Marilyn Manson - Alabama Song (The Doors cover from Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny)

Cover de la cancion "Alabama Song" de The Doors interpretada por Marilyn Manson en un recital que ofrecio en Berlin en el año 2003.
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Mahagonny en adelante, en español Ascensión y caída de la ciudad de Mahagonny) es una ópera que consiste de 3 actos (las ediciones más nuevas suelen carecer de la distribución en actos). La música fue escrita por Kurt Weill y el texto por Bertolt Brecht. Su primera presentación fue en Leipzig, el 9 de marzo en el año 1930. La ópera dura unos 2 horas y media y está ambientada en Mahagonny, una ciudad ficticia de los EE.UU. en el año 1930.
Kurt Weill durante la ópera reseña un círculo amplio presentando varios temas durante el primer acto y luego anidándolas de manera más y más compleja y llevándolas a un clímax en el acto final.
Frecuentemente usa citas musicales: el Acorde de Tristán, extraído de Tristán e Isolda de Richard Wagner, que en su época frecuentemente es usado para referir a un amor infinito, suena en el principio de la fundación de una ciudad de bares y burdeles; La canción del Wir weben zusammen den Jungfernkranz[2] de la ópera der Freischütz por Karl Maria von Weber (que durante su época por muchos fue considerado como Kitsch) está citada en arribo de los 4 leñadores que por supuesto no estaban pensando en tejer. Otras formas citadas son fugas a la manera de Bach, música eclesiástica, popular y militar, el shanty, la tarantela y el blues.
El Song de Alabama [editar]Es una canción con carácter de song que es cantada en el primer acto por las chicas y por Jenny. Ellas perdieron su patria y ven su única oportunidad en venderse a los hombres de Mahagonny. Se despiden de la luna, un motivo que aparece varias veces durante la ópera, esperando una vida mejor.
La música mezcla unas coloraturas tristes con un sprechgesang cínico expresando esta nostalgia
El texto original fue publicado por primera vez en la Hauspostille por Brecht, el año 1927, junto con una melodía por él mismo que Weill no usaba. En el texto fuente el yo lírico es un hombre.
La canción aparece frecuentemente en la música popular como en The Doors o David Bowie.

[@DoorsFan2627]

The Doors originally covered it at Dorothy Manzarek's suggestion. She had the album recorded in 1930 by Lottie Lenya, written by Btecht & Weill. Robby and John thought it crazy to record an "oom pah" song. When The Doors played Europe, this was not well received. It was considered to be a Nazi song.

[@DoorsFan2627]

After The Doors covered this song, most thought it to be a Doors original. It should be noted. that the original verse was ommited altogether. The character that sang this song was a prostitute. Morrison also changed "Show me the way to the next pretty boy" to "next little girl" To the best of my knowledge, I believe it was only at The Matrix that he sang."pretty boy" Many bands have since covered it, thinking just that it was a Doors song. Bette Midler, David Bowie, Nina Simone, Marianne Faithfull, David Johansen (N.Y. Dolls) did to name just a few.

[@brunovalenzuela5633]

I was 3 years old when that happened :,(

[@FuegoPazzo]

Here's the 1930's version and the stage play version kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5qQmXh8gNhsnc0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3i4m3qGp8t0bLc

[@lnwark]

The audience that considered it to be a Nazi song were misinformed! It was written by Kurt Weill, who was Jewish, and the Nazis considered his work degenerate. There was a riot from Nazi sympathizers at the opera's 1930 premiere in Leipzig!

[@gothwhisperer9656]

The best part of being a manson fan on KZbin you see the same few people on each video

[@AMirrorForAFace]

Hello friend

[@Oh_I_Will]

Same “plants”

[@someone7284]

True

[@SpookyKid_SpaceAce]

Haha yup

[@Ohwome]

🖤😇🖤

[@jessebond4280]

This song makes me so happy. Manson's vocal's are legit. It's so bizarrely cherry and so weirdly perverted, and being over-dramatic at the same time. I love his solo Burlesque performances, he should have done more.

[@lisalegrand2186]

Wish he still sung like this

[@lucianozanzarelli3726]

Io adoro la sua VOCE nn adoro testi di Altri con la sua VOCE.desidero le sue parole o testi mm mi colpisce con i testi e nn tolgo niente per la musica

[@pticon]

It's PERFECT!!! I love this GUY... His voice is something unbelieveable. I wanna see him in a musical!

[@DollyTheLlama]

Great twisted version of an old song. It's so goth that even the goth kids don't fully get it. Most of you people just don't understand the artistic value of imitation through admiration. Look at history. We're all just rehashing cave art in more modern ways.

[@oceanedavid1595]

Marylin Manson is beautiful

[@Koenaki]

to all the comments here...this song is NOT from the Doors ! Also David Bowie have sing it...and a lot of others...This song is from Kurt Weil and Berthold Brecht !

[@desleysmith2765]

no its the doors or the doors covered it NAW JIMBOE DID IT!

[@austinmiller2165]

Will you post the original please? I would love to hear it. 😄

[@MIMIEUXMIMIEUXMIMIEUX]

austin miller Just search Bertold Brecht Alabama Song and it should come up with some theatre recordings

[@louisharwood471]

It's the doors. He was obsessed with them. If it wasn't for the doors he wouldn't be who he was the doors made him insane and look and be the way he is.

[@eightymopar]

Yes the doors didnt orignally do it. But everyone knows the doors version. The original was an old obscure song that no one really knew about even in the 60s, let alone today. This is clearly a horrendous cover of the doors version.

[@comawhite2178]

His voice omg 😍

[@baciussss]

"oh don't ask why" hhshshshh i love it

[@johnfisher8401]

not trying to be an asshat here but I didnt like it that much, to each their own though

[@npanic628]

Lol what, it sucked, compared to Morrison it's painful to listen to (and look at really..)

[@m.bornhate6576]

When he say "You know why?" 😱😍😍

[@cannibalsuperstar6081]

Are you 6 years old?

[@asmayedeus5731]

​@@cannibalsuperstar6081 What the fuck is your problem

[@OrunitaVivi]

He was so bloody beautiful

[@davidfusterbielsa4264]

Marylin Manson is the best

[@rippy4freedom499]

Fantastic MM !

[@Otaku.Jakub13]

Manson cabaret voltaire 😎🤘

[@cdreidp]

Does anyone know if this full performance is online to watch anywhere?

[@isidoro1616]

Sorry people but the Door's song is also a cover. 'Alabama song' or 'whisky bar' or 'Moon of Alabama' is a song by Bertolt Brech and Kurt Weill from is play Mahagonny. David Bowie also did a cover of this song.

[@alisonmarie2907]

He makes me so happy

[@kangadillo]

I absolutely love this. Seeing MM do a solo using his best voice with an unusual song is great. Are there any more videos where he does this kind of thing? It makes me feel like he could've played the emcee in "Cabaret!"

[@archdandy123]

Golden Age Of Grotesque is a album who takes insperation from 30´s Berlin and Hollywood. So to do this songs like in the 30´s burlesque style is amazing to hear and see.

[@yuritesticoff1141]

LoI really appreciate and like Marilyn Manson's music, I remember when he came out when he really popped off when I was in middle school, only one guy liked him, Quentin L., Quentin used to throw a book bag with 7 classes worth of textbooks around his neck backwards and spin it, I remember one day helping him untangle it one day at the last second before he went out, it was a close one, here's an interesting, Quentin graduated salutatorian in our class of 03'. He had raised himself from age 14 after losing his mother very young to cancer and emancipating from his father's care from what I remember. Quentin was/is an example you can overcome about any circumstance in life with perseverance. Hope you're doing well Quentin if you ever read this.

[@yuritesticoff1141]

Btw, this video was weird af. Lmfao

[@85mustangjenn]

2020 & still MM #MansonStrong 💪

[@paolacintronvega9372]

I love him so much💕

[@Olga_6383]

Único e inigualable, Marilyn Manson el mejor !!!! Lo Adoro 🤩😍😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lucas.guarana.cardoso]

Where is this video from? DVD? Any links? Where is the torrent people?

[@dragolie1327]

he's beautiful

[@MansonLove1]

i love this cover :D

[@TheUnknownSoldier999]

I LOVE both of these bands, good shit Manson, what a twist!

[@RockMusic1994]

Wow.. it has something really scary. But in the same way it's high class. Just love him..

[@RESTORRMYFAITH]

Love him ❤️

[@UponDemise666]

This is SO awesome!! Thanks for posting this mo'flaka!

[@yeaaafuckya]

he have the most beautiful voice!

[@to0kiithado0rto0n]

aaahhh!!!!....amo0 a the doors y a marilyn manson

[@PINE19]

you all keep referring to "the original" but the door's version is just a cover. the original is an opera song so its just a matter of covers

[@jakabokbotch99]

A bit late to the party...but I’m seeing a bunch of whiners about who wrote what, and who performed it first. Why don’t all of you stop bickering and start listening to the greatest and most creative American musician of the last 60 years? Tom Waits created every aspect of Manson and crushes Morrison in poetry (even I hate to admit it). I’m sure there will be haters who praise Morrison as the Poetic God...but they don’t even know Waits.

[@DrTallgreenalien]

The Doors' version was also a cover! This song was written by Berthold Brecht and Kurt Weil in 1927! Marilyn Manson is actually much closer to the stage version, so obviously Manson is not trying to cover Jim Morrison's version!

[@annamichellelorenti6413]

Well, show me the way To the next whiskey bar Oh, don't ask why Oh, don't ask why Show me the way To the next whiskey bar Oh, don't ask why Oh, don't ask why For if we don't find The next whiskey bar I tell you we must die I tell you we must die I tell you, I tell you I tell you we must die Oh, moon of Alabama We now must say goodbye We've lost our good old mama And must have whiskey, oh, you know why Oh, moon of Alabama We now must say goodbye We've lost our good old mama And must have whiskey, oh, you know why Well, show me the way To the next little girl Oh, don't ask why Oh, don't ask why Show me the way To the next little boy Oh, don't ask why Oh, don't ask why For if we don't find The next little girl I tell you we must die I tell you we must die I tell you, I tell you I tell you we must die Oh, moon of Alabama We now must say goodbye We've lost our good old mama And must have whiskey, oh, you know why Oh, moon of Alabama We now must say goodbye We've lost our good old mama And must have whiskey, oh, you know why Bueno, enséñame el camino Al siguiente bar de whisky Oh, no preguntes por qué Oh, no preguntes por qué Muéstrame el camino Al siguiente bar de whisky Oh, no preguntes por qué Oh, no preguntes por qué Porque si no encontramos El próximo bar de whisky Te digo que debemos morir Te digo que debemos morir Te digo, te digo te digo que debemos morir Oh, luna de Alabama Ahora debemos despedirnos Hemos perdido a nuestra buena vieja mamá Y debe tener whisky, oh, ya sabes por qué Oh, luna de Alabama Ahora debemos despedirnos Hemos perdido a nuestra buena vieja mamá Y debe tener whisky, oh, ya sabes por qué Bueno, enséñame el camino Por la próxima niña Oh, no preguntes por qué Oh, no preguntes por qué Muéstrame el camino Por el próximo niño Oh, no preguntes por qué Oh, no preguntes por qué Porque si no encontramos La próxima niña Te digo que debemos morir Te digo que debemos morir Te digo, te digo te digo que debemos morir Oh, luna de Alabama Ahora debemos despedirnos Hemos perdido a nuestra buena vieja mamá Y debe tener whisky, oh, ya sabes por qué Oh, luna de Alabama Ahora debemos despedirnos Hemos perdido a nuestra buena vieja mamá Y debe tener whisky, oh, ya sabes por qué

[@Marrexxx]

its composed by kurt Weil and Bertoldt Brecht and from the begining it was sung by Lotte Lenya

[@akjsdgfasdf]

actually lyrics are from Bertold Brecht, music is from Kurt Weill for their opera 'Mahagony' btw: Mack the knfe is from them too, it's in Threepenny Opera

[@vcampos2255]

he has never ruined a cover! all of em are 10 x better!

[@nitsuj1231]

hmm, could someone give me a link to a vid or a song or something where his voice does sound like that, how it used to be?

[@denamanson4729]

te amo !!!!!!!

[@marcfoster6685]

Bravo Marilyn

[@krussedulltull]

love his voice

[@SydMM]

Marilyn Manson is a genius. Anyone who has something bad to say is just close minded and everything Manson is singing about.

[@sheburnslikethesun]

sometimes it just reminds you that manson actually has a lovely voice... specially when it sort of cracks...eg: 0:56 - 1:10 i like this song because it reminds me of old ballet practise, or circus :) i like it that its creepy because he puts a different spin on it :D

[@w0rQ]

00:56 01:10

[@dirtystonerhippie]

I think this is one of the best covers of this song.... This is the verison that gets stuck in my head..

[@karenwalker001]

Cool to here his voice like this

[@sallythewerewolf]

A lot of people think this song was originally by the Doors, but it was written by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht in 1929. He's singing it close to the way it was originally performed.

[@Anacall]

The original song isn't by the Doors, but this is a cover of Doors version, you can notice that on piano after "i tell you we must die"

[@Cyrillion]

It's not a Doors cover, it's a song by Kurt Weill and anyone familiar with the interbellum period will tell you Manson's rendition is closer to the spirit of the original. It's noteworthy that Jim Morrison only used "little girls" in the second verse, although both genders get their share in the original lyrics.

[@javiertzz]

Do you know what were the other 2 songs?

[@golyyyyyyy]

Love, love, love, love Marilyn Manson!!!

[@necromayhem1984]

Que bien!!!!! Soy un fanatico de Manson!!!!! y de The Doors!!!! Muy buena canción en interpretación!!!!!

[@fcogranttt]

Donde pasa ese concerto?

[@MirnaZGiddings]

anybody can tell me where i can found this version..?? cause i really like it..!! sound very nice..!! whyyy...!!! lol..

[@MissMarilynManson66]

Très bon :) J'aime Manson ♥:D

[@lalo96lalo]

simplemente el mejor

[@Roxalot1]

I think it's an interesting take on this song. by the way this song was not written by the doors. It was originally published in Bertolt Brecht's Hauspostille (1927). It was set to music by Kurt Weill.

[@diegogabriel1202]

existe el show completo en dvd?

[@darkerlightphoto]

his voice has deteriated from the abuse he has put it through from screaming it comes out when he when he tries to sing. still. manson is awsome got to love him

[@fischey]

Manson is awesome, what a great cover. The things he and Morisson have in common are great, good thing Manson didn't die...yet.

[@sampletekk]

It's not a Doors-song, (even though they did play it), it's a Kurt Weill/Bertol Brecht composition and was composed in 1927

[@rominaroele6495]

Thank you very much for shareing this song! I love this and I love Marilyn 💜

[@Anita-D]

Alabama Song is not a song by Morrison. M. Manson is actually covering Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, who made this song in 1927. I even think that Manson is singing the original lyrics.

[@MultiYtd]

i acutally love this cover of Manson

[@depeche609]

This is fantastic. Where was this filmed?

[@LestatandBerial]

I don't know why everyones jumping on Manson. I like it, so does the audience.

[@TX_BoomSlang]

Anyone who likes Jim Morrison and The Doors is a friend of mine. I would've loved to have seen a conversation between Morrison, Marilyn Manson, and so many others. Carl Sagan fits into what I'm thinking about. There are so many in our past that were far beyond their time. Death f'n sucks, but it establishes a legacy. It's weird, I understand.

[@rokokorhododendren]

the most famous version is by The Doors. the original is written by Bertold Brecht, a german "poet, playwright and theatre director".

[@projekctgonzo]

Su concepto visual sigue siendo impresionante. Lo austero del escenario y lo intimista del cover que noes de los Doors.

[@fofocrcr]

Todo mundo sabe que no es original de the doors pero nadie la canto como the doors

[@aezakmigta]

what was the name of the original from brecht

[@fanofa7x]

kewl great voice and i liked a lot the girls playing the piano their costumes are kewl :P

[@notreallythere]

i love it ;D he is perfect

[@AlbertoDAguannoOAM]

But the version of The Doors was a cover too, the original was written by Bertold Brecht...

[@Letranger]

This is NOT a cover of The Doors. It's a classic of Epic Theatre and he did it exactly right.

[@breakeners]

where was this? and.. What was MM doing in there?

[@longazo]

esta cancion no es de los doors!! todos piensan eso!! es de Kurt Weill, y esta versión es mucho mas fiel a la original que la de the doors... eso :)

[@ckylee]

this is amazing! the doors are cool.anyone know where ths is from? a tour from the grotesque era? know where i can download it the whole performance please?

[@suus14]

I've been in berlin this week, it was awesome.

[@BeckiundThorben]

its not originally from the doors! its from berthold brecht. thats why he said 'especially for Berlin'

[@EarthlyDerision]

Yes, this one I like a lot. ég vilja a viskí staður of!!

[@liamcragin]

How is the original creepier than the Marylin Manson cover?

[@DantesInfernos34]

linda este no es un cover de the doors sino que de Bertolt Brecht, asi como Manson, The doors tambien le estaban haciendo un cover

[@tepetokio]

es super divertido hacer covers con publico en vivo puedes desvariar y divagar hacer todo lo que se te ocurra que puede quedar, me imagino lo que deve de ser hacer este tipo de shows a ese nivel...

[@JimyMaack]

This is actually older than the Doors, it's a Kurt Weill song.

[@moncada555]

Is not Fall of the city of Mahoganny. This song are in Das Dreigroschenbuch, Yhe three penny opera

[@redtool88]

This is a cover of Brecht, who was a German communist who made this song in the times of the weimar republic. The Doors covered it later. Seeing the theme of the Golden Age of Grotesque is about the same time period, it's fitting.

[@ellenpea]

@Baphomet417 - Nice to see someone clued in. Written by Kurt Weill, from The Threepenny Opera. That's why MM says "This is a little one for Berlin." It's where Weill's from.

[@Tableuraz]

He is so famous that He can sing everything he wants! Look the poeples, they're still aduling him while he's singing a seedy music, it reminds me a sing for kids, he makes sing the public like children XD I laughted so hard!

[@DrTallgreenalien]

The Doors' version was also a cover! This comes from the Brecht/Weil play "The Threepenny Opera," and it was originally sung, I think, by Lotte Lenya. Marilyn Manson is actually much closer to the original, so obviously Manson is not trying to cover Jim Morrison's version, but rather the Lotte Lenya version!

[@mdeer4]

check out Bowie's version of this classic song. The Doors were covering the same song Manson and Bowie were....

[@mungo181]

@martinstatic Actually, this is a cover of the Doors' version. The original, and the Bowie version, have an additional verse as the second verse.

[@moderntube1]

NOT THE DOORS!!! Music by Kurt Weill and lirics by Bertold Brecht The version played by The Doors is just a cover from the original.

[@MansonVids]

Berlin, germany, at 2003 it was a 3 song accoustic show

[@LalaLuckyBrat]

AHHHhHHhHH!! I LOVE his voice!!!!

[@TheMarroquinTwins]

AWESOME PERFORMANCE!! -3

[@mathildemerle4593]

Ce n'est pas la meilleure des reprises de Marilyn mais elle est quand même sympa, je ne pense pas qu'elle aurait déplu à Jim par ailleurs, j'aime le fait de retrouver la personnalité excentrique de Marilyn dans cette chanson reprise par les Doors, GREAT!!!!!

[@oceanedavid1595]

Mathilde Merlé enfin quelqu'un francais je croyais être la seule

[@Groteskqe]

I really love the way his voice used to sound. It was very different. But now it's so strained. :[

[@jigabooda]

yeah...this song is not by the doors. it was written by kurt weill in the 1940s, tons of bands have covered it...

[@gabi-saint]

I really want to see him singing live...

[@mario2269]

Are you people kidding... I don't know too much about The Doors, but I do know that Marilyn Manson is a cabaret performer in the a post-modern/Weimar tradition. He also knows a hell of a lot about Kurt Weill (the composer and Brecht, the lyricist), Vaudeville and performance art...which is what the song was written for. For that reason, this version is far truer to the original version than The Doors.