"still remember the full body chills of my first listen. the song is a poetic masterpiece but billie’s unflinching delivery transforms it into something so haunting it leaves a permanent mark on your soul. now imagine it as performed as the final song of a set in a segregated club in 1930s America, spotlight on her singing, the only Black person in the room. every time i hear it I feel like sobbing. every time i hear it i feel inadequate. every time i hear it i feel inspired."