Alabama Song
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"Alabama Song" is a cabaret-style piece by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, best known from their collaborations and later popularized by rock adaptations such as The Doors' version.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| O Moon of Alabama | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cabaret song
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song ⓘ theatrical song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
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Whisky Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Weimar culture
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epic theatre ⓘ |
| composer | Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| decadeOfComposition | 1920s ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInWork |
Little Mahagonny
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ⓘ
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art song
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cabaret ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | rock music interpretations of Brecht–Weill songs ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
For if we don’t find the next whisky bar, I tell you we must die
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Oh, don’t ask why ⓘ Show me the way to the next whisky bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableVersionByNationality |
American band The Doors
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English musician David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableVersionGenre |
psychedelic rock
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rock ⓘ |
| hasTitleLocationReference | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
alcohol
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desire ⓘ escape ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoverArtist |
David Bowie
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The Doors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy |
David Bowie
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The Doors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalContext | German epic theatre ⓘ |
| originalLyricsLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalProductionLanguageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | The Doors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
David Bowie
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ⓘ
The Doors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | cabaret ⓘ |
| usedIn | stage productions of Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny ⓘ |
| writer |
Bertolt Brecht
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Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1927 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
O Moon of Alabama