SONG
"The first version of this song that I heard was the one by Lisa Simpson on the Simpsons' blues album. I think it's safe to say Billie sings it better. Nice song." - LC
Written by: Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr.
Producer: Uncredited
Label: Okeh
FACTS
- Renowned as an interpreter of other people's songs, Billie Holiday rarely wrote her own material - this song was a rare exception.
- It was actually inspired by an argument Billie had with her mother concerning money as, during the course of the dispute, she uttered the old proverb "God bless the child that's got his own."
- It was recorded on 9th May 1941, in New York. 45 years later, on this date, I was born. Ha.
Recommended songs by this artist...
Fine and Mellow (1939)
#21 Gloomy Sunday (1941)
#54 Love For sale (1954)
#16 Strange Fruit (1939)
Lisa Simpson's rendition:
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