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A Moritat is a medieval version of the murder ballad performed by strolling minstrels.In The Threepenny Opera, the Moritat singer with his street organ introduces and closes the drama with the tale of the deadly Mackie Messer, or Mack the Knife, a character based on the dashing highwayman Macheath in John Gay's The Beggar's Opera (who was in turn based on the historical thief Jack Sheppard).
Mack the Knife is a 1989 romantic comedy musical film written and directed by Menahem Golan, a film adaptation of the 1928 Brecht/Weill musical The Threepenny Opera.
Darin recorded "Mack the Knife" on December 19, 1958, and Ahmet Ertegun, founder of Atlantic Records, knew they had caught lightning in a bottle, later recalling: [4] As we were cutting Mack the Knife on the first date, there was no doubt in anybody’s mind it would be a success. Everyone knew that this was going to be a number one record.
With Legend on the piano, the duo belted out the standard “Mack the Knife,” with Wainwright singing the first verse in a very sturdy German. (They then switched to English.) Everyone in the ...
Darin's next single, "Mack the Knife", the standard from Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera, was given a vamping jazz-pop interpretation. [1] Although Darin was initially opposed to releasing it as a single, [ 29 ] the song went to No. 1 on the chart for nine weeks, sold two million copies, and won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1960.
Mac Tonight is a character that was used in marketing for McDonald's restaurants during the late 1980s. Known for his crescent moon head, sunglasses and piano-playing, the character played the song "Mack the Knife", which was made famous in the United States by Bobby Darin.
Mack the Knife, also known as Dr. Mack, is a 1995 Hong Kong comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Lee Chi-ngai, based on the manga Dr. Kumahige by Buronson and Takumi Nagaysu. [1] The film stars Tony Leung , Sean Lau , Alex To , Christy Chung , Andy Hui , Hilary Tsui and Gigi Leung in her debut film role.
Mack the Knife" is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama The Threepenny Opera. Mack the Knife may also refer to: Mack the Knife, a 1989 Netherlands romantic comedy musical film; Mack the Knife, a 1995 Hong Kong comedy-drama film