Kurt Weill

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The next Kurt Weill concert is scheduled for Friday, August 1, 2025 at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam, Netherlands. See all 3 upcoming concerts

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Listen to 6 Songs: No. 4. Complainte de la Seine by Kurt Weill & Lotte Lenya, see lyrics, music video & more!

6 Songs: No. 4. Complainte de la SeineKurt Weill & Lotte Lenya

Listen to 6 Songs: No. 6. Denn Wie Man Sich Bettet by Kurt Weill & Lotte Lenya, see lyrics, music video & more!

6 Songs: No. 6. Denn Wie Man Sich BettetKurt Weill & Lotte Lenya

Listen to Speak Low from One Touch of Venus by Kurt Weill, Charlie Haden & Fred Hersh, see lyrics, music video & more!

Speak Low from One Touch of VenusKurt Weill, Charlie Haden & Fred Hersh

Speak Low (demo)Kurt Weill

Listen to 6 Songs: No. 1. Lost In the Stars by Kurt Weill & Lotte Lenya, see lyrics, music video & more!

6 Songs: No. 1. Lost In the StarsKurt Weill & Lotte Lenya

Listen to Tango Ballade by Kurt Weill, see lyrics, music video & more!

Tango BalladeKurt Weill

Listen to Excerpts from Dreigroschenoper: Ouverture I by Kurt Weill, Christian Lindberg, Prince of Denmark Air Force Band & Prince of Denmark, see lyrics, music video & more!

Excerpts from Dreigroschenoper: Ouverture IKurt Weill, Christian Lindberg, Prince of Denmark Air Force Band & Prince of Denmark

Listen to Excerpts from Dreigroschenoper: Das Kanonenlied III by Kurt Weill, Christian Lindberg & Prince of Denmark Air Force Band, see lyrics, music video & more!

Excerpts from Dreigroschenoper: Das Kanonenlied IIIKurt Weill, Christian Lindberg & Prince of Denmark Air Force Band

Listen to Excerpts from Dreigroschenoper: Das Kanonenlied II by Kurt Weill, Christian Lindberg & Prince of Denmark Air Force Band, see lyrics, music video & more!

Excerpts from Dreigroschenoper: Das Kanonenlied IIKurt Weill, Christian Lindberg & Prince of Denmark Air Force Band

Listen to Excerpts from Dreigroschenoper: Das Kanonenlied I by Kurt Weill, Christian Lindberg & Prince of Denmark Air Force Band, see lyrics, music video & more!

Excerpts from Dreigroschenoper: Das Kanonenlied IKurt Weill, Christian Lindberg & Prince of Denmark Air Force Band

Upcoming Concerts for Kurt Weill

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Listen to Nashville New York (Original London Cast) [Live] by Vernon Duke, Kurt Weill & Ogden Nash

ALBUMNashville New York (Original London Cast) [Live]Vernon Duke, Kurt Weill & Ogden Nash

More albums from Kurt Weill

Listen to Je ne t'aime pas by Aäron Wajnberg & Tineke Van Ingelgem

ALBUMJe ne t'aime pasAäron Wajnberg & Tineke Van Ingelgem

Listen to High Hopes: Songs for Baritone by Arvid Fagerfjäll & Hikaru Kanki

ALBUMHigh Hopes: Songs for BaritoneArvid Fagerfjäll & Hikaru Kanki

Listen to Songs of the Clown by Verena Tönjes & Daria Tudor

ALBUMSongs of the ClownVerena Tönjes & Daria Tudor

ALBUMWeill: The Seven Deadly SinsSir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Magdalena Kožená, Andrew Staples & Florian Boesch

Listen to Insieme by Haeran Hong & Sunyoung Seo

ALBUMInsiemeHaeran Hong & Sunyoung Seo

Listen to Weill: The Seven Deadly Sins (2024 Remaster) by Ute Lemper, Berlin RIAS Chamber Ensemble & John Mauceri

ALBUMWeill: The Seven Deadly Sins (2024 Remaster)Ute Lemper, Berlin RIAS Chamber Ensemble & John Mauceri

Listen to Prince of Denmark Air Force Band: In Full Bloom by Prince of Denmark Air Force Band, Christian Lindberg, Kurt Weill & Prince of Denmark

ALBUMPrince of Denmark Air Force Band: In Full BloomPrince of Denmark Air Force Band, Christian Lindberg, Kurt Weill & Prince of Denmark

ALBUMBroadway RhapsodyCyrille Dubois, Michaël Ertzscheid & ArteCombo

Listen to The Kurt Weill Album by Katharine Mehrling, Konzerthausorchester Berlin & Joana Mallwitz

ALBUMThe Kurt Weill AlbumKatharine Mehrling, Konzerthausorchester Berlin & Joana Mallwitz

ALBUMIn TimeFive Sax

ALBUMNomadLilian Farahani

Listen to Prince of Denmark by Prince of Denmark Air Force Band, Christian Lindberg, Kurt Weill & Prince of Denmark

ALBUMPrince of DenmarkPrince of Denmark Air Force Band, Christian Lindberg, Kurt Weill & Prince of Denmark

Listen to Au bord de l'eau (Mélodies et chansons) by Fleur Mino & Jérôme Brajtman

ALBUMAu bord de l'eau (Mélodies et chansons)Fleur Mino & Jérôme Brajtman

Listen to Weill, Brecht & Hauptmann: L'opéra de quat'sous by Le Balcon & Maxime Pascal

ALBUMWeill, Brecht & Hauptmann: L'opéra de quat'sousLe Balcon & Maxime Pascal

Listen to Aylish Kerrigan Sings Kurt Weill by Aylish Kerrigan & Vladimir Valdivia

ALBUMAylish Kerrigan Sings Kurt WeillAylish Kerrigan & Vladimir Valdivia

Listen to Welcome to My World by Mark S. Doss, Stas Venglevski & Ken Smith

ALBUMWelcome to My WorldMark S. Doss, Stas Venglevski & Ken Smith

ALBUMManiphestoTrio Fauve

Listen to Tränen von gestern Abend by Ivonne Fuchs & Anna Christensson

ALBUMTränen von gestern AbendIvonne Fuchs & Anna Christensson

Listen to Weill: The Threepenny Opera / Panamanian Suite / The Seven Deadly Sins by Serena Wey, Basel Sinfonietta & Mark Fitz-Gerald

ALBUMWeill: The Threepenny Opera / Panamanian Suite / The Seven Deadly SinsSerena Wey, Basel Sinfonietta & Mark Fitz-Gerald

Listen to Chansons douces et amères by François Le Roux & Olivier Godin

ALBUMChansons douces et amèresFrançois Le Roux & Olivier Godin

Listen to Weill: Excerpts from Dreigroschenoper by Kurt Weill, Christian Lindberg, Prince of Denmark Air Force Band & Prince of Denmark

ALBUMWeill: Excerpts from DreigroschenoperKurt Weill, Christian Lindberg, Prince of Denmark Air Force Band & Prince of Denmark

Listen to Weill: Orchestral Works by Swedish Chamber Orchestra & Heinz Karl Gruber

ALBUMWeill: Orchestral WorksSwedish Chamber Orchestra & Heinz Karl Gruber

Listen to Der Wilde Sound Der 20er by Anna-Maria Palii, Ursula Kepser, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Howard Arman Christian Macelaru

ALBUMDer Wilde Sound Der 20erAnna-Maria Palii, Ursula Kepser, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Howard Arman Christian Macelaru

Listen to Atlantic Crossings by Orchestre Pasdeloup, Orchestre National de Jazz - Franck Tortiller & Wolfgang Doerner

ALBUMAtlantic CrossingsOrchestre Pasdeloup, Orchestre National de Jazz - Franck Tortiller & Wolfgang Doerner

Listen to Quatuor de Saxophones by Quatuor De Saxophones Diaphase

ALBUMQuatuor de SaxophonesQuatuor De Saxophones Diaphase

Listen to Kurt Weill Songs - Alban Berg Sieben früe Lieder - Frédérique Willem Soprano by Frédérique Willem

ALBUMKurt Weill Songs - Alban Berg Sieben früe Lieder - Frédérique Willem SopranoFrédérique Willem

ALBUMLet's Play WeillStefanie Wüst & Christopher Arpin

Listen to Rocking Horse Road by Jacqui Dankworth & Brodsky Quartet

ALBUMRocking Horse RoadJacqui Dankworth & Brodsky Quartet

Listen to Bubbles: Dana Ciocarlie & Friends by Dana Ciocarlie

ALBUMBubbles: Dana Ciocarlie & FriendsDana Ciocarlie

Listen to Berlin im Licht: A Kurt Weill Songbook by Ricardo Panela & Nuno Vieira de Almeida

ALBUMBerlin im Licht: A Kurt Weill SongbookRicardo Panela & Nuno Vieira de Almeida

Listen to Songs to Harp from the Old and New World by Torsten Mossberg & Stina Hellberg Agback

ALBUMSongs to Harp from the Old and New WorldTorsten Mossberg & Stina Hellberg Agback

Listen to Kurt Weill: An European In Broadway - Philipp Jarnach: Piano Music by Irene Rinaldi & Michelangelo Carbonara

ALBUMKurt Weill: An European In Broadway - Philipp Jarnach: Piano MusicIrene Rinaldi & Michelangelo Carbonara

Listen to Once in a Weill by Casco Phil, Helene Bracke & Benjamin Haemhouts

ALBUMOnce in a WeillCasco Phil, Helene Bracke & Benjamin Haemhouts

Listen to Eileen Farrell - I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues by Eileen Farrell, Luther Henderson & Luther Henderson Orchestra

ALBUMEileen Farrell - I've Got a Right to Sing the BluesEileen Farrell, Luther Henderson & Luther Henderson Orchestra

Listen to Affinities: Greek and German Art Songs by Fanie Antonelou & Kerstin Mörk

ALBUMAffinities: Greek and German Art SongsFanie Antonelou & Kerstin Mörk

Listen to Weill: The 7 Deadly Sins by SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern & Grzegorz Nowak

ALBUMWeill: The 7 Deadly SinsSWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern & Grzegorz Nowak

Listen to Kurt Weill. Mahagonny. Chansons des Quais. Kleine Dreigroschenmusik by Ensemble Modern, Heinz Karl Gruber, Ute Gfrerer, Winnie Bowe & Amarcord

ALBUMKurt Weill. Mahagonny. Chansons des Quais. Kleine DreigroschenmusikEnsemble Modern, Heinz Karl Gruber, Ute Gfrerer, Winnie Bowe & Amarcord

Listen to ORBI: The Oscillating Revenge of the Background Instruments by ORBI

ALBUMORBI: The Oscillating Revenge of the Background InstrumentsORBI

Listen to I'm a Stranger Here - Kurt Weill (Homage to Kurt Weill) by Claudia Marie-Thérèse Hasslinger & Anita Azzi

ALBUMI'm a Stranger Here - Kurt Weill (Homage to Kurt Weill)Claudia Marie-Thérèse Hasslinger & Anita Azzi

ALBUMTanz auf dem VulkanAngela Denoke, Tal Balshai, Norbert Nagel & Tim Park

ALBUMTryout (A Series of Private Rehearsal Recordings)Kurt Weill & Ira Gershwin

Listen to Lost in Temptation by Alliage Quintett

ALBUMLost in TemptationAlliage Quintett

Listen to Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper – Musical Highlights (Remastered 2017) by Liane Augustin, Kurt Preger, Alfred Jerger, Rosette Anday, Helge Rosvaenge, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & F. Charles Adler

ALBUMWeill: Die Dreigroschenoper – Musical Highlights (Remastered 2017)Liane Augustin, Kurt Preger, Alfred Jerger, Rosette Anday, Helge Rosvaenge, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & F. Charles Adler

Listen to Vogler Quartett spielt Weill, Henze und Widmann by Vogler Quartett

ALBUMVogler Quartett spielt Weill, Henze und WidmannVogler Quartett

Listen to Dances from Around the World by Chiu Villafranca Duo

ALBUMDances from Around the WorldChiu Villafranca Duo

Listen to The Three Penny Piano (Music for Piano 4 Hands) by Duo Porto-Frontini

ALBUMThe Three Penny Piano (Music for Piano 4 Hands)Duo Porto-Frontini

Listen to Jan Peerce: Singers of the Century (Remastered 2017) by Jan Peerce

ALBUMJan Peerce: Singers of the Century (Remastered 2017)Jan Peerce

Listen to Ballads of the Pleasant Life: Kurt Weill, Weimar and Exile by Nexas Quartet & Peter Coleman-Wright

ALBUMBallads of the Pleasant Life: Kurt Weill, Weimar and ExileNexas Quartet & Peter Coleman-Wright

Listen to Thousands of Miles by Kate Lindsey & Baptiste Trotignon

ALBUMThousands of MilesKate Lindsey & Baptiste Trotignon

Listen to Weill: A Portrait from Berlin to New York by Torsten Mossberg

ALBUMWeill: A Portrait from Berlin to New YorkTorsten Mossberg

Listen to Weill: Wanted. Songs of Kurt Weill by Dagmar Pecková

ALBUMWeill: Wanted. Songs of Kurt WeillDagmar Pecková

Listen to Normal Gets You Nowhere by Klaartje van Veldhoven

ALBUMNormal Gets You NowhereKlaartje van Veldhoven

ALBUMIn Search of FreedomBerlage Saxophone Quartet

Listen to D'Ombre et de Lumiere, Musique de Kurt Weill by Jacinthe Thibault & David Bergeron

ALBUMD'Ombre et de Lumiere, Musique de Kurt WeillJacinthe Thibault & David Bergeron

Listen to In diesem Lande und in dieser Zeit by Eisler Trio

ALBUMIn diesem Lande und in dieser ZeitEisler Trio

Listen to Tangos for Piano from Latin America & Europe by Marcel Worms

ALBUMTangos for Piano from Latin America & EuropeMarcel Worms

Listen to Inspirations by Romain Leleu & Ensemble Convergences

ALBUMInspirationsRomain Leleu & Ensemble Convergences

Listen to Compositores de Chile Vol. 10 (Especial Compositores de Europa) by Hanns Stein

ALBUMCompositores de Chile Vol. 10 (Especial Compositores de Europa)Hanns Stein

Listen to Kapital & Moral by Poing & Maja S. K. Ratkje

ALBUMKapital & MoralPoing & Maja S. K. Ratkje

Listen to Lachen und Weinen by Katja Stuber & Boris Kusnezow

ALBUMLachen und WeinenKatja Stuber & Boris Kusnezow

Listen to Blacher by Kolja Blacher & Gerty Herzog

ALBUMBlacherKolja Blacher & Gerty Herzog

Listen to Naquele Tempo by Bolero Berlin

ALBUMNaquele TempoBolero Berlin

Listen to Weill: Little Threepenny Music (Remastered) by Nürnberg Symphony Orchestra & Hanspeter Gmür

ALBUMWeill: Little Threepenny Music (Remastered)Nürnberg Symphony Orchestra & Hanspeter Gmür

Listen to Cabaret Classics by John Constable & Jill Gomez

ALBUMCabaret ClassicsJohn Constable & Jill Gomez

Listen to Shostakovich, Prokofiev & Weill: Works for Violin & Piano by Benjamin Schmid & Lisa Smirnova

ALBUMShostakovich, Prokofiev & Weill: Works for Violin & PianoBenjamin Schmid & Lisa Smirnova

Listen to Love Life by Bjørg Hasle Aschehoug

ALBUMLove LifeBjørg Hasle Aschehoug

Listen to 2014中國愛樂樂團-音樂會(二十) by China Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUM2014中國愛樂樂團-音樂會(二十)China Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to La Belle Dame Sans Merci by Rosalind Plowright & Philip Mountford

ALBUMLa Belle Dame Sans MerciRosalind Plowright & Philip Mountford

Listen to Far Away by Thomas Michael Allen

ALBUMFar AwayThomas Michael Allen

Listen to Fo(u)r Woods by Fo(u)r Woods Quartet

ALBUMFo(u)r WoodsFo(u)r Woods Quartet

Listen to Exiled: The Evolution of Kurt Weill by James Benjamin Rodgers & Kenneth Merrill

ALBUMExiled: The Evolution of Kurt WeillJames Benjamin Rodgers & Kenneth Merrill

Listen to Siesta by Alina Mleczko, Pawel Panta & Prima Vista Quartet

ALBUMSiestaAlina Mleczko, Pawel Panta & Prima Vista Quartet

ALBUMTanz der TöneIsabell Münsch & Perry Schack

Listen to ŽIDOVSKA GLAZBENA OSTAVŠTINA U ZVUKU I RIJEČI by TRIO SOLENZA

ALBUMŽIDOVSKA GLAZBENA OSTAVŠTINA U ZVUKU I RIJEČITRIO SOLENZA

Listen to Weil: Songs de L'Opéra de quat' sous by Pascal Le Pennec & Philippe Borecek

ALBUMWeil: Songs de L'Opéra de quat' sousPascal Le Pennec & Philippe Borecek

Listen to Insomniac Moonlight by Madera Vox

ALBUMInsomniac MoonlightMadera Vox

Listen to Lieder eines armen Mädchens by Nina Proll & Trio de Salon

ALBUMLieder eines armen MädchensNina Proll & Trio de Salon

Listen to Weill: Zaubernacht (Magic Night) by Ania Vegry & Arte Ensemble

ALBUMWeill: Zaubernacht (Magic Night)Ania Vegry & Arte Ensemble

Listen to Johns, T.: Classic and Romantic -- Music for Horn and Piano by Terry Johns

ALBUMJohns, T.: Classic and Romantic -- Music for Horn and PianoTerry Johns

ALBUMAngela Denoke Sings Kurt WeillAngela Denoke, Tal Balshai & Norbert Nagel

Listen to I'm a Stranger Here Myself by Salomé Kammer

ALBUMI'm a Stranger Here MyselfSalomé Kammer

ALBUMExiles' CafeLara Downes

Listen to Demiliatrised Zones: Marches by hr brass & Lutz Kohler

ALBUMDemiliatrised Zones: Marcheshr brass & Lutz Kohler

Listen to Weill, Ibert, Berg by John Gilbert, Timothy Muffitt, Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Players, George Work & Dmitri Schteinberg

ALBUMWeill, Ibert, BergJohn Gilbert, Timothy Muffitt, Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Players, George Work & Dmitri Schteinberg

Listen to Dragon Rhyme by Hartt School Wind Ensemble, Glen Adsit, Carrie Koffman & Anton Miller

ALBUMDragon RhymeHartt School Wind Ensemble, Glen Adsit, Carrie Koffman & Anton Miller

Listen to The Orchestral Clarinetist: Vol 4-Schumann (Cont.) to Welcher by Bruce Nolan

ALBUMThe Orchestral Clarinetist: Vol 4-Schumann (Cont.) to WelcherBruce Nolan

Listen to Paris Days, Berlin Nights by Ute Lemper, Vogler String Quartet & Stefan Malzew

ALBUMParis Days, Berlin NightsUte Lemper, Vogler String Quartet & Stefan Malzew

ALBUMAch, in jener Nacht der Liebe...Geoffrey Abbott & Isabell Münsch

Listen to Weill & Pfitzner & Barber: Sonatas for Violoncello and Piano by Quirine Viersen & Silke Avenhaus

ALBUMWeill & Pfitzner & Barber: Sonatas for Violoncello and PianoQuirine Viersen & Silke Avenhaus

Listen to Kurt Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper by John Mauceri, Ute Lemper, Berlin RIAS Chamber Ensemble, René Kollo & Milva

ALBUMKurt Weill: Die DreigroschenoperJohn Mauceri, Ute Lemper, Berlin RIAS Chamber Ensemble, René Kollo & Milva

Listen to Songs of War by Simon Keenlyside & Malcolm Martineau

ALBUMSongs of WarSimon Keenlyside & Malcolm Martineau

Listen to …Just Songs! by Die Singphoniker

ALBUM…Just Songs!Die Singphoniker

Listen to Otto Klemperer: The Complete 78rpm Recordings (Berlin, 1924-1932) by Otto Klemperer, Staatskapelle Berlin, Charles Kullman, Adelheid Armhold, Johannes Willy, Berlin Radio Choir & Berlin State and Cathedral Choir

ALBUMOtto Klemperer: The Complete 78rpm Recordings (Berlin, 1924-1932)Otto Klemperer, Staatskapelle Berlin, Charles Kullman, Adelheid Armhold, Johannes Willy, Berlin Radio Choir & Berlin State and Cathedral Choir

Listen to Milken Archive: Weill: Kiddush - Davidson: …And David Danced Before the Lord - The Hush of Midnight (excerpts) by Hans Peter Blochwitz, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, BBC Singers, Avner Itai, Amy Goldstein, Douglas Webster, Buffalo Vocal Ensemble, Brad Lubman, Ramon Ricker Jazz Quintet, Studio ensemble, Ray Edgar, Zamir Chorale & Stanley Sperber

ALBUMMilken Archive: Weill: Kiddush - Davidson: …And David Danced Before the Lord - The Hush of Midnight (excerpts)Hans Peter Blochwitz, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, BBC Singers, Avner Itai, Amy Goldstein, Douglas Webster, Buffalo Vocal Ensemble, Brad Lubman, Ramon Ricker Jazz Quintet, Studio ensemble, Ray Edgar, Zamir Chorale & Stanley Sperber

ALBUM10tenThing

Listen to Gardens of Spain by Lyne Fortin & Esther Gonthier

ALBUMGardens of SpainLyne Fortin & Esther Gonthier

Listen to Im Brechthaus by Kerstin Viberg & Kjell Bygden

ALBUMIm BrechthausKerstin Viberg & Kjell Bygden

Listen to Death by Anne-Lise Berntsen & Eisler Ensemble

ALBUMDeathAnne-Lise Berntsen & Eisler Ensemble

ALBUMNidarosNidaros Brass Band

Listen to Voices of the Holocaust by Caroline Helton & Kathryn Goodson

ALBUMVoices of the HolocaustCaroline Helton & Kathryn Goodson

Kurt Weill's Popular Music Videos

Weill: American Song Suite: I. September Song (Version for Violin and Chamber Orchestra)

Daniel Hope, Joscho Stephan, Alexander Ponet & Zürcher Kammerorchester

Weill: Youkali

Barbara Hannigan & Ludwig Orchestra

Dreigroschenoper: Zuhälterballade (Arr. für Saxophon, Streichquartett und Klavier)

Asya Fateyeva, Florian Donderer, Emma Yoon, Yuko Hara, Tanja Tetzlaff & Stepan Simonian

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About Kurt Weill

Hometown

Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany

Born

1900

Genre

Classical

Nobody made the transition between the European and American scenes more creatively than Kurt Weill, fusing the formal continuity of opera with the set pieces of the musical with far-reaching consequences for music theater during the latter part of the 20th century. Born in 1900 into a Jewish family in Dessau, Weill studied in Berlin with Humperdinck and then Busoni. Works for the stage rapidly became his main concern—not least his collaborations with Bertolt Brecht, including The Threepenny Opera (1928), on the social and cultural inequalities of Germany under the Weimar Republic, and Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1930), a satire addressing the dangers of unlimited capitalism. In 1933 he left Germany for the U.S., his synthesis of opera and the musical leading to notable collaborations with Maxwell Anderson on Knickerbocker Holiday (1938) and Lost in the Stars (1949), Ira Gershwin on Lady in the Dark (1941) and The Firebrand of Florence (1944), and Ogden Nash on One Touch of Venus (1943). His opera Street Scene (1947), written with Langston Hughes, was a direct influence on Bernstein and Sondheim, but further developments were curtailed by Weill’s death in New York City in 1950.

Influenced by Kurt WeillKurt Weill has influenced the music of Bryan Ferry, Lou Reed, Bobby Darin and more.
Bryan Ferry
Lou Reed
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Leonard Bernstein
Nick Cave
Danny Elfman
David Bowie
The Magnetic Fields
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