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Solitude
Lonely nights hit different with Billie 🌙
Who it's for
This Duke Ellington standard is about sitting alone with memories of someone who's no longer there.
Aching loneliness→Feeling accompanied in sorrow
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Solitude" (also known as "(In My) Solitude") is a jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington in 1934, with lyrics by Eddie DeLange and Irving Mills. Billie Holiday recorded it several times in the 1940s and 1950s, including a 9 May 1941 recording issued on OKeh. The song's mood mixes loneliness with fond memories, and Holiday's world-weary delivery suits its melancholy mood.
Where to find it
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Before you start
Age: All ages
The road is lonely in its crowd for it is not loved.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 114
