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Germania on Guard on the Rhine, Hermann Wislicenus, 1873. " Die Wacht am Rhein " ( German: [diː ˈvaxt am ˈʁaɪn], The Watch on the Rhine) is a German patriotic anthem. The song's origins are rooted in the historical French–German enmity, and it was particularly popular in Germany during the Franco-Prussian War and the First World War.
Watch on the Rhine is a 1943 American drama film directed by Herman Shumlin and starring Bette Davis and Paul Lukas. The screenplay by Dashiell Hammett is based on the 1941 play Watch on the Rhine by Lillian Hellman. Watch on the Rhine was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Paul Lukas won the Academy Award for Best Actor for ...
Mademoiselle from Armentières. " Mademoiselle from Armentières " is an English song that was particularly popular during World War I. It is also known by its ersatz French hook line, 'Inky Pinky Parlez Vous,' or the American variant 'Hinky Dinky Parlez-vous' (variant: Parlay voo ). 'Inky Pinky' was a Scottish children's name for parsnip and ...
The three Rhinemaidens at play in the waters of the Rhine. Illustration from Stories of the Wagner Opera by H. A. Guerber, 1905. The Rhinemaidens are the three water-nymphs ( Rheintöchter or "Rhine daughters") who appear in Richard Wagner 's opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen. Their individual names are Woglinde, Wellgunde and Flosshilde ...
The song "Diamonds" by Megan Thee Stallion and Normani from the soundtrack to the film Birds of Prey (2020), interpolates the refrain "diamonds are a girl's best friend" throughout the chorus; in the film, Harley Quinn (portrayed by Margot Robbie) also performs part of the original song while dressed as Monroe.
Watch on the Rhine is a 1941 American play by Lillian Hellman. In an essay on World War II, a contributor to The Companion to Southern Literature (2002) wrote that the play's "peculiar combination of drawing-room comedy in a genteel southern home with sinister corruption of the Nazi regime in Europe made for a unique and powerful drama, one strong enough to win the New York Drama Critics ...
" What a Girl Wants " is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera for her self-titled debut album (1999). Written by Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche, the song was completed and pitched to RCA Records executive Ron Fair as "What a Girl Needs"; it was renamed "What a Girl Wants" and given to Aguilera.
" Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) " is a 1972 song by American pop rock band Looking Glass from their debut album, Looking Glass. It was written by Looking Glass lead guitarist and co-vocalist Elliot Lurie .