"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. The song has become a popular standard. Mack the Knife (in German Mackie Messer) is the nickname of Macheath, a character from The Threepenny Opera, and also the name of a song from that work. ... Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950), born in Dessau, Germany and died in New York City, was a German and in his later years, a German-American composer active from the 1920s until his death. ... {{dy justified his choice of form, and from about 1929 on he began to interpret its penchant for contradictions, much as had Eisenstein, in terms of the dialectic. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Die Dreigroschenoper, original German poster from Berlin, 1928. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ...

The Threepenny Opera

A moritat is a medieval version of the murder ballad performed by strolling minstrels, from mori meaning "deadly" and tat meaning "deed". In The Threepenny Opera, the moritat singer with his street organ introduces and closes the drama with the tale of the deadly Mackie Messer, or Mack the Knife, a character based on the dashing highwayman Macheath in John Gay's The Beggar's Opera. The Brecht-Weill version of the character was far more cruel and sinister, and has been transformed into a modern anti-hero. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... Murder ballads are a sub-genre of the broadsheet ballad, the lyrics of each being a narrative poem that tells a tale of murder. ... For the 18th century American form of music and performance known as minstrelsy, see minstrel show. ... Folk image of a mounted highwayman Highwayman was a term used particularly in Britain during the 17th and 18th centuries to describe robbers who targeted people traveling by stagecoach and other modes of transport along public highways. ... John Gay John Gay (30 June 1685 - 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist. ... Painting based on The Beggars Opera, Scene V, William Hogarth, c. ... In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ...

The opera opens with the moritat singer comparing Macheath (unfavorably) with a shark, and then telling tales of his robberies, murders, rapes, and arson: For other uses, see Shark (disambiguation). ... The Skyline Parkway Motel in Afton, Virginia after an arson fire on July 9, 2004. ...

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1954 Blitzstein translation

“A Theme From The Threepenny Opera (Mack The Knife)”
Single by Louis Armstrong
B-side	Back O' Town Blues
Released	1956
Format	7"
Recorded	Los Angeles, CA 28 September 1955
Genre	Jazz
Length	3:25
Label	Columbia 40587 Coronet KS-349
Writer(s)	Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, English lyrics Marc Blitzstein, arr. Turk Murphy

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Oh the shark has pretty teeth dear,

And he shows them pearly white

Just a jack-knife has Macheath dear

And he keeps it out of sight.

This is the version performed on popular hits by Louis Armstrong (1956) and Bobby Darin (1959) (Darin's lyrics differ here and there), and most subsequent swing versions. Weill's widow, Lotte Lenya, the star of both the original 1928 German production and the 1954 Blitzstein Broadway version, was present in the studio during Armstrong's recording. He spontaneously added her name to the lyrics, which already named several of Macheath's female victims. A pocket knife is a type of folding knife with a blade that fits inside the handle. ... Louis[1] Armstrong[2] (4 August 1901[3] – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo[4] and Pops, was an American jazz musician. ... Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Bobby Cassotto, May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was one of the most popular American big band performers and rock and roll teen idols of the late 1950s. ... Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of jazz music that developed during the 1920s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United States. ... Lotte Lenya (October 18, 1898 – November 27, 1981), singer and actor, born Karoline Wilhelmine Blamauer, in Vienna, Austria. ... Note on spelling: While most Americans use er (as per American spelling conventions), the majority of venues, performers and trade groups for live theatre use re. ...

The rarely heard final verse — not included in the original play, but added by Brecht for the 1930 movie — expresses the theme, and compares the glittering world of the rich and powerful with the dark world of the poor:

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1976 Manheim-Willett translation

In 1976 the version translated by Ralph Manheim and John Willett opened on Broadway, a movie version was later made starring Raul Julia as "Mackie". Here is an excerpt: Ralph Manheim (1907 - 26 September 1992) was a translator of German and French literature. ... John Willett was a translator and a scholar who is famous for translating the work of Bertolt Brecht into English. ... Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 - October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor who lived and worked for many years in the United States. ...

See the shark with teeth like razors

You can read his open face

And Macheath, he's got a knife, but

Not in such an obvious place

This is the version later performed by Sting and Nick Cave. It is also the version performed by Lyle Lovett on the soundtrack of the film Quiz Show (1994) — the same movie that features the Darin rendition over the opening credits. This article is about the musician. ... Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional actor. ... Lyle Lovett, from the cover of 1996s The Road to Ensenada Lyle Lovett (born in Klein, Texas on November 1, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Quiz Show is a 1994 film which tells the true story of a quiz show scandal of the 1950s. ...

1994 translation

A much darker translation into English was used for the 1994 Donmar Warehouse production in London: This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Though the shark's teeth may be lethal

Still you see them white and red

But you won't see Mackie's flick knife

Cause he's slashed you and you're dead

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Crimes of Macheath

The song attributes many crimes to Macheath:

• A dead man in London, on the famous street Strand
• A rich man, Schmul Meier, disappeared for good
• Jenny Towler, killed with a knife in the chest
• Seven children and an old man killed in an arson fire
• Rape of an underage widow (minderjährige Witwe) in her bed

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Popular song

"Mack the Knife" was introduced to the U.S. hit parade by Louis Armstrong in 1954, but the song is most closely associated with Bobby Darin, who recorded his version at Fulton Studios on West 40th Street, NYC, December 19, 1958 (with Tom Dowd engineering the recording). In 1959 Darin's version reached number one on Billboard's Hot 100 and number six on the Black Singles chart, earned him a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Louis[1] Armstrong[2] (4 August 1901[3] – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo[4] and Pops, was an American jazz musician. ... Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Bobby Cassotto, May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was one of the most popular American big band performers and rock and roll teen idols of the late 1950s. ... is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... Tom Dowd (October 20, 1925 - October 27, 2002) was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... For the UK music award, see The Record of the Year. ...

Dick Clark had advised Darin not to record the song because of the perception that, having come from an opera, it wouldn't appeal to the rock & roll audience. To this day, Clark recounts the story with good humor. Frank Sinatra, who recorded the song with Dean Martin, called Darin's the "definitive" version. On Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, pop mogul Simon Cowell named "Mack the Knife" the best song ever written. In 2003, the Darin version was ranked #251 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. For other persons named Dick Clark, see Dick Clark (disambiguation). ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti, June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, film actor, and comedian. ... Desert Island Discs is a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme. ... Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is a British artist and repertoire (A&R) executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom and a television producer, more commonly known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britains Got Talent. ... This article is about the magazine. ... In 2004, Rolling Stone listed the 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time as polled by musicians, critics, and industry figures. ...

Ella Fitzgerald made a famous live recording in 1960 (released on Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife) in which, after forgetting the lyrics after the first verse, she successfully improvised new lyrics in a performance that earned her a Grammy. Robbie Williams also recorded the song on his 2001 album Swing When You're Winning. Other notable versions of "Mack the Knife" include performances by Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Tony Bennett, Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave, Emma Pask and James Morrison, Brian Setzer, Westlife, Merrill Osmond, Kenny Garrett, Kevin Spacey, and Michael Bublé. Swiss band The Young Gods radically reworked the song and gave it industrial flavour, while jazz legend Sonny Rollins recorded an instrumental version entitled simply "Moritat" in 1956. A 1959 instrumental performance by Bill Haley & His Comets was the final song the group recorded for Decca Records. Tito Puente has also recorded an instrumental version. Salsa musician Rubén Blades recorded an homage entitled "Pedro Navaja."^[1] and spanish singer Miguel Rios made a Big Band version called "Mackie el navaja" (Mack the Knife) in 1998 Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella and the First Lady of Song, is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... For other people with the same name, see Robbie Williams (disambiguation). ... Swing When Youre Winning is a swing covers album by British pop singer Robbie Williams, released in 2001. ... Jimmie Dale Gilmore(r) and Colin Gilmore at Deep Eddy Pool in Austin, Texas, June 2004. ... For other persons named Tony Bennett, see Tony Bennett (disambiguation). ... Marianne Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer and actress whose career spans over four decades. ... Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional actor. ... Emma Pask (born 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian jazz vocalist. ... James Morrison is a name shared by many people. ... Brian Setzer (born April 10, 1959 in Massapequa, Long Island, New York) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. ... Westlife are an Irish pop music group that formed in July 1998. ... The Osmonds are an American family pop group who achieved enormous worldwide success as teenage music idols in the 1970s. ... Kenny Garrett is a jazz saxophonist and flutist. ... Kevin Spacey (born July 26, 1959) is an Academy Award-winning American actor (film and stage) and director. ... This article is about the artist. ... Swiss may be: Related to Switzerland: the Swiss Confederation Swiss people Swiss cheese Swiss corporations Switzerland-related topics Named Swiss: Swiss, Missouri Swiss, North Carolina Swiss, West Virginia Swiss, Wisconsin Swiss International Air Lines Swiss Re SWiSS is also used as a disparaging nickname for the Socialist Workers Student Society. ... The Young Gods is a Swiss band of Industrial music. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Theodore Walter Sonny Rollins (born September 7, 1930 in New York City) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ... Tito Puente, Sr. ... Rubén Blades. ... Pedro Navaja is a salsa song written and performed by Rubén Blades, about a criminal of the same name. ... Miguel Ríos ((Chauchina, Granada, Spain June 7 de 1944) is a Spanish singer, composer, actor and one of the pioneers of Rock & Roll in Spain. ...

The song has been put to many other uses. American parodists the Capitol Steps used the tune for their song "Pack the Knife" in their 2002 album When Bush Comes to Shove. In the mid-1980s, fast food giant McDonald's introduced "Mac Tonight", a character whose signature song was based upon "Mack the Knife;" it has been said Darin's estate (notably his son Dodd) did not approve of the reworking^{[citation needed]}. A Halloween parody, titled "Drac the Knife", was performed by Gene Moss. In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... The Capitol Steps are a popular American political satire group. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... Mac Tonight was a mascot introduced by McDonalds restaraunts in 1983. ... This article is about the holiday. ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ...

Selective list of recorded versions

• 1928/29 "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" - Bertolt Brecht
• 1954 Gerald Price, Broadway cast recording of The Threepenny Opera
• 1956 Louis Armstrong
• 1956 "Moritat" - Dick Hyman, instrumental
• 1956 "A Theme From The Three Penny Opera 'Moritat'" - Billy Vaughn, instrumental
• 1956 "Moritat" - Sonny Rollins, jazz saxophone instrumental
• 1959 Bobby Darin, U.S. and UK #1
• 1959 Bill Haley & His Comets on the album Strictly Instrumental
• 1959 Kenny Dorham on the album "Quiet Kenny"
• 1960 Ella Fitzgerald on the album Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife
• 1964 Miloš Kopecký in Czech musical Lemonade Joe (Limonádový Joe aneb Koňská opera)
• 1965 Arik Lavi in the Hebrew version of The Threepenny Opera Translated by Avram Shlonski
• 1967 Dave Van Ronk on the album Live at Sir George Williams University, again in 1992 on Let No One Deceive You: Songs of Bertolt Brecht
• 1968 The Doors on the album Live In Stockholm
• 1980 The Psychedelic Furs on the 2002 re-release of their self titled first album
• 1983 King Kurt on the album Ooowallahwallah!, psychobilly version
• 1984 Frank Sinatra on the album L.A. Is My Lady
• 1985 Sting on the album Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill
• 1988 Ute Lemper on the album Ute Lemper sings Kurt Weill
• 1990 Roger Daltrey on the film soundtrack Mack the Knife
• 1990 Rolf Boysen on a Decca CD release of Die Dreigroschenoper (sung in German)
• 1991 The Young Gods on the album The Young Gods Play Kurt Weill
• 1994 Lyle Lovett on the soundtrack to Quiz Show
• 1994 Frank Sinatra with Jimmy Buffett on the album Duets II
• 1995 Nick Cave on the album September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
• 1998 Miguel Rios "Mackie el navaja" on the album Big Band Rios
• 2000 P Paul Fenech on the album Screaming In The 10th Key' (hidden track)
• 2000 The Brian Setzer Orchestra on the album Vavoom!'
• 2001 Robbie Williams on the album Swing When You're Winning
• 2001 Gareth Gates on the CD compilation Pop Idol: The Big Band Album
• 2002 Capitol Steps parody as "Pack the Knife"
• 2004 Michael Bublé
• 2004 Westlife
• 2006 David Campbell on his The Swing Sessions album
• 2006 Kevin Spacey On his version of Bobby Darin on the Beyond the Sea soundtrack.
• 2007 Ray Quinn X-Factor Runner Up, on his debut Album "Doing it My Way - Ray Quinn"
• 2007 Blake Lewis, the runner-up on the sixth season of American Idol, both live (April 4, 2007) on the show and studio version, which was released on the American Idol official website and later in the American Idol Season 6: The Collector's Edition, the compilation of the studio versions of song performed by the finalists of Idol.
• Tony Bennett
• Jimmie Dale Gilmore
• Dean Martin
• Merrill Osmond
• The Divine Comedy (band)
• Slut "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" German music group from Ingolstadt.

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References

External links

• "Everything you ever wanted to know about Mack the Knife"
• Bobby Darin Mack the Knife website
• What's the story behind "Mack the Knife"?
• ibdb.com info on the 7 Broadway productions