Under the Red Lantern of St. Pauli

"Under the Red Lantern of St. Pauli" (in German: "Unter der roten Laterne von St. Pauli") is a German tango song of the 1940s.

The song was composed by Ralph Maria Siegel and lyrics had written by Günther Schwenn and Peter Schaeffers. Sven-Olof Sandberg – Unter Der Roten Laterne Von St. Pauli discogs.com Sven-Olof Sandberg was the first singer to record it on Odeon Records in 1941.Sven-Olof Sandberg - Unter der roten Laterne von St. Pauli hitparade.ch

Lale Andersen,Unter der roten Laterne von St. Pauli lale-andersen.deKlaus Budzinski, Reinhard Hippen: Metzler Kabarett Lexikon Peter KrausPeter Kraus - Unter der roten Laterne von St. Pauli austriancharts.at and Lolita - Unter der roten Laterne von St. Pauli austriancharts.at and are amongst those who have recorded it. It refers to the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, the port city's red light district.

In a 1949 review Billboard magazine described it as "a mightily pleasant serenade".Billboard. Vol. 61, No. 39 (24 Sep 1949).

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