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Self-Titled Summer | Knef (1970, Germany)

Our next Self-Titled Summer spotlight is on number 906 on The List, submitted by arratoon. Here’s a quick rundown:

  • Point of origin(s): Prior to her music career, German diva Hildegard Knef (b. 1925) had already made a name for herself as a film and Broadway actress, in part due to having the first nude scene in German film history (in the 1951 Die Sünderin or “The Sinner“). After racking up some 30ish film credits, in the early 60s Knef started writing songs and releasing albums, the first being the 1963 So oder so ist das Leben. I believe this s/t (also released under the title Hildegard Knef, with a colour photo of the artist on the cover) was her 7th studio album.
  • Tasting notes: Chanson (if that word can be used for songs with German lyrics) / ballad with various instrumentation – some plinky piano, some jazz, some big band, some sweeping cinematic scores, some psychedelic moments
  • Standout track: The opener “Wieviel Menschen waren glücklich, daß du gelebt?” has a great psychedelic vibe. I enjoy the old-timey sound of “Elvira O” (though I’m not sure if it was made to sound older or if it just wasn’t remastered the same way as the other tracks?). I also really dig the James-Bond-opening-credits sound of “Friedenskampf und Schadenfreude”.
  • Where are they now?/RIP: Knef would end up being in over 50 films, releasing over 20 albums (with about 130 of the songs being her original lyrics), and becoming an internationally best-selling author. Knef left us in 2002, at the age of 76.
  • Websites: Artist website, Wikipedia

Prost!

Jahrgang 1925

Im zweiten Teil der Sommerserie-
Musik aus den Filmen:

Pillow Talk (1959)
Earthquake (1974)
Cross of Iron (1977)
Candy (1968)
Les choses de la vie (1970)
Clockwork Orange (1971)
Convoy (1978)

nachhörbar auf

@radioorange940
o94.at/programm/sendung/id/245

oder

cba.media/711304
@cba

#CWMcCall #ChaimTopol #ClockworkOrange #Convoy #CrossofIron #DaveGrusin #DorisDay #Earthquake, #GioachinoRossini #HildegardKnef #JohnWilliams #Les choses de la vie #MichelPiccoli #MiriamKarlin #PerryBlackwell #Pillow Talk #RockHudson #RomySchneider

Continued thread

2/ Sehr interessant der Hinweis auf „Die Mörder sind unter uns“, in dem #HildegardKnef mitgespielt hat. Der Film war mir ein Begriff, aber ich wusste nicht, wer ihn produziert hat.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_M%C3

Der Film wurde 1946 gedreht und zwar von der #DEFA. Zwei Monate nach Gründung der DEFA. Es muss wohl jemandem ein Herzensanliegen gewesen sein.

Und dann wurde der Film frühstmöglich nämlich 1955 mit Gründung des DDR-Fernsehens ausgestrahlt. In der BRD kam der Film dann erst 1971 ins Fernsehen.

Nun ja, nun ja. #Antifaschimus #Aufarbeitung #Osten #Westen

Der Berliner Produzent Torky Tork liefert der Deutschrapszene schon seit vielen Jahren ausgefeilte Instrumentals. An seinen Beats arbeitet er vor allem mit Samples – und diggt dafür gerne in der deutschen Musikhistorie.

#50JahreHipHop #DerSongDesTages #Deutschrap #HildegardKnef #Popfilter #PopfilterDerSongDesTages #Producer #Sampling #Songempfehlung #T9 #TorkyTork #PopfilterDerSongDesTages

detektor.fm/musik/popfilter-hi

The #VijaCelmins + #GerhardRichter mix at #HamburgerKunsthalle was another highlight on this journey. Works chosen for the exhibition #DoubleVision interact very well, and accompanying texts neatly provide context and insight.

hamburger-kunsthalle.de/en/exh

On a street market I came across 7" vinyl by #HildegardKnef and #MarleneDietrich. Brilliant souvenirs. If scratches turn out to be brutal I'll just spin the turntable while streaming the music!