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its not on the soundtrack nor is it listed in the end credits of the movie...
i know this much about the song...
it's during the scene when Oskar is getting ready to go to the German dance hall and befriend German soldiers and generals...
he is counting money, laying out his suit, putting on cufflinks all during this song which is being played off of a old radio..
now i know this much about the song...
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Gloomy Sunday - the notorious 'Hungarian Suicide Song' - was written in 1933. Its melody and original lyrics were the creation of Rezsô Seress, a self-taught pianist and composer born in Hungary in 1899.
The crushing hopelessness and bitter despair which characterised the two stanza penned by Seress were superseded by the more mournful, melancholic verses of Hungarian poet László Jávor.
When the song came to public attention it quickly earned its reputation as a 'suicide song'. Reports from Hungary alleged individuals had taken their lives after listening to the haunting melody, or that the lyrics had been left with their last letters.
The lyricists Sam M. Lewis and Desmond Carter each penned an English translatation of the song. It was Lewis's version, first recorded by Hal Kemp and his Orchestra, with Bob Allen on vocals (1936), that was to become the most widely covered.
The popularity of Gloomy Sunday increased greatly through its interpretation by Billie Holiday (1941). In an attempt to alleviate the pessemistic tone a third stanza was added to this version, giving the song a dreamy twist, yet still the suicide reputation remained. Gloomy Sunday was banned from the playlists of major radio broadcasters around the world. The B.B.C. deemed it too depressing for the airwaves.
Despite all such bans, Gloomy Sunday continued to be recorded and sold.
People continued to buy the recordings; some committed suicide.
Rezsô Seress jumped to his death from his flat in 1968.
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althought i know the name...
i am trying to find the exact version from the movie...
it is mostly violin...
i would greatly appreciate anyone who could help me find this great song...
i would be forever in your debt..
so thanks in advance guys....
oh ya and if you hear the song begin with a piano... i've got that one already but am 90% sure thats not it... unless someone can prove to me that it is..
even that would be nice..
hahaha
thx guys...
