- Messages
- 13,458
- Location
- Orange County, CA
Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday always gets me. Even if you don't listen to the words, the melody is haunting.
I had been reading this thread, but hadn't anything to add. Until yesterday, when my iPod called that up!
Another song recorded by Billie Holliday -- and numerous other artists -- was Gloomy Sunday, also known as the Hungarian Suicide Song. It was banned in several countries following anecdotal reports of people inexplicably killing themselves after hearing the song.
[video=youtube;zBIqLqUenz0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBIqLqUenz0&feature=related[/video]
I particularly like this version...
[video=youtube;8Kkxbw3s2pM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kkxbw3s2pM&feature=related[/video]