Mack the Knife in honor of Frank Sinatra by Robbie B

The Ole Crooner himself, Robbie B. pays tribute to Bobby Darin's version of Mack the Knife that reached number one on Billboard's Hot 100 and number six on the Black Singles chart. Dick Clark had advised Darin not to record the song because of the perception that, having come from an opera, it wouldn't appeal to the rock & roll audience. To this day, Clark recounts the story with good humor. Frank Sinatra, who recorded the song with Dean Martin, called Darin's the "definitive" version. On Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, pop mogul Simon Cowell named "Mack the Knife" the best song ever written. In 2003, the Darin version was ranked #251 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.

Ella Fitzgerald made a famous live recording in 1960 (released on Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife) in which, after forgetting the lyrics after the first verse, she successfully improvised new lyrics in a performance that earned her a Grammy. Robbie Williams also recorded the song on his 2001 album Swing When You're Winning. Other notable versions of "Mack the Knife" include performances by Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Tony Bennett, Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave, Emma Pask and James Morrison, Brian Setzer, Westlife, Merrill Osmond, Kenny Garrett, Kevin Spacey and Michael Bublé.

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[VaniaDawson882]

Rip the audio from this vid at searchripgrab doht cohm.

[Outtasightmusic]

hahahahaha

[waltandrus]

Ya Know you CAN get this track WITHOUT the Vocals.... Yet I really don't prefer tracks period.. I HAVE the Big Band Arrangements for MANY great tunes. Or work with LIVE musicians. Nice job!

[lnpsych]

jamierourketen is right it was perfomed in 1928

[jamierourketen]

1928 this song was written.

[thisistheending]

cos your a twat ^_^

shhh darling!

[monty5329]

I want to continue it

[Trumpetmaster5504]

The most famous ones that have followed, have all been done in the Darin style.

He is the most well-known.

[thisistheending]

and then you continued it you idiot...you know what i do think we should stop, because youre annoying me

[Tdemon]

No, what's pathetic is that you're the one who said let's stop this and is still continuing it. I'm done now, messing with you isn't fun anymore and I feel bad about spamming this poor guy's video comments. Southpaw, I hope you can forgive me for having this go too far.