Andra Day Performs "Strange Fruit" | United States vs. Billie Holiday | Hulu

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  • The most important song of the civil rights movement. Andra Day performs Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" in United States vs. Billie Holiday.
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  • @nikolemacon8310
    @nikolemacon8310 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1923

    She studied that women. Yes!

    • @carloscolon1916
      @carloscolon1916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Thanks 2 ytube she studied hrs and hrs all Billies old videos even smoke and drink to turn her voice hoarse and raspy like Billies

    • @allancesterjr4494
      @allancesterjr4494 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      This is almost SCARY

    • @noelbrooks5678
      @noelbrooks5678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      She blew it away. And the Oscar goes to 👏🏾👏🏾😆

    • @xxvolution
      @xxvolution 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      she didn't had to study those women because its in her essence .

    • @lonelyenchantress2172
      @lonelyenchantress2172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@noelbrooks5678 yes at least give her one since they didn't give it to Diana Ross when she played Lady Day. 🏆

  • @shimaiyawilliams1774
    @shimaiyawilliams1774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2239

    Andra Day walked, talked, & sang in Billie Holiday’s spirit. This was a spiritual ride. I am speechless. This award season belongs to her.

    • @veronicaalleyne
      @veronicaalleyne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      actually her delivery reminds me more of Josephine Baker than Billie Holiday

    • @RebeccaDenver
      @RebeccaDenver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      “This was a spiritual ride.”

    • @RebeccaDenver
      @RebeccaDenver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes Art Lovebird❤️ A spiritual ride.

    • @theratchetchristian
      @theratchetchristian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Absolutely 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 I watched this movie tonight and I am blown away

    • @CN00_
      @CN00_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yes!! Please PLEASE PLEASE give her the Oscar!!!!!!!!!!!! Please. If she doesn't get the Oscar for this it'll be the biggest robery since Judy Garland lost for A Star is Born.

  • @lisajackson1476
    @lisajackson1476 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1387

    It appears Billie pulled up into this young woman's body and parked....

  • @victoria-qq4jr
    @victoria-qq4jr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1364

    Wow. I can see her playing Eartha kitt too. Very talented women 😍

    • @lisakensey903
      @lisakensey903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Yes I thought the same thing

    • @vector386
      @vector386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Oh definitely!!

    • @lcastell03
      @lcastell03 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      YAAAAAAAASSSSSS

    • @sarapot8873
      @sarapot8873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I saw Eartha Kitt years ago in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill and this checks out.

    • @gokaren420
      @gokaren420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Eartha also had problems with the government over a statement she made at the white house regarding black men in the Vietnam war

  • @sassylady894ever9
    @sassylady894ever9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +845

    Diana Ross already played Billie. But this woman captured her!

    • @NiniBonita
      @NiniBonita 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      She sure did.. She looks more like Billie and sounds like her as well 👌🏽🇬🇲

    • @paul8926
      @paul8926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      What’s interesting is that the gown the actress is wearing closely resembles the gown that Diana Ross wore in “Lady Sings The Blues” when performing at Carnegie Hall.

    • @kennymoore2093
      @kennymoore2093 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Diana Ross didn’t even come close to Audra Day

    • @paul8926
      @paul8926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@kennymoore2093 Diana Ross gave a different interpretation of Billie Holiday, she was just as amazing. Also, Ross sang better.

    • @xidiamond6851
      @xidiamond6851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Guess thats one reason Ross lost

  • @lindag5404
    @lindag5404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1338

    She sounded just like Billie Holiday.

    • @CuirPhotodotNet
      @CuirPhotodotNet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      ...i thought she was a bit fast...because you know Billie always sang achingly slow behind the beat but other than that...it was just......like she CHANNELED MISS HOLIDAY...from the BEYOND....

    • @vadenbovell527
      @vadenbovell527 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      True that’s Andra Day
      Billie Holiday was one of her influences

    • @ponealp1
      @ponealp1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      This is brilliant! This is erie! Andra I see a Golden Globe in your future!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @robinbutler4515
      @robinbutler4515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Yes! She captured the essence of Billie Holiday. Excellent performance! ❤️👍

    • @kenneymccall8568
      @kenneymccall8568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Uh no she does not sound just like Billie. No one can. Great job tho

  • @forkybros3018
    @forkybros3018 3 ปีที่แล้ว +502

    Who’s here after Andra Day won a Golden Globe for The United States vs. Billie Holiday

    • @MrJoseoz
      @MrJoseoz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I'm here and thrilled

  • @butterflychellebelle9198
    @butterflychellebelle9198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1151

    Hard to believe this is Andra Day's acting debut. STUNNING PERFORMANCE. She completely embodied Billie Holiday. She humanized a legend. You could see her vulnerabilities and her strength; her beauty and her flaws. I always believed Lady Day to be a FORCE as a Black Woman, and Unique as a singer. But you really get a sense of the entire person thru Andra's
    portrayal. KUDOS. She earned an OSCAR with this.

    • @showbizstories3586
      @showbizstories3586 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      She was absolutely fantastic. She brought it from the inside out. The way it should be.

    • @annamg338
      @annamg338 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Agreed, Agreed, Agreed!

    • @michellebeckstrom6110
      @michellebeckstrom6110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      well said, her music is something I wasn't exposed to as a child & I wasn't born until 9 years after she passed away but I'm discovering her priceless songs & those of artists like Nina Simone too.

    • @AlphaOmeg-y3h
      @AlphaOmeg-y3h 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wouldn’t call a chronic drug user a legend. She lived a reckless lifestyle that ultimately killed her. That’s being a legend? Wow.

    • @KNITGNAT
      @KNITGNAT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@AlphaOmeg-y3h What lifestyle do you lead that you delude yourself into thinking *won’t* end in death, and what all did you do that makes you more legendary than she is…?

  • @APR944
    @APR944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +698

    The lyrics are still so ghastly and infuriating and heartbreaking. Andra looks and sounds so beautiful, can’t wait to see this film.

    • @MrJoseoz
      @MrJoseoz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Watch on TH-cam the BBC Billy holiday documentry Reputation Billy holiday, they have horrific photos of real lynchings and people all Happy watching, it's so shocking but people need to see the truth . Just disgraceful what happened in this country

    • @Jordyn_Jayne
      @Jordyn_Jayne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Watched it on Hulu. I’m not going to spoil it, but it’s such an amazing film. The ending had me in tears and I couldn’t stop crying.

    • @APR944
      @APR944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Jordyn_Jayne 💔

    • @Strawbrryg
      @Strawbrryg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      it was great. The best documentary I’ve seen. I’d cried and couldn’t stop till I was asleep. My head was hurting so bad.

    • @APR944
      @APR944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Strawbrryg I really hope she wins an Oscar for this performance. Had me crying laughing angry, it was perfectly done.

  • @autumnlashai
    @autumnlashai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1038

    That scorching voice. Those burning eyes.
    I honestly thought she was lipsyncing. She sounds so much like Billie Holiday. Even if she is, there is no denying the power of her performance. Rendered me totally speechless. My heart aches this is so beautiful.

    • @taviondavis1293
      @taviondavis1293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      True, but she's not if you see her throat movements and the mic picks up the dangling of her earrings too.

    • @wendygiordano9614
      @wendygiordano9614 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Oh she DID that! Bravo!!!!

    • @emo72387
      @emo72387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I mean she probably is lip syncing to a pre recorded track, you can tell it’s a studio recording but it is her voice nonetheless

    • @angelayuvettegreer3753
      @angelayuvettegreer3753 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wys

    • @ryanamari2233
      @ryanamari2233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@emo72387 yeah to her own voice....she studied everything there is to study about Billie before recording

  • @synesthesia.aesthetic
    @synesthesia.aesthetic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +819

    "Your grandchildren gonna be singin Strange Fruit"

    • @debramartin2854
      @debramartin2854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What do you mean? I take offense to that statement 😠

    • @debramartin2854
      @debramartin2854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How about your grand children singing strange fruit

    • @bloyal1513
      @bloyal1513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Come on honestly? That was a quote from Billie geesh. We still going at it like a bunch of fools not learning nothing. We All Are Singing Strange Fruit! That Lady Day SANG truth and with conviction and pain and that is real. I think that commissioner couldn't let it go cuz secretly he was in love with her and he hated himself for it, how could you deny BEAUTY! 🌹

    • @CN00_
      @CN00_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@debramartin2854 that was a quote from the end of the movie. What is no one aloud to quote the movie now? Or sing the songs. It's a devastating powerful movie. When someone comes along and is touched by the message don't shame them. I only hope everyone feels that way about Strange fruit and about lady day. She wanted to be remembered that was important to her and that song was important to her as well.

    • @Kali4Action
      @Kali4Action 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@debramartin2854 the statement comes from the documentary film, one of Billie Holiday's friends made the statement which was expressed to mean "they tried to stop her from singing the song, but, either Billis Holiday said it directly to a cop or one of her friends said: "your grandchildren gonna be singing that song" "the song's value will reverberate for centuries to come"...

  • @teegee9838
    @teegee9838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    Its the passion in her eyes that I loved most about this performance...

  • @gicandathomas606
    @gicandathomas606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    She was born for this part. Personally I think she's a reincarnation.

  • @naimitchell3565
    @naimitchell3565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +499

    She did Nina Simone and Billie Holiday's music justice. A force to be reckon with Miss Andra Day.

    • @tomaskennedy
      @tomaskennedy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      When did she play Nina Simone?

    • @naimitchell3565
      @naimitchell3565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      She sung a nina simone song for the acrimony movie.

    • @tomaskennedy
      @tomaskennedy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@naimitchell3565 Ah, right. For a minute, I thought you meant the Nina Simone biopic (Zoe Saldana).

    • @sahej6939
      @sahej6939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Andra Day’s voice is amazing

    • @osahju914
      @osahju914 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@naimitchell3565 which tune?

  • @lotteleymoore-daigle9623
    @lotteleymoore-daigle9623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +295

    Wow she sounds just like Billie Holiday

    • @Charmedsas1
      @Charmedsas1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      woah i thought that they just used billie's voice, i feel bamboozled

  • @dzg8937
    @dzg8937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +740

    Yes Andra! They need to run that Oscar. Here's to the Golden Globes first!

    • @killbillrox
      @killbillrox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      She just won the GG!

    • @xidiamond6851
      @xidiamond6851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Your girl won but Globes isnt the best indicator. SAG will tell the story

    • @ms.one-town901
      @ms.one-town901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@killbillrox it was definitely well deserved. Ms. Andra Day was the epitome of Billie Holiday. She played that role. On to the Oscars!

    • @utubelvrNYC
      @utubelvrNYC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You pegged it DZG!

    • @dzg8937
      @dzg8937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@utubelvrNYC Thanks! I had a one man party when she won!! lol

  • @thearenae1203
    @thearenae1203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    She even raised her eyebrow just like Billie Holiday! This gives me goose bumps

  • @gregorybrown7397
    @gregorybrown7397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    A performance for the ages.She doesn’t need the Oscar or the Golden Globe to justify this incredible portrayal of Holiday.

  • @nicjam82
    @nicjam82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    This sent chills through my body

  • @Kali4Action
    @Kali4Action 3 ปีที่แล้ว +388

    So much talent, Judging the preview I think her performance is on par with Jamie Fox's Ray Charles

    • @seanpowell1661
      @seanpowell1661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Absolutely! For those of us whom haven't seen "Lady Sings The Blues", THIS film will introduce Billie Holiday to a whole new audience. 👏👏

    • @annechoyrocks
      @annechoyrocks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Andra is amazing. Live, she slays us. A real and genuine talent.

    • @Kali4Action
      @Kali4Action 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      So, I watched this morning, had the tissue box near, had to wipe my eyes twice...moving performance

    • @melshw9876
      @melshw9876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh Absolutely! Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlou brilliant too.

    • @Kali4Action
      @Kali4Action 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@melshw9876 heck yea, I agree...It is a joy to watch beautiful sincere and qualified talented people perform and do their thing...we watched Salma Hayek's start, she began as an A-lister and has sustained her talent seasoned in time and performance...And Andra sure do got the right stuff

  • @listeningviayoutube7229
    @listeningviayoutube7229 3 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    The BEST rendition of Billie's unique voice/classic song. Period.

  • @neildiandra6060
    @neildiandra6060 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    She is possessed... Oscar for leading actress

  • @supabadbc
    @supabadbc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    She really gave Billie’s story life. I know Billie would be so proud! She said, “...your grandkids will be singing Strange Fruit!” Yes ma’am!!!! Yes ma’am!

  • @stockinvestment2011
    @stockinvestment2011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Wow her voice is so unique.

    • @delainepep22
      @delainepep22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I loved Andra voice before this came out. So unique

  • @farihajafri6317
    @farihajafri6317 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I hope she gets every single awards ...she deserves it all

  • @rowan0327
    @rowan0327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    I just finished the movie, it was beyond perfection. It needs to win awards.

    • @Positive-vibes-everyone
      @Positive-vibes-everyone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree with you it so good

    • @liamcarmody4217
      @liamcarmody4217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      She just won the globe for best drama actress. Onto the Oscar we go

    • @Positive-vibes-everyone
      @Positive-vibes-everyone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@liamcarmody4217 OhHYEAHHHHH epic

    • @delainepep22
      @delainepep22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was mesmerized by her performance in the movie. Brilliant for someone who never acted. She needs the Oscar now. Beautiful work Miss Day ❤

    • @screenactorsguilable
      @screenactorsguilable 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@delainepep22 I doubt it. She just won Golden Globe but was neglected at SAG =='

  • @KellieAlston
    @KellieAlston 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I just watched this and I am completely amazed. I even researched whether she was singing or lip syncing and this is her voice. She said she actually started smoking, drinking cold water, screaming, and so much more to get that grit in her voice. My God, Today!!! Simply incredible!

  • @ddkay63
    @ddkay63 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I watched on Hulu last night. I think I sat in the same spot until the end. The angst, the fear of happiness of a fractured soul when he kissed her. The fight to sing Strange Fruit. Read the lyrics. Now i know what Mom was talking about. Go get Hulu for s 30 day trial. Lord have mercy. Andra Day.

  • @lodisdinwiddie1509
    @lodisdinwiddie1509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    This song embodies the rage Lady Day must have felt seeing her people treated so cruelly and unjustly. Andra Day performs this song in such a way that makes us feel the rage, hurt, and humiliation and leaves us wondering, what kind of people could commit such unconscionable crimes against humanity.

    • @jakedeviah9388
      @jakedeviah9388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Andra is the consummate Artist.. I found her 8 years ago on You Tube she brought her spirit to meet Amy Winehouse and she can sing anything.. I told my closest friends that ANDRA DAY will be a shining star 🌟 and I love when my instincts are correct her beauty.. she wore brown contact lenses and like Robert Deniro changed her body to meet the needs of the script.. Andra Day is a real artist and often Oscar Winners sometimes never work again I think that she will work until she decides not to.. I pray that I get to work with her someday.... I have been praying for her since the day I first saw her she is a brilliant artist who in my book 📖 has a lot of GOOD THINGS COMING..Thank You Miss Day for your excellent work Blessings to you

    • @Alphawolf2017
      @Alphawolf2017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The unfortunate truth of the matter is this is still happening in today's society! Lynchings and other forms of hate crimes are still being committed. Did you know that despite many takes on an Anti-lynching bill, not a single one has yet to become national law?!? The most recent bill I'm aware of is the Emmitt Till Anti-lynching Act. We'll see how it goes.

  • @rmb206
    @rmb206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    *The chills* This movie needs to come out ASAP. These aren't just problems of the past.

    • @GiB1208
      @GiB1208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      it's actually on hulu now. it made me so emotional I cried for hours after that lol, it's really an amazing movie

    • @NaturalAdvisor
      @NaturalAdvisor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@realtalk4real243 Yes they do. They will say it was suicide.

    • @ddkay63
      @ddkay63 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@GiB1208 the law has not been passed yet as of 2020. Just shoved in the back of a drawer.

    • @Inkaa1tarot
      @Inkaa1tarot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@GiB1208 when I tell you I cried my eyes out as soon as this part came and a few other parts it sends chills down my spine

    • @dragon_sisters1627
      @dragon_sisters1627 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@realtalk4real243 you obviously aren’t looking hard enough

  • @KungFuDanda1
    @KungFuDanda1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Wow! Haven’t even seen the movie & based on this preview alone, this is who should win Best Actress!

  • @lisagrassia5128
    @lisagrassia5128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    This woman is incredibly haunting in the most amazing way. I really pray to God she takes home the oscar!! So happy she won the globe

    • @kendall7086
      @kendall7086 ปีที่แล้ว

      I guess God wasnt listening. He probably has better things to do anyway lol

  • @MsJrzy
    @MsJrzy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    The same ache and accuracy of Billie. Hauntingly beautiful ❤️

  • @sassy312
    @sassy312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Wow just wow! Lee Daniels knew what he was doing when he chose Andra Day for this role. She sounded just like Billie Holiday. This song was and still is so important it bought tears to my eyes watching her sing it!

  • @anonxmus
    @anonxmus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This was mind blowing, and it's crazy because the emotion on her face was pure anger because of the events of the movie prior. I felt her anger and it brought tears to my eyes

  • @whatsup5446
    @whatsup5446 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Miss Day does Miss Holiday justice... give the lady her Oscars.

  • @AloeAntinousAquila55
    @AloeAntinousAquila55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    🎼🎵Miss Andra Day killed it 💐🎶KILLED IT !! in the most profound way … that’s not acting ! that’s channeling in a true pure powerful way (the only way it had to be done Amen!)💖✨🙌🏾

  • @fdcasanova
    @fdcasanova 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    She will and deserve the oscars and all awards for Best Actress. I cried a lot of this touching and beautiful performace. Bravo!!

  • @bryantwilliams7149
    @bryantwilliams7149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Just saw the movie and I almost cried. I’ve never cried during a movie before. Andra Day was superb

  • @videoconnoisseur
    @videoconnoisseur 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Concert / biopic two-for-one! This track was filmed live. Tell me which movie song tracks are filmed live, no lip sync? This is ground-breaking! Lee Daniels applied a lot of tech to capture this live performance for the film. He sacrificed for Miss Day. Respect.

  • @anthonybutler1546
    @anthonybutler1546 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Omg chills!!! She abosulutely nailed this performance...

  • @AKASH1167
    @AKASH1167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    What's not there in her performance to fall in love with !!!!!!!!
    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @skitty449
    @skitty449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    That acapella made goosebumps run up and down my arms.

  • @ezekel.4656
    @ezekel.4656 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    She 100% deserves her Golden Globe. She was phenomenal as Billie!

  • @shaineoneal9720
    @shaineoneal9720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I’ve obsessed with Miss Holiday since middle school 😩 I thoroughly enjoyed her performance. She killed this role!!

  • @blurose9648
    @blurose9648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    She is Billie holiday reincarnated! Beautiful voice. This song always bring me to tears But beautiful tribute to all of those who were brutally murdered from lynching by White supremacy and the government allowing it. White people had lynching parties while their children watched. So sick!

    • @nymeria7239
      @nymeria7239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Oh, yes - even called school holidays and got the kids out of school early - just to see another human being tortured and murdered.

  • @mikethedancer3541
    @mikethedancer3541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    THANK YOU MS HOLIDAY FOR OPENING UP OUR EYES AS A YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN 26 YEARS OLD I AM WOKE 😳 YOUR LEGACY STILL LIVES ON 🙏🏾💯✊🏾🎤❤️

  • @thepresident2500
    @thepresident2500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    You embodied this performance perfectly BRAVO!‼️

  • @ursulathomas113
    @ursulathomas113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This song is not about comparing Billie to Andra. Billie Holiday sang Strange Fruit with a hopeless vulnerability, Andra Day is delivering the song with an anger and a reckoning, and we better listen.

  • @helenannleeshung9028
    @helenannleeshung9028 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Bravo !!! Bravo !!! Encore !!! My God my heart is crying !! She did a Fabulous Job. How sad that this song still applies to our time

  • @larrybrown7512
    @larrybrown7512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    When the Academy sees this performance alone, how could she not win the Oscar?

  • @lisabaxter7786
    @lisabaxter7786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    She really sounds like the original

  • @rydellgrimes
    @rydellgrimes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Much respect to Ms. Day. To sing well is an achievement, but to sing well AND to sound like another singer, especially one so iconic, is on another level. Uncanny

  • @robincoop3156
    @robincoop3156 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This song brings pain to my heart to think how crude humans can be. Thank you Andra and Billie for telling this story of such a sad period in this country history..well done!

    • @rogeriosousa9474
      @rogeriosousa9474 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Essa música salvou milhares de vidas depois que foi cantada.
      Provavelmente, se não houvesse esse grito/protesto/arte, haveria muitos mais sofrimento por mais tempo.

  • @delainepep22
    @delainepep22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Andra Day was mesmerizing as Billie Holiday. Her singing was so passionate and she sounded like Billie. I was blown away by her

  • @redghost9968
    @redghost9968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I broke down crying hearing this again, its funny how I was talking about this song with a friend and how brave Billy Holiday was to call it out and then this movie comes out
    Truly a sad but brave tale

  • @cmcbeath
    @cmcbeath 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    She captured the essence and the truth of this song in her performance in both the music and her portrayal of Miss Holiday.
    👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾

  • @ellasmith6982
    @ellasmith6982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Tears Flowing😭😭😭OMG!! THIS IS AN AWARD WINNING PERFORMANCE..SHE SOUNDS JUST LIKE BILLIE..

  • @anitakeita17
    @anitakeita17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Respect for all the effort: Andrea and The Crew put into this movie 🎥. It was a hard work, no sleep, no rest for entire year. Early mornings and late nights working to create that Amazing movie, to remember our history and our black roots, Rebellion and Discrimination...that still exist in 2021, Thank you for creating this masterpiece keep it up💜 💖 ❤ 💗 💕 💜

  • @carloscolon1916
    @carloscolon1916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    If. U search the original video from Billie here in Ytube from the 50s her face her eyes even when she says twisted mouth and twist hers is perfecttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @diadeltrus
    @diadeltrus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Facial expressions and all, she didn't miss a thing. Chilling performance

  • @laurengayle6543
    @laurengayle6543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    OMG!!!! What a POWERFUL performance!!!! Who knew Andra Day was such an actress!!!!! Her performance was so captivating that a sad cry welled up in me from the soles of my feet to the brim of my HEART!!!!! BEYOND well done!!👍👍APPLAUSE!!!!APPLAUSE!!!!APPLAUSE!!!👍💜👍💜👍💜👍💜👍💜👍💜😊WORDS not even appropriate!!!!!!!!!

    • @showbizstories3586
      @showbizstories3586 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stunning performance by Andra Day!!! Check out a powerful, haunting classical/blues mix of Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit by 3 Mo' Divas. This arrangement and performance is no joke!!! Go to Showbiz Stories channel. Simply amazing.

    • @delainepep22
      @delainepep22 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Her first time acting. Wow and Bravo 👏

  • @pachinoize
    @pachinoize 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Yes!!! She killed it!!!

  • @lambinwolfsclothing
    @lambinwolfsclothing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Ms. Day captured the power of Ms. Holiday perfectly.

  • @elujan6001
    @elujan6001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The SOUL OF BILLIE HOLIDAY was in ANDRA DAY , She's brought her to LIFE IN THIS MOVIE 🙏 LONG!!! LIVE 🙏LADY DAY FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS💚💙💝💛💋💛💚💙
    SAY HER NAME WILL ALWAYS BE ON OUR 💋'S

  • @midwestmaniack
    @midwestmaniack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My pops got me hip to Billie holidays music when I was a kid. But didn't know details of her life until I seen this movie.

  • @kevinharris3993
    @kevinharris3993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That song still brings me to tears

  • @horatiohibbert6096
    @horatiohibbert6096 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    After all her handlers put her thru Ms Day is still relevant and her tormentors are faded from history thank you to this beautiful sista and the rest of the cast and most importantly Mr Daniel’s for telling this Iconic woman’s trials and triumph!!! Much appreciated

  • @sietesaudades7586
    @sietesaudades7586 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    She literally pulled Billie’s spirit into her body.

  • @TajuriaSanders-Davis
    @TajuriaSanders-Davis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Chills.....I. have.chills.👏👏👏👏

  • @brittsade3713
    @brittsade3713 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow. Goose bumps. I have to watch this.

  • @JessCorey
    @JessCorey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I studied The Civil War for 15 Years...and knowing what those who believe in the "Lost Cause" try and justify...this song is just one of the reminders of why I'm glad The Union won...awesome rendition...

  • @shanaprice2031
    @shanaprice2031 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awesome job!!! The movie is a MUST SEE!!! Andra Day, you were superb!!!

  • @leeannmccoy6684
    @leeannmccoy6684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have no words. Im speechless. A wOMAN with THE DYNAMIC VOICE OF THE CENTURY!!!!!!!

  • @rosierennie5867
    @rosierennie5867 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HOLY... If you close your eyes you can see Billie. I've not seen the whole show/film but I come back to this clip every so often just to marvel at this

  • @avisrobinson1150
    @avisrobinson1150 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My Lord Jesus!🙌🏽🙌🏽😭😭😭😭😭
    This gave me chills & goosebumps 💔😭 it was like I was looking at Queen Lady Day! This performance alone is Oscar worthy 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Phenomenal Job well done Queen.. this roll was meant for you!!

  • @summerbreezy7206
    @summerbreezy7206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    OMG she sounds just like Billie Holiday! 😳 Bravo... Ms. Day... Bravo! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @kaycamille1544
    @kaycamille1544 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a talent!! Every twenty years one shining star appears and here it is …..

  • @samanthajackson1501
    @samanthajackson1501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    She used her real voice absolutely beautiful 😍 ❤ 💗 💕 💖

  • @DionnesDiscography
    @DionnesDiscography 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow....now I know why she got the Golden Globe. Amazing...It's like Billie was singing through her.

  • @jasminwilliams1281
    @jasminwilliams1281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Andra Day definitely made me feel like she was Ms. Billie Holiday ! I cried through out the movie because she really let you see and feel how Ms. Holiday and why she did what she did

  • @basicstype994
    @basicstype994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It is very sad that this piece of art has not been shown on a big screen, but I'm glad that Hulu bring this brilliant and very emotional story to the world. Billie Holiday was a figthter and strongstest woman of all generations.

    • @basicstype994
      @basicstype994 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Andra Day is just rock it! you JAZZ it, like no one else could. You're amazing!

  • @jeanettejames5528
    @jeanettejames5528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Her weight loss and contacts made for a great visual 🙌🏾

  • @deannkelley5134
    @deannkelley5134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Weeping. Oh, perfection!

  • @gatoachuva
    @gatoachuva 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    And the Oscar goes to ... this lady right here. The movie ,the songs , most importantly the issues raised :we are all human and deserve to be treated with respect no matter what! Thank you Billie Holiday

  • @Ajealforever
    @Ajealforever 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Saw it yestarday and, man, I loved it! This movie is awesome! RIP, Miss Holiday! Andra really touched my heart with her interpretation!

  • @melshw9876
    @melshw9876 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely glorious! Stunning and the very essence of Miss Holiday. If ever there was another, hats off to this gorgeous lady! Andra Day you are a mighty wind blowing across our souls. Just BEAUTIFUL!🙏🏿🙏🏻💕

  • @adoris864
    @adoris864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It is haunting how Andra managed to capture Billie's essence, or is it the other way around? I think Billie captured Andra and inhabited her body. Either way, these ladies were ONE and I love it. Andra has a new fan in me and Billie has always and WILL always have my enduring love.

  • @angelagreen2024
    @angelagreen2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the best tribute to Billie Holiday I have ever seen.

  • @mizkel4604
    @mizkel4604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Unbelievable job! Congratulations to you and the entire cast! God bless

  • @LlyleHunter
    @LlyleHunter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely spectacular! Brilliant choice of matching the actress to play the part. She looks and sounds just like Billie Holliday and embodies her essence perfectly. Just intense and she’s absolutely gorgeous.

  • @bellalegendre2644
    @bellalegendre2644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Miss Andra Day embodied the Queen of Jazz to the T. She deserves an Oscar!

  • @brettcomstock1156
    @brettcomstock1156 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oooh. Just heard this. First time. That was powerful. My heart aches.

  • @ye2low
    @ye2low 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I swear she channeled her this was so good. But, Billie Holiday's voice always gives me chills and tears every single time I hear this song through her. Her spirit was all over it the heartbreak of generations came through her.

  • @iceberg9223
    @iceberg9223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's just the way she says pluck 🥺I no the song from watching lady sings the blues since I was a teenager but I didn't know the words i thought it was more so a love story Ms Ross killed it in that movie. But after i watched this movie I watched the real billie holiday to see if she said it like that and she did

  • @queenmaple5911
    @queenmaple5911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just watched this movie
    Andra Day 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🙌🏿👑🙌🏿
    Standing ovation 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
    Da'Vine Joy👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🙌🏿👑🙌🏿
    Miss Lawrence yessss 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🙌🏿👑🙌🏿
    Lee Daniels 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🙌🏿👑🙌🏿
    You did that!
    This Movie was Amazing!!

    • @queenmaple5911
      @queenmaple5911 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Andra Day
      You are an amazing Actress
      You played Billy Holiday like no other! Girl that gave me chills you embodied that roll!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @lisabaxter7786
    @lisabaxter7786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The great diana's Ross was wonderful too nice to see another twist

  • @DorotaGabal
    @DorotaGabal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've been waiting for this movie for a long time! Unfortunately, Hulu is not available in my region, otherwise I'd have purchased a subscription solely for this.

  • @Ladyv1900
    @Ladyv1900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watching you now perform on GMA tampa FL strange fruit🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @kashmeremajesty2163
    @kashmeremajesty2163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Look so much like Billie.......... I can't wait to see this