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** Before that Kurt wrote one call ''Ballad of the Lily of Hell'' from the forgotten Happy End.
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* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: In "How Can You Tell An American?," Weill expresses his admiration for the American resistance to all forms of authority.
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* {{Eagleland}}: Interestingly, despite Weill's hardcore leftist views, "How Can You Tell an American is solidly Type 1, praising Americans for their rebellious spirit and rejection of unfair authority.
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* ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager''. Ensign Kim sings "Lost in the Stars" in the messhall after Voyager ends up on the far side of the galaxy. Also serves as a MythologyGag to ''Spock Sings'' when Creator/LeonardNimoy sang it.
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Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German composer. He's best known for [[CreatorCouple his work with]] Creator/BertoltBrecht, particularly on ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera''. He fled Nazi-controlled Germany in 1933 and after a few years settled in the United States, where he composed many songs for Creator/IraGershwin and contributed to several Broadway musicals.
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Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German composer. He's best known for [[CreatorCouple his work with]] Creator/BertoltBrecht, particularly on ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera''. He fled Nazi-controlled Germany UsefulNotes/NaziGermany in 1933 and after a few years settled in the United States, where he composed many songs for Creator/IraGershwin and contributed to several Broadway musicals.
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->''"I have never acknowledged the difference between serious music and light music. There is only good music and bad music."''
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* Music/TomWaits covered "What Keeps A Man Alive?" from ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'' on his album ''Music/OrphansBrawlersBawlersAndBastards''.
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* Music/TomWaits covered [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DSiD5CQ_Uk "What Keeps A Man Alive?" Mankind Alive?"]] from ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'' on his album ''Music/OrphansBrawlersBawlersAndBastards''.
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Kurt Julian Weill (1900 (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German composer. He's best known for [[CreatorCouple his work with]] Creator/BertoltBrecht, particularly on ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera''. He fled Nazi-controlled Germany in 1933 and after a few years settled in the United States, where he composed many songs for Creator/IraGershwin and contributed to several Broadway musicals.
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* FundamentallyFunnyFruit: "In "Der Silbersee" when Severin is caught robbing a grocery, Olim is amused to discover that he was trying to steal a pineapple.
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* DichterAndDenker: He is still a cultural icon in Germany.
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* Music/SarahVaughan covered "September Song" from ''Theatre/KnickerbockerHoliday'' on her {{Crossover}} with Clifford Brown ''Music/SarahVaughanWithCliffordBrown''.
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* "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" from ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'' has been covered by countless artists under the English translation "Mack The Knife". Among them Music/LouisArmstrong, Music/FrankSinatra and Music/NickCave. As a resut probably no doubt become [[AdaptationDisplacement more recognizable than the musical it was written for]], ''Die Dreigroschenoper''. Also, ''Die Dreigroschenoper'' itself was based on ''The Beggar's Opera'' by John Gay. (Even worse, many people under the age of 30 probably only associate it with UsefulNotes/McDonald's, thanks to its "Mac Tonite" advertising campaign.) The "Alabama Song" from ''Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny'' is another of these songs by Weill and Brecht which has had this happen to it.
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* "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" from ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'' has been covered by countless artists under the English translation "Mack The Knife". Among them Music/LouisArmstrong, Music/FrankSinatra and Music/NickCave. As a resut probably no doubt become [[AdaptationDisplacement more recognizable than the musical it was written for]], ''Die Dreigroschenoper''. Also, ''Die Dreigroschenoper'' itself was based on ''The Beggar's Opera'' by John Gay. (Even worse, many people under the age of 30 probably only associate it with UsefulNotes/McDonald's, UsefulNotes/McDonalds, thanks to its "Mac Tonite" advertising campaign.) The "Alabama Song" from ''Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny'' is another of these songs by Weill and Brecht which has had this happen to it.
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'''Kurt Weill''' (1900 – 1950) was a German composer. He's best known for [[CreatorCouple his work with with]] Creator/BertoltBrecht, particularly on ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera''. He fled Nazi-controlled Germany in 1933 and after a few years settled in the United States, where he composed many songs for Creator/IraGershwin and contributed to several Broadway musicals.
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* AdaptationDisplacement: "Mack the Knife" (Die Moritat von Mackie Messer in the original German) has been covered so many times that it's probably no doubt become more recognizable than the musical it was written for, ''Die Dreigroschenoper''. Also, ''Die Dreigroschenoper'' itself was based on ''The Beggar's Opera'' by John Gay. (Even worse, many people under the age of 30 probably only associate it with UsefulNotes/McDonald's, thanks to its "Mac Tonite" advertising campaign.) The "Alabama Song" from ''Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny'' is another of these songs by Weill and Brecht which has had this happen to it. This cover by Music/TheDoors is an example.
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* CreatorCouple: Weill and Creator/BertoltBrecht.
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* "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" from ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'' has been covered by countless artists under the English translation "Mack The Knife". Among them Music/LouisArmstrong, Music/FrankSinatra and Music/NickCave. As a resut probably no doubt become [[AdaptationDisplacement more recognizable than the musical it was written for]], ''Die Dreigroschenoper''. Also, ''Die Dreigroschenoper'' itself was based on ''The Beggar's Opera'' by John Gay. (Even worse, many people under the age of 30 probably only associate it with UsefulNotes/McDonald's, thanks to its "Mac Tonite" advertising campaign.) The "Alabama Song" from ''Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny'' is another of these songs by Weill and Brecht which has had this happen to it.
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!! Tropes associated with Weill's work:
* AdaptationDisplacement: "Mack the Knife" (Die Moritat von Mackie Messer in the original German) has been covered so many times that it's probably no doubt become more recognizable than the musical it was written for, ''Die Dreigroschenoper''. Also, ''Die Dreigroschenoper'' itself was based on ''The Beggar's Opera'' by John Gay. (Even worse, many people under the age of 30 probably only associate it with UsefulNotes/McDonald's, thanks to its "Mac Tonite" advertising campaign.) The "Alabama Song" from ''Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny'' is another of these songs by Weill and Brecht which has had this happen to it. This cover by Music/TheDoors is an example.
* BrieferThanTheyThink: Almost all of the musical works Kurt Weill wrote in collaboration with Bertolt Brecht were created between 1927 and 1930. ''Theatre/TheSevenDeadlySins'' (1933) is the only significant exception.
* CreatorCouple: Weill and Creator/BertoltBrecht.
* DarkReprise: He was fond of this trope. A very nice example can be heard in the final three songs of ''The Seven Deadly Sins'', which summarize the previous parts both in melody and in lyrics.
** More famously, the final song of the Threepenny Opera, which echoes the opening song ''Mack The Knife''. "For some are in the darkness, and others are in the light. And we see the ones in the light. The ones in the darkness, we don't see." Although the song is left out in a staggering number of productions, it's one of the most quoted poems in German literature.
* DichterAndDenker: He is still a cultural icon in Germany.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title of "Der Kuhhandel", an unfinished operetta by Kurt Weill, is a German idiomatic expression for shady business. However, the literal meaning, "cow trading," also happens to be accurate.
* FundamentallyFunnyFruit: "In "Der Silbersee" when Severin is caught robbing a grocery, Olim is amused to discover that he was trying to steal a pineapple.
* MurderBallad: The original German lyrics to "Die Moritat vom Mackie Messer" ("Mack The Knife") are rather nastier, darker and more violent than in most English-language versions. Music/NickCave's version of the song translates far more faithfully, what with him being Nick Cave and all. Kurt Weill seems to have had some affinity for murder ballads, because there were two in later shows he composed: "The Ballad of Caesar's Death" from ''Der Silbersee'', and "Dr. Crippen" from ''Theatre/OneTouchOfVenus''.
* PatterSong: "Tschaikowsky (and Other Russians)" lyrics by Ira Gershwin and music by Kurt Weill, first performed by Creator/DannyKaye in ''Theatre/LadyInTheDark''.
* RecycledSoundtrack: "Prelude to Act II" of ''Theatre/StreetScene'' was recycled from incidental music for Leo Lania's play ''Konjunktur'' (Berlin, 1928).
* SevenDeadlySins: ''Theatre/TheSevenDeadlySins'', an operatic ballet where the main character, Anna, goes through all of them.
* SoiledCityOnAHill: Mahagonny is described as such in ''Theatre/TheRiseAndFallOfTheCityOfMahagonny''.
* SomewhereSong: "Youkali"
* StockShoutOut: ''Music/PirateJenny'' is often treated this way in popular culture. Weill and Brecht in itself are also a popular point of reference when the Weimar Republic is addressed in films, TV series, books and music.
'''Kurt Weill in popular culture'''
* "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" from ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'' has been covered by countless artists under the English translation "Mack The Knife". Among them Music/LouisArmstrong, Music/FrankSinatra and Music/NickCave.
* On the album cover of ''Music/BringingItAllBackHome'' by Music/BobDylan we can see a copy of ''Creator/LotteLenya Sings Berlin Theatre Songs by Music/KurtWeill'' on the background.
* "The Alabama Song" from Music/TheDoors' debut ''[[Music/TheDoorsAlbum The Doors]]'' is lifted from ''Theatre/TheRiseAndFallOfTheCityOfMahagonny''.
* "After All" from Music/DavidBowie's ''Music/TheManWhoSoldTheWorld'' is stylistically a homage to Weill's music.
* Music/TomWaits covered "What Keeps A Man Alive?" from ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'' on his album ''Music/OrphansBrawlersBawlersAndBastards''.
* Weill's wife Creator/LotteLenya is a constellation on the back cover of Music/FrankZappa's ''Music/OneSizeFitsAll''.
* Music/TheTigerLillies have also covered songs by Weill, with even an album that is a parody of ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'' called "2 Penny Opera".
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* ''Theatre/LadyInTheDark''
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* ''Theatre/StreetScene''
* ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera''
* ''Theatre/LadyInTheDark''
* ''Theatre/LostInTheStars''
* ''Theatre/OneTouchOfVenus''
* ''Theatre/TheRiseAndFallOfTheCityOfMahagonny''
* ''Theatre/TheSevenDeadlySins''
* ''Theatre/StreetScene''
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'''Kurt Weill''' (1900 – 1950) was a German composer. He's best known for his work with Creator/BertoltBrecht, particularly on ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera''. He fled Nazi-controlled Germany in 1933 and after a few years settled in the United States, where he composed many songs for Creator/IraGershwin and contributed to several Broadway musicals.
He was married to Creator/LotteLenya. Lenya's correspondence with Weill was published in book form, titled ''Speak Low (When You Speak Love)''. A play based on the collected letters, ''Lovemusik'', opened on Broadway in 2007.
!!Notable works include:
* ''Theatre/KnickerbockerHoliday''
* ''Theatre/LadyInTheDark''
* ''Theatre/LostInTheStars''
* ''Theatre/OneTouchOfVenus''
* ''Theatre/TheRiseAndFallOfTheCityOfMahagonny''
* ''Theatre/TheSevenDeadlySins''
* ''Theatre/StreetScene''
* ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera''
* ''Theatre/WhereDoWeGoFromHere''
* ''Theatre/YouAndMe''
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He was married to Creator/LotteLenya. Lenya's correspondence with Weill was published in book form, titled ''Speak Low (When You Speak Love)''. A play based on the collected letters, ''Lovemusik'', opened on Broadway in 2007.
!!Notable works include:
* ''Theatre/KnickerbockerHoliday''
* ''Theatre/LadyInTheDark''
* ''Theatre/LostInTheStars''
* ''Theatre/OneTouchOfVenus''
* ''Theatre/TheRiseAndFallOfTheCityOfMahagonny''
* ''Theatre/TheSevenDeadlySins''
* ''Theatre/StreetScene''
* ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera''
* ''Theatre/WhereDoWeGoFromHere''
* ''Theatre/YouAndMe''
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Kurt Weill (1900 – 1950) was a German composer. He is best known for his work with BertoltBrecht, particularly on ''TheThreepennyOpera''. He also composed many songs for IraGershwin.
He was married to Miss LotteLenja. Lenja's correspondence with Weill was published in book form, titled ''Speak Low (When You Speak Love)''. A play based on the collected letters, ''Lovemusik'', opened on Broadway in 2007.
Notable works include:
* ''LadyInTheDark''
* ''LostInTheStars''
* ''OneTouchOfVenus''
* ''TheRiseAndFallOfTheCityOfMahagonny''
* ''TheSevenDeadlySins''
* ''TheThreepennyOpera''
* ''WhereDoWeGoFromHere ''
* ''YouAndMe''
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He was married to Miss LotteLenja. Lenja's correspondence with Weill was published in book form, titled ''Speak Low (When You Speak Love)''. A play based on the collected letters, ''Lovemusik'', opened on Broadway in 2007.
Notable works include:
* ''LadyInTheDark''
* ''LostInTheStars''
* ''OneTouchOfVenus''
* ''TheRiseAndFallOfTheCityOfMahagonny''
* ''TheSevenDeadlySins''
* ''TheThreepennyOpera''
* ''WhereDoWeGoFromHere ''
* ''YouAndMe''
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