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Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife
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rdo
(DC)
Posted: Sep 30, 2012 - 14:38
 
If all music were like this, then I would not listen to music.

algrif
(Slightly west of Zero)
Posted: Feb 17, 2006 - 04:13
 

handyrae
(Zero Point Field)
Posted: Feb 02, 2006 - 11:21
 
I hate, hate, hate this song! Nothing against Bobby Darin, mind you. I hate the song--not the singer.
bwcyclist
(Everywhere....)
Posted: Feb 02, 2006 - 11:20
 
Not sure why I like this song so much...I always find myself whistling it at odd moments....
TobalMoreno
(2,981 mi Due East (Sitting on a Catchbasin))
Posted: Feb 02, 2006 - 11:20
 
meghan89 wrote:
I know this guy who had this as a ringtone and I can't hear the song without hearing the celphone!
Still good tho'


hah! I've got this as my ring. Great to hear the ungarbled non-cell phone ring version.
cheuschober
(New York, NY)
Posted: Feb 02, 2006 - 11:20
 
Haha! Fantastic. Glad I sit on an exercise ball at work -- bouncing was much easier!

Thnx.
amymich
(Over the hills and far away)
Posted: Feb 02, 2006 - 11:19
 
I am bouncing around at my desk like crazy! Thanks Bill!
JrzyTmata
Posted: Feb 02, 2006 - 11:19
 
mojoman wrote:
So who's the other person, besides me, who saw the movie "Beyond the Sea"?
I saw it and I loved the stylized way it was done.
crockydile
Posted: Feb 02, 2006 - 11:19
 
Man! This train just went through Chicago.
meghan89
(between 2 vertices)
Posted: Feb 02, 2006 - 11:19
 
I know this guy who had this as a ringtone and I can't hear the song without hearing the celphone!
Still good tho'
Luna2
(CT)
Posted: Feb 02, 2006 - 11:18
 
GREAT ****-ing SONG !!!!
Darrooon
(177 mi south of Paradise)
Posted: Jan 18, 2006 - 20:00
 
Sabre Dance, Mack the Knife: When the going gets weird, the weird go pro.

pkimbrel
(Normal, IL)
Posted: Jan 18, 2006 - 20:00
 
Anyone else get the sudden urge eat a Big Mac?

Love this playlist tonight! Keep'n me going!
rcurrier
(San Juan Capistrano, CA)
Posted: Dec 20, 2005 - 19:56
 
thewiseking wrote:
let's put aside all the Darin hype for a minute.
He really was just a pale imitation of Sinatra.

But at least Darin had the good sense to not be trying to perform long after his voice had failed. A shame he "retired" in the way he did.

If Sinatra had retired in the early '60s there wouldn't be nearly as many younger people scratching their heads and wondering what all the fuss was about an old guy that croaks out songs and tries to look "cool" when he's so large and arthritic he can scarcely move. Late Sinatra was just a sad embarassment when compared to his glory days.

We all lose our youth, but ya gotta do it gracefully and know when to let go of some things.
iamnotabronte
(My Old Kentucky Home)
Posted: Dec 20, 2005 - 19:46
 
what a great transition from "sabre dance".
Logical
(Hampton Roads, VA)
Posted: Dec 06, 2005 - 06:08
 
This song was played at 9am Tuesday morning..nothing like a little euphoria on a blah day...great song always, though.
Buzzardcheater
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Nov 21, 2005 - 14:44
 
Kinda strange, I know, but this was my parent's "song", you know, their deal. Death, blood, sex. Oh yeah, and a-swingin' style. Quite a bit different than the original in "Three Penny Opera"
kestrel
(In the woods...)
Posted: Nov 21, 2005 - 14:42
 
Out of the chair rock the house awesome!!!!!!!!!!
Baby_M
(a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio)
Posted: Nov 21, 2005 - 14:41
 
A sharp, edgy performance that gets its point across.
Art_Carnage
(DeepintheheartofTexas)
Posted: Nov 06, 2005 - 23:16
 
Pure essence of cool.
redeyespy
(Sunny, FL)
Posted: Oct 12, 2005 - 17:43
 
mojoman wrote:
So who's the other person, besides me, who saw the movie "Beyond the Sea"?





Pretty good effort from Spacey. He nailed the portrayal of Darin.
mojoman
(Rocky Mountains, Colorado)
Posted: Oct 08, 2005 - 16:38
 
So who's the other person, besides me, who saw the movie "Beyond the Sea"?
cdanthony
(exit 135 New Jersey)
Posted: Aug 25, 2005 - 08:26
 
kaosmonkey wrote:
Seems like the theme song for a hired mafia killer...


and it is, sort of... from Bertolt Brecht's Threepenny Opera http://www.enotes.com/threepenny-opera/
thewiseking
(New York, New York)
Posted: Aug 25, 2005 - 08:26
 
the most incredible version, three penny opera, featuring raul julia. killer.
annanyc
(Gotham)
Posted: Aug 25, 2005 - 08:22
 
TeddiB wrote:
I always liked "Mack der Messer" better!


it's Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, written I assume you know, by Kurt Weill and libretto by Brecht, based on a much older story.

And to help with the question below regarding the story, this site: http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mmacktheknife.html tells the tale rather well.

Also, I agree with the comment about Darin/Sinatra. I love this song, but it's not a 10 because of Darin.
Kagin
Posted: Aug 25, 2005 - 08:19
 
It's a tie between this version and Louis Armstrong's as to which is best -- like both!! :D/
thewiseking
(New York, New York)
Posted: Aug 25, 2005 - 08:18
 
let's put aside all the Darin hype for a minute.
He really was just a pale imitation of Sinatra.
TeddiB
(Hell, Arizona)
Posted: Aug 25, 2005 - 08:18
 
I always liked "Mack der Messer" better!
Fat_Man_Flo
(Whitehorse)
Posted: Aug 10, 2005 - 11:43
 
from post on 'Sabre Dance' steve wrote:

How about Mack The Knife?


I love seeing first hand that the station is 'listener supported'. Thanks Bill for listening :)

I remember when you quoted someone from the boards on a Billy Idol song, and thought, now that's awesome. It's almost like audience participation.

RP4VR
kaosmonkey
(West Coast)
Posted: Aug 10, 2005 - 11:41
 
Seems like the theme song for a hired mafia killer...

"Mack The Knife"

Oh the shark has such teeth, dear
And he shows them pearly white
Just a jack knife has old MacHeath, dear
And he keeps it out of sight

You know when the shark bites
with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves though wears MacHeath, dear
So there's never, never a trace of red

On the sidewalk, Sunday morning,
Don't you know
Lies a body oozing life
Someone's sneaking round the corner
Could that be our boy, Mack the knife?

From a tug boat by the river
There's a cement bag just dropping on down
The cement's just for the weight, dear
Bet you Mack is back in town

Did you hear about Louie Miller he disappeared
After drawing out all his hard earned cash
And MacHeath spends like a sailor
Could it be our boy did something rash?

Jenny Diver, Sukey Tawdry
Polly Peachum, and old Lucy Brown
Oh the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Mack is back in town

Sukey Tawdry, Jenny Diver
Polly Peachum, Lucy Brown
Oh the line forms on the right, dear
Now that Mack is back in town
strick
(Syracuse- your sympathy accepted...)
Posted: Aug 10, 2005 - 11:40
 
masterhead wrote:

Please explain if you don't mind...


Please enlighten us.
masterhead
(Sacramento, Ca)
Posted: Jul 26, 2005 - 16:11
 
Art_Carnage wrote:
I remember being shocked when I finally got old enough to figure out what this song is really about.

Please explain if you don't mind...
masterhead
(Sacramento, Ca)
Posted: Jul 26, 2005 - 16:10
 
larz wrote:
Still associate this song with McDonalds. Damn it.

I like to associate this song with Bertolt Brecht
Helchat
(a record store near you)
Posted: Jul 26, 2005 - 16:09
 
I shouldn't say this but this is what this song reminds me of ....

I had a male friend who was friends with my ex hubby... his nickname was Mack. One night after partying hard at the local bars, he brought home a gal and videotaped their escapades (with her permission of course...) and he when he put the video on tape, he put this song in the background.... Scandalous!!

8O :oops:
steeler
(Teetering on the abyss)
Posted: Jul 26, 2005 - 16:08
 
My very first record. A 45, if you remember those.
Mugro
(Lane Village, Massachusetts)
Posted: Jul 26, 2005 - 16:08
 
I always wondered where Mack was back from?
Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet)
Posted: Jul 26, 2005 - 16:08
 
Love it!
beatlechick
(somewhere near a computer)
Posted: Jul 26, 2005 - 16:08
 
Ah, the great Bobby Darin. He did have some songs that were better but this one will always be his signature song to me.
AdamMenendez
(Oregon)
Posted: Jul 26, 2005 - 16:07
 
what makes this song so great? it's just the same line over and over again, and it goes on and on forever - yet it is such a fine song!
larz
(too close for comfort)
Posted: Jul 26, 2005 - 16:06
 
Still associate this song with McDonalds. Damn it.
Vogelfrei
(Western Montana)
Posted: Jul 26, 2005 - 16:06
 
Classy, baby. 8)
Spliff
(Mountain Home, AR)
Posted: Jun 12, 2005 - 10:58
 
Sucks even more than the last song.
crankypage
Posted: May 28, 2005 - 18:52
 
Greatest pop song of the 20th century.
Kagin
Posted: Apr 29, 2005 - 12:15
 
winter wrote:


SO cool!



Most heartily agree!!!
winter
(hither and yon (mostly yon))
Posted: Apr 29, 2005 - 12:15
 


SO cool!
Foreverfree
(ITALY)
Posted: Apr 29, 2005 - 12:14
 
like in a fifties movie!
BGGA
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Apr 29, 2005 - 12:12
 
daveh25 wrote:
I need a Dinner Jacket and a Martini


Screw the dinner jacket, just give me a nice, dry martini.
daveh25
(Oxford Mississippi)
Posted: Apr 14, 2005 - 20:27
 
I need a Dinner Jacket and a Martini
ScopArch
(..Only 5529 miles N-NE of Paradise!)
Posted: Mar 31, 2005 - 03:45
 

ANNE_MARIE
(The Ozark Mountains)
Posted: Mar 16, 2005 - 11:58
 
kaupmees wrote:




Cool. 8)


oh yeah....that swings baby!