The ballad of conductor molestation
mainThe mezzo-soprano Jessica Walker has written a very contemporary version of Kurt Weill’s Ballade von Sexuelle Hörigkeit for her new cabaret, Casting Ouch, rolling out this month.
No matter that later that evening
I felt his clammy hands on my arse…
Next show here.
Huh? It sucks. It’s no Weill.
And she’s no Dudley Moore.
Clearly she’s not Dudley Moore, and the intention is very different. Ridiculous comparison!
Here’s a real parody of Weill’s Ballade von Sexuelle Hörigkeit in the age of Trump:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EKyVot6nkQ
Now that really was good.
No doubt the usual clueless will pile on; but much of what’s sung here rings true. And imagine being one of the first to stick your head above the parapet and speak out? I hope she does well with this.
How nice to read a pleasant comment on here. Thankyou ….. I thought it was humorous and courageous too.
Here, of course, is the very best Weill/Brecht parody ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdmoxlqQQ4c&t=1m29s
In more puritanical times this number was omitted from productions of the opera. In the U.K. of course.
I love this! Very witty and delivered with panache!
So pleased to hear that I’ll have a chance to hear it live next month!