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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).
L.A. Is My Lady is the fifty-seventh and final solo studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1984 and produced by Quincy Jones.While the album was Sinatra's last (excluding the Duets albums), he recorded five further songs, only four of which have been officially released.
Darin was on par with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. In 1960, Darin infamously told Life magazine that he wanted to be established as a legend by the age of 25. [46] Darin's off-the-cuff statements generated a rivalry and playful banter between Sinatra and himself. [47] Sinatra released a cover version of "Mack the Knife" on the 1984 album L.A.
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 .
That's All is the second album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in March 1959, [3] and arranged by Richard Wess.. The album debuted on the Billboard Best Selling LPs chart in the issue dated October 5, 1959, and remained on the chart for 52 weeks, peaking at number 7. [4]
The following is a sortable table of songs recorded by Frank Sinatra: ... Mack the Knife: 1984, 1986, 1994: Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill: Mad About You: 1949: Ned ...
It was one of the songs of Sinatra's developing repertoire. [1] In 1960, Dinah Shore included it on her album Dinah Sings Some Blues with Red. [2] In 2017, Bob Dylan released a version of the song on his album Triplicate. This song should not be confused with another of the same title written by Isham Jones in 1934, with lyrics by Dave Franklin ...
A Man Alone (fully titled A Man Alone: The Words and Music of McKuen) is a 1969 studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, arranged by Don Costa. [2] In a tribute to the poet, all songs on this album were written by Rod McKuen. "Love's Been Good to Me" reached No. 8 on the British charts, and was also notably recorded by Johnny Cash.