UK #1 BOBBY DARIN 78 MACK THE KNIFE / WAS THERE A CALL FOR ME LONDON HLK 8939 E-
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AN EXCELLENT PLAYING COPY OF THIS CLASSIC UK NUMBER 1 FROM THE GREAT BOBBY DARIN ON A LONDON 78
SPLISH SPLASH
b/w JUDY DON'T BE MOODY
Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht wrote this in 1929 for the German play The Threepenny Opera. "Mack" is Macheath, the title character, portrayed as a criminal. The light melody can make this feel like an upbeat song, but it contrasts sharply with the lyrics, which are about a murderer. Darin took a chance when he recorded this. His previous hits like "Splish Splash" and "Dream Lover" were aimed at a teenage audience, and this song had very dark subject matter. Darin's management didn't want him to record this, but he ignored their advice and it paid off: it introduced him to a wide audience of adult listeners. He became a regular on various TV shows, played a lot of high-end resorts and became the youngest headliner at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, where he was once a busboy.
MACK THE KNIFE
ENTERED THE UK CHARTS- 16/10/1959
2 weeks at #1 - 18 weeks on chart
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it, ah, out of sight
Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe
So there’s never, never a trace of red
Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, whoo sunny morning, un huh
Lies a body just oozin' life, eek
And someone’s sneakin' ‘round the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife
There's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river don'tcha know
Where a cement bag’s just a'drooppin' on down
Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear
Five'll get ya ten old Macky’s back in town
Now d'ja hear ‘bout Louie Miller, He disappeared, babe
After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash
Now Jenny Diver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry
Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky’s back in town
I said Jenny Diver, whoa, Sukey Tawdry
Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky’s back in town
Look out, old Macky is back
UK LONDON HLK 8939 10" 78rpm SHELLAC
CONDITION - E-
SOME LIGHT MARKS BUT LOADS OF SHINE AND PLAYS GREAT
THIS IS HARD TO FIND ON A 78 SO ......
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