"Einheitsfrontlied" - German song of the United Front

The "Einheitsfrontlied" (German for "United Front Song") is one of the most famous songs of the German labour movement. It was written by Bertolt Brecht and composed by Hanns Eisler. The best known rendition was sung by Ernst Busch. Hanns Eisler, who would later go on to compose the East German national anthem "Auferstanden aus Ruinen", intentionally kept the composition of "Einheitsfrontlied" simple and easy to follow, so it could be sung by workers without much musical training. In doing so, the song is quite march-like. In 1948, Eisler wrote a symphonic version, which was also sung by Ernst Busch and recorded for his Aurora-Projekt. Media Featured: Babylon Berlin (2017) Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) Rosa Luxemburg und die Freiheit (2010) #german #germany #historyedit #history #patrioticsong #germanhistory #communism