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Alabama Song

poem by Bertholt Brecht set to music by Kurt Weill; part of the opera Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
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Alabama Song

Summary

Alabama Song is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (777 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alabama Song's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Alabama Song's composer is recorded as Kurt Weill[4].
  • Among the performers on Alabama Song was Lotte Lenya[5].
  • Alabama Song was performed by The Doors[6].
  • Among the performers on Alabama Song was David Bowie[7].
  • Alabama Song was performed by Dalida[8].
  • Alabama Song is part of Rasch wuchs – Oh, show us the way[9].
  • Alabama Song's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Alabama Song was published on 1927[11].
  • Alabama Song's lyricist is recorded as Bertolt Brecht[12].
  • Alabama Song's instrumentation is recorded as voice[13].
  • Alabama Song's instrumentation is recorded as piano[14].
  • Alabama Song's catalog is recorded as GEMA Repertoire[15].
  • Alabama Song's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alabama Song'}[16].
  • Alabama Song's has characteristic is recorded as musical setting[17].
  • Alabama Song's different from is recorded as Alabama Song[18].
  • Alabama Song's adapted by is recorded as Kurt Weill[19].
  • Alabama Song's has lyrics is recorded as Alabama song[20].
  • Alabama Song's form of creative work is recorded as song[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: aa487a25-62db-3673-a570-63a5472d2e85[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Lotte Lenya[5], The Doors[6], David Bowie[7], and Dalida[8].

Publication

Alabama Song was released on 1927[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. It is part of Rasch wuchs – Oh, show us the way[9].

Why It Matters

Alabama Song ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (777 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Bertolt Brecht Dalida David Bowie Kurt Weill Lotte Lenya The Doors

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Alabama Song. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/alabama-song
MLA “Alabama Song.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/alabama-song.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_alabama-song_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Alabama Song}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/alabama-song}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Lotte Lenya, The Doors, David Bowie +1
    Part of → Rasch wuchs – Oh, show us the way
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T8018655169, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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