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     Mack the Knife Sung by Lotte Lenya

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     Mack The Knife - Louis Armstrong & Lotte Lenya

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   May 30, 2008 · 5.8K. 1.1M views 15 years ago. The song "Mack the Knife" was witten by Kurt Weill for his wife Lotte Lenya. Here Ms Lenya sings "Mack the Knife" in its original German. ...more....

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   Mar 8, 2013 · Subscribed. 1.1K. 98K views 11 years ago. "Mack the Knife" was written by Kurt Weill for his wife Lotte Lenya. This is the only recording in which Louis Armstrong collaborated with the...

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   Who is Lotte Lenya?

   • Lotte Lenya (born Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer; 18 October 1898 – 27 November 1981) was an Austrian-American singer, diseuse, and actress, long based in the United States. In the German-speaking and classical music world, she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her first husband, Kurt Weill.

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   Who was Lotte Lenya in 'Mack the knife'?

   • In the 1950s, Marc Blitzstein wrote an adaptation, cleaning up “Mack the Knife” and dropping the last two stanzas about arson and rape. At the revival in New York using the Blitzstein translation, Lotte Lenya, Kurt Weill’s widow, made her comeback – she had a role in the original 1928 Berlin production.

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   Did Louis Armstrong add Lenya to the song 'Mack the knife'?

   • In 1956, Louis Armstrong recorded the song "Mack the Knife", both as a solo number and as a duet with Lenya. Armstrong added Lenya's name into the lyrics, in place of one of the characters in the play. [citation needed] Bobby Darin 's 1959 hit recording of the song used these updated lyrics mentioning Lenya.

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   Did Lotte Lenya make a comeback?

   • At the revival in New York using the Blitzstein translation, Lotte Lenya, Kurt Weill’s widow, made her comeback – she had a role in the original 1928 Berlin production. Blitzstein’s sanitized adaptation is the best known version of the song in the English-speaking world, and undoubtedly the one you’ve heard.

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   Sep 17, 2023 · Mack the Knife, a popular song performed by Lotte Lenya, holds a deeper meaning that captivates listeners even today. Written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, this timeless composition tells the intriguing tale of a notorious criminal named Macheath, also known as Mack the Knife.

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   Lenya died in Manhattan of cancer in 1981, aged 83. She is buried next to Weill at Mount Repose Cemetery in Haverstraw, New York. Legacy. In 1956, Louis Armstrong recorded the song "Mack the Knife", both as a solo number and as a duet with Lenya. Armstrong added Lenya's name into the lyrics, in place of one of the characters in the play.

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   Sep 15, 2018 · The Ballad Of Mack The Knife. Lotte Lenya - Topic. 1.33K subscribers. 71. 4.8K views 5 years ago. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group The Ballad Of Mack The Knife · Lotte...

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   Apr 1, 2004 · By Straight Dope Staff. Mar 31, 2004, 10:00pm PDT. Dear Straight Dope: What’s with the lyrics to the song “Mack the Knife”? I heard a radio report a couple of years ago describing it as a song about the real life Detroit organized-crime scene. Is it really about the Detroit mob? Harmon Everett. SDStaff Songbird replies:

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