Louis Armstrong - Mack The Knife - 1959

[1danrobbins]

This jazz song is one the best songs ever no matter what genre of music you listen to.

[Bebop2407]

I love jazz, it's a shame talent has been replaced with synthesizers in modern music. I'm a high school student (15) I play the alto sax and I would listen to this any day before modern music (unless it's modern jazz) I'm a real Parker/bebop fan but Armstrong is great

[Simonxp911]

Man, it would have been awesome to see him sing this at some concert

[BlowtheBridge]

Thanks alot, I had to dance with my girlfriend, IN THE HOUSE. damn

[Redgoo2]

23 people are in the KKK or under 15

[oceanhell2]

This would have been perfect for Fallout 3, with the gory lyrics.

[hustlepower76]

brass tax.

[Sylis33]

1:15

Trombone guy : " Oh fuck he is too good i prefer listen to him !"

Good music to my ears greatings from France =D

[SomeUntakenUsername]

I can't stop thinking about super mario rpg while listening to the song

[rturozamora37a]

This is a very "voiceless" video. =p

[KMChams]

Satchmo is the greatest! Really helped shape jazz into a better jazz! Im not Gunna insult music nowadays even though I don't like it, i don't have to listen to it! All I have to listen to is the good old music!

[248hanna]

I'm 15, and its not that i hate the music today, its just that back then it was so much better! wish i was born 60 years earlier...

[LightenValley]

@248hanna you, sir, are an idol for this generation.

[kumfukwitme]

Why would any normal adult dislike this? They are either racists or ignorant kids.

[whyaipee]

Tooooo good

[pustitch]

@ MsAlicialine...ME TOO...such a good ,super ENJOY MUSIC(smile!!)

[reygood1]

Yeah, they enjoy making music as much as we enjoy listening to them. L.Armstrong... simply amazing!

[HoldTheMayo904]

This is phenomenal.

[Kapwnage0]

@HoldTheMayo904 No this is sparta. We take arrows in the knees here.

[Franzy138]

I remixed this into an instrumental! watch?v=Hphl1VzWNRM Check it out!

[whoisthatguy10001]

my grandmother's house 1995 :)

[MrRavioli97]

even french like it. 

[latenightheavy]

this is live in 59, i bet you cant find 5 ppl today that can sing that well live

[badbrainaj]

excellent. Great clip !

[sudmalis100]

40 years before my time. Would trade him for anyone alive in hollywood today

[cheetosmerienda]

love this song

[ProtestAgainstWhores]

Only Louis Armstrong can sing about a serial killer and still make you smile.

[mrmulet]

Love it!!!!

[gemaveronikapock]

19 people missed the like button

[klink2u]

30 years before my time. I love it! :)

[blackmountainboar]

Satchmo...never be another

[PianoLegend87]

18 people cut themselves.

[citywidelawns]

Burn one for louis today.

[pedromenozzi1]

Makes me wanna put a hat on, light a smoke. and chiiiiiiiiiiiiillll ....

[IoEstasCedonta]

That poster makes me realize that I'd always quietly imagined Mack the Knife as Alex DeLarge.

[geiramk]

Louis Armstrong - oozing charisma...

[6FireandIce9]

@geiramk looks more like sweat to me. :)

[geiramk]

@6FireandIce9

That too...

[TWIGGY281]

I like the whole video, but my absolutely favorite part is when he cranks it out on his trumpet at the end. Easy, laid back talent!!

[MultiFroggies]

blinding people with his teeth

[MrAndreina1990]

Fantastico il mitico Louis

[annamylan]

the last scene is wonderful. Louis is so natural.

[serundipity]

Wynton Marsalis said that everything that Louis Armstrong played or sang had a light in it, and that he had never heard any one else who had it.  Listen to the intro to Ken Burns' Jazz, the best 8 minutes ever on TV.

[stashyjon]

The will ever only be one Louis

[bzylizzy]

I love him, I love him, I love him..............

[katpost918]

@RobertMcNamara11 I know its related to John Gay's play "The Beggars Opera". It was remade into the "Three Penny Opera" around this time and this song is a representation of the characters and plot of the plays. Could be wrong I'm not entirely sure.

[tzopda]

excelent voice....

[SlightlyShinobi]

Did anyone else end up watching the trombonist fiddling around in the background?

[TheAlexandra2890]

Excelente voz!!!! Este hombre vino a mostrarnos un pedacito del cielo! Con su sin igual talento! <3

[rawsidepunk]

wow louis is real one of the best interprets who lived here ..i have to laugh every time if i have to go to a party and here the new age music ..it just sounds like shit ...iam 18 and when i make a party i just play swing jazz dixi ska early-reggae and skinhead-reggae and the mood is pure awesomeness becauze this music have so much more soul in it and everyone can feel it keep the oldschool spirit up

[papadreas420]

@rawsidepunk skinhead reggae?

[rawsidepunk]

@papadreas420 yes skinhead reggae or roots reggae it all began with that genre if you wanna have few more information have a look @wikipedia/skinhead ..

[hca04]

love love it 

[xXOUSSIXx]

Good Sound

[gjc82071]

@RobertMcNamara11 I always thought it was about a loan shark & or, the mafia?

[MsAlicialine]

When I was about 6 years old, my dad used to dance this music holding me in his arms! It reminds me my childhood.... such a good feeling.. =' ]

[rayvaccaro]

@MsAlicialine :)



[hjb103055]

@MsAlicialine I just got tears when I read your comment.

[SydneyMLoves]

@MsAlicialine Kinda creepy if you think about the words

[lauras1978]

@kinggod11 Hilarious and classic comment....

[realestatess]

Wow, I just got a huge BONER watching and listening to this song and I'm as straight as they get!!

[nicoleblake222]

Don't think I've ever smiled as much as I have watching this video, I love this song so much :)

[schrabbelteil]

he was.. no he is a great man!!

his music is absolutly genious.

[Jabyjabjab01]

anyone got a delorean i could use? No one in the entertainment has class anymore it's all just T n A, no class.

[Jabyjabjab01]

i love everyones version of this song. I DO feel like putting on a tux!

[supadupadudades]

*even better when you saw Berthol Bretch's Opera de quat' sous.

[supadupadudades]

17 people might rather like Justin Bieber & co.

[chrisve1973]

thumbs down are probably from members of the klan:-D

[Doep90]

Satchmo my hero

[gomongio]

I've couldn't stop singing this and musicalizing this song in my head the whole day... its trumpet...

[Phonehed]

@gomongio lol, I've been stuck on it for a week or 2 now & here I am again, comin' back for more! I've been trying to find every version he ever did just because they're all fantastic & unique! To this day, nobody even comes close to the kind of cool that Louie Armstrong put out on this song as far as I'm concerned. The man just had so much class & character & what a presentation! Hard to believe somebody with reefer madness could have it all together so well. lol Gotta b 4:20 somewhere by now.

[gomongio]

@Phonehed I agree with you, completely, in every word... I've also looked for other versions and I always have to come back to this one... Louis was such a talented refreshing man! This is just amazing! Makes me chill...

[Phonehed]

@gomongio I finally had to create a whole new playlist that I'm still workin' on called Nuthin' but Louie Armstrong doin' Mack the Knife. I'm still looking for any versions I don't have, especially his live performances. 

[wrdane]

Jazzy Louie! Beautiful!

[AcessDBpro]

Greatest musician of the 20th Century.... got a problem with that???

[davevan7]

@AcessDBpro

NO problem @ ALL, but I'll personally take Prince in my top spot & Stevie Wonder 2nd with Jimi Hendrix & John Lennon as HONORABLE mentions...

[Torresltp]

El rey del jazz

[edchaves]

"he smoked about three large cigars of marijuana a day." Just because cocaine was not too popular by that time.

[public32]

@edchaves your point???

[deretla]

such a badass

[PleaseSpecify102]

thats so cool (:

[kellyrollins11]

there are 16 losers that listened to this

like it or kill yourself

[wonderwomangr]

In the coming decades im sure we goona miss him even more....

[jakehesketh2011]

legend. thats all that needs to be said to describe louis armstrong a true pioneer or jazz

[clodoveoclovis]

Clovis Clodoveo. Wao este tema de Mac the knife del 1959, me lleva, recuerdo

ya que es el nacimiento de mi compañera esposa, yo con 21 años a la epoca,

llevandome todo el mundo por delante y zapateando este Mac the knife, oyendolo

por la vitrola, tambien en la voz de Ella Fitgerald. En ese tiempo no le daba mucha importancia a lo que estaba escuchando.

[sergeidragnov]

Armstrong smoked Marijuana, just saying ;). He is great though

[RavKadosh]

Good ol' Satchmo! No one like him before or since. Not only a great performer but rare in that he was clean, no drugs no drunkeness etc etc. Hearing him & his style reminds me of days when the world was less crazy than now.

[bryanhamade]

@RavKadosh He smoked a ton of pot dude. Do some research. I am not saying it's good that he did, I am just saying he did. He was arrested for possession in 1931, and many people are quoted as saying he smoked about three large cigars of marijuana a day.

[Phonehed]

@bryanhamade I'd say it enhanced his creativity but pot didn't actually become illegal in this country until 1936 as I recall.

[mariachigonzalez1030]

wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[888888HiPeople888888]

the beginning sounds like donut plains from super mario bros.

[bogartification]

@888888HiPeople888888 you mean the donut plains from super mario bros sounds like the begining of this.

[888888HiPeople888888]

@bogartification hahaha yes thats what i meant :)

[TREYOLDHIPPIE]

thhere are 1662 thumbs up.. 16 idiots. WOW THIS IS SWEET..!!!!!!!!!

[LtGlennHawk]

every time I ear his voice, it makes me smile

[Hoiley91]

it doesnt matter who you are or what age you are everyone can love louis' music!

[Musicmakesmebreath]

Just saw the dutch version of the play. I definitely prefer the songs sung in english!

[sonoNEKO]

@Musicmakesmebreath the german original is rather strange...or rather, this version and ones like it made it "nicer"...it's not meant to be so pleasant

[chrlpolk]

That Armstrong sure kept his teeth white !

[thecarpenter45]

If anyone else these days tried singing with a smile they'd be fired on the spot.

[renato16702]

negrão ai não era facil dono de uma linda voz rouca de alta qualidade no trombone não tinha igual muita saudade tempo bom já mais voltará,

[sportsaholic503]

its supposed to be a scary song , and he still makes it happy

[21195BLACKHAWK13]

lol 15 people dont like jazz

[Indego84]

Is it me or does listening to Louis Armstrong make anyone else wanna put on a tuxedo and get a martini?

[pebblefrog196]

@Indego84 He makes me want to throw my clothes off and run through the streets at night singing this song. I concur with you about the martini, however.

[ElenaMSotelo]

@Indego84 excellent coment...that's exactly the way it feels

[mrjsmithus]

@Indego84 But instead of Martini, I prefer a Blue Label Whiskey and a Cigar from La Habana.

[lordblacky0512]

@Indego84 not quite. I Would like a good cigarette, a fireplace, a good glass on whiskey on the rocks and a bathrobe

[doughboy191374]

People that talk shit just want attention. Pay them no mind

[mixedbreed19]

Only on youtube, could lowlife degenerates squabble about absolutely nothing, and turn this sweet and wonderful track/video into a basis of hatred and confrontation. Just once, would I like to see ALL comments, along the lines of "Wow, this track is such a wonderful piece. What does everyone else think about it?"....Response: "Yes, this track is great...a sound so easy-going and pleasing, that I can just sit back and relax, enjoying life."...I dont see the need for all of this malcontent....

[DamnYouveBeenTrolled]

@mixedbreed19 a little piece of advice; Don't read the comments if u can't stand them.

[mixedbreed19]

@DamnYouveBeenTrolled Funny, I was just about to say the same thing :)

[katk925]

drinking water, but who puts water in a piano?!?!?!

[catman351]

SAAAATCHHHMO! You da man!

[aleighaharber]

jazz can be off key. it's all about the heart in it and the style.

[Abriggs500]

What was Trummy Young the trombone player doing at 1:14? Looks like he was picking something up in the piano. Hmm..

[serverdll]

@Abriggs500 PIANO BAR!!

[TheFredjoe]

@Abriggs500 getting a drink

[Riden0001]

@Abriggs500 no he was drinking i think

[56mikeo]

He's the only singer I've ever heard sing this song who can do justice to both the cheerfulness of the music and the menace in the words.

[MsRedwaller]

14 people need to meet with Mack the knife while he is doing "buisness"

[Hoiley91]

@MsRedwaller 15 now >:(

[thewillz]

Awesome entertainer as well as a jolly man, pity some of the assholes on here are not as talented.

[BlackJackLanza]

he is off key. Overrated!

[solstat]

Louis "Satchelmouth" Armstrong, patrimonio mondiale dell'umanità !

[towkes]

 like this``````````````````````````­``

[majormoogles]

total fookin class

[klazaridis]

13 people didn' t like this...send Mack the knife after them

[filhopreto1]

É um artista simplesmente fantástico, de uma dicção impar e de quebra carismático; o video dispensa comentário.

[ImPaulpants]

Outstanding...

[mutosheep]

@RollingScot67 Everywhere in California it's exactly the opposite. We are told to seek crapy garage bands with no musical talent or classical knowledge, and that any band that has high production value is bad. All of this comes from sheeple who don't have a creative bone in their bodies and have never made, built, or done anything with their lives, except attempt to make others miserable. You are right that some real crap gets sponsored by the mainstream media-Lady Gag Me, AFI, Christina A.

[alin114]

... whyle they were still using real music intruments ...

[corsoleto]

Masters

[LordBoarTheFirst]

Really can't hear the trombone

[battenwood]

@RollingScot67 I watched American Idol the other night and I think there is some very fine talent on display. The trouble--as you say---is the likes of Cowell who arbitrarily determine what does and doesn't "go" these days.

The result---reliance by the artists on big hair, amped-up voices, and bombastic arrangements.

Being more natural and learning a bit of subtlety would serve them better, IMHO.

[StardustValentine]

He sings like he plays his instrument, and he plays his instrument like he sings... just amazing!

[gjc82071]

@StardustValentine I don't think there is a better analogy than that.

[Tigs1980]

To both ZomboDeZany and TheFacelessActivist... shall we kiss and make up?... and try not to be sesquipedalious? :D

[fallovashoelaces]

@RollingScot67 well spoken good sir!!!

[92nferreira]

Many people say that in the second half of the twentieth century the most influential musician is Bob Nesta Marley. They also say that the most influential musician of the first half of the twentieth century Louis Armstrong.

[noidea4aName]

His laughter at the very end is the definition of happiness....

[battenwood]

@noidea4aName The greatest goodwill ambassador the US ever had.

I heard him asked once why post-war Europeans loved him so much. He replied, "Cause they know this horn ain't no cannon!"

[19preve]

ami juicio y en mi humilde opinion la mejor musica de todos los tiempos....señor amstrong donde kiera k ste "kgrandeza"

[BananenschalenBob]

3D Mikrofon?

[josemacxl]

Wow I just love listening to this song whenever I'm feeling good or I want to feel good! LOUIS ARMSTRONG R.I.P. Among the best.

[lilvillagemf]

We need Mackie to pay you fools a visit

[superdupercheese1]

Louie was beast, he was and still is a legend, may you live on forever, Armstrong

[deathgift07]

it seems like i am the only teenager around where i live who likes dis musics /: quite sad...

[themanunknown9]

@deathgift07 i like it toooooooooo. im teenager, but one day....our lives will meet.....and you and i......will become 1 :)

[deathgift07]

@themanunknown9 mhm maybe (: ill tell my other self

[Jezz98108]

LOVE his voice!! :)

[nacholu28]

I love how people who speak differant languages comment on these vids, shows that even if you don't understand what he said it's still great

[MesserschmittBf109F]

I like this song! That was real music and no electrical stuff like today! Today, the most musicans sing just playback on stage!

[juanlagartooo]

he is simply the best, absolutely great. please check out my cover of this song in my channel and feel free to vote and comment, hope you like it

[enadizenideniz]

Verglichen mit dem originalen Krampf aus dem Deutschen ist die Version einfach nur göttlich! :D Einfach Klasse

[schultinator]

Sie haben das Lied heute auf dem Tanzabschlussball gespielt...

Ich liebe es xD

[buxxzer10]

god bless this great musical icon

[jasonyump]

no one can ever compare to louis armstrong. this is good shit. undoubtedly.

[SCORNDOGGMELACH]

You do know this song is about the Mob dont you? But anyway, love this one.

[NETSY296]

@SCORNDOGGMELACH It's about alot more than that, little boy. 'So glad you 'love this one', tho', except that you do not, do you? Good grief. Still, I doubt that Mr Armstrong is turning in his grave over you.

[SCORNDOGGMELACH]

@NETSY296 Jeanette let me get this straight. Im a little boy and youre telling me what I like. What are you ,bored or something?

[Spookyzoid]

Holy crap! the quality is stupendes! :X:X