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Mentioning the war is actually rather apt. Wagner was one of Hitler's cultural godfathers, even though the composer died six years before Hitler was born.

If you want to see how Wagner affected the movement, look at newsreels of the funerals of Nazi militia members killed in street fighting during the Weimar years. Then compare the footage to "Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla" from "Das Rheingold." The influence of Wagner is unmistakable.

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THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK

GEORGE GERSHWIN

OH, KAY!

ELLA FITZGERALD: “MAYBE”

This is a minimalist approach: just Ella and a piano. It doesn’t get much better than this.

Ella Fitzgerald: “Maybe”

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I I know, and Cosima Wagner was best buddies with Hitler. So I do get the connection, but it’s on every wagner thread, even if it’s just “here Comes the Bride”.