Bobby Darin "Mack the Knife"

[@robertmerchant1655]

Anyone notice this song is still very cool. It sounds as great today as it did decades ago. It never gets old and I never get tired of hearing it. The mark of a great performer.

[@annaomar1344]

I totally agreed..never get tired listening...

[@maryrichardson6029]

I agree same today as yesterday

[@kathyellery7904]

Robert Merchant ..yes still cool fav on karaoke . as my dad always sang . this song will never die out .kathy

[@lylecosmopolite]

The tune is by the classical and Broadway composer Kurt Weill, and is as old as 1929.

[@royalfitted8492]

Robert Merchant yes that’s the thing with good music, no matter what it never dies.. I’m 31 and I know for a fact this was out way before I was even thought of 😂

[@mrm3678]

This one was all over the radio last year.

[@shannond5350]

I was visiting my dad a few months ago and after getting back to the house after seeing friends, I found him in his room and he had passed. My world was quickly flipped upside down. I knew his nickname years ago was Mack, but my older sister told me today that his full nickname was Mack the knife. I thought that was so cool. I’ve always loved this era of music and style, wish other people my age and younger could appreciate it. Turning 29 soon

[@edithsymmans3273]

The only man to ever sing "Mack The Knife" with exquisite perfection and exceptional justice is Bobby Darin himself.... Bobby Darin always did everything with 1,000 percent perfection, this young man was a total genius and brilliant entertainer... Bobby Darin out shone Sinatra, totally leaving him in his wake..... Bobby Darin style done only as the man himself could do it, in exceptional brilliance...... There will never be another brilliantly talented man the likes of Bobby Darin, his style and calibre.... The day Bobby Darin (WRC) was born the mould was tossed away, as we continue remembering Bobby he lives on forever... REST IN ETERNAL PEACE BOBBY DARIN YOU ARE DEEPLY MISSED, TRULY LOVED, REMEMBERED ALWAYS & FOREVER MORE.

[@billy1044]

all I can say is you got it right lady

[@larrywilliams8655]

Bobby wAS the greatest singer to come out of t e 69s.

[@BrankoBrankov]

Yes, I have listened the all versions by the other singers but nobody sings it like Bobby Darin...as you nicely said he sings it "with exquisite perfection".

[@lauriejohnson8712]

EDITH SYMMANS o

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

EDITH SYMMANS check out Ella...

[@landonfinnerty2391]

A great song,. a great performance. This is the best.

[@ih8kit]

Excellent. Nobody can sing this better than Bobby. It's very sad he died at such a young age. However he left us with some great songs. None of which is better than this one.

[@dianelangford628]

No one does this better than Bobby Darin, I love how the music moves him

[@brucefrendahl4126]

If you look up the word "cool" in Webster's, you'll see a picture of Bobby Darin. Nobody could TOUCH him. Wow!

[@nobodyhere100]

Miles Davis

[@koko40800]

The coolest of the crooners IMO

[@terry2480]

yea , right under dean martin !

[@jeffcapco1]

Except Dean Martin of course! The King of Cool...

[@susannebass1883]

Darn right!!!

[@madisonreilly6960]

Anyone else like music from this time period rather then today's music?? Why can't people make this type of music anymore

[@dovercastbrandon9637]

Because few people have the social intellect to do more than scream naked on a stage.

[@junef3444]

+Dovercast Brandon sadly nowadays thats true

[@thisgirllovesredred3418]

Michel Bauble sings similar to this wonderful man. Bobby left us way too soon

[@charlesveg]

Madison Reilly and the others here, I'm with you 100%. I'm 64 and the older I get the more I appreciate my parents' generation's music and style. That goes from Big Band up through this late '50s era.. Bobby Darin was indeed the personification of cool. And talent.

[@lyallg8112]

Bobby Darin is Michael’s all-time favourite singer/performer, and his mother’s favourite is Elvis. Elvis used to go and watch Bobby perform. Michael has certainly done his reaearch😉.... now I wonder if he knows about Sam Cooke?😏

[@mozartfx1]

Magic. Listen to this song on a great set of headphones. You can hear what a fantastic performance it is. The band playing soft and low until the line: "Now Jenny Diver...HO HO" where all that energy just explodes. I get goose bumps every time I hear it.

[@sharonflipper8221]

good observation. bobby darin is one of a kind. perfection!

[@djaznh]

True. It's hard to hear the quality on a PC or laptop speaker

[@paulinegarcia888]

Yes, he was fantastic.

[@thos759]

There is music and there is music that is timeless . This is timeless

[@laurencegladwell529]

An unbelievably underrated and overlooked singer 👍👍👍

[@ITPMark]

December 20, 1973 - American singer Bobby Darin died aged 37. One of the first teen idols, he had the 1959 No.1 with “Dream Lover” plus 20 other US Top 40 hits during the 60's including “Mack the Knife”, (Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1960).

[@katc2345]

Man, this is swagger at its finest!!!

[@LadyDHV]

He had it in spades. My favorite is Beyond the Sea m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/bou3lJqjr7iFsKs

[@jj1211]

@@LadyDHV Beyond the sea❤

[@jamesodonnell3905]

Swagger brilliant !! Bobby had plenty I hope you meant CLASS

[@dangermain486]

Saw Darin at the Cave in Vancouver in 1966 and still the all-time Greatest show we've seen and I've seen a lot.. met him backstage, was quite a thrill ! My favorite song.

[@junef3444]

U MET BOBBY DARIN?!

[@darcharge]

i saw him go in to that hospital in 73

[@darcharge]

didnt see him come out.

[@brittonstokes]

+KillShotx7 what did he look like? Can't imagine it was the best sight to see.

[@catherinemorand500]

Bobby Darin's charisma is off the charts! What a showman and singer!!!!

[@tbridgens]

I remember seeing Bobby Darrin sing Mack the Knife on TV in 1973. What an awesome song & performer. Than a few weeks later he was gone. I felt cheated... thank God for recordings!

[@MrJaycasey]

I remember his TV show ending with his back to you and strutting with that graceful stride and the music simply playin that famous tempo of his as he was saying good-night . What memories .

[@MrJaycasey]

I'm searching for Bobby turning around after he finishes , turns his back and slowly disappears into dark as he fades away . Class act .

[@ZnenTitan]

There is NEVER going to be cool like Bobby Darin!

[@TheSaltydog07]

He was the bridge between crooning and rock and roll.

[@zorinabakah8182]

And country and Blues and RnB and folk and protest and big band swing and ballards...the man could sing it all.

[@johnrapp8873]

The most Awesome Jazz song performance of all time. Thank you so much .. John Rapp

[@michelinekribs9563]

For the 60 who voted thumbs down, guess you don't like this music or talent. Bobby Darin died so young, at the age of 37. I use to sing along with him on this song when I was a kid. Found memories when both my parents were still alive. Micheline Kribs Rolla,MO

[@lovetruth8405]

Thanks LePage for taking the time to write the words to this classic song. Sung by no one better than Bobby Darin. Love his voice and style. I pray he is in Heaven singing for the Lord this time.

[@MrSailorman62]

pure genius, from Splish splash to Bullmoose, Dream lover, Lost love, Plain Jane, Mack the knife, Somebody to love and multiplication. So many styles and all TIGHT AND POLISHED FANTASTIC

[@rustinaginger9502]

And Clementine

[@bettyswedensky1819]

I remember him well. What a loss to us all.

[@katherinecollins1876]

I love Bobby Darren always!!! Katherine!!!

[@MARIAMORALES-sw5xj]

100% Pure Cool! My 10 yr old grandson and I enjoy listening to timeless music together. Needless to say, this one is high on our playlist.

[@seekingwisdom8]

I was a tyke, age 3 when this was aired. I have memories of hearing beyond the sea on the radio when I was little, but had no clue who was singing or what the song was. Flash forward to age 21, I'm getting out of my car to visit my girl friend when this came on the radio. By the time I was 21 I was familiar with the song, but didn't really give it much thought, but on this particular day, I cranked the radio as I stepped out of the car and snapping my fingers and clapping my hands to this amazing song. Bobby made it swing, he felt the groove and brought it alive. Such a cool guy. The sad thing for me is there are so few people who really appreciate him, at least people I know. I'm a drummer and would love to play for a guy like him, even though I grew up listening to British progressive rock like Yes and ELP, playing this style of music is my dream gig.

[@guyfawkes9951]

1993 - I was newly married to a lady who was just as much a music junkie as I was. One afternoon I was flipping through the TV and happened to the local information channel, just written announcements and music, and Mack was just starting. I started singing along and got off the sofa and performed the track, ending on my knees singing the "MACK HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAATH'S BACK IN TOOOOOOOOOWN" part at the top of my lungs. My new wife (long since, sadly, my ex wife) just looked at me, smiling broadly and said "I didn't know you had it in you. OR that you knew that song." Good times, great song sung PERFECTLY by Mr. Darin.

[@anniegreer1040]

He was unique!!his sense of Jazz, was unreal, for someone so young!!!wish he was still here!!!!!

[@jean9296]

Such a great performer and person.

[@mariaisabelguerra231]

Hace 40 años nos dejó físicamente, pero jamás se irá, siempre sera Mr. Mac the Knife. Gracias por tu música Bobby donde quiera que te encuentres

[@KellyKansasCity]

Love it! One of my favorites of his. Gone but not forgotten. Died way too young.

[@MarilynButler-v7x]

Fantastic ❤

[@danswitzer2733]

never tire of listening to this great song , love watching bobby perform

[@BoltManiac]

The studio recording of this on a good sound system is pure heaven. One of the best ever recordings.

[@projectdesign4675]

What an origin (music), my Mom came home in the late 60's, I was little....she kept telling us, she went to Vegas and she saw Bobby Darin.....she never, never saw talent like that...she met Frank Sinatra, saw Elvis......but Bobby was beyond (at least for that show)!

[@barbaraschain9260]

Bobby is right up there with Frank S and Dean M. A criminally underrated talent and performer.

[@diannezosche9833]

Only Bobby Darin can sing Mac The Knife. What a performer!

[@annemott1193]

Bobby owned every room he entered. Swagger.

[@temporarynormal]

"Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife", originally "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer", is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama Die Dreigroschenoper, or, as it is known in English, The Threepenny Opera. It premiered in Berlin in 1928 (from WIKIPEDIA)

[@stephanieknows1668]

Perhaps you know this, too. Kurt Weil composed The Alabama Song ... (ha, ha, the commenters on both are right: creepy!) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2jInp6amJmDoMk kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3i4m3qGp8t0bLc ...better known to most as covered by The Doors kzbin.info/www/bejne/eomXY5Jpj7CpbsU

[@puddnheadwilson2956]

Extending the history a bit deeper, The Three Penny Opera was derived from The Beggar's Opera, penned by John Gay and considered scandalous in 1728 when it opened. Despite that, it was wildly popular at that time. Am a descendant on my Dad's side, and it's family tradition to keep this song alive in public places, karaoke machines be damned. Guilty on multiple occasions. What's not to like about this song?

[@hawkeyepierce59]

Mackie The Measser.Original 1930.Check THAT

[@hawkeyepierce59]

@@stephanieknows1668 "Alabama Song"? "Soft Parede" (The Doors) ,? Lotte Lenya -The Law.((original)

[@stephanieknows1668]

@@hawkeyepierce59 Dobar dan! :) I gave links to original Alabama Song by Bertold Brecht & Kurt Weil (lyrics & music). Is there something else I should know? Also, I don't understand what you mean about Soft Parade and Lotte Lenya. If there is a connection there, too,, please do tell! Btw, I've been enjoying music on one of the yt channels w/your name. You?

[@larrywilliams8655]

Such class, always in a suit and tie.

[@katherinecollins1876]

The best of the best he will be the greatest singer ever!! !Katherine Collins

[@matthewl2621]

Got a note in my will to play this song when I get planted. You go Bobby!!!

[@marilynstevenson865]

That or Where or When.Ellington..

[@randomdude6719]

People will think you were murdered

[@karrynlipsett5187]

Used to sing this one to my brother every time he got out of jail. RIP Macky my beautiful protective big bro, miss him so much.❤

[@RiRi2023_]

OMG! am still swooning after all these years!

[@jessiejames7492]

i have heard other male singers sing this song during the time it hit, but I only like darin's version.

[@stevenchido9223]

I cant believe that song came from Germany.Bob the legend.

[@ogrebattle22763]

He was great.... another talent taken from us way to soon....

[@RiRi2023_]

...AND NOBODY DOES THIS BETTER!!!

[@crocdelsud]

Por supuesto que sí: Louis Armstrong

[@kathyellery7904]

dad's song. mac the knife. fab song by Bobby Daurin .kathy . play it all the time 💖

[@paulashahan4142]

Great song, a classic. Darin has a great voice. Sure brings back good memories.

[@jeffcher10]

Great classic performance - much appreciated

[@Tyler380]

One of my all time favorites...

[@mrmaxxx94]

Great voice, talent and this stays Cool,Bobby Darin was the truth

[@brianunsworth6643]

Many people have tried that number but it's bobbys Darin,s tune

[@davidfletcher5426]

He owns that song

[@Wolfsky9]

Charisma----that voice & smile----Robert Walden Cossato, was THE man ! As was said, 2nd only to Sammy Davis Jr., as THE greatest nightclub performer of all-time! ----Wolfsky9

[@zorinabakah8182]

Walden Robert Cassotto. Walden was his first name...hence him changing it. SDJ said Bobby Darin was the only performer he would not follow on stage because after he sang the audience didnt want anyone else to.

[@chris.pbacon1679]

jez only 42 but never forgotten this song still makes me smile rip brother x

[@lauramalek3128]

One of my favorites of his. One of the first singles I ever bought...felt like I played it til the grooves wore down! Happy Birthday Mr. Darin. 💞 Damn, he'd only be 84 today.

[@devinarant7482]

Hello Laura, How are you doing?

[@lemurianchick]

I heard this on the radio yesterday and he sounds like Dean Martin...

[@voicegirl555]

Happy Birthday Bobby! You are forever missed!!!!

[@BigLargeBuddy]

I remember watching this on my 2 inch television screen

[@dorsahz5359]

God I love this man and this song

[@triumphrocks279]

Never been a more perfect match voice to song in music's history.

[@louisemiller2774]

Bobby Darin is The Original.....loved him....!

[@ai6894]

Nearly 60 years to the month (July 13, 2019) and this song is still listened to!

[@LadyMaven]

Bobby Darin, heads above Frank Sinatra and with a lot more class. He was one of my absolute favorites, and we lost him way too soon.

[@johnguida7761]

how anybody can say he's heads above Sinatra is beyond me there is only One Sinatra and l Love Bobby Darin he was the closes one to Frank

[@julz24669]

Darin's great, but don't compare him to Sinatra - it makes you look a bit dim.

[@mrdesignit145]

I think the two artists are amazing and have great vocal ranges and stage presences in their performances. I guess it’s your opinion on to weather you think Sinatra or Darin is better.

[@QueenAnitaSoul]

Amen

[@QueenAnitaSoul]

@THESATURNSSC1 And I agree with his opinion

[@durondelia]

Macky's back in town... oh yeah....

[@terencewoodward4422]

Fantastic song which will last forever

[@maryomnes9445]

I love this song because the title is the same as my brother's name Mack . R I P Bobby Darin 😢 I miss you very much you will always be in my heart ❤.

[@anthonyhantonh]

Now thats gangsta...Kanye take note.

[@terribarrett9381]

Kanye can't hold a candle to Bobby Darin.

[@TheSaltydog07]

He's cooler than gangsta.

[@nja3224]

Truly a gift from God. Born to entertain.

[@cesardacanay2710]

Bobby would have been alive today if technology exist for Heart Valve Replacement exists at the time of his death. Bobby Darin has an ailment called Aortic Regurgitation. When he was quite young, he had Rheumatic Fever or Scarlet Fever, quite an epidemic in the 50's. If you had this, it will damage your heart. Our heart has 4 valves. One is Aortic valve, another is mitral valve. This aortic valve controls blood flow between the heart's left ventricle, the main pumping chamber of the heart, and the aorta, the main artery that supplies oxygenated blood to the rest of the body.This heart valve disorder can be controlled through medication such as ACE inhibitors, anticoagulants, Beta blockers. There will come a time when the valve becomes ruptured or diseased & will have to be replaced. It is beyond repair. At the time of his ailment, there is no technology for valve replacement. I think Bobby's condition was such that he died without recourse to valve rapair or replacement. Nowadays, Valve Replacement or Repair is quite common. Bobby would have been alive if the technology exists at the time he got sick. I know. I had valve replacement 2 years ago in 2014. And I feel like a new man!

[@vertualpizza9483]

Cesar Dacanay thank you!

[@JT-fe6tm]

He might not have been alive anyway I think he would be 81

[@Kratosuna]

soy medico el corazon solo tiene dos valvulas la mitral y la tricuspidea

[@izvidz7078]

He had rheumatic fever numerous times between 8yrs and 12 yrs old. It caused what is called a rheumatic heart and he suffered ill health all his life (he used oxygen backstage throughout his career/ suffered a suspected heart attack as early as 1963). First underwent surgery in 1972 in which they inserted 2 plastic valves. Sadly they didn't work. By the time he underwent surgery again in Dec 1973 he had blood poisoning (from not taking antibiotics before dental work). This infection was too advanced and as they had previously cut away part of the heart muscle there was not much they could do. Amazingly he made it though the surgery but never regained consciousness and died in the recovery room aged just 37. Facts from book 'Dream Lovers' by Dodd Darin (his son). R.I.P Bobby Darin, an amazing talent.

[@thepinkbutterfly10]

A great performer lost way too early...

[@diannarockefeller301]

Wow the good old time singer and songs.

[@boc234]

"The Bobby Darin Story", classic album, get it.

[@wakawaka1976]

Damn this guy was awesome! He had some great hits.

[@carolmccannon5305]

Love, love, love this song, especially by him. Can't for the life of me have ever been able to figure out most of the lyrics, but it doesn't matter. It's a great song throughout time.

[@phaedrabacker2004]

Carol Mccannon Google it.

[@dannunya959]

its about a serial killer basically

[@alejandraguerra1911]

Maravilloso!!! para estos duros tiempos de Pandemia 2020!

[@edwinserrano1070]

La inspiracion de Ruben Blades para "Pedro Navaja"! (1978)

[@barbarairwin4369]

Always, just adored him !!

[@marshacampbell290]

Perfection ♡♡♡♡ He can't be beat ♡

[@tracey1996]

That's one cool cat

[@blueycarlton]

Louis Armstrong had the big hit with this in Australia in 1956, Darin's made it into the lower end of the Top 40 charts 1959/60. But he had around 14 other hits in OZ in the early 1960's.

[@zorinabakah8182]

This was no.1in the charts for 9 weeks and actually stayed in the charts for 6 months...thats Mr Bobby Darin.

[@blueycarlton]

@@zorinabakah8182 I rechecked. Darin's version got to No.5 in 1959 in Australia. Armstrong's recording was No.1for 4 weeks in 1956. However, records may have been higher or lower in different cities or states as there was no Australian National Top 40 until the 1960's. The many radio stations had their own Top 40's and it seems from them a State Top 40 was complied. On YT there is a recording of radio station 3DB Top 20 from the very early 60's and they mention it as the top 20 songs for that week in the State of Victoria. Now, whether 3DB just regarded it's charts as "statewide" I'm not sure. The Kent Report research has now complied national charting records for these earlier years.

[@marylawson6060]

Loved Bobby. What a time to be a teenager. We had a blast. RIP.

[@davidchriscastillo2499]

I would have enjoyed listening to this in jaws.

[@Tht1Gy]

One of my favorites since I was a kid in the late '60s, both Bobby and Mack. :-)

[@maribone20021]

NOBODY does Mack the Knife like Bobby Darin did. Not Sinatra, not Bubble, not NOBODY!

[@stanibol]

I agree, of the white male voices, Darin tops the lot.

[@glynisjohnson1593]

Marilyn Klerx wow

[@dontreadtoomuchintomycomment]

is that Dick Clark doing the intro?

[@sherrylzamora6643]

What about mr. Mac tonight?

[@mpdalyful1]

Sinatra gave the song an edge. due to his mob connections.

[@user-yo8ab1ys9e]

The opining with the TV host and you can hear the crackling or whatever you call it, I don’t know why but it is extremely satisfying to hear and see.

[@NadaII]

Pure class.

[@joywest8411]

Dynamic suave super-talented Bobby Darin..he far-surpassed Sinatra in every way, IMO. We lost a special brave man who packed a life-time into his shortened years.👍 Forever young... R.I.P.💕

[@TheCliffandPhilShow]

Don't get any better!:)

[@Miss19Amazinq]

Edith great comment I remember in Puerto rico my dad drunk all the time singing

[@djnikoism]

#3 hot all time top 100 on billboard. # 3 ... i can't believe this.

[@ellenthorne1168]

Best version ever

[@carminad7037]

love Bobby Darin!

[@angelicajorquera4961]

Magnifico bravooo

[@Gambie.]

Oh the shark, babe, has such teeth dear, and it shows them pearly white. Just a jackknife, has old MacHeath, babe, and it keeps it outta sight. You know when that shark bites, with its teeth, babe, scarlet billows start to spread, fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe, so there's never, never a trace of red. Now on the sidewalk, ooh, sunny morning, uh huh, lies a body just oozing life, eek! And someone sneaking round the corner, could that someone be Mack the Knife? Uh, there's a tugboat, uh huh uh huh, down by the river don't you know, where a cement bag just drooping on down, ooh that cement is just, it's just it's there for the weight, dear, five'll get you ten, old Macky's back in town. Now did you hear about Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe, after drawin' out all his hard earned cash, and now MacHeath spends just like a sailor, could it be our boys done something rash? Now Jenny Diver, yeah Sukey Tawdry, ooh, miss Lottie Lenya and ol' Lucie Brown, oh, the line forms on the right, babe, now that Macky's back in town, I said jenny diver, whoa, Sukey Tawdry, look out miss Lottie Lenya, and ol' Lucie Brown. Yes, that line forms on the right, babe, now that Macky's back in town. Look out, Old Macky is back!

[@tiffanyshenoda86]

Excellent!!!

[@titerefue9973]

Thank you .For they who dont speak english.

[@Wolfsky9]

Don't quote me, but I believe the arranger/ orchestration was done by the great Torie Zito. he did it masterfully, perfectluy in tune with Bobby's voice. ---------Wolfsky9

[@Stacey7742]

Another great talent who left us too soon.

[@doublewide420]

Stacey7742 now we have twerking and grown men who use the ladies room..

[@franvansiclen7040]

the great bobby - rip

[@c.harris1104]

I Freaking Love this song! Sooo smooth! ❤️ I first heard it on "What Women Want"