Album: Begin To Hope (2006)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song is about Billie Holiday and her turbulent life. Holiday was nicknamed "Lady Day" or "Lady" and her autobiography was titled Lady Sings The Blues. >>>
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    Katie - Woodland Hills, CA
  • Some of the lyrics refer to specific songs Holiday recorded. "No Regrets" is the title to one of Holiday's songs, and "Stretched out like a poplar tree" comes from the lyric "Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees" from her song "Strange Fruit." >>>
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    dny - carlisle, England

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  • Olivia from Chicago, IlI love this song its so pretty but so sad.
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