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Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill. The "Alabama Song" was written as a German poem and translated into idiosyncratic English for the author Bertolt Brecht by his close collaborator Elisabeth Hauptmann in 1925 [1] and published in Brecht's 1927 Home Devotions (Hauspostille [de]), a parody of Martin Luther 's collection of sermons.
Mar 18, 2024 · Created On Commission in 1927. Before iconic rockers like The Doors and David Bowie covered “Alabama Song,” it was one of eleven songs in a German one-act chamber opera. Kurt Weill wrote...
Jun 11, 2024 · Originally written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill for the play “Little Mahagonny,” the song transcends its theatrical origins to become a potent exploration of the human need for escape and oblivion.
This is a cover of a German opera song written in 1929 by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht. It was used in a controversial 1930 German operetta called The Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahogany.
Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer [a][2] active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. [3] He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he developed productions such as ...
Jun 3, 2024 · No, the Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) was originally written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill for their opera “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny” in 1927. The Doors adapted and performed it, adding their distinct sound and interpretation.
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Jan 15, 2024 · Initially penned by Bertolt Brecht and set to music by Kurt Weill for their 1927 opera ‘Mahagonny’, the song was adapted by The Doors into a dark, carnivalesque odyssey. Its superficial absurdity belies a profound exploration of human desire and mortality, a staple of The Doors’ psychedelic oeuvre.
