“Mack the Knife” was written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill for their 1928 play The Threepenny Opera. It was a very unlikely pop hit in 1959 for Bobby Darin. The original performer was Lotte Lenya who was Brecht’s wife.
“Mack the Knife” was written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill for their 1928 play The Threepenny Opera. It was a very unlikely pop hit in 1959 for Bobby Darin. The original performer was Lotte Lenya who was Brecht’s wife.