Surabaya-Johnny

~ Recording by Lotte Lenya, Theo Mackeben Jazzband

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Surabaya-Johnny (from "Happy End")3:08Lotte Lenya & Theo Mackeben JazzbandSurabaya-Johnny / Bilbao-SongLotte Lenya & Theo Mackeben JazzbandSingle
Orchestrola2311
1.4Surabaya-Johnny2:54Kurt WeillO Moon of Alabama: Historische Originalaufnahmen (1928 - 1944)Kurt WeillAlbum + Compilation
Capriccio (classical)10 347
2.4Surabaya-Johnny2:54Kurt WeillDie Dreigroschenoper: Historische Originalaufnahmen 1928-1931Kurt WeillAlbum + Compilation
Capriccio (classical)C5061

Relationships

vocals:Lotte Lenya (in 1929)
orchestra:Theo Mackeben Jazzband (in 1929)
recording of:Happy End: Teil 3. No. 10: Das Lied vom Surabaya‐Johnny. “Ich war jung, Gott, erst sechzehn Jahre” (original German version) (in 1929)

Happy End: Teil 3. No. 10: Das Lied vom Surabaya‐Johnny. “Ich war jung, Gott, erst sechzehn Jahre” (original German version)

lyricist:Bertolt Brecht
composer:Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:Elisabeth Hauptmann
later parody versions:Surabaya-Johnny II
later translated versions:Happy End: Song of Surabaya Johnny (John Willett translation)
Sangen om Surabaya Johnny
Surabaya Johnny (English translation)
Surabaya Johnny (French version 1956)
Surabaya Johnny (dutch version)
סוראביה ג׳וני
part of:Happy End: Teil 3: Lieder der rivalisierenden Armeen (number) (order: 2)