Needing a break from Christmas songs, I’ve been listening to Ute Lemper the past day or so. John Joyce introduced me to her music a few years ago. Only John in Haddonfield, New Jersey would know about Ute Lemper, German cabaret singer a la Marlene Dietrich. Though she was born in 1963, 30 years after the dissolution of the Weimar Republic, she freely acknowledges its impact on her philosophically, culturally, politically and of course, musically. She really is fascinating and quite wonderful. . Today I am playing “Ute Sings Kurt Weill”, absolutely perfect for listening to when living in Germany. Check her out.