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For Billie Holiday
to be singing "Strange Fruit" is to say, "Here's racism." "Here's what you have done
with the history of slavery to us and our people." What "Strange Fruit" is,
is an invitation to say, "All of you who do not live this pain are invited now to understand
what this pain is about." ♪ Here is a fruit ♪ ♪ For the crows to pluck... ♪ "Strange Fruit" definitely
still has relevance today as one of the first songs to speak to the reality of the brutalization
of Black people: physical, emotional, psychic, spiritual
to be singing "Strange Fruit" is to say, "Here's racism." "Here's what you have done
with the history of slavery to us and our people." What "Strange Fruit" is,
is an invitation to say, "All of you who do not live this pain are invited now to understand
what this pain is about." ♪ Here is a fruit ♪ ♪ For the crows to pluck... ♪ "Strange Fruit" definitely
still has relevance today as one of the first songs to speak to the reality of the brutalization
of Black people: physical, emotional, psychic, spiritual
Full Transcript
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For Billie Holiday
to be singing "Strange Fruit"
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is to say, "Here's racism."
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"Here's what you have done
with the history of slavery
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to us and our people."
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What "Strange Fruit" is,
is an invitation to say,
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"All of you who do not live this pain
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are invited now to understand
what this pain is about."
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♪ Here is a fruit ♪
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♪ For the crows to pluck... ♪
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"Strange Fruit" definitely
still has relevance today
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as one of the first songs to speak to
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the reality of the brutalization
of Black people:
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physical, emotional, psychic, spiritual.
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Uncover the real stories behind your favorite pop songs as this docuseries charts the impact of the festival scene, Auto-Tune, boy bands and more.
