Tuesday, March 06, 2007
FASCINATING WOMEN
Above, Edith Piaff. When will we see her like again?
Jeanne Moreau, infinitely charming.
Marlene Deitrich. I have yet to meet anyone who doesn't like this song.
Billie Holiday singing "Strange Fruit." John K turned me onto this.
My namesake, Ella Fitzgerald!
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Got the captions in the wrong place again! That's because the songs only appear as abstract html codes when I'm typing. I can't see the pictures till they're published! Anyway, sorry!
"Anyway, sorry!:"
Hahahahahah, no worries Ed! Thanks for putting these up, I'll look at these when I get home from work! :)
Isn't strange fruit a term about lynching?
I said that without watching all the videos first, haha.
I just heard that term today, strangely enough.
Is this stuff you find on YoutTube or do you put it up?
"Isn't strange fruit a term about lynching?"
That's right, you young whippersnapper. Why, in my day ... well, now, I've forgotten what I was talking about.
Seriously, thanks Eddie, that was truly inspiring. Dietrich has always been one of my idols, because she fought against her own (former) country when it was wrong.
Kali: Got it from YouTube. There's a lot of good stuff that I'd like to post but Youtube doesn't have it and I don't know how to upload.
Whippersnapper would make a great cookie name!
Maybe we could set up a private meeting so I could teach you how to be more functional!
Kali, there were a few stories about the history of Strange Fruit on NPR a few years ago when SF celebrated its somethingth year (I can't remember if it was the date of the original poem, the song, or Billie Holliday's recording).
If you're interested:
All Songs Considered
archived interviews
Chris: Great video! How did I miss it!?
Kali: Thanks! I'll take you up on that!
WOW!! and Chris: what a helluva video!
Oh I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LUUUUURVVVEEEEEE this kind of music so much.
There is actually going to be a movie about Edith Piaf soonish here. Great gripping trailer, (makes me tear up every time I see it *snifff*) I'm defenitely going to check it out.
Ella is the greatest! I've always said that the's the greatest female singer ever. I'm not too huge on Billie Holliday, but Strange Fruit sure is a creepy song.
YOU DID IT AGAIN EDDIE!!! With the clip from Jules et Jim..... I just love Jeanne Moureau singing "Le Tourbillon de la Vie"......
Isn't she just perfect?
Kali, "Maybe we could set up a private meeting so I could teach you how to be more functional!"
I bet you could!
Uncle Eddie, I learn something new from you every day. I never heard of Edith Piaf, and I thought that Jeanne Moreau was just an actress. Great posts!
I agree with the other commenters re: Ella. I think she was one of the best vocalists of the 20th century, too.
I don't think that Billie Holiday had a great (traditional) singing voice. However, she is one of the few singers that I have heard who can capture the emotion in a song with her voice and draw the audience into it (Sinatra is another singer who can do this).
Marlene - that woman had presence and that je ne sais quoi. She could make the audience stand at attention just by showing up on the stage. She's an inspiration - she knew how to maintain her glamorous image in her later years without looking like mutton dressed as lamb or without looking like a freak show (because of too much cosmetic surgery).
Jennifer: Wow! I'm delighted to hear that you liked Piaff! It's a great feeling when you're able to turn someone on to something of value that they haven't heard before.
Just in case you haven't seen it, I'd like to share a favorite YouTube clip, starring the late, great Nina Simone--as a claymation feline!--that never fails to charm me. I hope it makes you smile. (It's kind of like Strange Fruit's polar opposite...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYSbUOoq4Vg
Spizz: Wow! That was great! Thanks for putting it up!
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