Billie and Nina give the two most impressive versions of this classic. I love them both. When Nina sings, you feel she's really crying for help, asking Porgy to take her away from Crown's brutish power over her. Billie's version is full of ambiguity: the drifting gaze, the half smile that's alternately compassionate and a sneer... it's like she's trying to tell Porgy (and herself!) she loves him, but she knows damn well she won't resist Crown when he shows up again. It's an incredibly complex interpretation. Just see what she does from 1'06'' to 2'00''. Amazing!
To answer the question, the original singer, who took the song from the Opera, reshaped it, and made it a contemporary song was Billie. She did this in 1948, long before Nina, or anybody else. The middle of the song "someday I know he coming Etc" was added by Billie. It's not in Gershwin original song. She also used proper grammar. She changed it from "I loves you Porgy" to "I love you Porgy" This doesn't take anything away from Nina, or Whitney. I think they also gave the song great justice. All three ladies did an excellent job with the song in my opinion.
The song is defined best by Nina and Billie. They get deep down inside it like no other. For me, Billie's cracked version is the best with its glimmer of hope....false hope though it may be. But its something to cling to. Chaka Khan's versions knock it out the park too- especially live at the Bluenote. She sings it like Miles Davis's horn. Who else out there today can do that! Number 3 on my list.
The 1976 production of Porgy and Bess by the Houston Grand Opera "presents the 'complete' version of Porgy and Bess as it existed when premiered in Boston in September 1935. The Broadway premier saw many cuts and most performances since have been closer to that Broadway version." I wonder if the original libretto included that middle part you speak about, and Billie Holiday just added it back. It is in the Houston Grand Opera production, and online versions of the supposedly original lyrics include it, but online lyrics can be rather unreliable, I have found. I really like Clamma Dale's singing in the Houston Grand Opera production; she has a sort of blue tone to her voice. I have the original 3 disk vinyl set and also the CD which I purchased later. The duet with Clamma Dale and Donnie Ray Albert is on TH-cam.
@@fredbloggs6080 Your question, or what you're wondering is a conundrum, which only Miss Holiday or anyone having seen the 1935 production could have answered. I always thought the entire song was Gershwin's work. In a 1948 Radio Interview [which can still be viewed on TH-cam] the host of the program asked her about upcoming recordings. She said she just recorded "Porgy" but said she didn't sing it anything like the Opera and put a middle in it. She also said she hoped Gershwin wouldn't mind. [George died in 1937. She had to be referring to Ira] . She went on to say she really wanted to record "My Man's Gone Now", but it was too long, and there was no place in that song for her to put a middle. I have the movie [ 1959 with Dorothy Dandridge and Sidney Poitier in the title roles] on D.V.D. In the movie, the part in question is not in the song. There is a very recent version of the entire musical on TH-cam now. The middle part is in this production, but of course, that could be due to so many artists including it, since 1948. In 1935 Miss Holiday was only twenty years old and touring the country with her band. She may not have seen that production. Again we'll never know. My statement was based solely on her words and seeing the 1959 movie.
@@1234pouvez When Billie holiday refers to putting a middle in, I guess she's referring to a bridge. I don't know that My Man's Gone Now would need a bridge, but it seems to have something like one, especially if it's long already but, Sarah Vaughan does a great version of it, both an earlier version and a later live version from 1982 with Michael Tilson Thomas conducting But suddenly there must be copies of the original libretto in archives somewhere that could answer the question. The lyrics written by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, , but of course there would have to be hey musical contribution for the section question by George if it was in the original. I mention the Houston Grand Opera complete version in 1976, but actually the first complete recording since it was changed for the 1935 Broadway premier, was earlier in 1976 by the Cleveland Orchestra. One would have to get a hold of that recording or libretto transcript to see if the middle part, is in there also as it is in the Houston Grand Opera production later in the same year, which would imply that it was actually in the original. This is from the Boston University Library webpage (also relevant because Boston is where it first premiered 1935 before being edited for Broadway. "The first complete recording of the opera based on Gershwin's original score, restoring the material cut by Gershwin during rehearsals for the New York premiere in 1935, was made by the Cleveland Orchestra under Lorin Maazel in 1976, in time for the U.S. Bicentennial"-Wikipedia (Feb 2007) Update: the Cleveland Orchestra recording is available as an MP3 on Amazon, and I just bought and downloaded I* Loves You Porgy* for $.99 (and then purchased *Bess, You Is My Woman Now* ($.1.29) and *My Man's Gone Now* ($.99) to compare them to the Houston Grand Opera version. Anyway that little part is in the Cleveland Orchestra version also which leads me to believe it was in the original score, unless I were to see you some liner notes to the effect that it was added from Billie's version. I will read the liner notes of my Houston Grand Opera set for further research. Update 2: I am just reading the booklet that comes with the Houston Grand Opera production. Apparently, even for the Boston premiere, scenes were cut such as the opening scene ,which was beyond the Theatre Guild's budget, and large chunks of the final scene, because it would've been impossible even for Todd Duncan, the original Porgy, to sing the entire final scene eight days a week. So the actual. So the Houston Grand Opera production was the first time the full opera as envisioned by Gershwin was produced. "Important help came from Kay Swift, who was present during much of the writing of the original score and whose intimate understanding of Gershwin;s never-before-realized wishes for the upper proved invaluable help in mounting this production." So based on that I do not think they were adding external material to the opera. . Words to describe what we're saying I mean baby better on the goggles that is the same
@@fredbloggs6080 You know that you misspelled her name. It's Billie, not Billy. We seem to have gone off on a tangent. I thought the original question was were the words "Someday I know he's coming"Etc. in the original 1935 Broadway production. Anybody who was old enough to have seen that production, including the 20-year-old Billie Holiday, would be over 100 now. That question can't be answered. As far as all the other productions and recordings you seem to know far more about it than I do. You have a great day..
Even at this stage of her life, she is still so beautiful, and classy. I've watched this dozens of times and I'm still amazed at how she uses every part of her face to convey emotion. This is from a British TV show broadcast from 1959, she left us that July. Thank you again for this.
After borrowing the name "Billie" from one of her favorite movie actresses, Billie Dove, Eleanora Fagan was history & the legend of Bilie Holiday had began, eventually being nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and fellow Jazz music partner Lester Young, Billie Holiday held a seminal influence as a Jazz vocalist of the highest order right through to this day
God bless Billie. I hope you are at peace. You went through things nobody should go through and you still brought beauty, strength and truth into this world. There is only one Lady Day ❤❤
When I watch this video, I see Billie as the abused, neglected little girl she was her whole life. Her voice, her interpretation of this song, her whole affect, is heartbreaking.
her life had such a sadness to it. it even ended sadly. she had so much to sing about. she does the best version of this song ive ever heard. i love Billie Holiday.
the classiest women ever. she doesn't just sing. she IS music and jazz. a once in a century or so shooting star.. can listen to that voice all night and sleep so well.
Billie Holiday,"I Love You Porgy" this video is So Nice i hope i never loose it. Thanks nerdhoe and You Tube for having such Great videos to enjoy and remember old Jazz and R/B music like these now and people like me in retirement age when we have more time to listen to them, thanks.
Love her rendition of Porgy. Billie is just sensational, sultry, and elegant all at the same time. She had that ability to hold your attention to her voice. So nice to see her and hear her voice in this live interview. I was 8 yrs old when i heard my mom yell Billie Holiday just died. It was in 1959. The house suddenly went very quiet. At that time I thought Billie was male.
everyone knows billie didnt have great range or the highest ocatave voice but the fact that she put her emotions into songs made the audience feel her pain and thats what makes her a legend along with her unique phrasing..long live billie holiday R.I.P.
When it comes to phrasing and expression, she is without an equal. This video is an excellent demonstration of what a singer can convey without even trying that hard. Her delivery is both simple and extremely complex emotionally, there really was no one on her level. I know people like to compare her with Nina but I’ve never really felt that, personally.
Still incredible, after years and years of listening to her singing. The part of God I've had the opportunity to see whenever I've wanted to. An example of what unsuperable and uncomparable and unique can mean. Those few great ladies, like her, really were the discent of the divine to heart.
The first jazz singer I fell in love with was Billie Holiday, when I was 14, I play my Billie Holiday records and cds all the time, she was Raw, and real, she was not trying to be anyone, but herself. Her voice was not trained it lacked range and thin. But she always gave you her best. Even when her voice was gone and became Fragile raspy from Drugs, she still gave her all.
This is such a beautiful performance by Lady Day. . . it's a MASTERPIECE! The way she interprets this song with her unique phrasing, diction, and voice that has a girlish quality to it yet it has a gritty sound to it. To me Billie Holiday is the only one who can sing this song. I've listened to other interpretations but I always come back to hers. No matter whether she sings this song live or in the studio she sings it with such beauty. We are lucky to see this perfect performance from Lady Day
This is the original presentation of this classic song! I never knew that this one like so many other of her songs known by others actually came out from her! Her artistry know no bounds! Like the saying goes every song she sang became a big hit! It's Great!
I have a huge framed reproduction of a photograph from this performance hanging in my living room. She was such a style icon....check out those rhinestone ear cuffs she's wearing!
She was... I have no words... Just this thing in my chest taking my breath away. I wanna cry, I wanna laugh. Anyway, I don't try to understand anymore why I feel like this about Billie... She was...
I've heard the Nina Simone version loads of times and never been moved by it the way I was moved by this. Listening to this version and the emotion she pours into it, made me realize she was asking Porgy to kill for her.
I can't believe I'm getting all this beautiful sound.My son had to practically force this computer on me,am I glad he did.I so enjoy listening to the music of yesteryear.Ladyday is theee best.Thanx nerdho
Billie Holiday's contributions and influence on music of the twentieth century can never, ever be diminished. Conversation about her personal life persists, as it does about all great artists. By the way, great musicians knew and know who she was: it takes one to know one.
This is truly sublime. I thought Nina Simone had this one nailed to the wall until I heard this rendition. perfect timing and pauses to emphasise each point.
They did a special on tv about Billy some time back and included this footage.The orchestra swings and she rides along so nicely. This is elegance and feeling together and that is what art is all about.
Nature can be wonderful if we treated fair,I wish I could hear her again and the version that she did in Oakland California she had the most beautiful voice at the time.
wow! that's incredible. 3 months before she died too... if you have any souvenirs from that night, they would be worth quite a bit now I should imagine. I was born too late. I grew up listening to her, as my parents were huge fans.
I have grown up with her music my whole life thanks to my Mom and Dad. I really understood it after an amazing heartbreak and there she was as always, waiting for me to spin a record and breathe along without a skip.
@GUYGRAND5 your post is a reminder to us all - if you want to see someone - see them - dont regret NOT doing something. I am of course SO envious but glad you had a experience that you still recall - Lady certainly touched many in her sadly so short life
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Billie and Nina give the two most impressive versions of this classic. I love them both. When Nina sings, you feel she's really crying for help, asking Porgy to take her away from Crown's brutish power over her. Billie's version is full of ambiguity: the drifting gaze, the half smile that's alternately compassionate and a sneer... it's like she's trying to tell Porgy (and herself!) she loves him, but she knows damn well she won't resist Crown when he shows up again. It's an incredibly complex interpretation. Just see what she does from 1'06'' to 2'00''. Amazing!
SOUL IN THE SOUND
she looks so gorgeous.
i love her song. thanks.
+peachflavorr But she is very sick
peachflavorr and this before botox and cosmetic surgery era, she was really beautiful, naturally.
peachflavorr bccc
How is she sick? I mean I know the drinking and drugs are the caused of her death but still?
To answer the question, the original singer, who took the song from the Opera, reshaped it, and made it a contemporary song was Billie. She did this in 1948, long before Nina, or anybody else. The middle of the song "someday I know he coming Etc" was added by Billie. It's not in Gershwin original song. She also used proper grammar. She changed it from "I loves you Porgy" to "I love you Porgy" This doesn't take anything away from Nina, or Whitney. I think they also gave the song great justice. All three ladies did an excellent job with the song in my opinion.
The song is defined best by Nina and Billie. They get deep down inside it like no other. For me, Billie's cracked version is the best with its glimmer of hope....false hope though it may be. But its something to cling to. Chaka Khan's versions knock it out the park too- especially live at the Bluenote. She sings it like Miles Davis's horn. Who else out there today can do that! Number 3 on my list.
The 1976 production of Porgy and Bess by the Houston Grand Opera "presents the 'complete' version of Porgy and Bess as it existed when premiered in Boston in September 1935. The Broadway premier saw many cuts and most performances since have been closer to that Broadway version." I wonder if the original libretto included that middle part you speak about, and Billie Holiday just added it back. It is in the Houston Grand Opera production, and online versions of the supposedly original lyrics include it, but online lyrics can be rather unreliable, I have found.
I really like Clamma Dale's singing in the Houston Grand Opera production; she has a sort of blue tone to her voice. I have the original 3 disk vinyl set and also the CD which I purchased later. The duet with Clamma Dale and Donnie Ray Albert is on TH-cam.
@@fredbloggs6080 Your question, or what you're wondering is a conundrum, which only Miss Holiday or anyone having seen the 1935 production could have answered. I always thought the entire song was Gershwin's work. In a 1948 Radio Interview [which can still be viewed on TH-cam] the host of the program asked her about upcoming recordings. She said she just recorded "Porgy" but said she didn't sing it anything like the Opera and put a middle in it. She also said she hoped Gershwin wouldn't mind. [George died in 1937. She had to be referring to Ira] . She went on to say she really wanted to record "My Man's Gone Now", but it was too long, and there was no place in that song for her to put a middle. I have the movie [ 1959 with Dorothy Dandridge and Sidney Poitier in the title roles] on D.V.D. In the movie, the part in question is not in the song. There is a very recent version of the entire musical on TH-cam now. The middle part is in this production, but of course, that could be due to so many artists including it, since 1948. In 1935 Miss Holiday was only twenty years old and touring the country with her band. She may not have seen that production. Again we'll never know. My statement was based solely on her words and seeing the 1959 movie.
@@1234pouvez When Billie holiday refers to putting a middle in, I guess she's referring to a bridge. I don't know that My Man's Gone Now would need a bridge, but it seems to have something like one, especially if it's long already but, Sarah Vaughan does a great version of it, both an earlier version and a later live version from 1982 with Michael Tilson Thomas conducting
But suddenly there must be copies of the original libretto in archives somewhere that could answer the question. The lyrics written by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, , but of course there would have to be hey musical contribution for the section question by George if it was in the original. I mention the Houston Grand Opera complete version in 1976, but actually the first complete recording since it was changed for the 1935 Broadway premier, was earlier in 1976 by the Cleveland Orchestra. One would have to get a hold of that recording or libretto transcript to see if the middle part, is in there also as it is in the Houston Grand Opera production later in the same year, which would imply that it was actually in the original.
This is from the Boston University Library webpage (also relevant because Boston is where it first premiered 1935 before being edited for Broadway.
"The first complete recording of the opera based on Gershwin's original score, restoring the material cut by Gershwin during rehearsals for the New York premiere in 1935, was made by the Cleveland Orchestra under Lorin Maazel in 1976, in time for the U.S. Bicentennial"-Wikipedia (Feb 2007)
Update: the Cleveland Orchestra recording is available as an MP3 on Amazon, and I just bought and downloaded I* Loves You Porgy* for $.99 (and then purchased *Bess, You Is My Woman Now* ($.1.29) and *My Man's Gone Now* ($.99) to compare them to the Houston Grand Opera version. Anyway that little part is in the Cleveland Orchestra version also which leads me to believe it was in the original score, unless I were to see you some liner notes to the effect that it was added from Billie's version. I will read the liner notes of my Houston Grand Opera set for further research.
Update 2: I am just reading the booklet that comes with the Houston Grand Opera production. Apparently, even for the Boston premiere, scenes were cut such as the opening scene ,which was beyond the Theatre Guild's budget, and large chunks of the final scene, because it would've been impossible even for Todd Duncan, the original Porgy, to sing the entire final scene eight days a week. So the actual. So the Houston Grand Opera production was the first time the full opera as envisioned by Gershwin was produced. "Important help came from Kay Swift, who was present during much of the writing of the original score and whose intimate understanding of Gershwin;s never-before-realized wishes for the upper proved invaluable help in mounting this production."
So based on that I do not think they were adding external material to the opera.
. Words to describe what we're saying I mean baby better on the goggles that is the same
@@fredbloggs6080 You know that you misspelled her name. It's Billie, not Billy. We seem to have gone off on a tangent. I thought the original question was were the words "Someday I know he's coming"Etc. in the original 1935 Broadway production. Anybody who was old enough to have seen that production, including the 20-year-old Billie Holiday, would be over 100 now. That question can't be answered. As far as all the other productions and recordings you seem to know far more about it than I do. You have a great day..
What an amazing singer. Her every facial expression is an accent to her greatness.
God, this is one of the best live performances ever. I love Billie.
Billy Holiday, the Queen of Jazz with a haunted beautiful voice.
Even at this stage of her life, she is still so beautiful, and classy. I've watched this dozens of times and I'm still amazed at how she uses every part of her face to convey emotion. This is from a British TV show broadcast from 1959, she left us that July. Thank you again for this.
Billie sings the truth. Frustration yet love forever. May God keep her in peace.
Billie you are FOREVER
she was beautiful!
Watching her perform is like seeing a new instrument come to life and emote from it's structure.Mesmerizing in every way!
Que voz doce e suave!Ah,Billy,como sentimos sua falta e o vazio que você deixou!Hoje,dificilmente surgem interpretes como vc!
I absolutely agree...I come to it over again, and feel as it was the first: my soul beautifully touched by this great lady!!
Her timing was just incomparable. I hope she’s resting in perfect peace
A classic! with style, grace, & beauty!
I prefer Billie all day! Brilliant and sings it effortlessly! No every moment just straight voice!
What an icon. She´s so expressive and authenthic, other singers should take notes.
one of the greatest, love her voice, I especially love her voice in her later years
My kids grew up listening to her, they still love her to this day.
After borrowing the name "Billie" from one of her favorite movie actresses, Billie Dove, Eleanora Fagan was history & the legend of Bilie Holiday had began, eventually being nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and fellow Jazz music partner Lester Young, Billie Holiday held a seminal influence as a Jazz vocalist of the highest order right through to this day
Mesmerizing! Billie takes my breath away!
God bless Billie. I hope you are at peace. You went through things nobody should go through and you still brought beauty, strength and truth into this world. There is only one Lady Day ❤❤
Billy was a soulful giant! Love her and miss that voice!
When I watch this video, I see Billie as the abused, neglected little girl she was her whole life. Her voice, her interpretation of this song, her whole affect, is heartbreaking.
her life had such a sadness to it. it even ended sadly. she had so much to sing about. she does the best version of this song ive ever heard. i love Billie Holiday.
I have never seen this! Sheer perfection! Love Billie Holiday! 😃
Her whole look was everything🙄😍
One of my favourite songs ever. Her voice is universal. Beautiful.
I don't care if he voice was "shot" in those last years. It had become an infinitely more moving and evocative instrument.
I agree!
the classiest women ever. she doesn't just sing. she IS music and jazz. a once in a century or so shooting star.. can listen to that voice all night and sleep so well.
Billie Holiday,"I Love You Porgy" this video is So Nice i hope i never loose it. Thanks nerdhoe and You Tube for having such Great videos to enjoy and remember old Jazz and R/B music like these now and people like me in retirement age when we have more time to listen to them, thanks.
Its been 49 years since you passed away. You were truly a star. God Bless You dear Billie and Risopa in Pace.
This is so painfully beautiful
La sua musica ha sempre accompagnato i momenti più belli della mia vita.
E non solo quelli.
Love her rendition of Porgy. Billie is just sensational, sultry, and elegant all at the same time. She had that ability to hold your attention to her voice. So nice to see her and hear her voice in this live interview. I was 8 yrs old when i heard my mom yell Billie Holiday just died. It was in 1959. The house suddenly went very quiet. At that time I thought Billie was male.
everyone knows billie didnt have great range or the highest ocatave voice but the fact that she put her emotions into songs made the audience feel her pain and thats what makes her a legend along with her unique phrasing..long live billie holiday R.I.P.
When it comes to phrasing and expression, she is without an equal. This video is an excellent demonstration of what a singer can convey without even trying that hard. Her delivery is both simple and extremely complex emotionally, there really was no one on her level. I know people like to compare her with Nina but I’ve never really felt that, personally.
Shut up :(((((((
..estoy enamorado de tu voz y tu latente expresividad!! GRANDE B.H.
Still incredible, after years and years of listening to her singing. The part of God I've had the opportunity to see whenever I've wanted to. An example of what unsuperable and uncomparable and unique can mean. Those few great ladies, like her, really were the discent of the divine to heart.
Man the songs back then had so much meaning. 😢 so moving
There it is!! What a great performance.
Probably the best ever performance of this song.
The first jazz singer I fell in love with was Billie Holiday, when I was 14, I play my Billie Holiday records and cds all the time, she was Raw, and real, she was not trying to be anyone, but herself. Her voice was not trained it lacked range and thin. But she always gave you her best. Even when her voice was gone and became Fragile raspy from Drugs, she still gave her all.
This is such a beautiful performance by Lady Day. . . it's a MASTERPIECE! The way she interprets this song with her unique phrasing, diction, and voice that has a girlish quality to it yet it has a gritty sound to it. To me Billie Holiday is the only one who can sing this song. I've listened to other interpretations but I always come back to hers. No matter whether she sings this song live or in the studio she sings it with such beauty. We are lucky to see this perfect performance from Lady Day
A completely magical melody!
Wonderful lady and singer , God bless he spirit always and forever xxx
Miss Billie Holiday my favorite singer of all time. So unique, raw & heartfelt.
The most beautiful voice I have ever heard!
beautiful lady. beautiful voice. i envy anyone who got to see her sing live
28 people did not listen ... Love you Billie!
+Richard van Schelven That'd be 28 deaf people...
This is the original presentation of this classic song! I never knew that this one like so many other of her songs known by others actually came out from her! Her artistry know no bounds! Like the saying goes every song she sang became a big hit! It's Great!
its her pain, which you can see in billies face..her emotions..original..god bless you billie..
a great admiration I have all your collection of your music 🇦🇺🇨🇱your music is alive with your followers in the world of jazz
I love you Billie
Perfect! I was brought into this world 30 - 40 years too late as all my idols like Billie have passed from the scene. Thankyou for posting this.
I have a huge framed reproduction of a photograph from this performance hanging in my living room. She was such a style icon....check out those rhinestone ear cuffs she's wearing!
I love to here Lady sing this. I enjoy other versions as well but Lady is my go to version for a lot of songs
UGH!
I can't stop watching this video until I've watched it at least 3 times...
Her face when she sings...tells a story...
I LOVE IT!
Wow her voice is very unique and mysterious i lovve it!
1 of the best billie holiday cant get no better
My my my my Billie, the song is ridiculous, but you make everything sound BEAUTIFUL. I love watching her.
She was...
I have no words...
Just this thing in my chest taking my breath away. I wanna cry, I wanna laugh.
Anyway, I don't try to understand anymore why I feel like this about Billie...
She was...
Для меня 3 святые ипостаси - мама , семья , и голос Билли Холидей !!! ❤️
❤️
Juste splendide ! Merci !
She wuz truly beautiful..
I've heard the Nina Simone version loads of times and never been moved by it the way I was moved by this. Listening to this version and the emotion she pours into it, made me realize she was asking Porgy to kill for her.
I can't believe I'm getting all this beautiful sound.My son had to practically force this computer on me,am I glad he did.I so enjoy listening to the music of yesteryear.Ladyday is theee best.Thanx nerdho
beautiful woman.
beautiful voice.
LEGEND! goodnite lady day.
Genius!
Billie Holiday's contributions and influence on music of the twentieth century can never, ever be diminished. Conversation about her personal life persists, as it does about all great artists. By the way, great musicians knew and know who she was: it takes one to know one.
This is truly sublime. I thought Nina Simone had this one nailed to the wall until I heard this rendition. perfect timing and pauses to emphasise each point.
Merveilleux, merci pour le partage!
She is gorgeous!
Я люблю вас!Билли Холидей!потрясающая женщина!великая джазовая певица!вечный джаз!❤️🌹💎🎶
the most expressive female voice I have ever heard Soul Deep
They did a special on tv about Billy some time back and included this footage.The orchestra swings and she rides along so nicely. This is elegance and feeling together and that is what art is all about.
This is my favorite song by her, and she is my absolute most favorite artist.
Nature can be wonderful if we treated fair,I wish I could hear her again and the version that she did in Oakland California she had the most beautiful voice at the time.
Love this song.
wow! that's incredible. 3 months before she died too... if you have any souvenirs from that night, they would be worth quite a bit now I should imagine. I was born too late. I grew up listening to her, as my parents were huge fans.
TIMELESS!!!!
Beautifull woman
Great music
So special !!!!! Bravissima
I have grown up with her music my whole life thanks to my Mom and Dad. I really understood it after an amazing heartbreak and there she was as always, waiting for me to spin a record and breathe along without a skip.
Such a beautiful woman. Perfect interpretation of the song. Fragile.
There will never be another quite like Billie Holiday.
Came here after seeing Christina Aguilera's rendition from the 2008 Grammy's! Love it
sing it Billie holiday, sing it. I'm happy listening to this.
@GUYGRAND5 your post is a reminder to us all - if you want to see someone - see them - dont regret NOT doing something. I am of course SO envious but glad you had a experience that you still recall - Lady certainly touched many in her sadly so short life
This woman is so surreal. Amazing presence.
OH WOW.. WOW WOW WOW.. SHE HITS THE SOUL
BEAUTY IN & OUTSIDE
when the rhythm section quietly drops in for the second verse, the tears start rolling.
I just adore her
Never seen this performance before. Thank you so much for posting!
Garland, Piaf, Holiday. The three greatest evokers of their eras. Lived and expressed the pain of their times.
What an artist!
Simply amazing
Lady Day...a once in a generation, vocalist.
i love you lady day just to say to say it was that long ago her earrings are beautiful
She was very sick her. Only months to live. The feds handcuffed her to the bed in the hospital her she passed.