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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).
It lists Darin's original singles, LPs, and compilations from his career. Darin recorded his first single, "Rock Island Line"/"Timber", on the Decca label in 1956, and released his eponymous debut album two years later in 1958. The majority of the singer's recordings were released on Atco/Atlantic Records and later on Capitol Records.
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]
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
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"Mack the Knife" is a song from The Threepenny Opera, composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht. Originally called "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" in German, the song was translated into English by Marc Blitzstein in 1954. The first jazz recording was made by Sidney Bechet in 1954 under the title "La Complainte de Mackie".
Pirate Jenny" (German: "Seeräuber-Jenny") is a well-known song from The Threepenny Opera by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht. The English lyrics are by Marc Blitzstein . It is one of the best known songs in the opera, after " Mack the Knife ".
In 1956, Louis Armstrong recorded the song "Mack the Knife", both as a solo number and as a duet with Lenya. Armstrong added Lenya's name into the lyrics, in place of one of the characters in the play. [15] Bobby Darin's 1959 hit recording of the song used these updated lyrics mentioning Lenya. Donovan's 1968 song "Laléna" was inspired by ...