The fury of Nina Simone, recorded live at the Montreal International Jazz Festival on 2 July 1992.
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shilpa ray with nick cave & warren ellis – pirate jenny (2013)
I’m sure I’ve posted this on Fleurmach before, but here it is again, because it’s just so great. A version of the Weill/Brecht composition, “Seeräuberjenny” from Threepenny Opera, released on the excellent compilation Sons of Rogues’ Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Shanties.
ute lemper – surabaya johnny (2008)
eva maria and nina hagen – surabaya johnny (live, ’80s)
Nina Hagen’s mother singing the hell out of this Hauptmann/Brecht/Weill song from the musical Happy End.
Here’s a (totally different) version by Nina, too:
shilpa ray with nick cave and warren ellis – pirate jenny
My favourite version of this Weill/Brecht classic, ever.
“Pirate Jenny” (German: “Seeräuberjenny”) is a well-known song from The Threepenny Opera by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht. The English lyrics are by Marc Blitzstein. This cover by Shilpa Ray, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis was published in February 2013 on Sons of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys, a Hal Willner-produced compilation album of songs performed by a roster of artists which also includes Tom Waits, Shane MacGowan, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Macy Grey, Johnny Depp, Frank Zappa and Richard Thompson.
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