Temperatures will continue to fall over the next few days

MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding. Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all. 

Turn Up Your Support

Today's Morning Edition music is from British pop star Donovan with "Lalena," which was a Top 40 hit for him in 1968. 

He says he wrote it about actress Lotte Lenya's portrayal of a prostitute in the film version of "The Threepenny Opera." 

It's one of the songs covered on the new album "Gazing With Tranquility: A Tribute to Donovan." 

On that record "Lalena" is reinterpreted by the Minneapolis-based singer and ukelele player Savannah Smith. The album comes out next week, but you can hear it now on the 

More Morning Edition music

Arts and Culture

Shows

Morning Edition

Morning Edition: Music

"Lalena" is one of the songs covered on the new album "Gazing With Tranquility: A Tribute to Donovan."

Today's Morning Edition music is from British pop star Donovan with "Lalena" which was a Top 40 hit for him in 1968. He says he wrote it about actress Lotte Lenya's portrayal of a prostitute in the film version of "The "Threepenny Opera." It's one of the songs covered on the new album "Gazing With Tranquility: A Tribute to Donovan." On that record "Lalena" is reinterpreted by the Minneapolis-based singer and ukelele player Savannah Smith. The album comes out next week, but you can hear it now on the "First Listen" page at NPR.org.

Donovan's music reinterpreted

Go Deeper.

Like this?