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Songspiel
by kungfujimmy
Short, educational pieces about music and culture.
Episodes
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Twelve Days of Christmas
It's commonly believed that the Twelve Days of Christmas is a 400 year old song encoded with the tennets of the banned faith in England. It's been said that this song was used to protect practicing catholic children from being imprisoned and executed. Kung Fu Jimmy explores the history of this…
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Degenerate
This week’s Songspiel begins with Kung Fu Jimmy’s home screening of the 90’s movie “Airheads” starring Brendan Fraiser, Steve Buscemi. The movie, a lighthearted comedy about the desperate measures a rock band, The Loan Rangers, reach to get their song played on the radio, is not the focus of the...
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Gloomy Sunday
Gloomy Sunday/The Hungarian Suicide Song. Written in 1933, Gloomy Sunday’s lyrics speak of the death of a lover and entertains thoughts of suicide. The song’s melancholia is believed to have set off wave of suicides which included the song’s composer and his lover. Banned by the nation of Hungary...
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Ave Maria
This episode involves Alessandro Moreschi, the last castrato with his rendition of Ave Maria
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Alabama Song
Kurt Weill's Alabama Song.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Short, educational pieces about music and culture.
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kungfujimmy
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Short, educational pieces about music and culture.
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