Franklin999 I have ...( 11 months ago by aleaseann)
Franklin999 I have heard people say her voice changed once she started using durgs heavily, I must agree...BUT she makes up for it in heart/soul. She reminds me of Mary J Blige...she makes you feel like you lived the song...she is deep as hell!
u're right.... I ...( 10 months ago by franklin999)
u're right.... I know I'm late... but as they say in my land... m ás vale trade ke nuca jejeje.
She wasn't that ...( 10 months ago by kdixon708)
She wasn't that drunk was she? Poor Billie so misunderstood and so unhappy.
oh my, i am crying, ...( 9 months ago by jeruarde)
oh my, i am crying, thank you for touching me
If you know ...( 8 months ago by skyiscrying53)
If you know anything about Billie Holiday life then you know that she had unhappy things happen to her, but she was not a woman to pity. She lived and died the way she wanted to and that's more that can be said about most "sober" people. RIP Ms. DAY!
True that - and ...( 7 months ago by kdixon708)
True that - and dont I understand!!!
No not pitying her ...( 7 months ago by kdixon708)
No not pitying her just a shame that so many unhappy things happened to her!!!
Thanks for posting. ...( 6 months ago by Diamondlexus20)
Thanks for posting. We need this!
It's true that she ...( 6 months ago by JessieSoul)
It's true that she looks in bad shape! BIG difference from teh photos/videos of her when she is younger...
billy was a addict ...( 5 months ago by bobisbear)
billy was a addict raped when she was ten and i think i can see and feel in her voice and pics . but this video really shows how the addiction took hold of her , love you billy always will thanks for music
Beautiful, talented ...( 5 months ago by ydd0331)
Beautiful, talented and tragic at the same time.
Wonderful Lady. ...( 4 months ago by Bolveria)
Wonderful Lady. love you. Just awesome.xxxxx
When I first heard ...( 3 months ago by paul51)
When I first heard Billie Holiday (prior to Diana's LADY SINGS THE BLUES), I asked myself: what's so big about Billie Holiday. Then I REALLY listened to her, then I got it. Best jazz vocalist ever. If Billie doesn't touch you emotionally, no one will.
i adore billie -- ...( 3 months ago by robbnyc2007)
i adore billie -- but this is just depressing... no, i don't pity her, because skyiscrying53is right -- she lived exactly the way she wanted to -- but the toll of hard living and drugs just destroys her artistry here. it's not about pity for her, its about sadness for the destruction of an immeasurable talent
Wish I had the ...( 3 months ago by Bolveria)
Wish I had the honour of meeting you. Love your voice just amazing.
People can be so ...( 3 months ago by thick1921)
People can be so quick to criticize and not know the full story. I am sure she did not aspire or "want"to be a heroin addict. But there were tons of factors(a few mentioned below) that contributed to this. The a bandmate kept her hooked cuz it kept her going. No Billie, No Band. She was taken advantage of her whole life and you hear that pain in her music and how much she just desired to be loved. If you cant feel a lil sorry for her then you have no compassion. You should read her Bio.
Billie was molested ...( 3 months ago by Dani6248)
Billie was molested and thrown into the world of prostitution at an severely early age. Men beat her she had a rough life. Her pain projected not only in her voice but the way she stands and her body language. She oozed her pain out for you each time she sang a note. Drugs served as a way to cope its sad but true for so many people in the world.
Love you Billie always
Robby, if you dare ...( 2 months ago by defundthewar)
Robby, if you dare say that Billie looked awful and sounded worse, it makes you a bad person who "doesn't get it." Her artistry, that is. But I'm with you. Even Judy Garland got booed and unemployed when she took her professional victim schtick too far. Conveying the pain of a trainwreck is art. Willfully living as a trainwreck and shattering one's talent is not.
This lady right ...( 2 months ago by Roxalaun)
This lady right here is so Real I can't even explain what....she is very detailed in her singing I love it..Billie Holiday
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This may not be her ...( 2 weeks ago by grooveEday)
This may not be her "best time" but, here she is no longer a jazz singer... she becomes a BLUES singer. This is the best there is. Emotionally naked, brilliant. Too bad it's such a poor piece of video. And it's incomplete. The best part is left off! Where is it? I have this on LP and it is chilling.
ás vale trade ke nuca jejeje.
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