Anne Kerry Ford Sings "Pirate Jenny" by Kurt Weill

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Anne Kerry Ford (singer), accompanied by John Boswell (pianist), performs "Pirate Jenny", the Weill/Brecht classic from "The Threepenny Opera" at the Zalk Theater in Ojai, CA, November 2006.

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she keeps looking ... ( 1 year ago by Vittorimo)

she keeps looking like she forgot the lyrics for two seconds after "and you see me" and that takes away a ton. otherwise good emotion.

Eww....don't like ... ( 1 year ago by LittleFrankNFurter)

Eww....don't like this version. I like her performance though... kind-a scary.

i quite like the ... ( 1 year ago by mynxiemonroe)

i quite like the crazyness of it. nobody beat marianne faithfull though - legend and a half! theres so many different versions of this song, some are really good.

Great video, good ... ( 10 months ago by Mavarla)

Great video, good sound quality, and intriguing performance. Wish there were clips of the 1976-77, New York Shakespeare Festival production of "Threepenny..." on YouTube (with Raul Julia as "Macheath"). I have the LP. I'm sure footage exists somewhere of this production but there's no DVD out. Anybody know for sure or not?

wow, i am amazed by ... ( 10 months ago by shaydee0)

wow, i am amazed by her performance! so far i have not yet listened to many english translations of this song, but this one is the first that seems like a proper translation to me. its either that, or Annes amazing accentuation that makes her performance worthwile.

if you think this ... ( 9 months ago by austinrowteam77)

if you think this is s great proformance get the cd of pirate jenny song by Nina Simone it will blow your mind!!!!

I just really think ... ( 9 months ago by sheabreaux)

I just really think this is the quintessential version of this song. It has so much ferocity and depth - what an incredible artist Ms. Ford is!

Really enjoyed ... ( 9 months ago by Rufriben)

Really enjoyed seeing this. I would suggest that anyone who has been properly inspired by Miss Ford to appreciate "Pirate Jenny" also seek Betty Buckley's gut wrenching rendition on her 1996 "Evening at Carnegie Hall" album.

I too, have that LP ... ( 7 months ago by bigapplebucky)

I too, have that LP, bought it right after seeing that show in a Wednesday matinee. IIRC, the tickets were $10 each. Amazing how prices have changed.
The translation they used in '76 is my favorite. Nice performance here. I prefer this (deeper/richer) voice to the definitive Lotte Lenya.

How wise you were, ... ( 7 months ago by Mavarla)

How wise you were, to have actually seen this, in-person, back then! Memories like these are priceless and alas, unlike you, I missed it.
Yes, I agree in re the '76 translation and L. Lenya: Even though she originated the role and am sure both Weill and Brecht liked her rendition (?) from a musical-standpoint level it's a bit coarse on my ears

Further thought--- ... ( 7 months ago by Mavarla)

Further thought---might be rude to say this on someone else's video post, but the 1960s Hildegard Knef rendition "auf Deutsch" is the best

AWESOME! what a ... ( 7 months ago by purelyshameless)

AWESOME! what a charisma this lady has! let alone her singing-skills. that is the talent what Brecht/Weill-songs are made for!

Und sie wissen ... ( 6 months ago by RockyInes)

Und sie wissen NICHT mit wem sie reden^^

Those eyes! ( 5 months ago by JamaQu)

Those eyes!

a master at work! ( 5 months ago by ilovemess)

a master at work!

She's no Nina Simone ( 5 months ago by streetswell)

She's no Nina Simone

Fantastic ... ( 4 months ago by nubient)

Fantastic Performance Although I prefer 'Hopla' to 'That'll learn ya!'

This was wonderful. ... ( 3 months ago by Frissoneuse)

This was wonderful. I admit I am partial to the Lotte Lenya, it is the version I grew up with. Yeah, nice song for kids. But I love Ford's expressiveness. Although some of it reminds me of a crazy Gloria Swanson at the end of Sunset Boulevard, especially the eyebrows!

Yeah right, that ... ( 3 months ago by JustPhil22)

Yeah right, that one's a pretty good version...but no one can express it as powerful and expressive as Hilde did in the 60's. To bad she died, there's no one to replace her conveniently yet =)

This lady (A.K. ... ( 3 months ago by Mavarla)

This lady (A.K. Ford) does a great job, but she just doesn't seem as loony as a criminally-vindicative "Pirate Jenny" ought to be! :-D Or, maybe, it's just Knef chopping off with the hard Teutonic tongue that makes one feel so adequately convinced. Given the level of
über-feminism in modern German Kultur, though, it's only a matter of time before H. K. is surpassed...? Yikes---batten down the hatches!

Interesting ... ( 3 months ago by JustPhil22)

Interesting thoughts. But I don't believe anyone could ever surpass Hilde. Still today I often sense in productions of almost all german as well as of some international artists how much they took their inspiration from her performances. But none of them has the same range of mimes and gestics or even that ability to connect and change them so accordingly to the themes like Hilde did...her talent was pretty unique I guess.

Actually, I agree ... ( 3 months ago by Mavarla)

Actually, I agree with you 100%: Hildegard Knef was an absolute original; a product of her times; I don't think any of the younger female German performers could approximate the kind of cynical rage that can only have been borne out of all that post-war devastation. Americans don't understand this, never having had to thoroughly rebuild hundreds of years of history the way Germany/Europe, and Japan, for instance, have...*not* to say this is *singularly* Knef's forte, but it figures, somewhat

Nina Simone owns ... ( 2 months ago by sailorsdoxy)

Nina Simone owns this!!

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