@ninasimone: #ninasimone recorded her version of #strangefruit for her 1965 album #pastelblues. “Strange Fruit” was originally a poem penned by Lewis Allan (Abel Meeropol) in 1937 and later set to music as a protest song performed by his wife Laura Duncan before famously being recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939.

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manidgaf222
msmani :
did you know she got arrested everytime she preformed this !
2022-08-09 06:39:12
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raerae0663
Rachell <3 :
My grandmother made me listen to this, she said “it is important to know … so we don’t forget and we don’t repeat.” I walked into an understanding
2022-08-09 01:19:05
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phenyemenal
Phe_NYE_menal :
Still gives me chills smh
2025-04-23 10:16:18
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beefyratboy
Beef :
Her singing brings the most gut renching sorrow but it’s so beautifully done
2022-08-08 23:35:40
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iputmyhandonastove
Iputmyhandonastove :
Kanye reference
2022-08-09 04:08:34
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arinferrari
Arin :
The chills I just felt are indescribable. Her way of portraying life into her music with such phenomenal description is unmatched.
2022-08-09 02:33:21
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morganleannn
morg🦀🌙💫 :
this is my first time hearing this song and i just got chills though my whooooooole body
2022-08-09 02:07:53
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i2hy_
🪲 :
YE
2022-08-09 01:41:53
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gabe_awesome95
gabe_awesome95 :
I just wanna clear my mind now it’s been racing since the summertime
2022-08-10 17:54:55
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fetchingwellness
fetchingwellness :
…and yet the poetry, approach, intent, voice brings the atrocity to a bigger place.
2022-08-08 23:55:38
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666kawaii666_
Kaitlyn Cobbett :
as SOON as i hear the first 2 words I froze. (Ive lived in ga a while) And as soon as she finished that first sentence in the song I began to cry.
2022-08-09 02:14:25
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jackiebiser
clutchcitygemi :
I will always cry to this song. I cannot bear the pain these people h e been thru. I am so sorry
2022-08-09 06:07:22
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jamjamduhh
Jay :
she makes you FEEL this song. Almost like being there in the moment..
2022-08-09 05:24:41
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weewooweox
Eee :
My English teacher showed all her classes this song as well as the video that went along with it
2022-08-09 06:30:25
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vettyteee
vetty tee :
Appreciate the information..
2022-08-08 23:53:22
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fly_your_guy
Ben.ji :
Kanye gotta sample this
2022-08-09 04:58:11
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donguswongus
Lilliam “Hulksmashyou” Fudruckers :
Never heard the original song til now and it blows me away how visceral the sound is when paired with the lyrics
2022-08-09 06:03:55
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michaelgarcia018
Michael Garcia :
There is certain music that gives you goosebumps it’s like it’s speaking to a different part of you
2022-08-09 11:02:33
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xlanacrxyx
‼️Lana‼️ :
Chills
2022-08-09 02:24:08
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b.y.r.d.i.e
𝓑𝔂𝓻𝓭. :
Absolutely Beautiful. Can’t wait for Kendrick to sample it in his next album
2022-08-09 07:24:03
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viahann
Vᖭི༏ᖫྀ :
The schools need to speak more about the things our ppl have gone through I’m in shock so many ppl don’t know about these things.
2022-08-09 03:42:55
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thetiniestchaos
Chaos incorporated :
The weight this song carry's. EVERYTIME she says blood it feels like a slice
2022-08-09 06:17:11
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two_key4
Lucky :
The first time I ever heard this song it gave me absolute chills
2022-08-09 06:17:56
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gooooman23
gooooman23 :
Her voice (literally and metaphorically) is so, so powerful
2022-08-09 04:05:01
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