"Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of #MackTheKnife" (German: "Die #Moritat von Mackie Messer") is a song composed by #KurtWeill with lyrics by #BertoltBrecht for their 1928 music drama #TheThreepennyOpera (German: Die Dreigroschenoper). The song tells of a knife-wielding criminal of the London underworld named #Macheath, the "Mack the Knife" of the title.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pddwAjp7yak
Mack the Knife

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Songs by Bertolt Brecht that I knew when I was young, thanks to Judy Collins and The Doors

Even when I was very young and was over a decade away from beginning to learn German, I already knew about Bertolt Brecht, thanks to Judy Co...

Composer Kurt Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) #KurtWeill #composer #music #BOTD #TheThreepennyOpera
@50years_music The other famous song from #TheThreepennyOpera is of course “Pirate Jenny”, here performed live by Nina Simone. https://youtu.be/V7awW5nrDHk?si=jaBc-vUzFTtRZr5k
Nina Simone - Pirate Jenny Live 1964

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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 #KurtWeill with lyrics by #BertoltBrecht for their 1928 music drama #TheThreepennyOpera (German: Die Dreigroschenoper). The song tells of a knife-wielding criminal of the London underworld from the musical named #Macheath, the "Mack the Knife" of the title.
https://youtu.be/28ULUQgxJ5M
Mack the Knife by Louis Armstrong

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Mack the Knife by Louis Armstrong

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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 #KurtWeill with lyrics by #BertoltBrecht for their 1928 music drama #TheThreepennyOpera (German: Die Dreigroschenoper). The song tells of a knife-wielding criminal of the London underworld from the musical named #Macheath, the "Mack the Knife" of the title.
https://youtu.be/4jcCwmtVAIM
Bobby Darin Mack The Knife (HQ Stereo) (1960)

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