Bobby Darin sings "Mack the Knife"

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Bobby Darin performs his classic hit, "Mack The Knife," to a live audience. Performance clip taken from Bobby Darin "Seeing Is Believing" (DVD). DVD available everywhere at Record Stores and DVD Retailers. Order direct online from HYENA RECORDS @ www.HyenaRecords.com.

[@edithsymmans3273]

Awesome to see this and Bobby so full of life, drop dead gorgeous, sexy, self confidence, happy to give his audience what they want, so full of charm which makes any woman go week at the knees. Recoding this song was Bobby's genius, making it his own, for it continued launching his career into the stratosphere. What a voice, a genius, master of his own making, multi-talented, singer/ song writer, and actor to top it all. There was no stopping Bobby until that fateful day of December 20th, 1973. God took him home to rest, now he sings with the angels above. RIP!!

[@marioolivares501]

Lovely comments. Y think the same. Idol.

[@edwardsherman3708]

Wow I. Am singing Mac tonite talent show I will do him up proud

[@tomcody4926]

Bobby Darin is amazing. He fit into one generation and then into the next, such a cool guy, an artist. Jazz is too much for some young artists, but Bobby Darin knew jazz, and took his music into another venue. He had a great heart, and so sad that he went out of this life with a heart that couldn't last as long as his Soul. Bobby was a wonderful person, a wonderful Soul, a brilliant musician, and an Artist in his time, and into the future. What a great artist and a cool guy he was! He is very well loved.

[@Harp_and_Guitar_Moving_Forward]

❤👈

[@shootwillus]

this is when one singular person is better at one thing than anyone else on the planet...

[@justtim]

Here's what was amazing about Bobby... he NEVER sang this song the same way twice, and made it work every single time. What an amazing performer. Rest in Peace, my friend.

[@robertanselmo8906]

ABSOLUTELY!! that was Bobby Darin’s greatest attribute. His ability to tweak a song every time he sang it. Master of styling a song.

[@Jcornman24]

I've watched so many versions and I can't find an old one with all my favorite ad libs, but what an amazing journey it has been

[@robertgriffiths6842]

Him and Sinatra were masters at singing them differently every single time they performed ❤❤

[@ArtAlfredo19]

Charisma, voice, and class! What a singer! A total showman.

[@Harp_and_Guitar_Moving_Forward]

👍🏼👈🎶

[@andy29375]

His timing is PERFECT!!.....one of the marks of a GREAT swing singer!

[@Harp_and_Guitar_Moving_Forward]

👍🏼👈

[@TheMonsterPatrol]

This performance stands as proof that Darin was more than a man gifted with a great singing voice. The way he moves, sings, interacts with everything around him are not only ingenious ways to enhance the experience, but they're so slick and natural that one would think he practically wrote the book on cool.

[@MrUnc82alum]

You know how much talent these guys had back then when their live version is nearly as good as the studio recording.

[@zorinabakah8182]

Or even better at times

[@Harp_and_Guitar_Moving_Forward]

@@zorinabakah8182 macky is back

[@RYansAdams79]

That crowd sucked.... Id been standing on my feet and cheering Sir.Darin

[@cobweb24m]

They don't even sway...

[@nathenism]

lets pretend they were mesmerized.

[@36tripleduce]

Annebeth Larsson that's because they listened to music back then, not some stupid screaming girl. which doesn't go all that well with lounge music

[@mchobbit2951]

36tripleduce Right on. Maybe they actually want to HEAR him instead of just each others screaming.

[@austinreid7229]

That's why One Direction are so big.Doesnt matter if they can't sing because no one can hear them anyway.

[@austinreid7229]

This was in the days to make it as a singer you had to be good because you were up against Sinatra Martin Davies and co and a young Elvis.Most singers today wouldn't have got passed the doorman on the record labels offices.

[@MrNadefodder]

One of the best songs ever and the best performance ever. A man who was confident of his abilities and rightly so. His performance was all about him loving the song and convincing the audience that they loved it too, they should play this to all new singers with the headline, `This is how its meant to be done`.

[@shannoncollier3943]

Best crooner of all time, love Bobby Darin

[@JudasGPierre]

He's the best at what he does and his videos makes my day whenever I get to watch one🌹❤️

[@williamprice2677]

Something called showmanship. Something called a little class. Something called talent. Wow what a combination!

[@montgomerydenzer8805]

yeah something missing today. I'm sure We raised the Kids better

[@prinzeugen5553]

Extraordinary!

[@JazzyJeffRealTalk]

I was born in 1986, I love Bobby Darin’s music. Timeless

[@deanadiedrich9304]

BOBBY WAS PURE GOLD!

[@CharlieBrn]

God those were the days. I'm a man born out of his time.

[@aaronharlow8525]

Same here! I’ve always felt that I should have grown up during this era.

[@lemurianchick]

@Charlie: Are you a Millennial and raised on Chief Queef?

[@lyallg8112]

Yep, me too.

[@ellez2115]

I did and I'm happy.

[@steveothehulk]

iv played tons of songs tonight on youtube and i got to say it doesnt get much better than this

[@sunnspott2567]

Bobby Darin gives the Threepenny Opera legacy THE BEST boost it could ever have!

[@JudasGPierre]

He's the best at what he does and his videos makes my day whenever I get to watch one🌹❤️

[@michelinekribs9563]

I absolutely love this song. I was a little kid when it came out and I use to dance to it.How 105 people voted thumbs down is beyond me.Guess they don't appreciate his charisma,style and one of the finest male vocalists we've ever had. Thank you to whomever downloaded this for the rest of us to enjoy. Rest In Peace Bobby with Dusty Spreingfield, Elvis,Whitney Houston and way too many to list. He was only 37 when he died from complications following heart surgery. Micheline Kribs. Rolla,MO

[@xander7ful]

Bobby was not only a cool cat, he was a very compassionate person who would do anything for his friends.

[@ryanstewart7766]

Much better than the sinatra version

[@bryanismyname7583]

Sinatra tried a totally different arrangement. Darin wasn't the only other singer to do this song. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby even, all did this song. Darin had the biggest hit with it, but all those versions are legit. While the studio recording Sinatra did (and redid in 1986) was actually not as exciting as his live performances of the song during the mid-1980s. I would point to his 1985 performance in Japan.

[@marioolivares501]

Exactly. Y think the same. Brilliant.

[@cjrrun]

@@bryanismyname7583 Sinatra always said Bobby had the best version

[@Miss19Amazinq]

waooooo beatufull. I am 30 yrs old this is the bests music in the world

[@chasrobards1836]

Top of his game...

[@unclespeedy]

Band was cookin. Bobby was lean and mean. Virtuoso performance.

[@TheSubwaysurfer]

Unbelievable the way he builds it to that big finish. Given the rather gory and graphic subject matter of the song, from an objective standpoint, it shows you just how masterful a performer he truly was. Unbelivable vocal timing , phrasing and delivery, and if all that wasn't enough, Bobby even does a few snazzy microphone handling tricks. Pure magic.

[@ChristopherRosato]

You know, I just listened to Frank Sinatra's live versions and studio version of this Darin classic, and I immediately realized Frank should never have attempted this tune. Watch any one of Darin's live versions (or, of course, the original studio version) and Frank's version becomes embarrassing. Darin had impeccable rhythm, unGodly timing, and a magneticicm that comes right through the computer. He swings and rocks. He was a genius talent, and the insiders know Frank was intimidated by him.

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

Tis such a pity that modern medicine of the time could not have repaired his heart he had so much of it to give. Miss him

[@Nicolatkd]

It did. He went to the dentist and didn’t inform them of his rheumatic fever he had as a child.

[@RandolphAgarn1]

Nobody does this song better then Bobby. He owns this song.

[@johnharris6655]

Another Amazing performer cut down in the prime of his life. It was not drugs or alcohol but an infection from dental work that got to his heart.

[@EloiseDecember]

What a voice and what sense of rythm the guy has. Love Bobby.

[@MrLosguerreros]

Thats so F incredible.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Talk about swing....about phrasing, dynamics!....and just "pacing"....amazing, personifies CLASS

[@carolinebellabella]

Awesome!!! Didn`t grow up with it, but eff awesomeness! Very cool!!

[@JudasGPierre]

He's the best at what he does and his videos makes my day whenever I get to watch one🌹❤️

[@catholicpriest1]

This is from the Flip Wilson Show.

[@Cryoshock123]

Can't stop pressing replay BUTTON.

[@carlamohor]

Take a guess!! haaaaa, simply delicious

[@mikeystrafford]

this is the only man that can sing this song with the timing it requires. EVERY other singer just offloads the lyrics. BD FEELS it. Humble opinion - go on guys - shoot me down,. Mikey xx

[@keetonplace]

THE best version of this song EVER!!!! RIP Bobby, you are missed.

[@godbluffvdgg]

Count yourself blessed if you saw Bobby back in the day live...A great artist indeed!

[@MrLosguerreros]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! talk about a natural entertainer and a great singer

[@913rcp]

nice! 😊

[@hategreed1]

Also a brilliant composer and actor. See Pressure Point, Come September, and Captain Newman MD.

[@beigecamouflage]

He does have that characteristic swaying of his shoulders that looks cute whether he was fresh out of high school or in his 40s. He delivers this song and a few others with a confidence, if not cockiness, that inspires one's individuality.

[@ElliottMichaels56]

Okay, if Darin were a carpenter and I were a lady, yes, I'd marry him anyway ... yes, I'd have his baby (LOL)! Great and all-too-forgotten performer. And he could rock too ... splish-splash!

[@sauropod1614]

Song based on "Three Penny Opera" by Bertolt Brecht

[@michaeltowle2607]

Bobby oozes confidence, even more so than Frank on this song. And why not? It IS his song. His wasn't the best voice, but the package [voice, mannerism, connection to the audience] was sooo good! I don't know if his riffs were spontaneous or scripted, but either way, he made it work, and then some. THE COOLEST performer of the last 50 years. Now, if you want to debate me on cool, OK, but Bobby set the standard, and if you cannot admit that, then don't come to the forum.

[@herasmarket]

I have to disagree with you Bobby had a way better voice and charisma than Sinatra ever did -- way cuter too.

[@michaeltowle2607]

barrie, if it makes any difference to you, Bobby was Italian, and he died young. I miss his talent. He was a great entertainer.

[@chazmann108]

When Frank did this on "L.A is My Lady", he actually added in the lyric the following phrase, ".....Bobby Darin did this song with so much feeling......that 'old blue eyes' he ain't gonna add nothing new....." Frank KNEW and paid proper homage in his version. Listen.

[@janecorley4098]

Michael Towle I didn't know Bobby was Italian. It was always my understanding that he was Polish.

[@michaeltowle2607]

Jane, You may be thinking of Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet, Blue on Blue... a great voice.

[@RM-lj8bv]

Great Song.

[@arnoldk7293]

RiP forever! Its 2019 and its still kicking

[@rep2291]

No need to tear one down to build the other up. Frank and Bobby were both great, and now they are singing duets.

[@Jigaboo123456]

Small, skinny, and very ill- -he still had a huge stage presence, and fanatastic sense of rhythm and vocal flourishes- not too many, just right. Terrific, thanks for posting.

[@1951590]

The great Bobby darin, love this song

[@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!

[@depaola63]

God bless you sir and thanks for all that info! I had a blood clot on 12/29/14 that caused a massive heart attack ( I now have 2 stents) I know The Lord saved me! I was just 51 when it hit me! I feel like I am 30 again because of the blood flow!! I must say, it took a year and a half to feel this way! I too have been an " entertainer for 32 years now and Bobby, Elvis, Sinatra, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Tom Jones....to name a few all~time greats, helped me as a young boy by watching them perform! Take care and God bless us all'...Respectfully, Nicky D' ( NICKYDEPAOLA.COM)

[@kellyedwards2035]

Cesar Dacanay me too

[@arty541]

Just wonderful. Thank you Bobby, R I P.

[@DBTWENTYSIX]

Love this song. Performing it at my next show for the first time : )

[@jon221998]

Rest in peace Bobby Darin, you left us far too soon and are missed to this day.

[@lumbiaknight87]

u wanna dance and sing with bobby ..even if the song is about mayhem or whatever..the way he moves and the way he hit the notes and timing ..just flawless...he is one of the best!!!!

[@TheMartinick]

Saw Bobby perform this at the Sahara Hotel, Vegas in 1961. He was performing with George Burns and was a newcomer at the time. I was mezmerized! He was a great performer.

[@1951590]

Always one of my favorite songs, a huge talent, he died so young. A tragic end to a gifted artist.

[@robertmagill7135]

still by far the best performance of Mack the knife

[@nickhuber9627]

Agreed. No other version even comes close.

[@ole9421]

Wow! He was just too smooth man! Love the "live" moment at 1:28 where he says, "yeah go a head if you feel like it", meaning to clap along. His delivery is perfect and from the look on his face you can tell he is enjoying himself totally. And the band backing him was amazing as well!

[@SunsD13]

He was seriously ahead of his time!

[@BH21206]

The best version ever. It's always been my opinion that he came out first with his upbeat take and others followed

[@jimmydong9280]

BH21206 PERIOD best version of mtk of all time. Frank Sinatra agreed

[@nancypine9952]

Louis Armstrong recorded it in 1956. Frank Sinatra recorded it in 1958. Darin did his in 1959, and blew the others out of the water. He got his first two Grammies out of it. The ultimate version.

[@nickhuber9627]

Frank Sinatra did not record this song in 1958. He didn't record it until 1984 with Quincy Jones.

[@sporting06]

The pride of the Bronx.Bobby died on 12-20-73 at the age of 37.He knew he wasn't gonna live too long, but despite all that he became a great entertainer and a great human being.

[@SqrlyJack]

I love Bobby Darin!! I just so happen to be wearing my favorite pair of Bobby Darin underwear! Those happy meals babe, babe Come with a toy, yeah But you can't eat them Don't even try But if they're the right size For you to swallow (LAWSUIT!) At McDonald's, it's Mac Tonight! Bobby McDarin! Hooray!

[@blazneg2007]

I've been listening to several versions of this song tonight, and NO ONE owns it like Darin. He is just completely in control of it, if you know what I mean.

[@djalmaoliveira2929]

Bobby Darin, foi o melhor da época, superando até mesmo o Frank Sinatra.

[@tallpaul521]

Buble, Harry Connick, et al are pale reflections of Sinatra. Darin was an original and an all around entertainer..he could sing, dance, played multiple instruments, could do comedy and even impressions. Buble is a voice.

[@RandomDefined]

best ever, RIP swag

[@keetonplace]

I just listened to them all. NO ONE does it like Bobby. He is THE BEST!!

[@Taynutz]

Seriously, truly, literally a perfectly flawless (or flawlessly perfect) song. One of the best ever written and performed. Bobby Darin was a god, and this song is the epitome of amazing. I know I'm gushing, but there's honestly nothing I would or could change about this song to make it better!! lol :)

[@eckankar7756]

He's the King of Cool. He just ab libbed better than any of them. what a voice, so handsome. He just had it all going for him, except his health.

[@coywin]

Darin was in pain while performing during the last years of his life. The audience was well aware of this and sat quietly and just let him sing his heart out. He could sing just about anything and played many instruments. A huge talent gone much too soon.

[@JudasGPierre]

He's the best at what he does and his videos makes my day whenever I get to watch one🌹

[@SalsaShakers]

THIS MAN IS A LEGEND IN HIS OWN RIGHT!

[@larespo1]

Bobby Darin had such incredible musical instinct. His sense of pitch and his rhythm were impeccable. What a joy he was and thank God we have him to watch!! Just excitement that doesn't stop!

[@Harp_and_Guitar_Moving_Forward]

👍🏼👈

[@dawnstoehrer8107]

GOD MAKE A BIG MIRACLE IN THE BUSINESS ONCE IN WHILE BOBBY WAS THE ONLY ONE 1️⃣ HES WAS THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER OFTHE 20th CENTURY HE WAS THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER MY OPINION I WAS SO MESMERIZED BY HIS CHARISMA HES SINGER HIS HUMOR HIS VARIETY OF MUSIC. INSTRUMENTS IN HIS SHORT 37 YEARS HE WAS MAGNIFICENT BEST SWINGER EVER “” SINATRA “” COULDN’T COME NEAR BOBBY HE WAS OUR MIRACLE OF THE 20 th CENTURY YHERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER ANGEL 😇 LIKE BOBY HE WAS DEVOTED TO HIS FANS GREATEST SWINGER EVER LOVE ❤️ BOBBY LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM FOREVER AND EVER AMEN 🙏 RIP ANGEL ALWAYS LOVED NEVER FORGOTTEN NEVER

[@raycrompton7629]

Just heard Yay Hadley on 4BC talking about this song sung by Bobby Darin

[@the1musiclad]

Bing and Bobby were the best "singers of songs" there have ever been. Bobby being musically more talented has to be classed as the greatest solo male recording artist ever in my opinion.

[@gerrygarcia2090]

It's amazing to watch bobby, and see how much Kevin spacey actually looked like him in the movie beyond the sea! Incredible

[@henrymccray6229]

L

[@vickyvallejo1980]

Kevin Spacey did a magnificent job in the movie! I am always in awe when I listen to Kevin sing these songs, as he is spot on! :-)

[@hategreed1]

Spacey is a karaoke ripoff. And a perv.

[@hategreed1]

Spacey is karaoke, a parasite. Nobody needs a fake, we have plenty of video and audio of the GREAT ONE.

[@ShikataGaNai100]

Always a toss up between Bobby and Tony Bennett for the greatest male pop/standards singer ever.

[@nickhuber9627]

Bobby Darin was the greatest singer. Tony was good but Bobby had a better range. Sinatra couldn't hold a candle to either one.

[@goldengirl67]

I never get tired of hearing this song.

[@JudasGPierre]

He's the best at what he does and his videos makes my day whenever I get to watch one🌹❤️

[@Chabenisky]

Bobby Darin sings this song the best.

[@Sabrinajaine]

This was number one the day my late mum was born

[@depaola63]

This song is from " 3 penny opera" (1929) Bobby hit #1 with it in 1959!

[@librarybob1958]

I actually remember this performance. It was in c. 1970-71 and Bobby was a guest on "The Flip Wilson Show." He also did a particularly funny sketch with Flip and fellow guest Sid Caesar.

[@CruiseControlOne]

"The sound" of the "Big Band" had so much meaning. No like today's rap music. Music was hip and had class. Where is found today?

[@lukasnummer1]

One of the best songs sung by one of the best singers: It is SO SAD, that he died, when he was 37 - he would be a greater legend, when he would have lived longer....this year he would be only 73 years old!

[@johnowen5686]

WOW how good was that ,my favourite singer of all time !!!!!!!!

[@sainttommy68]

Bobby, Your gone, but you brought SO MUCH HAPPINESS TO OUR HOME.My favorite memories of your music, will always be of my Mother and her dancing to your music (45's) on a Saturday and cleaning the house. This was in the 50's,60's. I cannot hear one of your songs and not be there with her. Thank you for that gift.

[@beatsbooze]

Always wanted to be as cool as Bobby Darin, needless to say never came close. he was a classy Guy and a helluva talent. still miss him.

[@BeingMan11]

My Dad used to play his music around the house when he was working on the car outside on hot summer days in Texas. I always loved this song. Just looked it up and I'll be dammed if it still doesn't make my dance and sing along just like when I was a kid. Bobby D. still rocks think I will get some more of his music. What an fantastic memory for me Mack the Knife, summer days and my Dad working on his car. I will never forget any of it.

[@noway1635]

This was the second single I bought. The first one was Bambino by the Springfields. A very eclectic taste. lol

[@beatlegirl]

I still wish there was a way more people knew about Bobby, if only he were still with us today :/

[@RockWithYu]

I can't believe you omitted Ella Fitzgerald from that list. Even Frank regarded Lady Ella as the greatest of all time.

[@chrisdixon5193]

How can those people just sit there like rocks and not even clap along or Bob their heads to the beat? This groove is infectious!

[@BNNT]

A masterpiece! Such a classical song! I would dare to say it has become Timeless! Beautifuly sung by Bobby Darin!

[@greasefire11]

Those that think that Frank did this song better? Well..you're wrong. This is Bobby's song !

[@LittleSweety]

This was the most famous song in 1959 in the whole world

[@flycres415]

I couldn't agree more. These three "got into" a song like few others. We lost Darin and the King way too soon...but their music lives on.

[@vilmadsouza7699]

You just can't help loving him. He was such a sweetheart

[@mikeystrafford]

You all have to understand that Bobby is THE definitive vocalist of our time. I am a true fan and believe that his approach to music is THE best ever. I love his music and thank the lord the he was put on this earth... Mikey xx

[@daviddenwalt7109]

This is the era when they could sing better than anyone!

[@idkletskate]

that mic trick he starts to do at 3:00 has so much swag to it

[@twamley]

This song will always be associated with Bobby Darin!

[@JudasGPierre]

He's the best at what he does and his videos makes my day whenever I get to watch one🌹❤️

[@soportcity]

He was one of the best of his time. Sorry he passed so young. A class act!