Gloomy Sunday (The Famous Hungarian Suicide Song) / I'm in a Low Down Groove
by Billie Holiday
- Type: Single
- Released: November 1941
- Label: Okeh
- Country: United States
- Length: 6:24
- Community rating: 4.19/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Infamous for its urban legend as a catalyst for despair, this English adaptation of a Hungarian song drips with macabre atmosphere. The deeply resonant vocal performance masters the delicate balance between poetic tragedy and beautiful melodicism.
Genres
Descriptors: suicide