Lyrics

Boudufle (Thursday 4th of September 2008 01:19:24 PM)

Wow ! That's amazing ! Thanks thanks thanks

travellinman321 (Saturday 30th of August 2008 12:54:49 PM)

This is absolutely amazing, especially for 1929. At that time most people didn't have cars or even radios yet. Of course it plays off of acting and stereotypes we wouldn't see today. But consider movies had only recently developed sound a couple years earlier. Every popular music video ever made has roots in pioneering efforts like this. From the camera work to the sound to the style to the acting it looks so modern and still timeless.

ekocentric (Friday 22nd of August 2008 03:50:48 PM)

Bessie Smith Gee once hired Josephine Baker as her maid for a short stint. I could only imagine what type of relationship that their extremely creative and strong personalities could have bought on. It must have been interesting to see....

ekocentric (Friday 22nd of August 2008 03:47:44 PM)

The St Louis Blues was written by W.C. Handy and was performed by the a then unknown singer named: Ethel Waters. Handy's story is extremely interesting. If you are interested in seeing the movie Nat King Cole was Handy and pulled off an exceptional performance in my humble opinion. Eartha Kitt was the femme fatale in the movie and they both sang...

catgumart (Friday 22nd of August 2008 01:08:42 AM)

what a tresure

GizmoRox994 (Wednesday 20th of August 2008 10:39:09 PM)

The song she sings at the beginning, was sampled in a song (About Her by Malcolm McLaren), which was featured in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2

stubs13 (Wednesday 20th of August 2008 06:20:22 PM)

I know what you mean, I don't like the modern music that is played on the radio in this day and age even though I may be 15, I prefer to listen to music that has soul and meaning. I think the Blues and Jazz are the only types of American Music that can mean much more then the just the music itself.

baritone816 (Tuesday 19th of August 2008 03:35:11 AM)

I love her deep and sultry voice.

mercydee (Monday 18th of August 2008 06:08:26 PM)

I only can dream of someone done some footage of great Bessie just alone with a pianist too. And watch her as she smiles at 6:10, dancing with that elegant bastard: she was a truly beautiful woman!

Daintytwinkletoes (Wednesday 13th of August 2008 07:41:01 PM)

Alot of her songs are sexual.