George Hunka wrote:
> And, in addition to all this, "Surabaya Johnny" first appeared in
> "Happy End," a Brecht-Weill collaboration which flopped when it
> premiered in 1929. I haven't heard the opera "Mahagonny" in a while,
> so I don't know whether they cribbed the song for the larger work or not.
Damn, hadda do my own homework:-). "Surabaya" is SO huge a song that it
could be freestanding. Pirate Jenny too.
ken
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