Billie Holiday - I` m a fool to want you

This song is from Billie`s final album "Lady in Satin" completed and released in her lifetime.
Ray Ellis said of the album:
"I would say that the most emotional moment was her listening to the playback of "I'm a Fool to Want You". There were tears in her eyes...After we finished the album I went into the control room and listened to all the takes. I must admit I was unhappy with her performance, but I was just listening musically instead of emotionally. It wasn't until I heard the final mix a few weeks later that I realized how great her performance really was."
Enjoy. :)




I` m a fool to want you


I` m a fool to want you
I` m a fool to want you
To want a love that cant be true
A love thats there for others too

I` m a fool to hold you
Such a fool to hold you
To seek a kiss not mine alone
To share a kiss that devil has known

Time and time again I said Id leave you
Time and time again I went away
But then would come the time when I would need you
And once again these words I had to say

Take me back, I love you
...i need you
I know its wrong, it must be wrong
But right or wrong I cant get along...
........Without you.......

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[Krista Brashear]

please stop comparing billie holiday to beyonce. ignorant.

[carmella hope]

Not that amazing music isn't being made today but it sucks having to shuffle through songs and artists in order to "find" it. It's embarrassing when singers like one direction and justin bieber are at the top of the charts instead of singers like this. Music has become a business and it's hard to tell the difference between what's genuine emotion and what's just a part of the performance.

[opheliaflowering]

delicious...just wow.

[Erica Harris]

One of my favorite Billie Holiday songs, she was a beautiful lady, with true passion, too bad more people don't appreciate her music

[Jen Lumos]

yea boyz



[Stefano Nitti]

.....per sognare.....



[Thomas Bohrman]

it pulls at my heartstrings! i'm glad i don't drink anymore; it would make me have that extra glass and cry!

[nchatlani]

Her voice is like chocolate

[Howard James Collins]

Incredibly sexual. 

[0utlaw662]

Good song. I like how you put it all together.

[kajjagoogoo]

I'm slightly drunk..I think i love this song...Just saying.