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The song "Mack the Knife" was witten by Kurt Weill for his wife Lotte Lenya. Here Ms Lenya sings "Mack the Knife" in its original German.
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This arrangement is horrible.
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@darraghtank No.
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@chasambl Yes. This was recorded in Germany around the time period when Lenya was appearing as Jenny in the Blitzstein English translation of Dreigroschenoper at the Theatre de Lys, NYC. (Have the original vinyl recording) As "Jenny", she did not sing this song in the production.
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I don't like her voice...
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Its brilliant
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@RaananVolesPianist It wasn't written to swing.
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This is the version I love the most
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@Gobberwart Shame on you! Not one of the many covers can ever rival with this splendid original of Lotte Lenya.
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She can't swing the song!
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Did Lotte Lenya sing it in the NY production in English? If not, who did
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gmdinformation 10 months ago 7
Just found out about this song, its great, love all the versions
Intosia 10 months ago 4