In billie holidays song strange fruit, the theme demonstrates the horror of lynching in postcivil war america in the deep south. The song strange fruit was written by lewis allan and was first released by billie holiday and her orchestra in 1939. Optei por traduzir strange fruit, como fruto estranho mais por gosto pessoal. Ferguson said the song has huge historical importance, a song that was blacklisted in the united states for being too controversial. Reviews the historical events, contexts and incidents of racial hatred that. Independent television service oniera films california newsreel firm. Strange fruit by billie holiday essay 1037 words cram. Strange fruit explores the history and legacy of a song unique in the annals of american music. In 1939, billie holiday recorded strange fruit, a chilling protest song about lynching. The songs evolution tells a dramatic story of americas radical past using one of the most influential protest songs ever written as. The composer abel meeropol abel meeropol was born on the 10th of february 1903 in new york.
Pastoral scene of the gallant south, the bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, scent of magnolia sweet and fresh, and the sudden smell of burning flesh. The songs evolution tells a dramatic story of americas radical past using one of the most influential protest songs ever written as its epicenter. Strange fruit by billie holiday lynching in the 1930s youtube. It was covered by kandace springs, richie arndt, josh white, jr. Outer composition strange fruit is composed of three 4line stanzas also known as quatrains. Antwan patton, andre benjamin, carlo montagnese, sean fenton. Bestknown from billie holidays haunting 1939 rendition, the song strange fruit is a harrowing. Show lynching power point while song strange fruit plays. She is telling everyone about the fatal acts that are being done, in hopes it will spread awareness. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Francais langues anciennes philosophie sciences maths physique.
This novel of interracial love was denounced in many places for its obscenity, although sex is barely mentioned. In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, bronxborn high school teacher abel meeropol wrote a poem entitled strange. Strange fruit that strange fruit strange fruit that strange fruit strange fruit liquor got my mind gone bit im right where i belong in your dirty thoughts i find home thats the shit that i know prehook 1 prehook 2 x2 hook x2. Strange fruit, a 1944 novel by lillian smith that was adapted to a stage play in 1945 and a short film in 1979 strange fruit. To download and analyse the song from a musical point of view. Andra day, 32, paid homage to the influential legacy of billie holiday at the 2017 global citizen festival with an impassioned performance of the infamous protest ballad, strange fruit. Southern trees bear strange fruit, blood on the leaves and blood at the root, black bodies swinging in the southern breeze. Cafe society and an early cry for civil rights paperback import, 4 jul 2002.
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees pastoral scene of the gallant south the bulging eyes and the twisted mouth scent of magnolia sweet and fresh and the sudden smell of burning flesh. Moved by the infamous photograph taken that night, abel meeropol, a jewish high. Racism in america stands indicted and exposed by these lines, with no need at all for a more didactic or agitational message daniels 2002. Strange fruit song analysis final ballades, beats and. Le groupe francais odezenne ont utilise strange fruit comme sample pour leur chanson deux, dix, cent dans leur album o. Strange fruit is a courageous debut with a remarkable range in theme and tone, from the nostalgic to the comedic to the bawdy, and to the angry, the melancholic and the steadfast and comforting. Shimi asresay and hili noy graduation short film from bezalel academy of art and design, jerusalem. After writing it, meeropol put music to his lyrics and the song gained attention in new york. In hindsight, the controversy that greeted the publication of lillian smiths strange fruit in 1944 seems unusually heated today. Strange fruit, a 2004 album by trijntje oosterhuis. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users.
Moved by the infamous photograph taken that night, abel meeropol, a jewish high school teacher in new york city, wrote a protest song entitled, strange fruit. Billie holiday protesting inequality this song informs people about the horrible doings against african americans. It protested american racism, particularly the lynching of black americans. The man behind strange fruit is a man from new york city named abel meeropol. Billie holiday, cafe society, and an early cry for civil rights margolick.
That strange fruit strange fruit that strange fruit strange fruit liquor got my mind gone bit im right where i belong in your dirty thoughts i find home thats the shit that i know prehook 1 prehook 2 x2 hook x2 submit corrections. Traduction strange fruit billie holiday en francais. 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. Licensed to youtube by latinautor peermusic, latinautor, solar music rights management. Southern trees bear a strange fruit blood on the leaves and blood at the root black bodies swinging in the southern breeze strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Michaels death instantly became viral news and sparked protests for him worldwide.
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. The library of congress honored the song as one of 50 recordings chosen that year to add. Strange fruit litteralement fruit etrange est une chanson interpretee par billie holiday pour. He is a poem and songwriter and especially known for the songs the house i live in and strange fruit. A history of the antilynching protest song made famous by billie holiday explores the alliance between american jews and africanamericans in the struggle for civil rights. The poem is written in the form of a nursery rhyme, meaning that the end rhyme is organized in couplets, like most childrens poems and songs. The biography of a song 01 by david margolick isbn. This concept is fully expressed by a metaphor of lynched bodies being. Southern trees bear a strange fruit blood on the leaves and blood at the root. Licensed to youtube by latinautor peermusic, latinautor, solar music rights management, sony atv publishing, cmrra, amra, aresa, bmi.
In the guardian news article by caryl phillips he says, meeropol was motivated to write the poem after seeing a photograph of two black teenagers, thomas shipp and abram smith, who had been lynched in. The peaceful daily routine of father and son is interrupted. Billie holiday was not the fist singer to perform strange fruit. From fourtime pulitzer prize nominee david margolick, strange fruit explores. Poem analysis the poem strange fruit by abel meeropol is very dark and twisted as it paints a mental picture of past events in southern usa. 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 sung by billie holiday university of hawaii. Strange fruit is the first documentary exploring the history and legacy of the billie holiday classic. Time magazine named strange fruit as best song of the century in its issue dated december 31, 1999. Genius traductions francaises billie holiday strange fruit.
Strange fruit club, a nightclub and independent music promoter strange fruit project, an american hip hop group. This history of the songs evolution tells a dramatic story of americas radical past using one of the most influential protest songs ever written as its epicenter. Once dubbed reagan country for the staunchness of its republicanism, it sends right. May 09, 2017 strange fruit is a successful bit of historicalfictionmeetssuperherostoryline, that uses the raging mississippi during the great floods of 1927 to illustrate the great forces of change bearing down on a small southern town marred by its own entrenched racism. It will delight, shock, anger, induce laughter, shock more, delight more. The tragic story behind billie holidays strange fruit.
Billie holiday strange fruit traduction francaise lyrics. The songs lyrics are an extended metaphor linking a trees fruit with. Cover versions of strange fruit written by lewis allan. Strange fruit was a group founded in 1992 in seville, spain by briton andy jarman. On august 9th, 2014 an unarmed 18yearold named michael brown was killed by officer darren wilson. The 30yearold british singer posted a response on twitter, saying she would agree perform, but only if she could sing strange fruit, a song performed most famously by billie holiday. The best interpreter of the poem strange fruit which was set to music, is billy holiday. 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 trees to drop. One of the earliest of these songs, strange fruit, was sung by the blues singer, billie holiday. Du sang sur leurs feuilles et du sang sur leurs racines. The library of congress honored the song as one of 50 recordings chosen that year to add to the national recording registry.
Billie holiday, cafe society and an early cry for civil. The new statesman listed it as one of the top 20 political songs. Strange fruit, a fictional rock band in still crazy. A examination of the antilynching protest song made famous by billie holiday. Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees pastoral scene of the gallant south the bulging eyes and the twisted mouth scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh then the sudden smell of burning 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 trees to drop here is a strange and. The poem refers to lynching, which is the act of hanging african americans, slaves and other protestors in public venues for a spectacle. 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 a tree to drop, here is a strange and. Billie holiday, cafe society, and an early cry for civil. Watch the video for strange fruit from nina simones ne me quitte pas for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. 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 a tree to drop here is a strange and bitter crop. A dutch queer collective, a dutch gay rights group active in the netherlands from 1989 to 2002. Many protest songs were written about this subject, but only some had as much an impact as strange fruit.
Strange fruit is a song performed most famously by billie holiday. As the song progresses, a much deeper interpretation of racial prejudice emerges. Holiday may have popularized strange fruit and turned it into a work of art, but it was a jewish communist teacher and civil rights activist from the bronx. In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, bronxborn high school teacher abel meeropol wrote a poem entitled strange fruit that begins with the words. The trio officially debuted in 2004, with a pair of underground releases. Billie holiday, cafe society and an early cry for civil rights. Strange fruit records, a former record label in the united kingdom. Southern trees bear a strange fruit blood on the leaves and blood at the roots black bodies swingin in the southern breeze strange fruit hangin from the poplar trees. Strange fruit is a successful bit of historicalfictionmeetssuperherostoryline, that uses the raging mississippi during the great floods of 1927 to illustrate the great forces of change bearing down on a small southern town marred by its own entrenched racism. Such lynchings had reached a peak in the southern united states at the turn of the century, and the great majority of victims were black. In the guardian news article by caryl phillips he says, meeropol was motivated to write the poem after seeing a photograph of two black teenagers, thomas shipp and abram smith, who had been lynched in marion, indiana on august 7 1930. Strange fruit project is an underground hip hop group from waco, texas, which consists of producer and emcee symbolyc one also known as s1, born larry d. With dorothy thigpen, milton gabler, farah jasmine griffin, c.