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What are you listening to?

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I can't get this tune out of my head but I mean it in a good way.

I came upon this clip from a 2013 Hungarian TV special. This segment is a tribute to Hungarian-born composer Paul Abraham (1892-1960). This number, Karneval in Hungarian, is from his operetta Ball im Savoy (Ball at The Savoy) which first opened in Berlin in December 1932. Its original German title was Kängaruh while in English it was Up And Down. I chose this clip because I think it's the best performance of the song out of several others online.

[video=youtube;RdyprZ5wO9o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdyprZ5wO9o[/video]

Here's a recording of the song in English from 1933 when the show played in London. It is performed by Rosy Barsony who was in the original cast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsR3wCgNEw8

Rosy Barsony
(1909-1977)
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