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Contacts Give this a try . Reflecting the fact that other countries aren't so hung up about the division of musical labour as the English-speaking world, many of these songs straddle the boundaries of popular, folk and 'serious' music. The great dramatist Brecht and the conservatoire-trained compose Weill thought nothing of writing operas full of quirky pop songs and making a major contribution to the tradition of German satirical cabaret. The French would think it odd to place Poulenc on a higher plane than Piaf, and hailed songwriters like Brel and Brassens as poets who had strings of hit singles. Musical Cabaret songs are usually wordy songs, the tune supporting a lyric that has something to say for itself or tell a story.