Photo: Eve Matthews
For the first Pirate Jenny season at the Drill Hall, Central London, in Autumn 2004, Des de Moor prepared four distinct half-hour sets, each focussing on a different aspect of his repertoire. All four sets were performed with David Harrod on piano.
Anti-sentimental songs
September The songs of Bertolt Brecht
- Pirate Jenny (Die Seeräuberjenny)
Words: Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956); Translation: Des de Moor; Music: Kurt Weill (1900-50) - Remembering Marie A (Erinnerung an die Marie A)
Words: Brecht; Translation: John Willett (1917-2002); Music: Paul Umlauft (1853-1934) - Song of a German Mother (Lied einer deutschen Mutter)
Words: Brecht; Translation: Eric Bentley (b1916), de Moor; Music: Hanns Eisler (1898-1962) - An den kleinen Radioapparat (To a little radio set)
Words: Brecht; Music: Eisler - On suicide (Über den Selbstmord)
Words: Brecht; Translation: de Moor; Music: Eisler - Song of the Eighth Elephant (Lied von achten Elefanten)
Words: Brecht; Translation: de Moor; Music: Paul Dessau (1894-1979) - Hymn of the Great Man Baal (Der Choral vom Manne Baal)
Words and music: Brecht; Translation: de Moor
Testing Times
October Songs by Des de Moor
- Testing Times
Words and music: Des de Moor - Diamonds on the Dam
Words and music: de Moor - It's then you know
Words: de Moor; Music: Russell Churney, de Moor - Imaginary Friends
Words and music: de Moor - Cargo
Words and music: de Moor - Stupid People
Words: de Moor, Ian Harris; Music: de Moor - An Incidental Bard
Words and music: de Moor
La chanson...
November French songs
- La chanson/It's the song
Words: Claude Nougaro (1929-2004); Translation: Des de Moor; Music: Michel Legrand (b1932) - Les feuilles mortes (Dead leaves)
Words: Jacques Prévert; Translation: de Moor; Music: Kozma Jozsef (Joseph Kosma, 1905-69) - The Refusenik (Le Déserteur)
Words: Boris Vian (1920-59); Translation: Peter Scott Presland; Music: Vian, Harold Berg - Chanson pour l'auvergnat (Song for the Auvergnat)
Words and music: Georges Brassens (1921-81) - Cinema (Le Cinéma)
Words: Nougaro; Translation: de Moor; Music: Legrand - The Black Eagle (L'aigle noir - dédié à Laurence)
Words and music: Monique Serf (Barbara, 1930-97); Translation: de Moor
I Travel Alone
December The hidden history of English chanson
- Shangri-La
Words and music: Ray Davies (b1944) - Desperate Days
Words: Vi Subversa (b1935); Music: Richard Famous - Seagull Mania
Words and music: Mark Astronaut - I Travel Alone
Words and music: Noël Coward (1899-1973) - Being Boring
Words: Neil Tennant (b1954); Music: Chris Lowe (b1959) - Jackboot Democrats
Words and music: Leon Rosselson - The Coastroad
Words and music: Robb Johnson
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October: Testing Times
November: La chanson...
December: I Travel Alone
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