Beth & Joe - Strange Fruit OFFICIAL Music Video

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Much buzzed about singer-songwriter Beth Hart, known for her raw and powerful blues-rock sound, and guitarist Joe Bonamassa, one of the best guitarists of his generation, will release their sophomore album of classic soul covers Seesaw on May 21, 2013
Seesaw is the follow up to 2011's Don't Explain, on which Slant called Hart "a simply peerless frontwoman;" AllMusic.com said "Bonamassa and band accent her every phrase with requisite rowdiness, sting and grit." About.com called the duo "a match made in Heaven" and MOJO praised their "potent musical chemistry." The album was nominated for a 2012 Blues Music Award.
Seesaw opens with a joyous horn reveille to kick off "Them There Eyes," made famous in 1939 by Billie Holiday-one of Hart's biggest inspirations. "My mother turned me on to this song when I was a kid," says Beth. "I love the bubbliness. It's sexy, it's fun, and it has a great swing to it." On the track "Nutbush City Limits," Hart wails with an intensity that would make Tina Turner proud, and her slow and soulful burn on "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" pairs dramatically with Bonamassa's smoking guitar. The tempo kicks up several notches with Hart's tight, rocking vocals on "Can't Let Go," from Lucinda Williams' Grammy-winning 1998 album Car Wheels On A Gravel Road. It's followed by her fierce cover of "Miss Lady," the Buddy Miles song that was originally produced by Jimi Hendrix. Hart revisits Melody Gardot's songbook to deliver a sultry, jazzy rendition of "If I Tell You I Love You." "See Saw," is a Don Covay/Steve Cropper composition from Aretha Franklin's 1968 album Aretha Now. The album closes with Hart's haunting and atmospheric version of "Strange Fruit," a song that began as a poem about American racism-and lynching-by Abel Meeropol.

[@nordna]

I've known of Beth Hart since the mid to late 80s when she was a contestant on Star Search... this is the most subdued I've ever heard her. As a black man, I AM IN LOVE WITH HER. Her voice here is chilling, haunting, captivating, mesmerizing.... wickedly exceptional delivery. PERFECT

[@TheDaydreammaster]

I never could have said it better my friend.

[@elishaedison3807]

i guess im randomly asking but does anybody know a method to log back into an Instagram account?? I stupidly forgot the password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me!

[@remingtonzechariah6687]

@Elisha Edison instablaster =)

[@Ripleys_mom]

She does it justice. Billie Holiday was a brave woman to record this in the social climate she was trapped in.

[@gusgone4527]

Regardless of colour she floats my boat too. Working with Joe bring something else out her and it's magical. Makes the hairs on my back stand up and gives me shivers.

[@kathykelley587]

Joe makes his guitar cry, while Beth makes me cry. Amazing artists!

[@annegreyling47]

Very true- agree

[@staceycoomer5521]

No one touches my soul like beth

[@redirish5939]

Spot on I tell my friends joe makes that guiater sound as if we should all cry..

[@sandraatkins2539]

Tell the truth!!!

[@dancollins5194]

Seen her twice … cried both times 🙏👌

[@angelmatos9143]

One of the most haunting, riveting & important songs anyone will ever play.

[@augustalaurentbiehly3277]

When one thinks that no one can come close to Billie's and Nina's versions.... here comes Beth Hart! There are two modern female singers that move me to my core... Eva Cassidy and Beth Hart. Pain never sounded better.... the lyrics are extrordinarily beautiful, tragic, touching, moving... gorgeous arrangement too!

[@kurtmadison9517]

Amen

[@user-bu1kc1dv4h]

Да!И меня тоже. Ева-и Бет👍 Еще Анджелина Джордан.

[@stevemann3080]

Eva brings me to tears every time. Beth comes a very close second. 🙏🙏

[@russelmurray9268]

Eva Cassidy yes and yes just the greatest. I miss her

[@J0hnny8ravo]

You should also listen to Annie Lennox’s rendition. Amazing, but little different.

[@luiseduardo-cn9ph]

Imagine Billie Holiday singing this at the beggining of last century! What a courage of this legendary woman! (sorry my english, i'm from Brasil).

[@patribiancco1124]

Perfeito !!!❤️

[@TheDaydreammaster]

I actually just listened to Holidays version. She does well. Yet, with Joe on the guitar behind Beth's extraordinary voice... #fugedaboudIT!

[@RocketKirchner]

when Holiday first sung this in Greenwhich village , there was no applause ...everyone was so stunned .

[@shadowofmyfutureself]

Your English is fine.

[@shadowofmyfutureself]

It's a fantastically moving piece

[@minivanjack]

One of the most powerful songs in American history. A difficult song that Beth, Joe and all musicians here handle absolutely masterfully. Congratulations on bringing this high art to another generation.

[@dianeverwoest5659]

The meaning of this song is so sad. No more hanging. She has done justice to this song. Fabulous.

[@meep2576]

Sad and haunting song, this is a fantastic version without horns.

[@tonyreina432]

The soul displayed in this rendition, is mind blowing. R.I.P. LADY DAY

[@TheDaydreammaster]

I feel exactly the same. This is the Thee m0st soulful song I've ever laid ears on in my life... Only I didn't realize that it's about the holocaust. Horrible. Yet, Beth knocked this 1 clear out the park. Her voice calms my savage beast.

[@randallmarsh1187]

@@TheDaydreammaster No, it's not about the Holocaust at all! It's about the lynching of Black Americans!!!!

[@BMoshai62]

@@TheDaydreammaster It isn't about the Holocaust. It's about slavery and racism in the USA. The song was written by Abel Meeropol, a Jewish man from The Bronx.

[@pushkinsafaya2749]

I listened to multiple renditions of this song and my conclusion is that we can’t say someone did it the best. Different versions affect people in various ways. For me, Joe’s guitar, which is crying and then a restrained anger mixed with Beth’s voice and choice of enunciation sent chills and evoked emotion. I think they complement each other in a way that is amazing.

[@redirish5939]

Wow..what a description..perfect

[@vasiliypupkin9205]

Подарочек, на сон грядущий. Просто нет слов !

[@netnat2428]

Как же это трогательно звучит. Душу рвет на куски. Это шедевр.

[@xxgamerxxilean8738]

The face of Joe Bonamassa and his quitar saying all. He is one with his quitar, just perfect! And Beth, sublime like always! Thank you all for such an unique experience! Hats off! Love from Romania 🇷🇴.

[@obadabkr]

I've only discovered Beth Hart lately and been listening to her discography for a while, but THIS! THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE! this terrifying melancholic feeling this song gives is just something unique.

[@redirish5939]

I came across her by accident heard a tune in a pub in the background liked it so shazamed it lol ..been a fan ever since

[@brianstewart2032]

I had always been under impressed by Joe. He always seemed technically brilliant but not much feeling. THEN, He gets together with Beth and this powerful magic happens. Beth really brings out the soul in Joe. I first noticed this on their version of rather be blind, in Amsterdam. Beth's incredible singing seemed to push him into another dimension.

[@pinballrobbie]

I second that, maybe Beth is Joe's muse.

[@redirish5939]

Definitely

[@catalinagopian7265]

Maybe one of the most beautiful, strange, original and sad guitar solo ever...

[@klausposchmann7097]

I agree, i am not a Bonamassa - Fan, but what he plays here is one of the greatest things i ever heard

[@raychelb6904]

Oh My God! Beth & Joe a professional match made in heaven & I do believe Miss Holiday is smiling!

[@artimmius]

The guitar interpretation is pure genius

[@Automedon2]

I'm almost glad that Beth has never gotten the wider acclaim she deserves. This way we can keep her for ourselves.

[@eyadouiri3866]

That's selfish as fuck ._.

[@jasonb12]

Seems a rather harsh assessment.

[@bluespig1]

Which is actually all about you, so drop the ''caring'' bullshit.

[@DirkjeA]

Geez people, quit whining about this comment. It was clearly meant in a humoristic way. How silly to react like this. We would love to have lots and lots of people loving her great music ofcourse.......

[@wp4565775]

Now simmer down snowflake. Google is your friend.

[@9496TULL]

OMG!!!! That voice! That wailing guitar! I'm in heaven. Best version ever

[@ropaj6795]

This is the second best...listen to Nina Simone.But this is better than Billie Holiday, Jill Scott, India arie, and Annie Lenox. This is a great interpretation....indeed.

[@ceesp.vanleeuwen6304]

Gravity John Mayer

[@bluespig1]

Please, that is such an ignorant thing to write here. John Mayer is much more concerned about dating stars and his looks than he is about tradition or history with music.

[@janaecatt2407]

Ropaj Green she (Billie Holiday) wrote it, I would guess the direct shock of seeing what she was speaking about must have over powered the desire to share and from your words I would also say musical capability to convey the vision beyond a thought, she did not want to record nor perform the song as the story is told. She did it after much urging from the label who felt the poem needed sharing. I think the other interpretations only have their appeal because the other singers (who most likely have never seen a black person swinging dead from a tree) could feel and hear the melody with the distance required to not feel that numbing shock that you seem not to understand why you don't like from Billie Holiday's recording (the truest and most genuine rendition PURELY BECAUSE of its direct interpretation) they sing what they understand of what she saw nicely while she converted her truth under duress. this is a beautiful interpretation though.

[@bluespig1]

That's not actually true. Abel Meeropol wrote it as a poem in 1937. It was later recorded in song by many artists, probably none as haunting as Billie Holidays version although Annie Lennox also does a lovely rendition well worth looking up.

[@cordellwise2070]

I discovered Joe Bonamassa on MTV back in the late 90s. I was in college from 1965 to 1970. I'm not an accomplished musician, but from what I've seen, Joe Bonamassa has taken music to another level. The patient musicianship displayed in this video is astounding. Most people are not aware that this is an early jazz piece!

[@savedandblessed79]

Best version I've ever heard of this song and that I'm sad to say includes the original. Beth Hart is best female white soul singer I've ever heard. Such feeling in that vocal. It's unreal. Teamed with Joe's playing and his band it's truly sweet

[@missjerseyz2008]

Love this version, love the original but Sting's version is my favorite for now

[@geebee1]

Katey Sagal & The Forest Rangers, better by a mile

[@singularman7589]

This takes you to a place to feel that otherwise you couldn't feel!

[@singularman7589]

But than again more than several I f Beth's songs do that. Her voice creates itches that you have to come back to over and over to scratch. A nice addiction!

[@singularman7589]

And Joe's guitar. And them two together!

[@mwiinga6052]

She does it justice....PERIOD!!

[@sibiryak4264]

Из простейшей мелодии сделать шедевр!!!Невероятно!

[@joeperry9814]

A classic rendition of a song dripping with blood and emotion

[@user-dw1ez5rd9f]

Они лучшие из лучших, они просто созданы друг для друга

[@CH3FFI3]

Beth's capacity for despair is unequalled.

[@sureshkv8135]

It takes courage to even attempt this song, leave alone improving on most past versions of it. This one stands tall on its own. I also love Nina Simone's version - that is something else as it indeed should be

[@valery1723]

Я тащусь от ее голоса...👏👏👏

[@user-mz9vx2lh8k]

Джо и Бэти ,Вы огромные талантища ! Как все это созвучно моему настроению ... Вы свободные птицы высочайшего полета ... Браво !

[@missjerseyz2008]

I just heard this for the first time 3 days ago. I sent this to my daughter. She replied "Man... we may dominate their sports.. but there is something to be said about blueeyed soul." Ive listened to this song 20 times in the past 3 days. It is haunting more than usual in the wake of what just happen in Minneapolis.

[@doseofdesi926]

Smh

[@MissSusieQue1]

I love Beth's version so much......don't forget to listen to Billie Holiday's version....she was the first to sing it...much like Beth's....full of heart,soul & pain.

[@missjerseyz2008]

@@MissSusieQue1 I heard and love Billy holiday's and Nina Simone's version. Love them both.

[@MaryJaneTheGoddess]

Billie Holiday sang this and took such abuse before and during this period. That she had the strength to stand up and sing this song speaks to her strength. That it's written by a Jewish man after seeing a photo of a lynching is us all(no matter what race) is showing that we should have empathy for all. Brave song. StaySafe&Blessings🦋

[@utbabee]

Perfectly said.

[@purpura1153]

Por Dios como suenan los 2 monstruos!!!!! Que fusion son fascinantes..... Beth, Joe. Sublimes😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@RexDexter]

What a compendium of incredible talent-this is easily one of the best sets ever recorded in modern times. If you don't think so, too...well, what planet are YOU from?

[@peterquarmby3189]

Separately Beth and Joe both superb, together sublime. Unbelievably good,

[@JP-ls7gi]

to maddraws: this song was not even written by a black person, it was written by a white jewish man from the bronx named abel meeropol. He wrote it as a poem after seeing a photograph of a lynching. This strong and powerful song carries the same message no matter who sings it. it is a painfully clear metaphor of lynchings, and you dont have to be black to sing it, the message is universal.

[@thinkman2467]

Yup it's like sayin nigga

[@deanhundley5256]

thank you EVONNE i'm sure as the poet would be happy with how this song translates the horrors of racism into a thing of beauty

[@williamdevaughn1671]

Evonne MoNique my dear sweet lady you are right more than even you know!I'm a white southerner from Mississippi, and nobody has seen the dark underbelly of the sickening visceral and esoteric racism like I have! only I have had to stand idly by and watch even my own family as well as some friends give way to and be completely overtaken by the hatred and seemingly white hot bitterness and bigotry caused by nothing more than tradition of racism. they say,......."well,...... my daddy and my momma hated N#%¥€₩s,....... and so I hate them too!" really?,....... well why,....... or what have black people done to you to make you hate em so much? "well,....... not much but as I said, my parents hated em so that's why I do too!" this is so sick! it's on such a demonic level that only almighty God can solve it. and I hope with His help we can stop this kind of hate. if not then we all are the losers!

[@jennyanimal9046]

Evonne MoNique thats what i thought..truly sad times..im sorry for those who have suffered..

[@samanthahannon8894]

Well guess it got stolen then call the police

[@tomix1970pl1]

When you let spirit play for you (feeling we call it) than miracles have a chance to happen.And we have Joe Bonamassa.Bless.

[@lisaweaver986]

Your quoted is exactly what creates music. Let feelings go as we call it.

[@leVerito]

Written by ABER MEEROPOL, a jewish professor of Russian origin affiliate to the Communist Party USA. He published the poem under the title "Bitter Fruit" in 1937 in a magazine. Later he composed the music and changed its title to "Strange Fruit". Meeropol, his wife, and black vocalist Laura Duncan performed it at Madison Square Garden. However song became famous with the interpretation of Billie Holiday in 1939.

[@johnnypk1963]

Thx for the info

[@DirkjeA]

Wow, that is great to know, tnx for the info indeed.... This is such a powerful song, gives me this eerie feeling and at the same time makes me wanna cry......

[@KahawaSQ]

I thought it was performed by Nina Simones.

[@fabienkopp8730]

later. great.

[@thatbird2]

Her cover of this classic is brilliant as well...

[@elvirarukletsova4934]

Невероятные!!! Мурашки по коже...

[@hdwenner]

The best cover. Absolute world class

[@TheDaydreammaster]

Alone. Dark room. All but silent.... If only I could explain what her voice in this song does to me. The savage beast is soothed.

[@galinaborisova7223]

поет как дышит...фантастика...всё замерло

[@joycepresnall9749]

I love this song, the eeriness makes you feel like you are in a dark forest, seeing the bodies hanging. You can picture it in your mind. It's amazing that they can emote such emotion from the chords they play that make you feel like you are there...experiencing some of the most horrific things that were done to black people for a very long time.

[@MagnoliaLoon]

CONGRATULATIONS ! "Seesaw" has been nominated for a Grammy for "Best Blues Album"

[@WilliamWallaceRoss]

Masterful job! Having grown up in the 60's, closing my eyes and listening to Beth's words, brought tears to my eyes, despite never having witnessed what she was singing. I do remember the black and white photo's of the South depicting the body hanging from a tree. That we could do this to another human being, I imagine, The Father was crying as well! Thank you Joe and Beth for this history lesson.

[@antoniosimmini2403]

PERFECT...........genial... master of the blues......

[@brookegabbert4359]

Antonio Simmini thank you. I was just showing my husband this song. hes a dj and I thought he had to know this historical blues song.

[@sambujas4410]

This song ALWAYS touches me!!! This is a really good rendition of it! Thanks, Joe & Beth! You seem to feel this sooooooo deeply! ;-*

[@J0hnny8ravo]

Annie Lennox does it great, even if it’s different. Give it a try.

[@seabrookthemagnificent9580]

Talk about makin a guitar cry & sing, and then Beth Hart too? Whoa Nelly!

[@TheDaydreammaster]

No doubt. Joe is one of my favorite artists, and to hear the 2 together is absolutely amazing.

[@carlaharrington5120]

I've got chills!!! I have been a huge Billie Holiday fan for decades. For me personally I would prefer MOST singers stay away from trying to cover this tune because they just can't do it justice. I should have known that Beth would be able to make it as haunting, painful, and mesmerizing as it deserves to be.

[@anderseriksen2282]

My outmost respect - brilliant done Hart & Bonamassa + band - 1 can hear and feel the cruelty and despare right to the bones...……………….

[@jovelinoalmeida4704]

Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Pastoral scene of the gallant south, The big bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh, Then the sudden smell of burning flesh. Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck, For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck, For the sun to rot, for the leafs to drop, Here is a strange and bitter crop.

[@kullchaisae-lim8924]

Thanks a Lots.

[@bevhes5304]

fantastic performance and the chilling,haunting sound of this is unforgettable. no one can sing it or play the music any better .what an epic performance from them all.

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

There's hardly a thing she does that doesn't have me in tears. Joe's good too.

[@TheySayy]

How is possible to talk any craps after listening to this amazing song, vocal, interpretation? Haters in a charge, this is not a right place for you...This is a music apex, and you do not belong here!

[@davidgriffiths7215]

This sends shivers down my spine but the live version in their Amsterdam concert is even better.

[@9thBebeplanet]

And this is what i call "perfection"🎉🎉🎉❤

[@TheKrzyho]

Thank You Beth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@badingere]

It's perfect, simply perfect. 😤

[@TheDellaniOakes]

Such an amazing song. It makes me cry every time I hear it. Best version I've ever heard.

[@penfloyd]

One word "POWERFUL" Joe and Beth wonderful Duo

[@krissysspice4lifem.o.lskin801]

Only you and Nina Simone have gifted me with goose bumps just by the melody. You are amazingly a gift of God for the souls who need more! I love you!

[@valery1723]

как же она поет...невероятно!!!!!!!!!!

[@user-si9rf6bx4v]

Вывернула душу!

[@user-iv8pd7zt7h]

🇧🇬👍🇧🇬 🌍🎶🌍

[@kosmetologkg]

это Бонамасса?

[@smoketodie]

The guitar player at the end was feeling it! Yes this cover is awesome. Great Job!

[@C_Becker]

The "guitar player" is fucking Joe Bonamassa!

[@oddball8974]

Didn't think I'd ever hear anyone other than Billy do it justice. I was wrong. Fabulous.

[@Automedon2]

Yes , I listened to many other versions by Billie and other artists - I enjoyed them all, but still came back to Beth's rendition - every single word is given emphasis and emotion. What a work of art.

[@oddball8974]

+TheLeatherChannel oh yes

[@Empirism]

Now... This gem been hiding from me years! I couldn't even wrote a comment before the last sound fades. Frozen. This is an experience.

[@steveclujhawkins8063]

Stunning vocals.....Beautiful Lady.

[@Nonna7384]

Trying to convey my gratitude and enormous awe for this seems insulting.

[@susannovick5963]

Doesn't it? excactly what shot me down Boom Boom Bang Bang

[@dianacrow7509]

Intricately addressed... (Reading this portion of "Lady Sings the Blues" ...had to take breaks.) Then they came out with the movie, Diana Ross yet another "Lady". Thank you Joe & Beth, thank you.

[@leenhuijer9416]

did I metion already we are blessed Joe and Beth were brought together ? :-)

[@gioboxer]

I would give Beth a Grammy just for this cover but Los Angeles industry is sleeping..........

[@35matinee]

The Grammies for Blues is almost a cruel joke these days

[@patrislemair1754]

Grammys is for sissies haven’t you got it yet. Beth is not for sale. She’s a Goddess

[@deeohgee4574]

Who gives a mouse turd for what hollywood thinks...if they hear greatness, they are already lost

[@ss8v92ta]

the grammy's are a joke . have been for a long time. this pure greatness.

[@AbbyNormal777]

And yet, Kenye has about 30 Grammys..

[@claudiaaubin662]

so glad i found this womans amazing voice today HAUNTINGLY beautiful I hear a strong Janis Joplin coming thru thank you both Beth Hart your voice is incredible

[@user-cr9xu4lr9o]

Люди сами получают удовольствие от творчества... Просто кайфуют от своего дела. Это дорогого стоит. Респект.

[@doogalloonni]

Some things should never be separated, like air and water... Beth and Joe.

[@user-ct5hm7si4u]

От души,просто сказка!

[@ireneruthfox]

Best vereisen since Billie....Wonderful.

[@nightperuser]

Simply incredible performance by the entire band - wow. It gets better each time I listen to it. I saw Nina Simone sing this live and I have to say Beth Hart does as good a job……if not better. Haunting performance

[@AndreasBalotis]

its simply a masterpiece

[@tiffanygrandstaff2942]

One of the best modern renditions of this song. Your artists really captured the pain in this song. Cheers!

[@toniheron6899]

This is such an extraordinary rendition of Billie Holliday’s song , sung with utmost respect and grace .

[@amanda6245]

Well said! 👏

[@nbgallaway5261]

I first heard this son while driving home. I had to pull over as chills moved all over-and it was summer. Gratefully I had Shazam and quickly punched in. I can’t get enough of it all. I didn’t want it to end. And each time I hear this, the vivid picture comes to life in my soul.

[@amikewy]

Simply the best cover ever of any song ..

[@helenhunt5414]

True!

[@destiny2560]

Beautiful rendition. We must learn from our mistakes.

[@saunleecoetzee9170]

Calling a decades long brutal oppression a 'mistake' is rather generous.

[@shrek2573]

Как же это здорово!!! Музыка - просто улёт!!!!!!!

[@revbobj3220]

My favorite Billie Holiday song! This is incredible! Thanks!

[@gregmcintosh8281]

So much beauty, so heavy with so much pain, this song is about so much evil, how can humans be so..............

[@brooklynjack]

Am I still a man, if I admit that this beautiful performance brought tears to my eyes?

[@sueeaker3692]

If it didn't, you wouldn't be

[@MrPondGuy]

"Does doing the right thing no mater the cost make you a man? (Says The Big Lebowski). "Well yeah that and a pair of testicles" (Says The Dude)

[@ahissarenee7756]

She sung this beautifully. Amazing woman. I just what to give her a hug Lol.

[@shakimaro]

Ahissa Renee Me too. I think Nina's is best but this one was perfection too. Just wow!

[@ahissarenee7756]

Want*

[@schamonarobinson5068]

Ahissa Renee Love her version as well. I think you guys should have a look at Chloe and Halle's version. For such young individuals, they capture the mood of the song/poem very well.

[@schamonarobinson5068]

shakimaro listen to Chloe and Halle's version and tell me wht you think

[@ahissarenee7756]

Schamona Robinson will do!

[@MegaDieyoung]

Joe and Beth truly a marriage made in heaven.

[@user-bu1kc1dv4h]

Вы знаете,а ведь эта песня сейчас актуальна!!! Как в прошлом веке пытали чернокожих людей ни за что,так и сейчас в современной России пытают и издеваются над заключенными в тюрьмах!!!

[@utbabee]

This is sheer perfection!

[@ruthhwoodcock1363]

I think this is one of the saddest and most gut wrenching songs I have ever heard.... most famously known through Billie Holiday's rendition......... "Strange Fruit" originated as a poem written by Abel Meeropol, a white, Jewish high school teacher from the Bronx and a member of the Communist Party, as a protest against lynchings of black African Americans. In the poem, Meeropol expressed his horror at what Lawrence Beitler's photograph showed of the 1930 lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith in Marion, Indiana. He published the poem under the title "Bitter Fruit" in 1937 in The New York Teacher, a union magazine.Though Meeropol had asked others (notably Earl Robinson) to set his poems to music, he set "Strange Fruit" to music himself. His protest song gained a certain success in and around New York. Meeropol, his wife Anne, and black vocalist Laura Duncan performed it at Madison Square Garden. Meeropol chose to write as "Lewis Allan" in memory of the names of his two stillborn children. Later, he and his wife Anne adopted Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's two sons, Michael and Robert, after their parents' executions. Michael and Robert took the Meeropol surname.

[@sasykat59]

ty for the info,,, , and I agree, with you.

[@XTraqd]

Well yes D. Berg. He's just literally given you the history of the song in full. What's more relavent than that?!

[@melindaforster1240]

very interesting thanks

[@bigbengamer]

And then black people turned it into something that represents their pain. Why are you trying to take that away?

[@galyamateva4809]

Beauty in its purest form.

[@alexeynartov2909]

Эмоциональный заряд , вложенный еврейским учителем в конце 30-х , несёт этот STRANGE FRUIT через годы , привлекая исполнителей высшего класса и обжигая души людей . Услышал в 87-м в исполнении Сьюкси & The Banshees , был очарован . Ну а Бет - безупречна !

[@queerjamie2608]

Goosebumps I love it when musicians and singers are really feeling it you can tell any artist feels it too

[@rossieossie9483]

fabulous n awesome what a beautiful combination.... love this song...

[@AmericangirlKim]

Love these two diamonds in the rough, chillin, playin, together, what a duo & what chemistry they have, ty

[@vessymink]

Epic pain. Beautiful rendition of a very real truth captured.

[@michaelarthur6038]

this lady is just fucking awesome, she speaks to my soul

[@Chadnmurfreesboro]

Amazing artistry. These two....damn.

[@christinebovill961]

Almost impossible to sing this song. Beth, you bring something extraordinary to it x

[@michaelfuino884]

Soul searing, hurts, exactly what it should do, incredible.