Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Writer Paul Morley alights on Where Have All the Flowers Gone. A Pete Seeger anti-war folk song that Dietrich transmuted into something tender and powerful, tempered by experience.
Paul Morley takes a deep dive into Dietrich's transformation of 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone - a Pete Seeger anti-war folk ballad. This quietly furious protest song is turned into something else as Marlene digs deeper rhythmically and aesthetically than the earnest folkies to give its lyrics tough and tender power that drew on her own wartime experiences.
Producer: Mark Burman
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- Thu 12 May 202222:45BBC Radio 3
- Thu 9 May 202421:45BBC Radio 3
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