Donovan's music reinterpreted
Today's Morning Edition music is from British pop star Donovan with "Lalena," which was a Top 40 hit for him in 1968.
He says he wrote it about actress Lotte Lenya's portrayal of a prostitute in the film version of "The Threepenny Opera."
It's one of the songs covered on the new album "Gazing With Tranquility: A Tribute to Donovan."
On that record "Lalena" is reinterpreted by the Minneapolis-based singer and ukelele player Savannah Smith. The album comes out next week, but you can hear it now on the "First Listen" page at NPR.org.
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