Zarah Leander "I know she wasn't on our side"

[BinkieBaumont]

Lets not be beastly to the Germans, I do admit to having rather a soft spot for the lovely Zara Leander, a popular star in Germany during WW2

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=0zDL4j9haQ0

 

[LadyDeWinter]

Yes, I like her deep voice. But she was Swedish not German.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=xp6l59mZojM

 

[Spitfire]

lol Whatever!
In Denmark we call the swedes "the germans of scandinavia" anyway.
Ouch, ouch no offense...

No seriously - she is a very great artist with a remakable voice.

 

[LadyDeWinter]

Spitfire, why do you call the Swedes "Germans of Scandinavia"???

 

[Spitfire]

Because we are envious of their succes, money, lifestyle. Is one answere.

The other answere is not politically correct - so to speak
And has more to do with a neighbour complex small states allways have to their bigger neighbours.
If you get my meaning....

 

[dhermann1]

Does it have anything to do with the fact that tho they were technically neutral during the war, they sold tons of iron ore to the Germans, thereby enabling them to continue to fight?
(Not to stir up old issues, or anything, heh heh.)

 

[Artigas]

And Switzerland kept German money in their banks, and IBM made computers to help pick victims for the Holocaust. Everybody's hands are dirty. Kind of hard to point the national finger at someone when it's dripping with mud.

 

[dhermann1]

So true, so true.

 

[Artigas]

Glad we agree.

 

[Spitfire]

Does it have anything to do with the fact that tho they were technically neutral during the war, they sold tons of iron ore to the Germans, thereby enabling them to continue to fight?
(Not to stir up old issues, or anything, heh heh.)

Absolutely not.

It is just a bad (nationalistic) joke, because we look at "the big brother" across the water the same way we are looking at the the "big brother" south of the border.
A bit too smart, too good, too serious, too well of.
Really unfair at both the germans and the swedes.

 

[Flieger]

... A bit too smart, too good, too serious, too well of. ...

I think both the Danes and the Norweigans passed us Swedes behind a while ago... Mmm... maybe we are still winning in the "too serious" league.

/F

 

[Spitfire]

I think both the Danes and the Norweigans passed us Swedes behind a while ago... Mmm... maybe we are still winning in the "too serious" league.

/F

Building a P-51 from flattened beercans, doesn't look "too serious" to me.lol

 

[jawisher]

Zara Leander

Lets not be beastly to the Germans, I do admit to having rather a soft spot for the lovely Zara Leander, a popular star in Germany during WW2

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=0zDL4j9haQ0

It's funny, I love the music of germany from the Weimar ear through the 1940s, but I have never "got" Zara Leander. I know she was the most popular German songbird during the war, but she just leaves me a bit cold. I much prefer Lilian Harvey, or even others such as Marika Rokk, Hilde Hildebrand, and so on...

Binkie: what is it do you think about Zara that speaks to you?

 

[Dr Doran]

It's funny, I love the music of germany from the Weimar ear through the 1940s, but I have never "got" Zara Leander. I know she was the most popular German songbird during the war, but she just leaves me a bit cold. I much prefer Lilian Harvey, or even others such as Marika Rokk, Hilde Hildebrand, and so on...

Binkie: what is it do you think about Zara that speaks to you?

That's great that you like this era of music. I love Kurt Weill. My collection of his works is huge. Talk to me any time.

And Switzerland kept German money in their banks, and IBM made computers to help pick victims for the Holocaust. Everybody's hands are dirty. Kind of hard to point the national finger at someone when it's dripping with mud.

Nicely said.

 

[jawisher]

That's great that you like this era of music. I love Kurt Weill. My collection of his works is huge. Talk to me any time.

I absolutley love Weill. Mostly though I only know his work with Brecht, so I tend to think of them together. Had he retired immeditaley after writing 'Mackie Messer' he would still be in the canon. The original version is so extremely creepy long before it was made just plain fun by Bobby Darin.

 

[Dr Doran]

That's great that you like this era of music. I love Kurt Weill. My collection of his works is huge. Talk to me any time.

I absolutley love Weill. Mostly though I only know his work with Brecht, so I tend to think of them together. Had he retired immeditaley after writing 'Mackie Messer' he would still be in the canon. The original version is so extremely creepy long before it was made just plain fun by Bobby Darin.

Having recently seen a DVD of a performance of Mahagonny, I honestly do not know if I prefer Dreigroschenoper over it anymore.

I agree that the original Mackie Messer was nasty and sick and that it's a shame that it got turned into something without ugliness. It's not supposed to be fun, folks.