It's not unusual for people to realize one's true talent until they are gone ! At least she was doing something she loved. Few people ever get paid for doing what they love. I know she had a very hard life. She did live her dream, and I'm comforting in believing that gave her some peace of mind.
@PsychoBoar , I'm 14 too, and started listening to Billie when I was 10. I'm an old soul, and listen to all the songs back in the day because they have meaning unlike most songs today.
This is exactly what you feel like when you know love is gone or was never there and you thought it was. You open your eyes to the oxymoron of pain and emptiness at the same time. I hope no one ever has to feel this.
i bean through this recently and im a muscian and its no fun being in love with a woman to only find out she never ever saw you or even wants to be with you that way thats when you realy truly understand jazz music because once you experience real heartace on that level only then you can begin to play jazz like this from the depths of your broken heart and it comes out sounding so truthful musically but at the same time beautiful
don't sit !stand and enjoy the great music!!! whoever gave her the title, we are lucky to have the chance to hear her i hope you enjoy her as much as i do
This is great. I've had an affinity with Billie Holiday since I was a child. I am developing a one-woman show, Billie Holiday and Me: Legacy of a Diva.
bscondict - How succinctly you put it. She never resorts to showing off her range. She just belts out the melody with her very unique voicings. The manner in which she drops (or jumps) an octave on a note and then just brings it back so that all three notes sound as one is so original and bluesy when used to effect. It's a gas. But it's her timing that's so cool. She delivers the essence of the blues. Deep from the black experience of the war and post war years. Soul Music. The bomb.
That is so cool to hear that you are so young and yet love the old music. I am 42, so this music was before my time too, but i've always loved it since the day i first heard it.
this is a snippet and im in tears. not just because the song breax my heart all over again. but because i highly doubt anyone of my generation (im 14) will ever know the true beauty and genius that we missed out on, Thank You Lady Day
I totally AGREE......she needed more recognition than she got, though here in Washington, D. C., on station WPFW, 89.3 on the FM dial, they play it sometimes....not enough.......
@PsychoBoar I agree wholeheartedly!I am 17 and I love artists like Billie, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Lena Horne; the list is endless! They're the REAL divas, and possess so much class and sass lol :-) People should really open their ears instead of just their eyes.
Billie can sing a "Torch" song like few others; you can feel the pain in her voice and the resignation that she has lost someone who was close to her in every way. Roger Plafkin--Plafkin Farms, Ada, Michigan
Love this woman. A legend. Too bad she ruined her life by doing Heroine. That was the drug of choice tho back in that day. RIP Billie. TY for the years still of your fantastic music......
Billie is simply the greatest female singer EVER! Her soulful sounds reaches into the 'hurt' and soothes the pain until it's bearable. How sad that she will never know how her music and legend endures.
If you've read anything about B.H. this song is her coming to terms with dealing with her emotional pain using a drug as the alternative. She should never be demonized for this, but empathized with; and that's not an excuse...remember history and what a ground-breaker this great performer was. RIP LADY DAY!
none of that stuff matters its in the past the only thing that matters is that shes a GREAT blues singer and even no one knew her then we all know her now and she will never be forgotten NEVER so stop blabing about nothing
@Geographylovers If the music is truly good, it will recognize no boundaries. I am 57 years old.. I love Ms. Holliday as well as Kid Rock, Hank Williams SR. as well as Motley Crue. Merle Haggard and George Jones as well as Garbage and the bone thugs. But I have to say that as a young person such as yourself, it is refreshing to hear that you didn't need the opinions of your peers to make up your mind for you. Good on yas.
@tatianathekiDD93 YOU HAVE THE "THING"...THAT RECOGNIZES THE BLUES IN JAZZ, THE HIP IN HOP...THE ROLL IN ROCK....YOU RECOGNIZE, AND GOT THAT FUNK....DON'T EVER LOSE IT....AND ALWAYS USE IT,,,,USE YOUR HEART
@GroupieVee It is too bad. But times were different. Drug abuse was viewed as a crime, instead of an illness. She had a very tormented life. Today she would have had the option to get help. But still beautiful lady, beautiful soul, beautiful voice.
@BretEmilio Who had more of a just-plain-old-right to sing the blues than The Lady Day, I ask you???! She had more class in the pinkie than some will EVER have in their entire being...Long live The Queen! xo p.
It's not unusual for people to realize one's true talent until they are gone ! At least she was doing something she loved. Few people ever get paid for doing what they love. I know she had a very hard life. She did live her dream, and I'm comforting in believing that gave her some peace of mind.
@PsychoBoar , I'm 14 too, and started listening to Billie when I was 10. I'm an old soul, and listen to all the songs back in the day because they have meaning unlike most songs today.
This is exactly what you feel like when you know love is gone or was never there and you thought it was. You open your eyes to the oxymoron of pain and emptiness at the same time. I hope no one ever has to feel this.
RARE AND WONDERFUL , SHE COULD SING THE PHONEBOOK !
Lana brought me here. What a beautiful song :)
yeah me too!
i bean through this recently and im a muscian and its no fun being in love with a woman to only find out she never ever saw you or even wants to be with you that way thats when you realy truly understand jazz music because once you experience real heartace on that level only then you can begin to play jazz like this from the depths of your broken heart and it comes out sounding so truthful musically but at the same time beautiful
Pain is so relatable, unfortunately, so just in case ur reading this: You are LOVED, you are BEAUTIFUL, YOU ARE WORTH IT!
Music isn't what it use to be. I adore this song!!!!
A beautiful women and a beautiful voice. Timeless
it was actually Lester Young who started to call Billie, Lady Day and she nicknamed him Prez (as in president)
don't sit !stand and enjoy the great music!!! whoever gave her the title, we are lucky to have the chance to hear her i hope you enjoy her as much as i do
this song is so beautiful and sad at the same time.
what a gifted but tragic soul and story.
R.I.P. Lady Day!
I feel u Billie....
i just lie down and listen with a scotch in my hand..this is beautiful
Such a unique voice!
Legend!
its amazing how music has evolved
Isn’t that the truth
I feel as though I knew her even though she was before my time. Love her.
favorite of hers,.love you Billie Holiday,.
This is great. I've had an affinity with Billie Holiday since I was a child. I am developing a one-woman show, Billie Holiday and Me: Legacy of a Diva.
how has our music devolved from this magic to what it is today?
those Monday blues straight through Sunday blues...I love this song #GoodMorningHeartacheSitDown
Elle sera à tout jamais éternelle. je l'adore 😘😘
bscondict - How succinctly you put it. She never resorts to showing off her range. She just belts out the melody with her very unique voicings. The manner in which she drops (or jumps) an octave on a note and then just brings it back so that all three notes sound as one is so original and bluesy when used to effect. It's a gas. But it's her timing that's so cool. She delivers the essence of the blues. Deep from the black experience of the war and post war years. Soul Music. The bomb.
oh! one of the greatest singers as well!
This is how U sing she is so nonchalant the music is hypnotic...
Less than two minutes is all it took to express such honest feelings....
What a BEAUTIFUL woman!
That is so cool to hear that you are so young and yet love the old music. I am 42, so this music was before my time too, but i've always loved it since the day i first heard it.
the modern music of billie holiday... haha love it. you gotta love it...
WOW!!!!!!That first pic really favors our modern day Billie in the person of MIKI HOWARD....who by the way,kills this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is a snippet and im in tears.
not just because the song breax my heart
all over again. but because i highly doubt
anyone of my generation (im 14) will ever
know the true beauty and genius that we
missed out on,
Thank You Lady Day
Miss Billie, Wooh what a voice, thanks bilieholidayonline for this video.
Wow, I've never heard this recording-wonderful, thank you for posting it.
It's amazing how her voice and her words touchs our hearts so deep inside... She's a true diva.
one of the greatest songs ever!
Thank God for Billie Holiday - this is exactly how I feel right now.
Love It!
@RINGOFE I love that thought. To have a good scotch and take in good morning heartache.... or any song by the glorious Billy Holiday, goosebumps
Вечный прекрасный блюз!от Великой прекрасной Билли Холидей!❤️
Good for guys who are still young but like this kind of music...
The emotion ... I can feel the depressing inside... it's wonderful...
She was known and very much apreciated by great musicians on her time. Lester, Brownie, Ben Webster are good examples.
Billie tells the feel of heartache to perfection
Simply incredible
awesome!!
No screamin' and showing off how high a note she can hit , just true blue and expressive !
I totally AGREE......she needed more recognition than she got, though here in Washington, D. C., on station WPFW, 89.3 on the FM dial, they play it sometimes....not enough.......
She is so beautiful... Everything about this woman.
she was amazing...
She was just divine! She wasn't an ordinary human being!
@PsychoBoar I agree wholeheartedly!I am 17 and I love artists like Billie, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Lena Horne; the list is endless! They're the REAL divas, and possess so much class and sass lol :-) People should really open their ears instead of just their eyes.
I completely agree.
Her music has always consoled me, when i feel down.
Love playing this on a cloudy day
lady day forever
Billie can sing a "Torch" song like few others; you can feel the pain in her voice and the resignation that she has lost someone who was close to her in every way.
Roger Plafkin--Plafkin Farms, Ada, Michigan
Love this woman. A legend.
Too bad she ruined her life by doing Heroine.
That was the drug of choice tho back in that day.
RIP Billie. TY for the years still of your fantastic music......
I came into the world just a little too late to enjoy her in person. But so glad she left a lot of great beautiful music behind. Unique!
Billie is simply the greatest female singer EVER! Her soulful sounds reaches into the 'hurt' and soothes the pain until it's bearable. How sad that she will never know how her music and legend endures.
WOW.. such a sweeeeet voice...Billie..!
I love my holiday
If you've read anything about B.H. this song is her coming to terms with dealing with her emotional pain using a drug as the alternative. She should never be demonized for this, but empathized with; and that's not an excuse...remember history and what a ground-breaker this great performer was. RIP LADY DAY!
this is the best version. other singers fuck it up because they miss the whole point of the song. u cant play cheery music to a sad song.
Billie Holiday swung both ways. They might have.
this song reminds me of my old friend....henk thoolen (echt Holland)
O wow a glimpse into Ms. Day's live life !
LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a voice! She was beautiful as well.
Billie Holiday tops all singers of all eras.
none of that stuff matters its in the past the only thing that matters is that shes a GREAT blues singer and even no one knew her then we all know her now and she will never be forgotten NEVER so stop blabing about nothing
beautiful music and woman.
@PsychoBoar I'm almost 50, & felt the same way as young as in my teens! Good music transcends time!!!
AMAZING!!!
on of my favs
@Geographylovers
If the music is truly good, it will recognize no boundaries. I am 57 years old.. I love Ms. Holliday as well as Kid Rock, Hank Williams SR. as well as Motley Crue. Merle Haggard and George Jones as well as Garbage and the bone thugs. But I have to say that as a young person such as yourself, it is refreshing to hear that you didn't need the opinions of your peers to make up your mind for you. Good on yas.
My favorite Billie Holiday song!
wildwoman17 i always loved this song
Wow, you sound very mature for your age, that's quite refreshing lol. Glad to see that someone your age can appreciate real music.
Happy birthday Lady Day
Beautiful
This is a good song
@tatianathekiDD93 YOU HAVE THE "THING"...THAT RECOGNIZES THE BLUES IN JAZZ, THE HIP IN HOP...THE ROLL IN ROCK....YOU RECOGNIZE, AND GOT THAT FUNK....DON'T EVER LOSE IT....AND ALWAYS USE IT,,,,USE YOUR HEART
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Goddess...
I just hope in some sort of afterlife Ms. Winehouse and Lady Day get to scat together. Rest in Harmony, both.
Yes, you are so right. Her and Nate King Cole had that same style.
this vidio is straight up awsome!!!
DeJanae Brown 10 years old
Luv billie, thanx for posting!
la DEA...del jazz...laura
@GroupieVee It is too bad. But times were different. Drug abuse was viewed as a crime, instead of an illness. She had a very tormented life. Today she would have had the option to get help. But still beautiful lady, beautiful soul, beautiful voice.
I love this tune by her so much, but can you upload it in it's entirety? what a voice! thanks.
fav
@BretEmilio Who had more of a just-plain-old-right to sing the blues than The Lady Day, I ask you???! She had more class in the pinkie than some will EVER have in their entire being...Long live The Queen! xo p.
Thanks Billie ...as smooth as i Casmere Cod Piece
There is a movie in which Billie plays a maid and she sings beautifully. Its title is New Orleans
η μεγαλύτερη τραγουδίστρια της τζαζ" όλων των εποχών!!!!!!!!!
Great
ジャズ史上最高の女性ヴォーカリスト 器楽的唱法 0:33 天才的フェイク 間の美学 絶妙なずらし方 物悲しい独特の声
Good morning heartache
Thought we said goodbye last night
This is entertainment! That's why the Beyonce's, Rihanna's and Nicki's of the world don't phase me
nothing else ...just blues !