt her sensitive soul anymore!

[78timothy]

Listen to her version (Decca) of "Night adn Day" by C. Porter. GAWD!

[direfranchement]

Oh yes, I love her aching version of "Night and Day". I find that it's best that I don't listen to her interpretations of songs until after I've heard a few others because if I listen to hers first the other renditions don't stand a chance of getting an unbiased evaluation :)

[paul51]

Wow. The first song I heard by Billie was also "Stars Fell on Alabama. This was just prior to LSTB. My cousin played it for me. Still one of my all-time favs. What a distinct voice.

[sscholle]

listen to jonathan schwartz wnyc weekends noon-4 or podcast.

[whatif0013]

beautiful

[youngclem06]

new one for me...love the horn solo