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Re: Mississippi God Damn
Posted by Marcello (Guest) - Wednesday, July 27 2011, 9:06:09 (UTC)
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My man, J-Bone, you are the only Chaldo-Assyrian I know who's as hip as an acid trip. I love Nina Simone and when you come down to L.A.,if time permits, I want to show you a live concert of hers.

(please watch this video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvwlPKCfkIM&feature=related

As much as I love "Lady Day" Billie Holiday's rendition of this song, "Strange Fruit", Nina takes it to another level. The lyrics were written by Abe Meerpol, a Leftist-Jewish teacher who, along with his wife, adopted the Rosenberg kids after the state officially murdered them, accusing them of spying for the Soviets... it has been proven that they were set up by some of their so-called comrades, basically some punks got caught and backstabbed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

To avoid any problems, Mr. Meerpol used a different name as the songwriter, for he was avoiding any problems by the Hoover gang during the "Red Scare", especially since he adopted the Rosenberg kids.

"Strange Fruit"

Southern trees bearin' strange fruit
Blood on the leaves and blood at the roots
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze
Strange fruit hangin' from the Poplar trees

Pastoral scene of the gallant south
Them big bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
Scent of magnolia, clean and fresh
Then the sudden smell of burnin' 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 leaves to drop
Here is a strange and bitter crop.



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