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Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit

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Uploaded by on Nov 25, 2006

Rare Live Footage of one of the firtst
anti rascism songs ever.

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  • This song is so strongly visual... listening to it automatically evocates images, dark and painful images >.<...

  • So busy arguing about racism we didn't notice the weird words incredibly quiet at the end of the song..

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  • @lazeracefromkong That's right. And Billy Holiday didn't want to sing it at first. She was afraid of the reaction. That was an ugly time in our history.

  • Wow she was good!

  • i played scout in to kill a mockingbird a few months ago and this song reminds me so much of that play and the movie the help!! I <3 YOU BILLY HOLIDAY

  • Although I've heard and listened to this song before I couldn't stop shivering. The forcefulness of the lyrics completely addresses the most destructive nature of prejudice. The constant question that comes to mind : How is it that a human being is capable of developing so much hated for another human being who's only difference is ones skin color?

  • @Poprostujaola 1939 i believe

  • What year is this?

  • This song makes me cry

  • Actually a white Jew Wrote it "Abel Meeropol" and it was originally a poem he wrote. He then later convinced Billie Holiday to sing it as a song.

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