Billie Holiday - Solitude download song

My dad would sing this to himself,many years ago........he lived to be 97

a veritable anthem of my life and forlornness

I relate to this song i'm very quiet and enjoy my own solitude

While I’m reading “The Invention of solitude” by Paul Auster… he mentioned this song and I feel like I must find him whatever It takes to thank him.

I really enjoy being by myself...not sure if my love for solitude is an adaptation to my life events or if I was born with it, but either way I think it's great that I dont feel like I need to be surrounded by people to be content. Then again, maybe its just an adaptation and almost a defense mechanism to prevent myself from getting anxious or hurt. I do enjoy a small social get together every once in a while, and when I'm feeling daring and adventurous I want to go to wild parties and crowded festivals. Other than that I really like the idea of being by myself, grabbing a coffee or on a long ride. Maybe because I like to observe more than I like to interact. No one cares, I just felt the urge to comment this. If you're reading this have a beautiful day. ♡

OMG this one is so close to perfection ... Lady Day's finnest

I have love Billie since I was 13 at one of the lowest points of my life. It was like she put a voice to my pain. I much older now and Billie is still my favorite singer.

"I sit in my chair Filled with despair There's no one Could be so sad With gloom everywhere I sit and I stare I know that I'll soon go mad" oh Billie, I wish I could have a drink with you..

In my solitude You haunt me With dreadful ease Of days gone by In my solitude You taunt me With memories That never die I sit in my chair And filled with despair There's no one could be so sad With gloom everywhere I sit and I stare I know that I'll soon go mad In my solitude I'm afraid Dear Lord above Send back my love I sit in my chair Filled with despair There's no one Could be so sad With gloom everywhere I sit and I stare I know that I'll soon go mad In my solitude I'm afraid Dear Lord above Send me back my love

Who came here because of Picard?

Many will contest my following posts.  But that doesn't matter.  So here goes anyway.  Are you ready?  Billie Holiday and France's Edith Piaf were separated at birth, one remaining in France, the other coming to the US.  But both expressing an inner turmoil in song and voice.  If Holiday reveals this sorrow in "Solitude," then so does Piaf in "Et Pourtant,"  Now that I think about it, throw in Marlene Dietrich in the enchanting "Falling in love again," which expresses a sorrow equally in both her native German and adopted English.  All of God's chilluns knows pain!

I love her sugary voice...she was making a bundle at this point and always was broke.

I remember singing along to this when I was 18, sitting in my living room, probably more depressed than now, wow. Some things just don't change.

reminds me when we were in detention without trial during apartheid so lonely and hard but we triumphed

This why the world is in a horrible state. Music like this no longer present. Everything is about being feelingless, unsadness, funning life away. But the opposite happens. This music was therapy. I’m just rambling tho