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Bookmark or Share- The Strange Career of “Mack the Knife” - Smithsonian MagazineThere’s nothing more American than Bobby Darin’s swingin’ version of “Mack The Knife”—a song so embedded in U.S. culture that it was just inducted into the Library of Congress National...
- 'Mack the Knife': The History Behind This Disturbingly Dark and Morbid ...“Mack the Knife,” or “Die Moritat von Mackie Messer,” actually originated in Germany. It was composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 play The Threepenny Opera, which told the story of a fictional murderer called Mackie Messer.
- Mack the Knife: The “True” Story Behind the Song | Stephen BasdeoBy Stephen Basdeo, a writer and historian based in Leeds. 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.
- Bobby Darin – Mack the Knife Lyrics - GeniusMack the Knife Lyrics: Oh the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear / And it shows them pearly white / Just a jackknife has old Macheath, babe / And he keeps it outta sight / You know when that...
- What’s the story behind “Mack the Knife”? - The Straight DopeHe’s now called Mackie Messer, AKA Mack the Knife. (“Messer” is German for knife.) Where Gay’s Macheath was a gentleman thief, Brecht’s Mackie is an out-and-out gangster.
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