I've been listening to Billy sing this since I was 16. When I was 20 I sang it myself on a Jazz programme on BBC NI. I probably just about copied her interpretation note for note! I've just listened to the other greats having a go...Frank..Ella...Barbara..Sarah...good..but compered to Billy..not the soul there that she puts into it.
This is a time world wide for weeping. just looking at what is happening now in India makes me weep. Gone are so many dreams in the blink of an eye. I don't mean to be morbid...jazz has always been my go to place with my emotions upbeat and down! Stay as safe as you can is all I can pray for you and me.x
Another cheerful and uplifting post Gerry - we all need to keep one another going over the next weeks and months I think. I love Billie Holliday - nobody like her.
ReplyDeleteI started to write about India as well but my nerve broke, I won't shelve it but the rest of the world puts our troubles in perspective.
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