Bonamassa, Joe - Strange Fruit Lyrics






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.





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  1. O.... O....

    great!!!...Beth! ****** great Joe!****** goosebumps!!

  2. g.... �....

    Is no fruit groing here in Iceland.

  3. �.... �....

    ,❣️👍👍👍👍👍

  4. P.... M....

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

  5. W.... J....

    Sung very well, with a different twist Bravo!😊

  6. J.... V....

    Maravilhoso a banda e seus arranjos ,tudo perfeito

  7. M.... J....

    wonderful...

  8. r.... ....

    tears....

  9. K.... T....

    Been watching this hundred times ..... Simply the most moving theme with the best vocal and guitar.

  10. f.... f....

    meraviglia!

  11. J.... B....

    Billie, Nina Simone, Beth sur le même piédestal et la même performance. Comme la guitare de Joe ils pleurent avec grande émotion de bien mauvaises images du racisme de certains petits esprits. Ces pleures atteignes mes tripes

  12. C.... P....

    This song is not to be debated but revered... listen and learn. It is meant to cause thought and love. LOVE!!! So do not feed into the divide it may speak about. Learn and feel the need to change. Love 💜💜💜💜 all have wrote and sung this song.

  13. b.... a....

    Billy holiday

  14. J.... L....

    I’ve never heard this sung better. Amazing and haunting. Love you Beth

  15. B.... ....

    WOW-------------------------------------> beautiful .

  16. M.... G....

    🎵🎶🎵👍👍👍🌹❤️🌹

  17. M.... G....

    СУПЕР

  18. E.... ....

    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.

  19. J.... C....

    Well this is the first time I have head of Beth, but you better believe that I am ordering all of her cd as of this minute, I am in love with her music.

  20. g.... ....

    Met Blondie Chaplin(Rolling Stones)-op gitaar !!!

  21. E.... P....

    Superbă ..piesa . ..

  22. F.... A....

    Jebana wjebała mi się bez sensu...łapa w dół i wypierdalać w podskokach

  23. G.... ....

    extraordinario, awesome…. something dark and brillant, at the same time...tremendo

  24. R.... P....

    Wow, that was awesome!

  25. D.... C....

    Bis bis , Joe and Beth 💞

  26. P.... H....

    Un poème terrible porté par des artistes fabuleux et une interprétation sublime de beth hart!

  27. S.... N....

    * * * * * !

  28. g.... m....

    the way Billie sings is MAGICAL...that ways it's done Here is GREAT, but magic isn't there...sorry...some songs need to be left alone "classic" way.

  29. S.... C....

    Hauntingly perfect, as always with JB and BH

  30. r.... y....

    Whoa Nina Simone is the ONE for this...but here Beth is right up there...stunning performance..shivers...

  31. �.... �....

    Талантливейший парень, главное, чтобы жил долго и создавал свою музыку

  32. W.... A....

    Te esxiucne

    W.... A....

    Com o tadre tener telejos

  33. S.... E....

    Deeply Moving performance from Beth as usual ✓

  34. O.... R....

    A beautiful and moving interpretation. Beth Hart is among the greatest female blues singers.

  35. o.... a....

    AMAZING PERFORMANCE, thanks Beth & Joe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  36. i.... h....

    I simply love this song and this performance.

  37. R.... G....

    "Just" to say that this peace of art is in did a well donne master peace!! Congrets to you!! Your work allwayes inspired me, for that my truly apriciation of the work you both did all this years ! Many thanks for that !!

  38. R.... ....

    I does anyone do this song justice, can ever never be sung sad enough to convey the horror for those that suffered it.

  39. S.... ....

    Aaaaaah BETH❤ What a MAGNIFICENT version Of this SONG! MY GOSH between your sultry voice & JOE B's wailing guitar It's NOTHING SHORT of being ABSOLUTE MAGIC!! LOVE YA BETH❤🎙💛 JOE B YOU too!! YOU created MAGIC on your GUITAR 🎸😎 💙 And OMG!!! GOOSEBUMPS ALL OVER MY BODY!!! I WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH FOR THIS "MAGICAL" SONG!!

  40. D.... M....

    One word "POWERFUL" Joe and Beth wonderful Duo

  41. A.... M....

    Oh God ,it is so beautiful ,it makes me cry

  42. F.... C....

    This one will forever remind me of you, Amber.. ❤️

  43. V.... M....

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

  44. S.... M....

    E consacrată

  45. S.... B....

    Thanks for covering this very important record so perfectly with immeasurable style and heart.

  46. T.... G....

    I like this rendition more then Nina's, but not as much as Billie"s.

  47. z.... o....

    Something beautiful !!!

  48. z.... o....

    Something beautiful !!!

  49. M.... E....

    Wow just so quiete and relaxing. Also powerful voice.

  50. M.... O....

    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.

  51. P.... S....

    BRAVO!!!!!!!!!

  52. m.... t....

    Für die Frau ,die ich liebe....😔

  53. F.... L....

    les 408 qui n'ont pas aimé doivent être des amateurs de rap ! comment c'est possible de ne pas apprécier ce chef d'oeuvre ? Beth est une des plus belles voix que j'ai jamais entendu et j'ai quand même 67 ans. ils sont extraordinaires !

  54. I.... J....

    Вони супер!

  55. i.... p....

    Beth, simplesmente maravilhosa ! Que voz !

  56. L.... H....

    Also done by Billie Holiday--love love this and Beth does it well

  57. J.... L....

    Stunning version of a Billie Holiday classic. I loved it... I felt the pain.

  58. B.... C....

    Wonderful timeliness classic! If anyone wants I made a cover:https://youtu.be/nRpRghriMec

  59. �.... �....

    Супер

  60. s.... ....

    perfectly preformed by all, totally heartbreaking

  61. K.... P....

    Deeply satisfying music. Soulful.

  62. A.... B....

    بنتنم

  63. J.... B....

    You go huh the best girl on earth

  64. c.... c....

    Isn't saying that Beth has no right to sing this song a demonstration of the very sort of racism it depicts? Do you haters even see the irony in your words? You should celebrate those of us who are so affected by the struggles of others that we try to bring them to light, try each in our own way to affect change.

  65. B.... W....

    WOW. It's rare for me to have goosebumps and shed tears simultaneously, but here I am. Her rendering of this piece is incomparable. This song rips my heart out.

  66. P.... A....

    Haunting, between her voice, the music and lyrics.

  67. G.... W....

    Maravilloso!!!

  68. C.... T....

    Now the guitar 🎸 guy perfect passion and body language of love. 👏🏼♥️🥰 we need to link up. Im a vocalist. 😘 [email protected]. https://www.smule.com/p/1714763730_2962934584. Check me out. Oh trust me smule is only for me to release not the real thing ✌🏼😘♥️

  69. O.... V....

    Bonjour à ton coeur et à ton croupe mais je vous remercie de cette sensation de votre armonie excuser moi je ne sais pas l anglais mais vos notes de musique me donne plein de bonnes vérité dans mon coeur et mon esprit merci à vous et excuse moi je n'ai pas encore été à un de vos concert mais vous êtes dans mon coeur et pense à vous vous êtes super 😉👍je suis très hors du temps je travaille de nuit et difficile d être avec le temps des gens de la vie du jour. Mais merci de ta voie. Bisous pour ta voie si je peux 😉

  70. o.... a....

    Wanna eat this fruit!!!!!

  71. V.... 6....

    GENIALNE...

  72. g.... m....

    Beth Hart !!!!!!!!!!

  73. g.... m....

    IALWAYS LOVED VAI THEN BONAMASSA THRU B.C.C. !

  74. g.... m....

    i WAS 19 WHEN BONAMASSA BORN !

  75. g.... m....

    IT WORKS !-DO NOT FIX IT !

  76. g.... m....

    KEEP DOING IT !

  77. m.... j....

    Those instruments are weeping. Most excellent and haunting

  78. g.... m....

    Hart & BONAMASSA !

  79. T.... B....

    I adore this song but can only go there every now and then because I know the story. It really is genius material - oh boy.

  80. k.... ....

    🎶💕😘🎶💕😘🎶💕😘

  81. V.... 6....

    co za cudeńko...świetny Joe..

  82. A.... K....

    best music! best vocal! O-o-o!

  83. O.... V....

    Bonsoir je sais pas encore se que veux dire tes paroles malheureusement mais tu as une voix qui trouble mon coeur et en plus avec les musiciens merci tu es une belle grande dame de nature merci de ta voie malheureusement je te connais seulement maintenant

    O.... V....

    Tu es magnifique et merveilleuse tu es une belle grande dame d amour de poésie et d harmonie merci 😉

  84. S.... R....

    Странный Фрукт
    Льюис Аллен

    Странный фрукт на югах повис
    Кровь и на листьях, и на корнях
    Черные трупы качает бриз
    Странные фрукты на тополях

    Тут пастораль для храброго юга
    Зенки навыкат и скошен рот
    В сласти магнолий так для испуга
    Плотью горелой вдруг да пахнет

    Этот фрукт станет пищей ворон
    Достоянье дождя высушит бриз
    Сгниет под солнцем листвой занесен
    Странный и горький юга акциз

  85. S.... N....

    * * * * *

  86. K.... M....

    Joe is a beast!!!..

  87. j.... v....

    sublissimmmmme

  88. P.... Q....

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

  89. �.... �....

    Что то парня с гитарой так корежит то как глист натуральный

    �.... �....

    Так это и есть великий Джо Бонамаса, ему положено так тащиться :-)

    �.... �....

    @евгений шульгин понятно, он сам от себя тащится то то думаю фэйс то знакомый однако, просто не понятно было певца не впечатлила , с чего думаю он так

  90. M.... O....

    I just found this and have 3 words.....OH MY GOD! I felt it, completely. From the words Beth was singing to Joe's haunting sound. Have to buy the album.

    M.... O....

    a tune originally done by Billie Holiday in 1939

  91. l.... ....

    Hey, YouTube, you need to put heart icon there, as FB does. "Like" is not enough.

  92. �.... �....

    wow:(((((

  93. J.... N....

    I don't think many artists have bared their souls like this one. Maybe it's boring to the young, as it was to my gen. I understand.

  94. j.... c....

    magnifique

  95. s.... .....

    Joe and Beth truly a marriage made in heaven.

  96. D.... D....

    hard to comment this song witout getting flamed.....brilliant singing.......brilliant guitar and backing,,,,,,,total nonsense from the haters

  97. y.... ....

    I'd love to hear Beth sing " LILAC wine "