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Billie Holiday Big Stuff Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.65/10 [17 votes]Album: The Complete Decca Recordings / Original Release Date: 1991-10-01Genre: VocalSong Duration: 2 min 29 sec
BILLIE HOLIDAY
- Big Stuff Lyrics / with translationsLeonard Bernstein
So you cry
What's it about, baby?
You ask why
Blues had to go and pick you
So you go
Down to the shore, kid's stuff
Don't you know
There's honey in the store for you, big stuff
Let's take a ride on my gravy train
The door open wide
So you stare
Call it despair, baby
Don't you care
I'm on the square about you
Let's have a try
It maybe that you're my guy
Let's take a ride on my gravy train
The door open wide
Come in from out of the rain
So you cry
What's it about, baby?
You ask why
Blues had to go and pick you
So you go
Down to the shore, kid's stuff
Don't you know
There's honey in the store for you, big stuff
Let's take a ride on my gravy train
The door open wide
Call it despair, baby
Don't you care
I'm on the square about you
Let's have a try
It maybe that you're my guy
Let's take a ride on my gravy train
The door open wide
Come in from out of the rain
Facts about Big Stuff
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Big Stuff is written by Leonard Bernstein.
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It is first released on October 01, 1991 as part of Billie Holiday's album "The Complete Decca Recordings" which includes 50 tracks in total.
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When we try to interpret the meaning, Billie Holiday's Big Stuff employs the metaphor of a 'gravy train' to represent a life of plenty and luxury, thus inviting the listeners to share the trip and forget the hard times and the bleakness of life. The main theme in the Big Stuff lyrics is love intertwined with heartbreak, angst, despair, and joy. The song, however, points out the aforementioned emotions and states the dual nature of despair and emotional turmoil vs. comfort and escape, in other words, presenting the invitation and allure as well as the uninvited torments of life. There are no obscenities, no violent allusions, nor mature subjects in the lyrics. The content can be enjoyed by people of all ages.
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Big Stuff falls under the genre Vocal.
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Big Stuff song length is 2 minutes and 29 seconds.
Who wrote Big Stuff lyrics?
Big Stuff is written by Leonard Bernstein.
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When was Big Stuff released?
It is first released on October 01, 1991 as part of Billie Holiday's album "The Complete Decca Recordings" which includes 50 tracks in total.
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What is the meaning behind Big Stuff lyrics?
When we try to interpret the meaning, Billie Holiday's Big Stuff employs the metaphor of a 'gravy train' to represent a life of plenty and luxury, thus inviting the listeners to share the trip and forget the hard times and the bleakness of life. The main theme in the Big Stuff lyrics is love intertwined with heartbreak, angst, despair, and joy. The song, however, points out the aforementioned emotions and states the dual nature of despair and emotional turmoil vs. comfort and escape, in other words, presenting the invitation and allure as well as the uninvited torments of life. There are no obscenities, no violent allusions, nor mature subjects in the lyrics. The content can be enjoyed by people of all ages.
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Which genre is Big Stuff?
Big Stuff falls under the genre Vocal.
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How long is the song Big Stuff?
Big Stuff song length is 2 minutes and 29 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Leonard BernsteinRecord Label(s): 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc
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