Why I love German Cabaret music from the inter-war period.

[El Pibe]

Aaah, Greta Kellar, the magical voice of Blue Moon and Mad about the Boy, here in an early recording of that popular classic Ich H?tte Dich So Gerne. I guess we could consider it the 'number one pop record' of it's day, in Saxony at any rate.

[Marmora Man]

Not quite the 30s perhaps but Lotte Lenya and Brecht's Threepenny Opera is pretty damn good.

[ibilly99]

Where is the knife Mr Mack ?

[Marmora Man]

According to Marianne Faithful's version (once heard as I watched her thru cigarette smoke at Ronnie Scott's) it's hidden in his sleeve! Somewhat free translation of the original but that voice is a true smoke scorched caberet singer's.

[ibilly99]

Thanks for the erudition MM - sounds like a great night at RS 's.

[Jah Lush]

Marianne Faithful has done some great stuff of songs from the Weimar Republic.