Seeräuberjenny

Roma Bahn, Carola Neher, Lotte Lenya, Ornella Vanoni · 1928 · song

Who it's about

Bob Dylaninspired byreported

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

In popular culture The song was an inspiration for Bob Dylan's "When the Ship Comes In".
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Danish film director and screenwriter (born 1956)

The song was inspiration for Lars von Trier's Dogville (2003), a film about a mistreated woman who seeks revenge on the residents of the titular town who, having first sheltered her from pursuit, have enslaved her.
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