Here is a chillstep remix of nina simones fantastic, emotive, poignant and moving track strange fruit, i am now putting it up for free download so please feel free to share it if you like it, i dont. Blood on the leaves utilizes a sample of nina simones strange fruit to tell a tale of lost love production was handled by six producers, one of whom was hudson mohawke of tnght. Song strange fruit live in new york1965 artist nina simone. Click on activate alert to receive an email as soon as it is released.
Strange fruit instrumental mp3 karaoke nina simone. Check out strange fruit by nina simone on amazon music. Eunice kathleen waymon 21 february 1933 21 april 2003, better known by her stage. The mike brown documentary stranger fruit and its new. Voice, choir, ssa, ssaa a capella unaccompanied womens choir intermediate digital download by nina simone. Get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. Many protest songs were written about this subject, but only some had as much an impact as strange fruit. Strange fruit hangin from the poplar trees pastoral scene of the gallant south them big bulging eyes and the twisted mouth scent of magnolia clean and fresh then the sudden smell of burnin flesh here is a fruit for the crows to pluck for the rain to gather for the wind to suck for the sun to rot for the leaves to drop here is strange and. My 16 year old brother wanted the most awkward poem to perform at his classs poetry slam, and that is how i was introduced to strange fruit. Strange fruit by nina simone on whosampled blood on the leaves sampled multiple elements of strange fruit intext. Listen to nina simone soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 1869 tracks. Nina simone strange fruit intro blood on the leaves. Stream tracks and playlists from nina simone on your desktop or mobile device. Cd universe is your source for nina simones song sinnerman mp3 download lyrics and much more.
Jan 03, 2017 culture music news the history of strange fruit the song rebecca ferguson wants to perform at donald trumps inauguration. Download and print strange fruit sheet music for voice and other instruments fake book by billie holiday. Strange fruit gained popularity in the civil rights movement as men, such as the jazz writer leonard feather, called strange fruit the first. Nina simone died in 2003, aged 70, with a huge music legacy left behind and her glorious name written forever in the showbiz history. Here is fruit for the crows to pluck, for the rain to gather, for the wind to suck, for the sun to rot, for the tree to drop.
Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar, and singer pro in c minor. Southern trees bear strange fruit, blood on the leaves and blood at the root, black b. The lynching that inspired billie holidays strange fruit. Strange fruit chords by aaron learn to play guitar by chord and tabs and use our crd diagrams, transpose the key and more. Theres more to nina simone than just strange fruit the. Eunice kathleen waymon february 21, 1933 april 21, 2003, better known by her stage name nina simone. Theres more to nina simone than just strange fruit. Cd universe is your source for nina simone s song strange fruit mp3 download lyrics and much more. Download the mp3 instrumental versions of nina simone. It deals with america and the black and white problem. Pianist, singer, songwriter, activist, icon, mother. Holiday strange fruit sheet music fake book pdfinteractive. Nina simone cover of billie holidays strange fruit. The very best of nina simone universal international universal international.
Tillet suggested those who hold simones strange fruit in high regard take another listen to nina simone in concert, the 1964 album recorded over three performances live at carnegie. Be the first to be updated when this instrumental is released. The instrumental mp3 of strange fruit as made famous by nina simone is not available yet be the first to be updated when this track is made available. The mp3 backing track of strange fruit as made famous by nina simone is not available yet. Watch the video for strange fruit from nina simones ne me quitte pas for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Download nina simone mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Download strange fruit remastered by billie holiday emusic. Billie holiday strange fruit sheet music in f minor.
This nina simone cut gained a resurgence of attention in 20 due to kanye wests heavy sampling of it throughout his song blood on the leaves from the album yeezus. Strange fruit nina simone sheet music, music books. The best of nina simone 2014 compact jazz 1989 sugar in my bowl. Blood on the leaves by kanye west sampled nina simones strange fruit. Kanye west blood on the leaves lyrics genius lyrics. Between the years of 1877 and 1950, over 3,500 blacks were killed in violent forms of mob justice known as lynching. Nina simone strange fruit praktis remix free download by.
Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, soul, folk, rhythm and blues, gospel, and pop. Featuring the song strange fruit mp3 download and lyrics. Strange fruit may have been written by american songwriter and poet abel meeropol a. Print and download strange fruit sheet music by billie holiday. Official website of the estate and charitable trust of dr. Known for her own protest songs, like mississippi goddamn, nina simone dramatized strange fruit in. A far cry from the sheer brutality of monaes latest record which is itself significantly different from the original hell you talmbout a shame, by all standards strange fruit is all nuance and melody, a combination that yields one of the most dramatic and haunting songs ever made. Fulfillment by amazon fba is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazons fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Nina spent the nineties struggling with her health troubles, which forced her to cancel a number of performances. Jun, 2016 the song is one of the most haunting in american history. It protested american racism, particularly the lynching of black americans. Jun 22, 2009 known for her own protest songs, like mississippi goddamn, nina simone dramatized strange fruit in the context of the civil rights movement. Strange fruit song analysis final ballades, beats and. This song also appears on ninas choice 1963, nina simone with strings 1966 and, newly recorded, on high priestess of soul 1967.
The song has been covered by numerous artists, including nina simone, ub40, jeff buckley, siouxsie and the banshees, robert wyatt, and dee dee. The mp3 backing track of strange fruit as made famous by nina simone is not available yet be the first to be updated when this instrumental is released. Billie holidays strange fruit captured the ugliness of lynchings in the south. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Nina simone released it on the album pastel blues in 1965. Each title offers a version with and without choirs. Start your free trial learn more new subscribers only. Kanye wests blood on the leaves sample of nina simones. Print and download strange fruit sheet music by nina simone. Feb 21, 2016 nina simone wikimediaron kroon nina simones strange fruit. Strange fruit, recorded in 1939 by billie holiday, was written by new york poetactivist abel meeropol after seeing a photograph of a. Nina simone strange fruit mp3 download and lyrics cd universe. Inside the jim crow childhood of the high priestess of soul the late singer, subject of a documentary up for an oscar next.
Nina simone wikimediaron kroon nina simones strange fruit. Strange fruit is a song recorded by billie holiday in 1939, written by abel meeropol and published in 1937. Nina simone strange fruit sheet music in c minor download. In appearance, this twodisc anthology would seem to be an exercise in hearse chasing, issued just months after the great singers death. Nina simone 10 of the best from reimaginings of scottish folk songs to selfpenned civil rights anthems, nina simone spent a glorious career refusing to be pigeonholed jeremy allen. A protest song about lynchings of africanamericans in the 20th. Pastoral scene of the gallant south, the bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, scent of magnolia sweet and fresh, then the sudden smell of burning flesh. Strange fruit by nina simone was written by lewis allan and was first released by billie holiday and her orchestra in 1939. Click on activate alert to receive an email as soon as it is available. Nina simone recorded the song in 1965, a recording described by journalist david margolick in the new york times as featuring a plain and unsentimental voice. Check out strange fruit album version by nina simone on amazon music. In reality, no matter what the intention of the record label, this anthology accomplishes what virtually every other attempt failed miserably to do. Strange fruit by nina simone samples, covers and remixes. It features the cuts go to hell and a cover of i wish i knew how it would feel to be free.
Here is a chillstep remix of nina simones fantastic, emotive, poignant and moving track strange fruit, i am now putting it up for free download so please feel free to share it if you like it, i dont mind if it is put in mixes etc either as long as the its mentioned in the tracklist. Official nina simone strange fruit lyrics at cd universe. He died at age thirtynine after being denied medical treatment at a texas whites. Forbidden fruit, the title song, one of three on the album by oscar brown, jr its a humorous uptempo take on adam and eve was part nursery rhyme, part call and response. Nina simone strange fruit praktis remix free download. Strange fruit is a song performed most famously by billie holiday. Download on amazon strange fruit play on apple music strange fruit download on itunes strange fruit play on spotify strange fruit play on youtube strange fruit to be young, gifted and black nina simone. Strange fruit by nina simone discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Nina simone mp3 collection mp3, 160192 kbps, cdr discogs. Written by abel meeropol in 1937, it has been recorded as a song by billie holiday, john martyn, sting, nina simone the version sampled by kanye west. Southern trees bear strange fruit blood on the leaves and blood at the roots black bodies swinging in the southern breeze strange fruit hangin from the poplar trees pastoral scene of the gallant south them big bulging eyes and the twisted mouth scent of magnolia clean and fresh then the sudden smell of burnin flesh here is a fruit for the crows to pluck for the rain to gather for the wind to. It is a compelling activist project, from its many interviews to its soundtrack with nina simone singing a haunting rendition of the lynching poem strange fruit, from which the film takes its. Lewis allen, but ever since billie holiday sang the three brief stanzas to music in 1937, shes owned it holiday, born eleanora fagan, said she always thought of her father when she sang strange fruit.
It condemned american racism, particularly the lynching of african americans that had occurred chiefly in the south but also in all regions of the united states. Strange fruit by nina simone is a cover of billie holidays strange fruit. Nina simone strange fruit lyrics more music mp3 download song lyrics. Song information for strange fruit nina simone on allmusic. Ninas last album, a single woman, was released in 1993. Nina simone karaoke mp3 instrumental music karaoke version. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favorite tracks with your friends. Forbidden fruit, the title song, one of three on the album by oscar brown, jr 1 its a humorous uptempo take on adam and eve was part nursery rhyme, part call and response. Eunice kathleen waymon 21 february 1933 21 april 2003, better known by her stage name nina simone, was an american singersongwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music. Strange fruit remastered rate this album 0 rate this album. Song information for strange fruit nina simone on allmusic allmusic.
Written as a poem by abel meeropol, who was of jewish and russian descent, in 1934, billie. I put a spell on you and feeling good as performed by nina simone on i put a spell on you, 1965 strange fruit as performed by simone on pastel blues, 1965 sinner man arranged by les. Mar 02, 2016 nina simone 10 of the best from reimaginings of scottish folk songs to selfpenned civil rights anthems, nina simone spent a glorious career refusing to be pigeonholed jeremy allen. That is about the ugliest song i have ever heard nina simone. Strange fruit is a song recorded by billie holiday in 1939, written by abel meeropol and. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items.
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