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David Crosby: Remember My Name

My mom was a humanist and felt that, you know, equality between human beings was like...

David Crosby: My mom was a humanist and felt that, you know, equality between human beings was like where it was at. My mom got a Josh White record. It was one of the first records I ever remember really knowing. And there was a song on there called "Strange Fruit." And I didn't understand it, so, I went to my mom and said, "Mom, I don't understand, what's the strange fruit that he's talking about?" And my mom started crying. I didn't have no concept that anybody could hang another human being because they didn't like what color they were. My mom was really good at loving

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My mom was a humanist
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and felt that equality between human beings
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was like where it was at
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My mom got a Josh White record
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It's one of the first records I remember really knowing
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and there was a song on there called Strange Fruit
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And I didn't understand it so I went to my mom
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and I said Mom I don't understand
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What's the strange fruit that he's talking about
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And my mom started crying
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Strange fruit hanging
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DAVID Didn't have no concept
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that anybody could hang another human being
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because they didn't like what color they were
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My mom was really good at loving
Duration
46 seconds
Views
84
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:39
Uploaded
Jun 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
Vinyl Films,BMG,PCH Films

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Movie Summary

Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.
My mom got a Josh White record. - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:04
My mom got a Josh White record.
It's one of the first records I remember really knowing, - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:12
It's one of the first records I remember really knowing...
It was a little bit of a dysfunctional family. - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:05
It was a little bit of a dysfunctional family.
The pictures which follow give an idea - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:05
The pictures which follow give an idea
He was, uh, you know, shooting footage. - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:04
He was, uh, you know, shooting footage.
And very dangerous stuff too, but he wouldn't talk about it. - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:05
And very dangerous stuff too, but he wouldn't talk abou...
DAVID: He won one of the first Oscars - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:06
DAVID: He won one of the first Oscars
NARRATOR: With every swing of the pendulum, - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:08
NARRATOR: With every swing of the pendulum,
DAVID: A stunning photographer. - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:04
DAVID: A stunning photographer.
Chubby little kid, not real popular or anything. - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:04
Chubby little kid, not real popular or anything.
I was thrown out of, I think, just about every school - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:05
I was thrown out of, I think, just about every school
* A girl once told me That I should try to work * - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:14
* A girl once told me That I should try to work *
DAVID My brother was a musician also - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:11
DAVID My brother was a musician also
* Buh-nah, dee Dah-dah, dee-dee-dee * - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:18
* Buh-nah, dee Dah-dah, dee-dee-dee *
* I see you... * - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:09
* I see you... *
* Everywhere, I see you... * [APPLAUSE] - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:04
* Everywhere, I see you... * [APPLAUSE]
I'm David Crosby, and when we are together, - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:10
I'm David Crosby, and when we are together,
* So you want to be A rock 'n' roll star * - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:12
* So you want to be A rock 'n' roll star *
DAVID I think we were one of the first electric bands - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:13
DAVID I think we were one of the first electric bands
* Learn how to play... * - David Crosby: Remember My Name 00:04
* Learn how to play... *