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"Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" (German: "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer") is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 music drama The Threepenny Opera (German: Die Dreigroschenoper).
Mack the Knife Lyrics: Oh the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear / And it shows them pearly white / Just a jackknife has old Macheath, babe / And he keeps it outta sight / You know when that...
He’s now called Mackie Messer, AKA Mack the Knife. (“Messer” is German for knife.) Where Gay’s Macheath was a gentleman thief, Brecht’s Mackie is an out-and-out gangster.
The No. 5 song of the 1955-1959 Era. No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. 14th most popular single in Billboards Hot 100 History. Bobby's first and only number one song.
Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife (Lyrics On-Screen and in Description) Z. 12K subscribers. Subscribed. 35K. 5M views 12 years ago. No copyright intended. On a personal note, this is the song that...
Bobby Darin "Mack The Knife" was performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 31, 1959. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubsc...
"Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" (German: "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer") is a song composed by Kurt Weill for the 1928 play The Threepenny Opera. The song has become a popular standard recorded by many artists including Louis Armstrong in 1955, Bobby Darin in 1959 and Ella Fitzgerald Grammy Award winning in 1961.
“Mack the Knife,” or “Die Moritat von Mackie Messer,” actually originated in Germany. It was composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 play The Threepenny Opera, which told the story of a fictional murderer called Mackie Messer.
As old Macheath is inducted into the National Recording Registry, here’s a look back at his long musical life. Tom Randle plays Macheath, or “Mack the Knife,” in a production of Benjamin ...
"Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" (German: "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer") is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 music drama The Threepenny Opera (German: Die Dreigroschenoper).