Barry Philips Discos

Published by Barry Philips · February 11 at 1:00 PM · 

THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
43-Bobby Darin-Mack the Knife.
1959-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 2.04.By 1959 Bobby Darin had become a teen idol and was very reluctant to release this song as a single for fear of losing his teenage fan base, as this song originates from a 1928 opera and it’s subject matter is murder and rape.
‘Mack the Knife’ was composed by Kurt Weill(1900-1950,) with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht(1898-1956) for their 1928 music drama ‘Die Dreigroschenoper,’ or as it is known in English,’The Threepenny Opera.’ The dramas main character Mack the Knife is based on the highwayman Macheath from John Gay’s 1728 Ballad Opera ‘The Beggars Opera.’
After the second world war productions of The Threepenny Opera opened in America with lyrics translated into English by Marc Blitzstein. It was Louis Armstrong who recorded the first Jazz version of the song in 1956 having been encouraged by a Columbia records executive who thought it would make a good ‘Swing’ song.Armstrong improvised on the lyrics using American euphemisms and adding new lyrics.The Bobby Darin version is done in the same manner.I would also highly recommend the 1994 recording by Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Buffett from Sinatra’s ‘Duets 2’ Album.
Bobby Darin was born Walden Rodert Cassotto in East Harlem,New York City,May 14,1936, he died on December 20,1973, he had suffered from heart problems all his life.
‘Oh the shark babe has such teeth dear and he shows them pearly white.’
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This is the highest placed Swing song on this countdown and the 2nd highest placed song from the 1950’s.YOUTUBE.COMBobby Darin Mack The Knife (HQ Stereo) (1960)