Why Was I Born?
Billie Holiday * Track #43 On Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933-1944)
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Album Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933-1944)
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Your Mother’s Son-In-LawBillie Holiday & Benny Goodman & Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
- #2Riffin’ the Scotch
Billie Holiday & Benny Goodman & Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
- #3I Wished on the Moon [07-02-1935]
Billie Holiday
- #4What a Little Moonlight Can Do [07-02-1935]
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- #5Miss Brown to You
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- #6A Sunbonnet Blue (And a Yellow Straw Hat)
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- #7What a Night, What a Moon, What a Girl
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- #8I’m Painting the Town Red
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- #9It’s Too Hot for Words
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- #10Twenty-Four Hours a Day
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- #11Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town
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- #12Eeny Meeny Meiny Mo
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- #13If You Were Mine
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- #14These ‘n’ That ‘n’ Those
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- #15You Let Me Down
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- #16Spreadin’ Rhythm Around
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- #17Life Begins When You’re in Love
Billie Holiday
- #18It’s Like Reaching for the Moon [06-30-1936]
Billie Holiday
- #19These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) [06-30-1936]
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- #20
I Cried for YouBillie Holiday
- #21Guess Who
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- #22Did I Remember?
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- #23
No RegretsBillie Holiday
- #24Summertime
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- #25Billie’s Blues
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- #26
A Fine RomanceBillie Holiday
- #27I Can’t Pretend
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- #28One, Two, Button Your Shoe
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- #29
Let’s Call a Heart a HeartBillie Holiday
- #30Easy to Love [10-21-1936]
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- #31With Thee I Swing
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- #32
The Way You Look TonightBillie Holiday
- #33Who Loves You?
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- #34Pennies from Heaven
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- #35That’s Life I Guess
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- #36I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
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- #37One Never Knows, Does One?
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- #38
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me WarmBillie Holiday
- #39If My Heart Could Only Talk
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- #40Please Keep Me in Your Dreams
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- #41He Ain’t Got Rhythm
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- #42This Year’s Kisses
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- #43Why Was I Born?
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- #44I Must Have That Man [01-25-1937]
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- #45The Mood That I’m In
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- #46You Showed Me the Way
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- #47Sentimental and Melancholy
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- #48My Last Affair
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- #49Carelessly
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- #50How Could You?
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- #51Moanin’ Low
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- #52Where Is the Sun?
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- #53
Let’s Call the Whole Thing OffBillie Holiday
- #54They Can’t Take That Away from Me
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- #55Don’t Know If I’m Comin’ or Goin’
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- #56Sun Showers
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- #57Yours and Mine
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- #58I’ll Get By (As Long as I Have You)
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- #59Mean to Me
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- #60Foolin’ Myself
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- #61Easy Living [06-01-1937]
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- #62I’ll Never Be the Same
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- #63
Me, Myself And IBillie Holiday
- #64A Sailboat in the Moonlight
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- #65Born to Love
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- #66Without Your Love
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- #67Getting Some Fun Out of Life
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- #68Who Wants Love?
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- #69Trav’lin’ All Alone
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- #70He’s Funny That Way [09-13-1937]
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- #71Nice Work If You Can Get It [11-01-1937]
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- #72Things Are Looking Up
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- #73My Man [11-01-1937]
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- #74Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
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- #75My First Impression of You
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- #76When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You)
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- #77I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me
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- #78If Dreams Come True
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- #79Now They Call It Swing
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- #80On the Sentimental Side
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- #81Back in Your Own Backyard
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- #82When a Woman Loves a Man
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- #83You Go to My Head [05-11-38]
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- #84The Moon Looks Down and Laughs
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- #85If I Were You
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- #86Forget If You Can
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- #87Having Myself a Time
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- #88Says My Heart
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- #89I Wish I Had You
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- #90I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key)
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- #91The Very Thought Of You
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- #92I Can’t Get Started
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- #93I’ve Got a Date With a Dream
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- #94You Can’t Be Mine
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- #95Everybody’s Laughing
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- #96Here It Is Tomorrow Again
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- #97Say It with a Kiss
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- #98April in My Heart
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- #99I’ll Never Fail You
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- #100They Say
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- #101You’re So Desirable
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- #102You’re Gonna See a Lot of Me
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- #103Hello, My Darling
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- #104Let’s Dream in the Moonlight
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- #105That’s All I Ask of You
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- #106Dream of Life
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- #107What Shall I Say?
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- #108It’s Easy to Blame the Weather
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- #109More Than You Know
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- #110Sugar
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- #111You’re Too Lovely to Last
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- #112Under a Blue Jungle Moon
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- #113Everything Happens for the Best
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- #114Why Did I Always Depend On You?
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- #115Long Gone Blues
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- #116Some Other Spring
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- #117Our Love Is Different
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- #118Them There Eyes
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- #119Swing! Brother, Swing!
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- #120Night and Day
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- #121The Man I Love
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- #122You’re Just a No Account
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- #123You’re a Lucky Guy
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- #124Ghost of Yesterday
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- #125What Is This Going To Get Us
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- #126Falling in Love Again
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- #127I’m Pulling Through
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- #128Tell Me More-More-Then Some
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- #129Laughing at Life
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- #130Time On My Hands (You in My Arms)
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- #131I’m All for You
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- #132I Hear Music
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- #133The Same Old Story
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- #134Practice Makes Perfect
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- #135St. Louis Blues
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- #136Loveless Love
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- #137Let’s Do It
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- #138Georgia on My Mind
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- #139Romance In the Dark
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- #140All of Me
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- #141I’m In a Low Down Groove
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- #142Am I Blue?
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- #143Jim
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- #144Love Me or Leave Me [08-07-41]
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- #145
Gloomy SundayBillie Holiday
- #146Wherever You Are
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- #147Mandy Is Two
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- #148It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
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- #149Until the Real Thing Comes Along
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- #150Saddest Tale
Billie Holiday & Duke Ellington
- #151No Regrets [Take 2]
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- #152The Way You Look Tonight [Take 1]
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- #153Who Loves You? [Take 3]
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- #154Pennies from Heaven [Take 2]
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- #155That’s Life I Guess [Take 2]
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- #156They Can’t Take That Away from Me [Take 2]
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- #157Don’t Know If I’m Comin’ Or Goin’ [Take 2]
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- #158I’ll Get By (As Long as I Have You) [Take 2]
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- #159Mean to Me [Take 2]
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- #160Me, Myself and I [Take 1]
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- #161Without Your Love [Take 2]
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- #162They Can’t Take That Away from Me (Live)
Billie Holiday & Count Basie
- #163Swing, Brother, Swing (Live)
Billie Holiday & Count Basie
- #164I Can’t Get Started (Live)
Billie Holiday & Count Basie
- #165My First Impression of You [Take 3]
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- #166When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You) [Take 4]
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- #167If Dreams Come True [Take 2]
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- #168Now They Call It Swing [Take 1]
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- #169On the Sentimental Side [Take 1]
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- #170Back in Your Own Backyard [Take 2]
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- #171You Go to My Head [Take 2]
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- #172The Moon Looks Down and Laughs [Take 2]
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- #173If I Were You [Take 1]
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- #174Forget If You Can [Take 1]
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- #175Having Myself a Time [Take 2]
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- #176Says My Heart [Take 2]
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- #177I Wish I Had You [Take 1]
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- #178I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key) [Take 2]
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- #179I Can’t Get Started [Take 2]
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- #180I’ve Got a Date With a Dream [Take 2]
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- #181April in My Heart [Take 2]
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- #182They Say [Take 2]
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- #183You’re So Desirable [Take 2]
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- #184You’re Gonna See a Lot of Me [Take 2]
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- #185Hello, My Darling [Take 2]
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- #186Let’s Dream in the Moonlight [Take 2]
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- #187I Cried for You [Take 1]
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- #188Jeepers Creepers
Benny Goodman & Martha Tilton & Johnny Mercer & Billie Holiday & Leo Watson
- #189That’s All I Ask of You [Alternate Take]
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- #190More Than You Know [Take 2]
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- #191You’re Too Lovely to Last [Take 2]
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- #192Under a Blue Jungle Moon [Take 2]
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- #193Night and Day [Take 2]
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- #194Falling in Love Again [Take 2]
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- #195Laughing at Life [Take 2]
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- #196I’m All for You [Take 2]
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- #197I Hear Music [Take 2]
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- #198The Same Old Story [Take 2]
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- #199The Same Old Story [Take 3]
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- #200Practice Makes Perfect [Take 2]
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- #201Practice Makes Perfect [Take 3]
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- #202Practice Makes Perfect [Take 4]
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- #203St. Louis Blues [Take 2]
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- #204Loveless Love [Take 2]
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- #205Let’s Do It [Take 2]
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- #206Georgia on My Mind [Take 2]
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- #207Georgia on My Mind [Take 3]
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- #208Romance In the Dark [Take 2]
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- #209Romance In the Dark [Take 3]
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- #210Romance In the Dark [Take 4]
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- #211All of Me [Take 2]
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- #212All of Me [Take 3]
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- #213God Bless the Child [Take 2]
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- #214God Bless the Child [Take 3]
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- #215Am I Blue? [Take 2]
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- #216Am I Blue? [Take 3]
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Why Was I Born? by Billie Holiday
Performed by
Billie HolidayWhy Was I Born? Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Why was I born? Why am I livin'?
What do I get? What am I givin'?
Why do I want for things I dare not hope for?
What can I hope for? I wish I knew!
[Verse 2]
Why do I try to draw you near me?
Why do I cry? You never hear me
I'm a poor fool, but what can I do?
Oh, baby, why was I born to love you?
Why Was I Born? Q&A
Who wrote Why Was I Born?'s ?
Why Was I Born? was written by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II.