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4 unusual facts about Beer Barrel Polka


Ballads of Love

This collection contains five songs that Vinton recorded for ABC Records ("Feelings," "Paloma Blanca," "Beer Barrel Polka," "You'll Never Know," and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"), one for Tapestry Records ("To All the Girls I've Loved Before"), two for Epic Records ("And I Love You So" and "Because of You"), one for Ahed Records ("Medley").

Daugavpils Ghetto

One German officer hummed the Beer Barrel Polka in between shooting people in the back of the head.

Franz Reizenstein

A pitched musical battle ensues, dragging in other themes (notably from Rhapsody in Blue, the Warsaw Concerto and the music-hall song "Roll Out the Barrel").

Zbraslav

Zbraslav was also the residence of songwriter Jaromír Vejvoda (1902–1988), best known internationally for "The Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)."



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