Before Ella Fitzgerald covered ‘Mack The Knife’, Louis Armstrong had the original hit in 1955 and proved to be Louis’s biggest hit for years. "Mack the Knife", sometimes referred to as "The Ballad of Mack the Knife", is a song first recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1956. TycoonSam (author) from Washington, MI on December 22, 2012: Thanks Ralph! TycoonSam (author) from Washington, MI on October 13, 2012: Thank you darkprinceofjazz I will look that one up. The character of Macheath, later to become Mack the Knife, first appeared in The Beggar’s Opera by John Gay (1685-1732). 2017/18 Season, Your tribute to "Mack the Knife" is greatly, greatly appreciated. Lyrics to Mack the Knife by Lisa Stansfield from the Swing [Original Soundtrack] album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more! It was written by Bertolt Brecht. Thank you for introducing Westlife's performance; I was unaware of it, and I love it! Here the translation was by Michael Feingold of the Village Voice: Yet another version, which moved to London’s Donmar Warehouse in 1994, used English lyrics by Robert David Macdonald and Jeremy Sams, two extremely experienced translators. Glad you enjoyed! For ten seasons, he played with the Milwaukee Braves (1961-63, 1965), Atlanta Braves (1966-67), Cincinnati Reds (1968) and Montreal Expos (1969-71). Thank you so much for sharing. The popular song Mack the Knife was based upon the story of an eighteenth-century highwayman named Captain Macheath. * "Mack the Knife's" nine weeks at #1 were not consecutive; between its 6th and 7th week in the top spot, "Mr. Blue" by the Fleetwoods moved into the #1 position for a one week stay. As I recall she was Kurt Weill's wife. I think Darin's version is the best but I like all of those you chose; Michael Buble is amazing as is Ella and I really like Robbie William's version because he does 'swing' really well. Louie Armstrong performed this in 1959 in Stuttgart Germany. TycoonSam (author) from Washington, MI on September 02, 2014: OhMe, Thanks for stopping by. Mac the Knife was the pen name (inspired by the homophonous well-known song "Mack the Knife") of an anonymous gossip columnist for the (now defunct) Apple Macintosh-focused trade publication MacWEEK.Mac the Knife was always written by a single writer, but the identity of that writer changed more than once over the long publishing history of MacWEEK. A Moritat was traditionally intoned by street singers and illustrated by lurid pictures on a pole or easel. Mark Hayes TTBB Choral Octavo Item: 00-47693 I like Sonny Rollins' Instrumental from the 1956 album Saxophone Colossus, the track is renamed "Moritat" on the album. A carnival singer sings the Moritat about Mackie Messer, the assassin who kills on commission. I would also add that I think that Kevin Spacey gave a fantastic rendition of "Mack" in "Beyond the Sea". Since Lenya was in the studio during the session, he added her name to the list of Mack’s conquests. Louis Armstrong recorded an upbeat version on September 28, 1955. He sings this song while playing the ukulele. Legend has it that Leonard Bernstein urged Marc Blitzstein to translate the piece; he conducted a concert version at Brandeis University, with Lenya reprising her role as Jenny, in June, 1952. Desmond Vesey’s 1937 British translation of the opera, as revised by Eric Bentley, was staged at the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1946. Very cool hub. Still one of my favorite versions. He had toned down not only Brecht’s political message but the account of Mackie’s grislier depredations. It's a song I feel completely comfortable singing a cappella and have done so in a canoe in the pristine Wisconsin northern wilderness, enchanting even my hard-core rock music devotee boyfriend. I wish I was exposed to a wider variety of music at a younger age. He decided to perform this song after he saw a performance of The Threepenny Opera. The only twist I was able to spot on this one was that he changed "Lucy Brown" to "Charlie Brown". A personal signature if you will. "Mack The Knife" Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And he shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has old Macheath, babe And he keeps it out of sight You know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves, though, wears old Macheath, babe “Harald Paulsen was vain, even for an actor.” So said Lotte Lenya, who was playing Jenny Diver in Berlin’s new musical play Die Dreigroschen Oper (The Threepenny Opera). Dean Martin's version is almost exactly the same as Bobby Darin's. hbspt.cta._relativeUrls=true;hbspt.cta.load(2427678, '12eeb26d-f551-4185-b832-2df336dd6248', {"region":"na1"}); Topics: The jazz-flavored music was by Lenya’s husband, the distinguished composer Kurt Weill. Halfway through the song she forgets the lyrics and improvises. A fully-staged rendition of this version later opened at the small Theater de Lys in Greenwich Village, again with Lenya as Jenny and Gerald Price as the Street Singer. Michael Buble' is an Italian/Canadian singer who was born in 1975. They do a nice job on Mack the Knife. TycoonSam, My father had an amazing musical collection, so I grew up on both "Mack the Knife" and "Threepenny Opera". Lyrics to 'Mack The Knife' by Bobby Darin: Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And he shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has old Macheath, babe And he keeps it, out of sight You know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe It’s a song about a murderer who charms and steals from his victims before killing them. I had no idea that Mack the Knife had such a dark meaning and was amazed to find it was part of an opera first. Meanwhile, there were many who believed that Blitzstein had gone too far in adapting the play and its music to a Tin Pan Alley sensibility. TycoonSam (author) from Washington, MI on June 13, 2016: I am a big fan on this song, and i love this compilation great. The unlikely come-back venues for Threepenny turned out to be institutions of higher learning. This version was later released as one of Sinatra's last singles. "Mack the Knife" was composed by Kurt Weill and the lyrics were written by Bertolt Brecht. It’s amazing that such a dark song has an upbeat catchy tune. Pay close attention to his facial expressions. In its clunkiness, that last line is deadlier than Mack himself. 1955 was a busy year for Louis Armstrong. In The Beggar’s Opera, Macheath is a womanizing highwayman, a rollicking, amoral rogue. It's always a pleasure when you stop by. Brecht decided to composeone that would counteract the dandy image, and so penned Die Moritat von Mackie Messer. 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