Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife

Definitely, Mack the Knife has to be included in any anthology of the best songs of the 20th century.

Did u know that Bobby Darin sang this song everytime faster?

It's amazing how it sounds in the end.

TanzenTanzen...Thank you it was asked in all sincerity and it is the only version I have heard. I remember my mom playing it over and over on our old vinyl 45's LOL

Hi Waldo. Just a quick defense of trsmorrow's question: As far as I can tell, trsmorrow simply thought this was a song by Bobby Darin, an American singer. The video description doesn't explain that the song is from the Three Penny Opera, and how would you know it wasn't written by Bobby Darin if his was the only version you'd ever heard? While plenty of people are overly America-centric, I don't think that was the case here.

Cool I'll definatly check it out thanks for the info.

The song wasn't written by Darin or even in English. It was written as part of the Three Penny Opera by Berthold Brecht and Kurt Weil.
See watch?v=DOxSUB3LuFc for a 1931 German film version. the play is about organized crime so you're not entirely wrong.

No, this song is a German song from the German Three Penny Opera musical. Not everything is about the US.

Sorry I just noticed that technically this WAS recorded a year or so after the raid on all the country's mafia bosses in Appalachia (sic) New York.But the question stll stands. Thanks

1st let me say this is arguably the GREASTEST song ever.But my ?? is this. This song seems to be tied in with the mafiaoso way of life and the lyrics even suggest it.But this was recorded during Hoover's "There is no mafia" policy. I guess I'm asking if anyone knows if this was written ABOUT the mafia...another living person or just a terrific song by the late great Bobby Darin

Ah man I love this song, and this guy rocks.5/5
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