Anne Kerry Ford Sings "Pirate Jenny" by Kurt Weill

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Description: Anne Kerry Ford (singer), accompanied by John Boswell (pianist), performs "Pirate Jenny", the Weill/Brecht classic from "The Threepenny Opera" at the Zalk Theater in Ojai, CA, November 2006. Share with friends
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angelovondrez ::: Favorites Ute Lemper, she did the best. I don't even know who this woman is. American accents should stay away from German Kurt Weill - It doesn't sound good. 07-03-29 09:12:30 _____________________________________________________
schmoodles ::: Favorites I must disagree...I believe she got exactly what Kurt Weill was going for in this song. Haunting, dark and sinister. To bring that much emotion to a song while just standing there takes great talent. 07-03-29 09:48:59 _____________________________________________________
Weillfanatic ::: Favorites Yeah, Weill's woefully neglected in general, think the tide is turning though. 07-04-21 19:17:20 _____________________________________________________
jacobsimon ::: Favorites I second that! her version makes your skin scrawl. 07-04-22 03:18:08 _____________________________________________________
hoffmann9471 ::: Favorites Interesting and good interpretation, but English language is not made for this song/lyrics. She is sometimes a lit bit too theatralic at the end but I like here that there is only a piano. Everybody on utube knows that I prefere the Hildegard Knef interpretation (Hilde´s singing and acting the song but NOT the Big Band in the background). 07-04-22 10:54:18 _____________________________________________________
cielomobile ::: Favorites i think i'm just too used to the original, because although she does it quite well, i'd prefer if she stuck to the original score and didn't talk it so much. that and it's transposed way down. 07-04-27 18:51:10 _____________________________________________________
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hmshutton ::: Favorites I think we should remember: 1) Kurt Weil's work was kept alive here in the US while Germany went nuts with the Nazi's; 2) Kurt Weil was so ashamed that when he got here he never spoke another word of German. Considering that he forged a second great career here in NYC, and that Lenya stayed on, I have no trouble hearing Americans singing him in "American". Actually, I find it appropriate. Whatever Anne Kerry Ford is a miracle. 07-05-28 12:49:48 _____________________________________________________
Vittorimo ::: Favorites she keeps looking like she forgot the lyrics for two seconds after "and you see me" and that takes away a ton. otherwise good emotion. 07-06-13 10:51:51 _____________________________________________________
LittleFrankNFurter ::: Favorites Eww....don't like this version. I like her performance though... kind-a scary. 07-06-22 17:25:44 _____________________________________________________
mynxiemonroe ::: Favorites i quite like the crazyness of it. nobody beat marianne faithfull though - legend and a half! theres so many different versions of this song, some are really good. 07-06-30 16:09:13 _____________________________________________________