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Rhythm 10.0
Melody 10.0
Instruments 10.0
Lyrics 10.0
Vocal 10.0
This song has been reviewed 2 times. Overall score for this song, 10.0.
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Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit Lyrics

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TitleStrange Fruit
ArtistBillie Holiday
Album1935-1942 (1996) , Track 12 ,
Billie's Blues (1998) , Track 9 ,
Classic Decade (1998) , Track 2 ,
Lady Day's 25 Greatest 1933-44 (1996) , Track 25 ,
Love Come Back To Me (1995) , Track 14 ,
Strange Fruit 1937-1939 (2000) , Track 22 ,
Ultimate Billie Holiday (1997) , Track 12 ,
1 Single Artist (2005) , Track 2
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Song lyrics
Southern trees bear a strange fruit
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root
Black bodies swingin' in the Southern breeze
Strange fruit hangin' from the poplar trees

Pastoral scene of the gallant South
The bulgin' eyes and the twisted mouth
Scent of magnolia sweet 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 tree to drop
Here is a strange and bitter crop
lyrics submitted by Alisha Domino
lyrics corrected by josh on 30-01-2008




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12-05-2005 19:01Mien is offline Mien 
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"...Southern trees bear a strange fruit/Blood on the leaves and blood at the root..."
Powerful, poetic commentary on race relations. Billie at her best.
05-05-2006 07:26FighterNZL is offline FighterNZL 
105 posts
very moving song.
20-01-2007 02:30dacogboy is offline dacogboy 
13 posts
such a mournful song. very poignant. I enjoy this song thoroughly


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