"Strange fruit" Billie Holiday

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"Strange Fruit"

Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday'S Biography

Billie Holiday was a true artist of her day and rose as a social phenomenon in the 1950s. Her soulful, unique singing voice and her ability to boldly turn any material that she confronted into her own music made her a superstar of her time. Today, Holiday is remembered for her masterpieces, creativity and vivacity ...

lYRICS "Strange Fruit"

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 [Verse 2] 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 [Verse 3] 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 tree to drop Here is a strange and bitter crop

The cause of billie Holiday in strange :

“Strange fruit” as sung by Billie Holiday, is a protest song about the lynching of black people and uncovers the brutality of racism and violence in South America. The song was first written as a poem by Abel Meerpol and was published in 1937.

Conclusion

In the 19th century blacks had the same rights as whites .In 2020 following a police smear a black man died From his death the Black lives matters movement set up