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"Strange Fruit" is a song written and composed by Abel Meeropol (under his pseudonym Lewis Allan) and recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939. The lyrics were drawn from a poem by Meeropol published in 1937. The song protests the lynching of Black Americans with lyrics that compare the victims to the
Strange Fruit Lyrics. 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...
Nov 25, 2013 · 25 November 2013. A photographer captured Billie Holiday singing Strange Fruit as she recorded the song in 1939. By Maggie Ayre. Producer, Soul Music, Radio 4. First recorded in 1939, the...
Jun 22, 2009 · Nina Simone. "Strange Fruit" Known for her own protest songs, like "Mississippi Goddamn," Nina Simone dramatized "Strange Fruit" in the context of the Civil Rights movement. Simone...
Strange Fruit. 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. Pastoral scene of the gallant South. The bulging eyes, and the twisted mouth. Scent of magnolia, cool and fresh.
