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What is the most popular song by Hanns Eisler?
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The most popular song by Hanns Eisler is “Über den Selbstmord” with a total of 332 page views.
Johannes Eisler (1898-1962) was born in Leipzig, though his intellectual family moved to Vienna when he was young. After being wounded several times while serving Austria-Hungary in World War I, he developed socialistic sympathies and moved into the circle of Bertolt Brecht. When the Nazis took power, he went into exile and lived an itinerant... Read More
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