Billie Holiday — Crazy He Calls Me
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I say I'll move the mountains
And I'll move the mountains
If he wants them out of the way
Crazy he calls me
Sure, I'm crazy
Crazy in love, I say
I say I'll go through fire
And I'll go through fire
As he wants it, so it will be
Crazy he calls me
Sure, I'm crazy
Crazy in love, you see
Like the wind that shakes the bough
He moves me with a smile
The difficult I'll do right now
The impossible will take a little while
I say I'll care forever
And I mean forever
If I have to hold up the sky
Crazy he calls me
Sure, I'm crazy
Crazy in love am I
And I'll move the mountains
If he wants them out of the way
Crazy he calls me
Sure, I'm crazy
Crazy in love, I say
I say I'll go through fire
And I'll go through fire
As he wants it, so it will be
Crazy he calls me
Sure, I'm crazy
Crazy in love, you see
Like the wind that shakes the bough
He moves me with a smile
The difficult I'll do right now
The impossible will take a little while
I say I'll care forever
And I mean forever
If I have to hold up the sky
Crazy he calls me
Sure, I'm crazy
Crazy in love am I
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Uggg .. don't get what the mad love for Billie Holiday is . Sigh.
Well done RP
How nice to hear my favorite singer's favorite singer. ![whisper](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/icon_whisper.gif)
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1947
75 Years ago.
A whole different world -
Billie Holiday was 32.
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Siljanus wrote:
Leeeroyyy Jenkins!!!
Ahh, nothing like relaxing to this song as you sit from a safe distance watching the Enclave duke it out with some Super Mutants before you sweep in and gather any gear that's left...
Leeeroyyy Jenkins!!!
Thank you for giving new life to forgotten music. That's the beauty of Radio Paradise.
lizardking wrote:
It's all about her phrasing and tempo, and boy what a fairly sad life she lived. This gets a 9 from me, Long Live RP!!
But I can't help but hear David Sedaris singing Away in a Manger
It's all about her phrasing and tempo, and boy what a fairly sad life she lived. This gets a 9 from me, Long Live RP!!
But I can't help but hear David Sedaris singing Away in a Manger
nottheusualkind wrote:
Puts a lot of contempory stuff to shame. I guess when you have true talent, you don't need all the gizmos.
The clarity on the vocals is amazing given the era it was recorded in!
Puts a lot of contempory stuff to shame. I guess when you have true talent, you don't need all the gizmos.
The clarity on the vocals is amazing given the era it was recorded in!
ray_killeen wrote:
You just did!![smile](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/smiley-smile.gif)
I cannot put my finger on what makes this songstress so exquisite...
You just did!
![smile](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/smiley-smile.gif)
lizardking wrote:
It's all about her phrasing and tempo, and boy what a fairly sad life she lived. This gets a 9 from me, Long Live RP!!
S'OK Laurie, I don't get the hooplah about Elvis.
It's all about her phrasing and tempo, and boy what a fairly sad life she lived. This gets a 9 from me, Long Live RP!!
S'OK Laurie, I don't get the hooplah about Elvis.
And suddenly I'm traipsing through the wasteland of post-apocalyptic Washington DC, watching out for mirelurks and other less-than-friendly creatures, while my ever-faithful companion, Dogmeat, pads along by my side. Ah, the memories!
Siljanus wrote:
Love Fallout and the radio stations (Butcher Pete, et al)
Ahh, nothing like relaxing to this song as you sit from a safe distance watching the Enclave duke it out with some Super Mutants before you sweep in and gather any gear that's left...
Love Fallout and the radio stations (Butcher Pete, et al)
Lady sing the blues.
Doesn't get much better than this.
I cannot put my finger on what makes this songstress so exquisite...
pegster1956 wrote:
Beyonce, fergie, Janet..who? 😂
rtrudeau wrote:
sugarbaby wrote:
what she does/did with her range is amazing. conveying such emotional depth...she runs rings around beyonce, fergie, janet...etc.
Who doesn't?
Wow... the recording quality on this is pretty good, considering it's 1947!
Now, that's the stuff. She was an Ebony Goddess. Oh, my!
lizardking wrote:
It's all about her phrasing and tempo, and boy what a fairly sad life she lived. This gets a 9 from me, Long Live RP!!
Yup. Holiday barely had a 2 octave range. It's all about how she staged each note and word. Just delight.
It's all about her phrasing and tempo, and boy what a fairly sad life she lived. This gets a 9 from me, Long Live RP!!
Yup. Holiday barely had a 2 octave range. It's all about how she staged each note and word. Just delight.
LaurieinTucson wrote:
It's all about her phrasing and tempo, and boy what a fairly sad life she lived. This gets a 9 from me, Long Live RP!!
I'm sorry
I know it's blasphemy
but I don't get what people hear in her
I know it's blasphemy
but I don't get what people hear in her
It's all about her phrasing and tempo, and boy what a fairly sad life she lived. This gets a 9 from me, Long Live RP!!
I'm sorry
I know it's blasphemy
but I don't get what people hear in her
I know it's blasphemy
but I don't get what people hear in her
A favorite. Love Miss Holiday.
Wait - this is NOT Willie Nelson?
7 out of 7 women in my studio did not know who this is!![{#Doh} {#Doh}](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/eusa_doh.gif)
They do now! ( shamefully, one even thought Billie Holiday was a man!!)
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They do now! ( shamefully, one even thought Billie Holiday was a man!!)
Wonderful song. I would take a few more of these old standards from Dinah Washington, Johnny Hartman, Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, etc.
Ahh, nothing like relaxing to this song as you sit from a safe distance watching the Enclave duke it out with some Super Mutants before you sweep in and gather any gear that's left...
Wonderful way to start the work day. Thanks Bill.
Another example of why RP is so freaking awesome.
First time to hear this. but... oh my... 10 straight off. A beautiful start to a sunny day in Denmark
There's a good reason why this is always in the top 25 of any top 100 list of all time best jazz tunes. Billie RULED it.
O M G
make my heart sing with her ~~
make my heart sing with her ~~
Still makes me tear up every-time I listen to her voice.
BEATIFUL![{#Clap} {#Clap}](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/eusa_clap.gif)
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Forever 10..........
Fallout 3...LOL
This is threeeeeee dawg! Tellin' you the truth no matter how much it hurts.
This is threeeeeee dawg! Tellin' you the truth no matter how much it hurts.
note to Comrade Barry and Fellow Travelers :
![another abandonet Soviet town 43](https://englishrussia.com/images/kadykchan_city_broken_dreams/43.jpg)
![another abandonet Soviet town 43](https://englishrussia.com/images/kadykchan_city_broken_dreams/43.jpg)
I feel so sorry for those who do not understand that this number is such an EASY 10.....
it feels good to listen to this song even when not playing the amazing Fallout 3
9 to 10 - Billie Holiday is like no other... Grinning too big now...
love it!
Makes me think of old, open houses with porches all around, open on a summer sunday afternoon. Music wafting through the air from an old radio... It's Lady Day. It's like nothing else. ![{#Bounce} {#Bounce}](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/icon_bounce.gif)
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Sobient wrote:
...shit, I LOST DOGMEAT!!!
Fallout 3! ![{#High-five} {#High-five}](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/high-five.gif)
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...shit, I LOST DOGMEAT!!!
this makes me wanna play fallout.
I'm sitting here with a grin and tears. Love Billie Hliday - she reminds me of a simpler time that will never come again. Yes, I escape to the past because I can't afford, nor do I want, any of those high-zoot toys people use to pretend their lives are okey-dokey. Music works for me. And Billie Holiday is the best mood-booster of all.
OscarHW wrote:
What a voice! Gotta love the lady...
I love billie!
What a voice! Gotta love the lady...
Ahh, war. War never changes...![{#Cowboy} {#Cowboy}](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/icon_cowboy.gif)
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Fallout 3! ![{#High-five} {#High-five}](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/high-five.gif)
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I love billie!
RobAnybody wrote:
Definitely sounds like something from fallout!
... and I'm back in the wastelands of DC...
Definitely sounds like something from fallout!
Laidback music fom another era. Everything is possible on RP. Thank you Bill...![{#Smile} {#Smile}](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/smiley-smile.gif)
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I always feel like I am hearing the smile in her voice.
Great song. Great vocalist. Thx for playing.
xtalman wrote:
That's what I like about RP! keep it up ;)
Billie Holiday: not much to touch that.
Pretty big change of pace from Zappa to Billie Holiday.
Not bad though.
That's what I like about RP! keep it up ;)
Billie Holiday: not much to touch that.
booster wrote:
Wow. What stunning images. They say so much about the past and present there.
this is what I was looking at when the song came on: https://englishrussia.com/?p=1542
Wow. What stunning images. They say so much about the past and present there.
OMG! It's Monday...let's pick it up Bill! This is not helping the Monday work Blues!
this is what I was looking at when the song came on: https://englishrussia.com/?p=1542
wow - where else would you get Uncle Frank followed by Billie??
... and I'm back in the wastelands of DC...
This is pretty much the only tempo of song that could follow Willie the Pimp.
Where is my hunny bunny? I want to take a little spin around the dance floor, in a backless red dress.....
Sobient wrote:
The entire Fallout series opened the eyes of a new generation for the golden years.
Wich reminds me that we need some Ink Ipots on RP.
This song was used in Fallout 3, a post-nuclear roleplaying game. Very suitable for the setting.
The entire Fallout series opened the eyes of a new generation for the golden years.
Wich reminds me that we need some Ink Ipots on RP.
This reminds me of "Fallout 3".
The DJ (Three Dog) on "Galaxy News Radio" plays this song a lot.
The DJ (Three Dog) on "Galaxy News Radio" plays this song a lot.
Pretty big change of pace from Zappa to Billie Holiday.
Not bad though.
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This song was used in Fallout 3, a post-nuclear roleplaying game. Very suitable for the setting.
sporkster wrote:
Agreed...just what we're having here too. Love this tune. 10!
Perfect mellow tune for the cool, rainy weather today...
Agreed...just what we're having here too. Love this tune. 10!
no comment - 10.
When I hear this woman slide her way into my head with that smoothsmoothsmooth voice, I think I was born in the wrong era.
Perfect mellow tune for the cool, rainy weather today...
Rotterdam wrote:
From what I understand, it was considered a big deal for her as a black female vocalist of the time because it was only when the studio took your career seriously enough that they granted you the orchestral accompaniment. It's all about the strings.
Hmmm. I gave this an 8 because B Holiday was so wonderful and sings this beautifully, but I think the accompaniment sounds corny. I wonder how it sounded at the time it was recorded. Did it seem appropriate for her voice and style? Anyone know - or care?
From what I understand, it was considered a big deal for her as a black female vocalist of the time because it was only when the studio took your career seriously enough that they granted you the orchestral accompaniment. It's all about the strings.
Rotterdam wrote:
I think the opposite. For me the accompanyment is pure magic, same as Billies' voice.
Hmmm. I gave this an 8 because B Holiday was so wonderful and sings this beautifully, but I think the accompaniment sounds corny. I wonder how it sounded at the time it was recorded. Did it seem appropriate for her voice and style? Anyone know - or care?
I think the opposite. For me the accompanyment is pure magic, same as Billies' voice.
Rotterdam wrote:
Hmmm. I gave this an 8 because B Holiday was so wonderful and sings this beautifully, but I think the accompaniment sounds corny. I wonder how it sounded at the time it was recorded. Did it seem appropriate for her voice and style? Anyone know - or care?
I care but I wasn't yet born so can't offer first hand experience but based on the time period, accompaniment was usually by "big" band and that's sound you'd hear. Sort of nightcluby. Wish I'd been there to appreciate it.
Hey! It's Madeleine Peyroux....oh wait...
Are we going to hear Patsy Cline next?
Amazing, always sounds like she's smiling as she sings.
Hmmm. I gave this an 8 because B Holiday was so wonderful and sings this beautifully, but I think the accompaniment sounds corny. I wonder how it sounded at the time it was recorded. Did it seem appropriate for her voice and style? Anyone know - or care?
C57BL6 wrote:
Are we gonna hear Ozzy next?
I was thinking Willie Nelson.
sugarbaby wrote:
what she does/did with her range is amazing. conveying such emotional depth...she runs rings around beyonce, fergie, janet...etc.
Who doesn't?
Nabla wrote:
Wouldn't fit it well with him:
...
Oh, now that's subtle.
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kevin36 wrote:
I has it!
Dinah Washington's homage to Billie doing this same song (a live recording) is also quite wonderful in it's own way. Check it out.
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Wouldn't fit it well with him:
...
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Lovely song
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her voice makes my heart hurt,,,truly one of the best.
*squeals with delight*
meower215 wrote:
This is great, I love Billie, thanx! Any older stuff (1930's) with Lester Young, would be great! No strings, just be-bop JAZZ!
Also agree- the pre 41 stuff is far superior, even if the sound quality isn't as good due to the technical limitations of that time. The Decca Sessions were recorded from 1944 to 1950.
meower215 wrote:
This is great, I love Billie, thanx! Any older stuff (1930's) with Lester Young, would be great! No strings, just be-bop JAZZ!
Yeah, I agree. I have a version of her singing that song that is much starker and is my baby's favorite lullaby. She absolutely calms down when she hears it.
what she does/did with her range is amazing. conveying such emotional depth...she runs rings around beyonce, fergie, janet...etc.
amazing four song progression...
perfect for 8:00 in the morning!
meydele wrote:
There can never be too much Billie.
Absolutely!! Same goes for Ella!
meydele wrote:
There can never be too much Billie.
Well this was too much for me anyway ![puke](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/eusa_sick.gif)
C57BL6 wrote:
Are we gonna hear Ozzy next?
lol!
There can never be too much Billie.
A lot of talent on display here, and so smooth!
Doesn't get much better than this. Lovely!
i can never hear billy holiday now without thinking of david sedaris's impersonation of her...
janeanger wrote:
Paul Simon to Billie Holiday = GENIUS.
And classic, non-synth Billie, at that! Thanks, Bill, (and Billie)! ![](https://www.thefreeemoticons.info/images/musical/smilies1342.gif)
Are we gonna hear Ozzy next?
"The difficult Ill do right now
The impossible will take a little while"
I guess that's where the cheesey desk card placard saying comes from.
Paul Simon to Billie Holiday = GENIUS.
okobojicat wrote:
... Just because someone is significant doesn't mean you have to like them. I particularly don't like to listen to Bach. I still know he was pretty significant to musical history.
Whis is precisely why you would never consider giving a 1 to Bach. So this still makes the 1's given to Lady Day unbelievable and incomprehensible. (Not to mention reprehensible)
I love the fact that RP throws Billie into the mix. Cheers!
bobringer wrote:
Ok, so there are 10 people that gave this a 1. How do these people possibly care enough about music at all to even know to tune into Radio Paradise??
There are some very easily probabilities. They simply don't like jazz. They are annoyed at the tone that Billie puts out. Just because someone is significant doesn't mean you have to like them. I particularly don't like to listen to Bach. I still know he was pretty significant to musical history.
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So perfect on Christmas Day, or any other time.
This is great, I love Billie, thanx! Any older stuff (1930's) with Lester Young, would be great! No strings, just be-bop JAZZ!
music_man wrote:
I don't think there is a particular RP genre. If anything, Bill continues to impress me with an ever-expanding body of music. Keep it coming!
Here Here!!!
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Shesdifferent wrote:
Great singer, great song for that time, but it doesn't fit into the RP genre.
I don't think there is a particular RP genre. If anything, Bill continues to impress me with an ever-expanding body of music. Keep it coming!
Dinah Washington's homage to Billie doing this same song (a live recording) is also quite wonderful in it's own way. Check it out.
liser wrote:
Love you, Bill - only here would Billie Holiday follow Tom Waits...
one of the worst voices of all time, why not follow that up with one of the best voices of all time?
Ok, so there are 10 people that gave this a 1. How do these people possibly care enough about music at all to even know to tune into Radio Paradise??
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I've been waiting forever for RP to play a Billie Holiday song besides that "Speak Low" remix. Thank you, Bill for playing this.
Billie Holiday, in my opinion, is the greatest singer ever. Her voice and her emotion is incomparable. To me all music begins and ends with her.
Love you, Bill - only here would Billie Holiday follow Tom Waits...
Beyond beautiful.
I absolutely LOVE that RP plays this stuff now and again.
Thanks!
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Today is the anniversary of her death I believe.
UltraNurd wrote:
There's a unified RP genre??
That was my point. ![wink](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/icon_wink.gif)
UltraNurd wrote:
There's a unified RP genre??
Of course, it's called "good music".
I missed it too. darnit. :'(
Another example of why RP is so freaking awesome.
Radio Paradise always seems to surprise us with forgotten gems like this one. Completely out of the blue, and yet it fits in perfectly.