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Billie Holiday — Crazy He Calls Me
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spiggy
(Mostly in the clouds, sometimes Earth)
Posted: May 13, 2013 - 00:45
 
First time to hear this. but... oh my... 10 straight off. A beautiful start to a sunny day in Denmark

gatorade
(Peninsuland)
Posted: Feb 07, 2013 - 23:59
 
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.

jessicagray2
(anchorage, ak)
Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 21:12
 
 O    M   G
make my heart sing with her ~~ 

lunatic
Posted: Oct 05, 2012 - 12:07
 
Still makes me tear up every-time I listen to her voice.

orquidea
(Baquería)
Posted: Jun 01, 2012 - 04:10
 
BEATIFUL{#Clap}

Jazbo
(Beautiful Valparaiso IN.)
Posted: Apr 30, 2012 - 10:37
 
Forever 10..........

dave3ld
(What a great station!)
Posted: Apr 30, 2012 - 10:37
 
Fallout 3...LOL

This is threeeeeee dawg! Tellin' you the truth no matter how much it hurts. 

MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Jan 26, 2012 - 07:44
 
note to Comrade Barry and Fellow Travelers :

another abandonet Soviet town 43

Troutnskibum
Posted: Jan 26, 2012 - 07:41
 
I feel so sorry for those who do not understand that this number is such an EASY 10..... 

Wings_008
Posted: Sep 21, 2011 - 14:28
 
it feels good to listen to this song even when not playing the amazing Fallout 3

Cynaera
(Kenneth's Frequency)
Posted: Jul 20, 2011 - 20:53
 
9 to 10 - Billie Holiday is like no other... Grinning too big now...

xprovince
Posted: May 18, 2011 - 13:52
 
love it!

ParkerH
(Naples, FL)
Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 13:18
 
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}

govna
(beantown)
Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 13:17
 
 Sobient wrote:
Fallout 3! {#High-five}
 
...shit, I LOST DOGMEAT!!!


govna
(beantown)
Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 13:16
 
this makes me wanna play fallout.

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Nov 10, 2010 - 15:40
 
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.

df1489
(Lake Palestine, Tyler Tx)
Posted: Nov 10, 2010 - 15:40
 
 OscarHW wrote:
I love billie!
 
What a voice! Gotta love the lady...


Siljanus
Posted: Nov 10, 2010 - 15:36
 
Ahh, war.  War never changes...{#Cowboy}

Sobient
(Norway, the icy spine of the world.)
Posted: Sep 08, 2010 - 04:06
 
Fallout 3! {#High-five}

OscarHW
(A flat somewhere in York...)
Posted: Aug 07, 2010 - 03:48
 
I love billie!

OscarHW
(A flat somewhere in York...)
Posted: Aug 07, 2010 - 03:47
 
 RobAnybody wrote:
... and I'm back in the wastelands of DC...
 


Definitely sounds like something from fallout!

PeeBee
(Down South in The Netherlands)
Posted: Aug 07, 2010 - 03:46
 
Laidback music fom another era. Everything is possible on RP. Thank you Bill...{#Smile}

ick
(S.E. La Jolla)
Posted: Jun 04, 2010 - 10:49
 
I always feel like I am hearing the smile in her voice.

stevematic
(sandy eggo)
Posted: Jun 04, 2010 - 10:43
 
Great song. Great vocalist. Thx for playing.

Albert1967
(Leusden, the Netherlands)
Posted: Apr 02, 2010 - 01:39
 
 xtalman wrote:

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. 

MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Mar 01, 2010 - 10:46
 
 booster wrote:
this is what I was looking at when the song came on: http://englishrussia.com/?p=1542
 
Wow. What stunning images.  They say so much about the past and present there.


Mugsy
Posted: Mar 01, 2010 - 10:38
 
OMG!  It's Monday...let's pick it up Bill!  This is not helping the Monday work Blues!

booster
(Federal Republic of Yurp)
Posted: Jan 28, 2010 - 23:27
 
this is what I was looking at when the song came on: http://englishrussia.com/?p=1542

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Dec 28, 2009 - 12:55
 
wow -  where else would you get Uncle Frank followed by Billie???

RobAnybody
(Germany)
Posted: Sep 25, 2009 - 04:03
 
... and I'm back in the wastelands of DC...

Typesbad
(Not quite Orange County CA)
Posted: Aug 24, 2009 - 15:58
 
This is pretty much the only tempo of song that could follow Willie the Pimp.

Tagish_girl
(happily seeking hammock, Helsingborg, Sweden)
Posted: Jun 22, 2009 - 07:00
 
Where is my hunny bunny?  I want to take a little spin around the dance floor, in a backless red dress.....

Frater_Kork
(Uppsala, Sweden)
Posted: Jun 22, 2009 - 06:59
 
 Sobient wrote:
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.

KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: May 21, 2009 - 13:05
 
This reminds me of "Fallout 3".
The DJ (Three Dog) on "Galaxy News Radio" plays this song a lot.

xtalman
(What dimension?)
Posted: May 21, 2009 - 13:03
 

Pretty big change of pace from Zappa to Billie Holiday.

Not bad though.



Lyle8888
(Southfield, Michigan USA)
Posted: Apr 19, 2009 - 21:11
 
{#Clap}        I first heard this one when I was about 3 years old, courtesy of my father.  I was raised on classic jazz & big band music. That was circa 1950, folks. Still great, even thought she was technically 'before my time', her singing is timeless - she gives real meaning to the term "torch singer" in my book.  Without our forerunners there might not be any rock n' roll, eh? Of course, I did listen to a lot more than just jazz, but it sure was great as a steppin' off place for my ears & head. When my dad was in his teens he played piano, and he had a band. He used to tell me about driving to gigs in his model T.  Unfortunately there was no piano in our house when I grew up, but I did play the alto sax for many years.    Keep it up,  Bill !!!

Sobient
(Norway, the icy spine of the world.)
Posted: Feb 15, 2009 - 19:42
 
This song was used in Fallout 3, a post-nuclear roleplaying game. Very suitable for the setting.

Tim_in_N_FL
(Florida)
Posted: Feb 15, 2009 - 19:42
 
 sporkster wrote:
Perfect mellow tune for the cool, rainy weather today...
 
Agreed...just what we're having here too.  Love this tune.  10!


calypsus_1
Posted: Oct 04, 2008 - 00:45
 
no comment  -  10.

MsJudi
(Houston, TX)
Posted: Sep 26, 2008 - 08:45
 
When I hear this woman slide her way into my head with that smoothsmoothsmooth voice, I think I was born in the wrong era.

sporkster
(New York, NY)
Posted: Sep 26, 2008 - 08:45
 
Perfect mellow tune for the cool, rainy weather today...

Koan
(in or around Toronto)
Posted: Aug 25, 2008 - 19:33
 
 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?
 
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.


nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Jul 25, 2008 - 03:19
 
 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 think the opposite. For me the accompanyment is pure magic, same as Billies' voice.


Ericac
(Lakeville, MN)
Posted: Jul 09, 2008 - 12:41
 
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.
copymonkey
(in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool)
Posted: Jul 09, 2008 - 12:38
 
Hey! It's Madeleine Peyroux....oh wait...
cosmiclint
(Vancouver BC)
Posted: Jul 09, 2008 - 12:37
 
Are we going to hear Patsy Cline next?
EssexTex
(Glorious Texas)
Posted: May 23, 2008 - 06:13
 
Amazing, always sounds like she's smiling as she sings.
Rotterdam
Posted: May 23, 2008 - 04:24
 
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?
siandbeth
(Santa Cruz California)
Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 13:28
 
C57BL6 wrote:
Are we gonna hear Ozzy next?

I was thinking Willie Nelson.
rtrudeau
(Bay Area, California)
Posted: Feb 18, 2008 - 17:03
 
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?