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Thirty years ago today, the world lost a remarkable woman. Lotte Lenya, perhaps most famous in modern culture for her icy portrayal of one of the best-ever Bond villains, Rosa Klebb, was a survivor from a very different age when she came to the world's screens in From Russia With Love. Her true roots were in the decadent Austro-German world before the Nazis, the Berlin of Isherwood, Brecht and Weill.

From Zero G Sound blog:

"The voice of Lotte Lenya - filled with a bittersweet tone, slight imperfections, and that unmistakable accent - is something you either love or hate. But decades later, the former wife of Kurt Weill still has a voice we can't forget. Simply put, nothing compares to Lenya."

So let us without further ado celebrate that fragile instrument with just a few of the Brecht-Weill songs that she made famous...

Lotte Lenya - Seeräuber Jenny (Pirate Jenny)

Lotte Lenya - Alabama Song

Lotte Lenya - Surabaya Johnny

Lotte Lenya (18th October 1898 – 27th November 1981)