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Jun 9, 2020 · Louis Armstrong - Mack The Knife [1958] Classic Mood Experience. 463K subscribers. Subscribed. 93. 2.9K views 4 years ago. Classic Mood Experience The best masterpieces ever recorded in the...
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Jul 11, 2024 · Louis Armstrong performs “Mack the Knife” live at BBC Studios in 1968. Order/Stream ‘Louis in London’, out now: https://louisarmstrong.lnk.to/Louisin...
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The song tells of a knife-wielding criminal of the London underworld from the musical named Macheath, the "Mack the Knife" of the title. The song has become a popular standard recorded by many artists after it was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1955 with translated lyrics by Marc Blitzstein.
Oct 28, 2017 · The popular song Mack the Knife was based upon the story of an eighteenth-century highwayman named Captain Macheath. This post traces the literary life of this fictional character.
Great Version which reached No.1 in 1959.Next Video to enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNSqDb05-CU
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Jun 3, 2024 · Originally written by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht for their musical “The Threepenny Opera,” the song gained immense popularity when Louis Armstrong recorded his timeless rendition in 1955.
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Apr 1, 2004 · So, we finally get to your song, the “Ballad of Mack the Knife” (Die Moritat von Mackie Messer) from The Three Penny Opera. The song was a last-minute addition to appease the vanity of tenor Harald Paulson, who played Macheath.