Macky Messer

[darioluzi]

la mente... Come un oceano, sotto chimere e squali, sopra uccelli monogami x volare alto e conoscere l'io.

[TheFiddle101]

Brilliant - thank you for posting

[cuervamujer]

this is so effing cool! thank you for this. i love to find these old treasures.

[stanibol]

Eine Gans kann besser gackeln. Wieder mal Beweis dass man auch ohne Talent grossen Erfolg haben kann.

[AlMayer1100]

Irgendwie bringts keine so wie Lotte Lenya.

[stanthology]

Somehow I think the fuhrer did not dig this!

[paullubliner]

@stanthology He wouldn't, da beide Lotte und Kurt waren Juden.

[stanthology]

@paullubliner It is a pity he did not embrace the peoples he turned on, More traditions might have improved advice he received, and Germany might have been more successful in their war.He had too much faith in himself I think. Anyway war is usually a disaster. Except for rich sons of bitches.

[sherikstoll]

English Translation: And the shark, it has teeth, And it wears them in its face. And Macheath, he has a knife, But the knife one doesn't see.

[sherikstoll]

 German lyrics Und der Haifisch, der hat Zähne, Und die trägt er im Gesicht. Und Macheath, der hat ein Messer, Doch das Messer sieht man nicht.

[sherikstoll]

The avant-garde movement, in despair after the war, embraced the concept of the anti-hero. Gay's play was revived in England in 1920, & Brecht thought it could be adapted to suit the new era. So in 1927 he got a German translation & started writing Die Dreigroschenoper, "The Three Penny Opera." He worked with Kurt Weill (1900-1950) on the adaptation. He did far more than just translate Gay's play, he reworked it to reflect the decadence of the period and of the Weimar republic.

[sherikstoll]

The character of Macheath, later 'Mack the Knife', 1st appeared in The Beggar's Opera by John Gay (1685-1732). Gay was a popular English playwright & poet, a friend & collaborator of Jonathan Swift & Alexander Pope. ...We now skip about 200 years to post-WWI Europe & Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956). WW I had a revolutionary impact on the arts.

[sanadat]

lyrics plz

[kieetnfuud]

Ja ja! Danke--sehr gut!

[ObeyVonZip]

5 people are soul-less.

[LENIN990]

thank you!!

[ALBIONTYKE]

Dunkel Kaberett aus Berlin. Danke 

[langelapine]

thank god for the real thing !

[bosen55]

One and only Lotte Lenya!

[alsetn]

was meinte gewuss?

[mtcaradhras]

I worship her. 

[djmusicjac]

I love Dark Cabaret from Berlin in 1920's to 1930s, WEIMAR GERMANY, German Kabarett

[alsetn]

@djmusicjac Yes, I agree. That would have been a wonderful time to live in Germany or visit at that time. Imagine mixing with all the intellectuals and people in those Kabaretts.

[lfWolf]

Lotte sure looks hotter here than as a KGB agent from Russia, with love. I like her "bauhaus-degenerate" pre-Third Reich look, very chic and seductive.

[esmielawrence]

You can sing out of key as long as you're German ! or in Lotte's case Austrian.

[thinkorthwim69]

@esmielawrence i bet you cant even sing or hold a note just enjoy no need to be a loser

[esmielawrence]

@thinkorthwim69 Search for Fascinating Aida, singing 'Lieder' and you will see what I mean, thats if you have a sense of humour !

[EyeLean5280]

Wonderful! Thanks for posting!

(Great photos, btw)

[LeTerrible2008]

Great face, great character...original.

[EponineJondrette]

@rpsmom It's Mack The Knife. Usually sung more as a jazz standard than an operatic ballad in English.

[rpsmom]

remind me of the tune's name in English....it is ringing such a bell

[mtneill45]

Hard to believe she was a bond girl,or should i say villianess. She was Rosa Klebb in From Russia with Love.

[Cilla1000]

she has everything - I doubt anyone could better this

[BLESSTHEIRAINIRELAND]

GENUIS !!!

[BLESSTHEIRAINIRELAND]

MY LIFE !!! - ei kreis

[Ravage1952]

Brava, bravissima

[LandoftheShanks]

HELL YES BANJOS!!!!!!!!!

[Haradin32]

das ist ein groß lied.

[magneticequateur]

we should always recall lotte lenia interpretation when listening to modern singers

[rhodri24]

danke schoene!

[takaheinTV]

I hate it

[LunaStorta22]

@takaheinTV

me too...but have to sing it

[takaheinTV]

ohhhhh you are poor....xDD  me too in the German lesson

[MandoDiao90]

I love it

[Siggi2009Charly]

Musik komponierte Kurt Weill geboren in Dessau / Anhalt

[lennhart]

Thanks for posting this classic performance.

As I little kid, I used to enjoy Darin's version which was a huge hit. In his night club performance, Darin would slip in an improvised reference to Lotte Lenya in recognition.

Thanks for sharing this jewel.

[xxbrtlz]

Brecht sang it better!

[paolosilv]

Schoene

[SybrechtBritt]

waaauuw,great

[Aepsilonm]

Great Stuff!

Thanks.

[nebuk]

very impressive. Thanks for uploading!

[tannenstein]

What a love bite!

[parklanenancy]

wer is der Mann damit

[sexysachse]

Ich glaube Kurt Weill.

[mathiasthewalker]

Berthold Brecht

[sexysachse]

No the guy in the first picture is her husband Kurt Weill.

[crockyoshighty]

Absolutely wonderful! This was one of my favorites of all time. I would listen to this album over and over again when I was a child. My friends thought me a bit of a nutter and could not understand why I liked this so much. I can't understand why one wouldn't ? I knew all the words to each song. Kurt Wiel und Lotte Lenya change my whole out look on music. This is just fantastic to hear again. I believe that "The Doors" were greatly influenced by their genius as well. Dank fur alles!

[jacobsimon]

The original version that sets the standard. The understated way she sings, --no overdoing it. And I love the way she says "Mecky Messer"

[vhillkassel]

Love you Lotte

[mklambatsea]

What a kind of relief is to hear Lotte singing

I bow to her

[PaladinFido2]

By far my fav version! Thanks for posting.

[blueoctavo]

ha! this is the ONLY version! the ding ahn sich!

thanks!

[abfabinri]

She has a unique voice, its an acquired taste I guess. Her husband Kurt Weil who wrote the original song would disagree.

[tetrisclock]

Acquired taste? You really think she sounds that different? Her singing sounds a lot like others of her era.

[martino00001]

@abfabinri

why do you say he would disagree?

please explain.