"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

Songs by Bertolt Brecht that I knew when I was young, thanks to Judy Collins and The Doors. #111Words #BertoltBrecht #KurtWeill #JudyCollins #TheDoors #PirateJenny #AlabamaSong #SeeräuberJenny #DieDreigroschenoper #TheThreePennyOpera #RiseAndFallOfTheCityOfMahagonny #AufstiegUndFallDerStadtMahagonny https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2025/01/songs-by-bertolt-brecht-that-i-knew.html

Composer Kurt Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) #KurtWeill #composer #music #BOTD #TheThreepennyOpera

"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" 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