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Thread #115035   Message #2464416
Posted By: Piers Plowman
13-Oct-08 - 11:05 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Tamerlan (German song, 1920s)
Subject: RE: Origins: Tamerlan (German song, 1920s)
"From: Joe Offer - PM
Date: 11 Oct 08 - 08:17 PM

Anybody know of a good printed or online source of Berlin caberet lyrics?
-Joe-"

What exactly are you looking for? One does find things around, either in print or available used. Why Berlin specifically? There was also cabaret in Munich and I suppose other places as well. Are you only interested in the political cabaret of the Weimar Republic or are you interested in earlier cabaret? (It starts in Germany around 1900, 1910 or so.)

Some authors of cabaret songs or poems, such as Joachim Ringelnatz, Tucholsky and Erich Kaestner, are still in print. Generally speaking, it's harder to get hold of the music than the texts.

Currently, my local music store has a volume of songs by Willi Kollo. It used to have a companion volume with songs by his father, Walter, but someone bought it. I'm not sure whether it's still in print. (I prefer Walter Kollo.) There always seems to be something around in this genre, but things go in and out of print.

If you're looking for something specific, I could have a look around.