"Gloomy Sunday" / 'The Suicide Song' - Paul Robeson (video)

"Gloomy Sunday" is based on something known as "The Suicide Song" which was written by a Hungarian composer named Rezső Seress in the pre-war before WWII.  (WIKI:  Gloomy Sunday)

This one shows very well the rich depth of Robeson's voice.  As mentioned previously, the McCarthy witch trials in the 50's ran him out of the country.  He was un-American, don't you know.

The song is most famously credited to Billie Holiday when she covered it but I don't so much want to look at the superstar aspect as the fact the song was covered so much.  I also want the observation to have nothing to do with race.  Diamanda Galas is about as avant garde as you'll ever find and here's her version.  She's an American but it was Europe where she broke out.

The song was banned in some places because the incidence of suicide would spike when people heard it.  The interest in the song is not narcissism but rather it's the sociological phenomenon engendered by a pending state of war.

Based on these observations and the irrational acts we see taking place now when life is almost always in a pre-war state, it looks clear to me the effects of such a situation are vastly deeper than simple matters of politics.

There is likely no deeper blues than exists in this song as this isn't about personal death but rather the death of the world.  They were seeing it square in the face.  CNN talks today about the Cold War starting again and, of course, it's that bad Vladimir's fault.

Maybe you ask again why Americans are fucking crazy.  It would be crazy if they were not.  They are made this way deliberately.

The clinically-certifiable part is when they vote to keep in government the same people who created the pre-war situation in the first place.  That's when it's time to run.  They treat government like Marlboro cigarettes.  Just smoke another one, it'll make you feel better.