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Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit
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Originally written in 1937 by Abel Meeropol, “Strange Fruit” is a dark and profound song centered around the lynching of African Americans in the Southern United States during the
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Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit - [Social Revolution - Negro Civil Rights USH]
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[Verse 1] Southern trees bear a strange fruit, / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, / Black body swinging in the Southern breeze, / Strange fruit hanging from the poplar
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Nina Simone – Strange Fruit
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“Strange Fruit”, written by teacher Abel Meeropol as a poem and published in 1937, was performed by many artists, such as Billie Holiday and Nina Simone. It’s a dark and profound
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Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit (Live at Philharmonic Hall, Los Angeles, 1945)
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[Intro] / And now I'd like to sing a tune, it was written especially for me / It's titled "Strange Fruit," I do hope you like it / [Verse 1] / Southern trees bear a strange fruit
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Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit Samples
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See all of “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Sting – Strange Fruit
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STING - STRANGE FRUIT (Billie Holiday) / Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root / Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze / Strange
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Carmen McRae – Strange Fruit
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[Verse 1] / 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
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Andra Day – Strange Fruit
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[Verse 1] / Southern trees bear strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root / Black bodies swingin' in the Southern breeze / Strange fruit hangin' from the poplar
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Karate – Strange Fruit
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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
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Annie Lennox – Strange Fruit
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“Strange Fruit” is famously performed by the jazz singer Billie Holiday. It was originally a poem that was published in 1937 by Abel Meeropol. The song speaks of American racism
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Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit Covers
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Katey Sagal (Ft. Blake Mills & The Forest Rangers) – Strange Fruit
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Southern trees bear 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
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Oceans of Slumber – Strange Fruit
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[Verse 1] / 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
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Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit Interpolations
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See all of “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday’s interpolations
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Mary Coughlan – Strange Fruit
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Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root / Black bodies hanging in the breeze / Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees / Pastoral scene
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Abel Meeropol – Bitter Fruit
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Strange Fruit is a song performed most famously by Billie Holiday, who first sang and recorded it in 1939. Written by the teacher Abel Meeropol as a poem, it exposed American
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India.Arie – Strange Fruit
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Southern trees bare a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root / Black bodies swinging in the Southern breeze / Strange fruit hanging from the popular trees
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Mal Waldron – Strange Fruit
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[Instrumental]
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UB40 – Strange Fruit
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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
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Dominique Fils-Aimé – Strange Fruit
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Southern trees / Bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves / Blood at the root / Black bodies swinging / In the southern breeze / Strange fruit hanging / From the poplar tree
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Common (Ft. John Legend) – Strange Fruit
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This song is Common’s tribute to the continuing struggle for racial equality in America. Its title and opening sample is taken from the Nina Simone’s version of the Billie Holiday
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Stephen the Levite & DJ Official – Strange Fruit
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[Chorus] / Strange fruit in the trees, see it sway in the breeze / They buried our ancestors without expecting to reap / The blood cries from the soil, 'this was your brother to
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Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit Samples
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See all of “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday’s samples
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Salaam Remi (Ft. Betty Wright & James Poyser) – Strange Fruit (Reprise)
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[Betty Wright] / Southern trees / Bearing strange fruit / Blood on the leaves / And blood at the roots / Black bodies / Swinging in the southern breeze / Strange fruit hangin
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Diana Ross – Strange Fruit
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[Verse 1:] / 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
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Pete Rock – Strange Fruit Samples
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Voetsek – Strange Fruit
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Southern trees bear 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
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Nina Simone – Strange Fruit Samples
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See all of “Strange Fruit” by Nina Simone’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Abel Meeropol – Strange Fruit
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Southern trees bear 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
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pathos! (BOS) – bloodontheleaves!
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The song “bloodontheleaves!” by pathos! (BOS) is a complex and layered composition that blends elements of hip-hop, trap, and remix culture. It begins with a sample from Billie
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