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Mack the Knife

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Mack the Knife by Louis Armstrong

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Louis Armstrong sings "Mack the Knife"

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Louis Armstrong: Mack The Knife (Live 1956)

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Mack the Knife

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Mack The Knife - live in australia - Louis Armstrong

"Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama Die Dreigroschenoper, or, as it is known in English, The Threepenny Opera. It premiered in Berlin in 1928 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm. The song has become a popular standard recorded by many artists, including a US and UK number one hit for Bobby Darin in 1959.