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I’ve been told that nobody sings the word ‘hunger’ like I do.

Billie Holiday

If you copy, it means you’re working without any real feeling. No two people on earth are alike, and it’s got to be that way in music or it isn’t music.
BILLIE HOLIDAY

Earth Feeling Imitation Music People Reality Work Yourself
You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can still be working on a plantation.
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Appearance Hairs Plantation Yourself
Don’t be in such a hurry.
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Hurry One Liner Patience Time
If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all.
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Myself Need Sing
God bless the child that’s got his own.
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Blessing Children God Independent
The difficult I’ll do right now. The impossible will take a little while.
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Difficult Impossible Inspirational Myself Right
You’ve got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before you can hold still for any damn body’s sermon on how to behave.
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Body Eat Life Love Yourself
Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what’s more than enough.
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Enough Known Limitation
Them that’s got shall get, Them that’s not shall lose. So the Bible says, And it still is news. Mama may have, Papa may have, But God bless the child that’s got his own.
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Children Himself Lose
I’m always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I’ve been.
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Myself Return
I can’t stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession, let alone two years or ten years.
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Myself Night Sing Song Stand
One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.
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Day Head Lyrics Myself Place
When Lester plays, he almost seems to be singing; one can almost hear the words.
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Hear Himself Play Singing Word
Singing songs like ‘The Man I Love’ or ‘Porgy’ is no more work than sitting down and eating Chinese roast duck, and I love roast duck.
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Love Myself Sing Work
Sometimes it’s worse to win a fight than to lose.
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Fight Lose Time Win Worst
I can only sing songs my way. I don’t know any other way.
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Known Myself Sing Song Way

I’ve been told that nobody sings the word ‘hunger’ like I do.

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I’ve been told that nobody sings the word ‘hunger’ like I do.

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