Berthold Brecht a German writer the original title is "Macki Messer" it's a part of an play called "Dreigroschen Oper"
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The Original was fron 1923 threepenny opera but I think you are thinking of a newer version which was "Mack the Knife" sung by Louis Armstrong in 1954, but the song made most popular by Bobby Darin in 1958
Also sang by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Buffett, and Robby Williams.
Kurt Weill wrote Mack the Knife lyrics
Kurt Weill composed the music which is from his The Threepenny Opera which premiered in Berlin in 1928. The lyrics were written by Bertolt Brecht."Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife", was 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 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm.
The original song "Mack The Knife" was composed by Kurt Weill with the lyrics by Bertolt Brecht. The song was written for The Threepenny Opera which premiered in Berlin in 1928. Singer Bobby Darin redid the song years later.
Berthold Brecht a German writer the original title is "Macki Messer" it's a part of an play called "Dreigroschen Oper"
Flipside of Mac the knife
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At different times in October 1953, the #1 song (best selling single) may have been: "Vaya Con Dios", Les Paul And Mary Ford "Saint George And The Dragnet", Stan Freberg "You, You, You", Ames Brothers
Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin
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