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Mary Margaret O'Hara | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (19 Aug 1997)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B0000029WM
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 21,075 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Mack The Knife from The Threepenny OperaNick Cave 4:53£0.89
Listen  2. Ballad of the Soldier's WifeP.j. Harvey 4:26£0.89
Listen  3. Alabama Song from The Rise and Fall of the City of MahagonnyDavid Johansen 4:31£0.89
Listen  4. Youkali Tango from Marie GalanteTeresa Stratas 6:38£0.89
Listen  5. Lost in the Stars from Lost in the StarsElvis Costello 3:56£0.89
Listen  6. Pirate Jenny from The Threepenny OperaLotte Lenya 4:03£0.89
Listen  7. Speak Low from One Touch of VenusKurt Weill 5:30£0.89
Listen  8. Oh, Heavenly Salvation from The Rise and Fall of the City of MahagonnyThe Persuasions 3:36£0.89
Listen  9. Lonely House from Street SceneBetty Carter 7:31£0.89
Listen10. Surabaya Johnny from Happy EndTeresa Stratas 5:57£0.89
Listen11. Don't Be Afraid from Happy EndMary Margaret O'Hara 4:25£0.89
Listen12. September Song from Knickerbocker HolidayLou Reed 7:51£0.89
Listen13. Mack The Knife from The Threepenny OperaBertolt Brecht 2:47£0.89
Listen14. What Keeps Mankind Alive? from The Threepenny OperaWilliam S. Burroughs 2:46£0.89

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Having bought this CD, and finding it, for the greater part, very good, I bought its predecessor: "Lost In The Stars." The latter proved to be not as engaging ( I believe it is now deleted, however), and also wondered why Lou Reed had two bites of the "September Song" cherry. Neither version is up to scratch (I am fan of Reed's early works.) He manages to transform a sublime composition into what sounds like a stereotypical Reed number on "L.I.T.S"; but attempts a spoken-word interpretation on this album. I am always in favour of radical re-workings of songs, but Reed fails here, in my opinion. Bryan Ferry has recorded a great version of it on "As Time Goes By."

As for the rest: most are well-crafted, and quite different (quite a few songs-abeit performed by different artists-are on both albums) than "L.I.T.S". The latter really bears the idiosynratic stamp of Van Dyke Parks.

Nick Caves' "Mack.." is far better then Sting's version.

Charlie Haden's (with superb grafting-on of Weill's vocals) take on "Speak Low" is a beauty.

I really haven't the energy to provide even a brief review of every number, but will also mention: William Burroughs' excellent reading of "What Keeps Mankind Alive" (Tom Waits does an excellent job with this track on the other album) ; and the original recording of Bertolt Brecht's "Mack The Knife" puts Cave in the shade.

The outstanding numbers (two) by Teresa Stratas (especially "Surabaya Johnny" are the highlights.

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good but not the best 22 Oct 2009
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Not bad at all for Kurt Weill's aficionados - and as a bonus there is an interesting track by PJ Harvey - however I think that "Lost in the stars" is by far the best compilation dedicated to a rock take on Weill's songs.
Buy that one instead and skip this is my advise
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
THE SHARK HAS PRETTY TEETH 12 Oct 2001
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If you're looking for an introduction to the music of Kurt Weill you might be better off starting with a Lotte Lenya album. But if you're not a purist this album holds just as many goodies as Hal Wilner's landmark tribute, LOST IN THE STARS. It's a pity you can't combine them for what SEPTEMBER SONGS lacks STARS makes up for and vice versa.

Most notable is Nick Cave's irreverently violent stab at the oft covered "Mack the Knife". True, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Darin and Sinatra all left their mark but Cave recklessly pulls the rug out from under them. Though he's taken some liberties with the translation of the lyrics, lines like " and the childbride in her nightie/ who's assailant's still at large/ violated in her slumbers/ Mackie how much did you charge" hold the knife right up to the throat. Though the kid gloves are certainly off, he masterfully keeps the song's spirit alive with a tuneless growl. Sting's cutsey version off LOST IN THE STAR'S pales in comparison.

Another highlight is Elvis Costello's charming rendition of LOST IN THE STARS. Betty Carter's stirring take on "Lonely House" also fares well as does Mary Margret O'Hara's weird but intruiging "Furchte Dich Nicht". Lou Reed also makes a welcome return with a stellar re-working "September Song" from the Wilner tribute. He nearly stole the show on that record and this new version is right at home here.

Less successful is the perfuctory "Alabama Song". Next to Lotte Lenya or Jim Morrison's rousing version with THE DOORS, David Johanson's take is somewhat unremarkable. I can't help thinking how great Shane MacGowan of THE POGUES would of been on this one.

PJ Harvey's "Soldier's Wife" is suitably mournful but I can't seem to get Marianne Faitful's LOST IN THE STARS version out of my head. Harvey's has darkness to spare but Faithful found the humor. The Persuasion's "O Heavenly Salvation" suffers from a same problem, being a little too close to Arron Neville's version off the Wilner.

Comparisons with the Wilner are inevitable unfortunately, but SEPTEMBER SONGS has the presence of Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya to recommend it. It's great to hear Brecht's original (albeit German) version of "Mack the Knife" and Charlie Hayden provides fitting accompaniment to Kurt Weill's haunting singing on "Speak Low". I'm a big fan of Lotte Lenya and her classic turn of "Pirate Jenny" is far more welcome thant Teresa Stratas' overblown "Youkali Tango".

To sum up, if you liked the Wilner tribute there's enough here to make it worth your while. True, William S. Burrough's version of "What Keeps Mankind Alive" isn't quite as good as the Tom Waits version but appearences of Nick Cave, Costello and many others more than make up for it.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
IN THE SPIRIT OF CABARET... 30 Mar 2002
By Old Hippy - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Plenty of Lenya,some Brecht, some Weil...I expected to love those cuts. I was surprised by how effective the Teresa Stratas pieces were. And I was KNOCKED OUT by the Alabama Song, far preferable to me than Morrison's take, which was so unusual for the time that it commanded far more attention than it deserved. The whole album deserves to be listened to front to back as a unified composition. It's far closer to the spirit of the original than any other tributes or prettified performances of Weil/Brecht I've heard elsewhere.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
THE GENIUS AND HEART OF KURT WEILL 29 May 2000
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Do yourself a favour and get this shining gem of a CD in tribute to the genius of Kurt Weill, (God how he is missed...) Nick Cave does one of the better renditions of "Mack the Knife" in recent memory,(certainly better than Sinatra and -gasp- Bobby Darrin. How Mack the Knife EVER became part of the Rat Pack repertoire is one the Great Mysteries of the Western World, right up there with Bigfoot.) Teresa Stratos gives beautiful performances of "Youkali Tango" and "Surabaya Johnny". The old recording of Lotte Lenya singing "Pirate Jenny" is touching and moving. Elvis Costello gives an amazing performance of "Lost in the Stars". People will either love or hate Lou Reed's interpretation of "September Song", (personally I would pay good money just to hear Reed sing the names from a phone directory). And the Venerable William Burroughs' spoken word rendition of "What Keeps Mankind Alive" is biting satire. But but, if anything else, get this CD to hear Betty Carter sing "Lonely House"...what a classy Lady. Your jaw will drop open at Her supernatural performance. Betty Carter singing Weill...how I picture heaven....
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