It’ll All Blow Over
This is John Kander and Fred Ebb, the creators of Cabaret, singing a discarded Act One ender. In it, the toast of Mayfair Sally Bowles tries to convince a very dubious Cliff and a very reluctant Frau Schneider that the rising tide of Nazism, like most things, will “all blow over.” Eventually Sally draws the others into the song and all three characters sing together as the curtain falls.
Sometimes when I get really stressed out and want to feel like everything’s going to be okay, I like to listen to this song and close my eyes and pretend that the irony is lost on me.
