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I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues lyrics Artist Name - Billie Holiday
Song Lyrics - I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
Harold Arlen/ Ted Koehler I gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to moan inside
I gotta right to sit and cry
Down around the river
A certain man in this little townKeeps draggin' my poor heart around
All I see for me is miseryI gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to moan inside
I gotta right to sit and cry
Down around the river
A certain man in this little townSoon that deep blue sea
Will be callin' me
It must be love say what you choose
I gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to sing the bluesI gotta right to moan and cry
I gotta sit and sighDown around the river
Soon that deep blue sea
Will be callin' meIt must be love say what you choose
I gotta right to sing the bluesThere's nothing left for me
I'm full of misery
I gotta right to sing the blues | |
| | Billie Holiday | | Today while lost in my dream thought's.My heart had to play my Billie Holiday....Her voice so sweet a touch of heaven.Jazz playing and her voice singing.Billie your beautiful....Jazz music and the blues live in my soul.When I hear Billie the sparks of light just start to dance...I love all music but Jazz and Blues are my heart...Billie is the light... | |
| | | What songs affect you emotionally? | | We all have certain songs and tunes which when we hear them, arouse emotion in us. We might not be able to say precisely what this emotion is or why this particular song, but which are they for you?"Bright Eyes" by Simon and Garfunkel is one that does it for me. I don't know why but everytime I hear this song I feel sad. Other songs make me feel cheerful, and others again arouse emotions I am not quite sure what they are.So what about you? | |
| | What is the saddest song you've ever heard? | | I'm always asking this to my family and friends, I'm a music lover and i love songs that have some sadness in their lyrics or melody, a song that really makes you cry, i would like to know whats the situation behind your named song, i want to expand my music horizons as well as my sad music collection.
By the way, a song that i consider very sad its "gloomy Sunday", i don't know the author, but i think its Hungarian, there its a cool version by Billie Holiday and Bjork, i consider it sad because there's a dark history associated to that song, there are even suicides related to this song, so that's the reason why i consider it VERY sad.
It was called the "Hungarian suicide song".
I wait for your opinions. | |
| | Soul Singer Brown To Lie In Repose At Apollo Theatre | | The body of James Brown is to lie in repose Thursday at New York's historic Apollo Theatre, where the Godfather of Soul made his debut more than 40 years ago. Fans will be able to say goodbye to the music legend, whose casket will be displayed on the stage of the theatre for seven hours beginning Thursday afternoon, NY1 news reported Wednesday.Brown died Monday at age 73. He had been hospitalized with pneumonia Sunday in the US city of Atlanta, and died Monday.The Apollo Theatre has launched numerous musical careers with its so-called Amateur Night contests, including those of Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Sammy Davis Junior. | |
| | Heavenly Music | | Whenever we talk about or lose another vocal artist whgo had an impact on the times they lived in and died too soon, my boyfriend and I always put it in context of God building the ultimate and endless concert with the greatest artists to have lived. Michael Jackson is now among the best of the best and I bet you he's sitting either at a piano composing with Billie Holiday, Otis Redding, and Nat King Cole, Not to exclude the other KIng Elvis who's bopping around and harmonizing with Michae3l and company.If there is a heaven then Michael may be there, and he may be living a dream that he couldn't have ever fulfilled here a duet with Elvis Jimmy, Janis, Jim Morrisson, Jim Croche, and all the other late greats are finally able to harmonize with one another. I for one do not hope that Michael Jackson is resting in peace. I hope that he is at peace I doubt however that he is resting because when he was alive here with us he never rested. I hope he is composing up a storm. Like my boyfriend says God is building "The Band", I hope the band has studied up on the song "We are the world." because Michael will be extra painstaking in practicing for his performance for God and all... | |
| | 60's R&B and jazz | | I have tickets to go see Etta James at Mystic Lake Casino April 1st. Now this woman has had her share of troubles and trials in her 50 plus year carreer. She has a CD out with songs by prince, James Brown and many other artists of the 70's and up. She is basically a R & B artist but does jazz tunes and old time rock as well. Few R&B singers have endured tragic travails on the monumental level that Etta James has and remain on earth to talk about it. The lady's no shrinking violet her autobiography, Rage to Survive, describes her past (including numerous drug addictions) in sordid detail. I am so looking forward to hearing her voice again. I have not heard from Etta James in many years and was surprised to her she's on tour again. Her raw, unharnessed vocals and hot-blooded eroticism has made disciples of singers ranging from Janis Joplin to Bonnie Raitt. James’ pioneering 1950s hits - “The Wallflower” and “Good Rockin’ Daddy” - assure her place in the early history of rock and roll alongside Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Ray Charles. In the Sixties, as a soulful singer of pop and blues diva compared with the likes of Dinah Washington and Billie Holiday, James truly found her... | |
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http://blog.wakeupvibes.com/2008/01/07/21-odd-and-fun-facts-about-music/[b]not a referral link[/b]* The only guy in ZZ Top who doesn’t have a beard is Frank Beard.* None of Elvis’s films got nominated for Oscar, but he did win three Grammy Awards - for his gospel recordings.* John Lennon wrote “Good morning, good morning” after hearing a Corn Flakes commercial.* Marilyn Monroe got a white poodle named Mafia from Frank Sinatra.* The airplane that Buddy Holly died in was not called “American Pie”, that’s a myth. Actually the plane didn’t have a name. However Don McLean’s song “American Pie” is a about that plane crash among other things.Edited: February 7th, 2008* Duran Duran was named after a mad scientist from the Jane Fonda movie “Barbarella”.* The first CD that was pressed in the U.S. was Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA”.* Before composing Beethoven dipped his head in cold water.* Like humans, birds can learn music while they are still in the egg stage.* Mozart was five years old when he wrote his first piece.* The first pop video was released in 1975. It was... | |
| | do you listen to music while on mylot? | | Im curious what type of music you might listen to when answering and discussing on mylot=]i believe im an old soul, i love oldies like billie holiday, sinatra and monroe, they all are very smooth and relaxing, helps me open my mind a little!don't poke fun, haha! | |
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