My granddad was a big-band director back in-the-day and Bobby Darin used to go on the road with him as a singer. both my dad and granddad said that Bobby Darin was one of the nicest people they ever knew
She GOT IT! I could tell from the start she was processing lyrics. Music and singing so good that most don't get to focusing on lyrics right away. Oh her face when she reallized! WAY TO GO !!! The MOB!!!
Cool jazz. Dino Martin, Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack cool. Bobby was never a member of the Rat Pack but he had all the cool that was needed to be one.
When Darin was a kid he overheard a doctor tell his mother that scarlet fever had damaged his heart, and he would not live past 25. So when Darin told a magazine writer "I have to be a legend by the time I'm 25" it was thought that he was repulsively egotistical, but what Darin meant was that he had to accomplish everything in his life by 25 because that's how long he had to live. In the event, he actually made it to 37
Heart was so bad he often had to go backstage during concerts to receive oxygen. Never stopped the show. Sadly, he eventually died on the operating table at 37.
The style, the feel, the power of Bobby Darin. Love the man. Such a great voice, and never really got the recognition he deserved. One of the unsung greats.
Lotte Lenya, one of the women named in the song was a real life person. She starred in the original stage version of The Three Penny Opera where this song originated. Years later she recorded a duet of this song with Louis Armstrong, who changed one of the names mentioned in the lyrics to Lotte's name in homage to her. She is perhaps most famous for playing the villainous Rosa Klebb in the Bond film From Russia With Love
Bobby Darin was diverse in the material he covered, from big band songs like this one and "Beyond the Sea", to 50's rock like "Splish, Splash" and "Dream Lover", to folk music like "If I Were a Carpenter". One of my favorites is his simple but sweet pop song called "Things".
Oh I love Davis! What a great artist he was! People need to listen to the "old school" things more - it all tells the tale of why we even have hip hop today. And I mean OLD. Try traditional Irish it Scottish music, Welsh folk, African traditional, French opera, "hillbilly" backwoods, watch flat foot clogging, tap, ballet, modern, ALL of it - it's all important, all interesting, it is why we had Duke Ellington and Queen and all if it.
I love that as a young person you are so willing to listen to and appreciate music from many different eras. It is impressive that you are listening to music and film that others of the reaction set aren't posting. This make you enjoyable and unique. I especially enjoyed your reaction to the Nicholas Brothers. The entertainers from that era were amazing dancers. If you are interested in listening to something a little unusual I recommend 'Chocolate Jesus' By Beth Hart.
One of my Dad's favorite songs. I was a little kid and I knew all of the lyrics. I turned out ok along with most boomers who all listened to this song. Bobby Darin was the epitome of COOL and I watched his TV shows and guest appearances on other variety shows.
Loved your excitement over Bobby. And I can see that you really dig his upbeat jazzy style. Darin's heart problems finally caught up with him. On December 20, 1973, he died of heart failure in Hollywood, California. Darin was only 37 years old at the time.
This was definitely his best, in my opinion. He had some monster hits back in the early 60s. You cant go wrong with his stuff. Find one of his songs with a video of him performing n you will see the COOL oozing out. Loved your response. You were all over the emotional map n very upbeat. Nicely done sweet girl
India, girl, you are the cutest thang since cupcakes with sprinkles! Since the Rainbo Bread girl! Your reactions are FUN!! You got personality like nobody’s business! And I ask you, Ms India, ain’t the music of these bygone days (of MY youth!) the most unique and entertaining you’ve ever heard?!! 😁
In 1959 Bobby was at a nightclub in Monroeville. In those days kids went to nightclubs after the prom. A good friend of mine was lucky enough to see him there after our senior class prom. I think the club was called The Holiday House.
Bobby Darin had one of the BEST smiles ever!!!! He died way too young. Due to having rheumatic fever as a child, he knew he had a bad heart and tried to live as much life as he could while he could, dying at only 37 years old. He also ventured into acting. He was great at romantic comedy but also at drama, and was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor for 1963's "Captain Newman, M.D.," starring Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis and Angie Dickinson.
Frank Sinatra paid homage to Bobby Darin's version of this song, in his own version that he sang. It was considered by all a top of the line recording.
This hit came out when I was a teen-ager & at that time we thought very little about the lyrics - it was the great voice, jazzy instros and terrific melody we were enthralled by. All the girls had a crush on Bobby Darin, loved it when he & Sandra Dee got together. He really was a wonderful performer, and died much, much too soon. Thank you for playing these fine videos, so they can be introduced to the many younger generations as new, and to help us older fans remember them & smile !
I still have the 45 record that belonged to my mom. When I was little I loved this song and would play it on our hi-fi stereo and dance around our living room. Thanks for doing this song, it brings back so really happy memories.
Oh yeah! This is my mom's fav singer, she's 75! Love the big band swing juxtaposed against evil doings. Your Face is Priceless! I really did laugh out loud
Thank you for playing Bobby. Bobby Darin was the ultimate entertainer!. He could hold an audience spellbound singing with a full orchestra or just sitting playing a guitar.
I know this got to you by how fast you started talking! Love your reaction. Bobby Darin died young, but he just threw everything he had into his performances. He was one of a kind.
A few years ago a researcher discovered that Stagger Lee was based on a shooting that took place in St Louis on Christmas Eve 1895 between Clifton "Stag" Lee and William Lyons at Curtis's Saloon on the waterfront. So it commemorates and actual event, that was not known until recent years.
Great reaction! Yep, some of those old school boys and girls could sing and a lot of those songs were awesome. While you are in old school territory, time to listen to some Ray Charles. Especially hits from Ray Charles does County and Western album like "You don't know me", "I love you so much it hurts", and "I can't stop loving you". Again, keep doing what ya doing. My day gets brighter every time I watch one of your videos. Thank you! BTW, love how you bounce from the 50s to the 2000s. I'm betting you are having the time of your life discovering new stuff.
Bobby was born in East Harlem and grew up in the Bronx. His mother got pregnant with him as a teenager and he grew up thinking his mother was his older sister. He learned the truth when he was in his thirties and it devastated him. He started out writing songs for Connie Francis, and he married Sandra Dee. Bobby had health problems his whole life and needed several heart surgeries. He was supposed to take antibiotics before going to the dentist, to protect his heart, but he didn't do it and ending up developing a massive infection which killed him.
OMG!! LOL... You just made this the BEST video!! Your reactions and expressions Killed it!! :D :D Thank you!! I love this Bobby Darin song ... I had to listen to it a few times to understand the story he was singing about.. Mac The Knife apparently is the killer, probably MOB related... and Bobby Darin is just telling Mac's story.. :) but Thank you for your Reaction.. I have to replay this video now so I can see your reactions.. THANKS!
I love that you appreciate not only his voice, but how pretty of a boy he was. And you got the lyrics . . . Bobby was the King of Smooth in his days; and, for my money, of all time. Check out "Beyond the Sea," just to name one. His lexicon is legendary; from the silly ("Splish Splash") to the hilarious ("Clementine") to the romantic ("Dream Lover"), to the pathos ("Artificial Flowers"); Bobby did it all. He was his generation's David Bowie; and if there is an afterlife, I'd love to sit in on a jam session between the two of them . . .
You are so cute and animated! I played this kind of music when my daughter was growing up. Old school, R&B, southern rock, Henry Mancini, Roger Williams, Pink Floyd, as well as some country/folk music and so many other formats. She has a very eclectic sense of music now.
Thanks, I love this song and it's super fun. Please keep doing stuff this old, great change from what you usually find on RUclips and fantastic energy.
this song reminds me of going to weddings with my parents back in the 1960s - usually one of the first songs the band played - all the God fear parishioners would drink frozen daiquiris and get up and dance to this song about a hit man - good times!
Ah, Bobby Darin, one of my all-time favorites which we lost much too soon. He knew his days were numbered, he had some heart problem, which could be easily repaired today. He said he wanted to make people forget Sinatra, and he would have if........
"mack the knife" was a pimp in the "3 penny opera." the word "mack" is french street slang for a pimp. the word is "maquereau." "mack" for short. this is why so many rappers use the names with word "mac" in them. rap culture glamourizes the dirty world of pimps, prostitutes and gangsters. in the book "Papillion," Papillion was sent to devil's island, the french penal colony, for killing a maquereau. good song and a wonderful rendition. glad you liked it.
You might try Bobby Darin singing "If I Were a Carpenter." He had a 1966 hit with this song written by Tom Hardin. Another good one is "Simple Song of Freedom" which Bobby Darin wrote and sang. "Beyond the Sea" is another famous Bobby Darin cover. It's a jazzy take on a song from earlier in his career.
Damn girl, I swear you and I are connected in the collective unconscious, cause I was listening to this today, lol! It's one of my absolute favorite songs, and I sing it in my repertoire, it's one of my "signature songs ", lol! Love me some Bobby Darin, he left us way too soon.
Glad you liked it! This was one from my childhood. In the ‘60s Bobby had a variety show on TV. Some comedy skits, musical guests, Bobby sining. Kinda cool, back in the day.
The Threepenny Opera was written by Kurt Weill, who was married to Lotte Lenya who is mentioned in the lyrics. Lotte is perhaps most famous now for playing Rosa Klebb in From Russia with Love.
Bobby Darin had sooo much "swag." As much as I cant stand that saying, he really did. He was such a doll. Look into his live show, quite a few years before his passing. Bobbie Gentry and him is 😋💖. His son Dodd looks so much like him. I adore this man. Great movies he did as well. Rest easy Bobby and Sandy 💕
"Oh there's a tugboat down, down by the river dontcha know Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down That cement's there, it's there for the weight, dear" A boat, a body of water, cement, and weight. Some things never change. If it ain't broken, don't fix it. No one saw anything...
I love you reaction to Bobby's "Mack the Knife". I can tell that you were really enjoying hearing it. I always love it to and he died way to soon. He had a bad heart from getting sick as a little boy. He was one of the good guys. He spoke-up for Black people when most whites would not. Do some more great old tunes and share tour thoughts and feelings about them. You are great. I enjoyed seeing you enjoy the song. Waiting for you next experience!
Besides reminding me of my darling step granddaughter, you are bringing a lot of music history to your generation. Keep up the good work. I'm going to recommend you to my whole family.
This is such a great song. Yes, it is about a very bad man, but that groove is so nice. Another bit of trivia about this song, it was originally written and sung in German, under the title "Mackie Messer," (Mack the Knife). I've heard many versions, but Bobby's version is by far my favorite. Edit: Forgot to mention that one of the earliest singers of the song was a woman named, Lotte Lenya, who gets named dropped in the English version.
My granddad was a big-band director back in-the-day and Bobby Darin used to go on the road with him as a singer. both my dad and granddad said that Bobby Darin was one of the nicest people they ever knew
She GOT IT! I could tell from the start she was processing lyrics. Music and singing so good that most don't get to focusing on lyrics right away. Oh her face when she reallized! WAY TO GO !!! The MOB!!!
All you need to know about Bobby Darin is that Elvis was a huge admirer.
That is good enough for me
Never a big Elvis fan, always love for Bobby❤
and they were friends.
Man was the essence of cool of his day...died way too young.
"Beyond the Sea" by Bobby, showed his jazzy vocal prowess a little more, though "Mack" was a much bigger hit!
Love Beyond the Sea!!!
I love Civilization with him and the Andrews sisters (re fallout!!)
Beyond the Sea is Bobby at his very best. That man's phrasings were amazing.
Agree. I also really like Dream Lover. That’s my favorite.
For the younger generation - Beyond the Sea is the song played during the ending credits of "Finding Nemo".
Bobby wanted to be the next Sinatra. He had a great style. A heart problem took him too soon, what a shame.
Far more talented than Sinatra.
@@gaylebaker8419 Agree!
That likelihood scared Sinatra half to death.
@cbonklisse He had Surgery and they had to go back in because if bleeding and he died on the opera tsble during the second surgery.
He had oxygen backstage to help him out at times.
Cool jazz. Dino Martin, Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack cool. Bobby was never a member of the Rat Pack but he had all the cool that was needed to be one.
When Darin was a kid he overheard a doctor tell his mother that scarlet fever had damaged his heart, and he would not live past 25. So when Darin told a magazine writer "I have to be a legend by the time I'm 25" it was thought that he was repulsively egotistical, but what Darin meant was that he had to accomplish everything in his life by 25 because that's how long he had to live. In the event, he actually made it to 37
That's a really interesting (and super sad) story!
Heart was so bad he often had to go backstage during concerts to receive oxygen. Never stopped the show. Sadly, he eventually died on the operating table at 37.
And he would have made it longer if he'd just taken those antibiotics. :-(
A legend gone so young. But he gave us so much in his short life!
I like the moment when your eyes got wide when Bobby Darin mentioned that Mack Heath has fancy gloves so there’s never a trace of red.
bookwoman53 she expressed the entire song on her face!! So cool.
The style, the feel, the power of Bobby Darin. Love the man. Such a great voice, and never really got the recognition he deserved. One of the unsung greats.
Lotte Lenya, one of the women named in the song was a real life person. She starred in the original stage version of The Three Penny Opera where this song originated. Years later she recorded a duet of this song with Louis Armstrong, who changed one of the names mentioned in the lyrics to Lotte's name in homage to her. She is perhaps most famous for playing the villainous Rosa Klebb in the Bond film From Russia With Love
Bobby Darin was diverse in the material he covered, from big band songs like this one and "Beyond the Sea", to 50's rock like "Splish, Splash" and "Dream Lover", to folk music like "If I Were a Carpenter". One of my favorites is his simple but sweet pop song called "Things".
A great performer!
The only man, Sammy Davis jr said, he never wanted to follow on stage.
Two giants.
Oh I love Davis! What a great artist he was! People need to listen to the "old school" things more - it all tells the tale of why we even have hip hop today. And I mean OLD. Try traditional Irish it Scottish music, Welsh folk, African traditional, French opera, "hillbilly" backwoods, watch flat foot clogging, tap, ballet, modern, ALL of it - it's all important, all interesting, it is why we had Duke Ellington and Queen and all if it.
It was originally in German, written by Kurt Weill who wrote the music for Bertolt Brecht's plays. It is from "Three Penny Opera".
yes
TIL. Thanks!
I love that as a young person you are so willing to listen to and appreciate music from many different eras. It is impressive that you are listening to music and film that others of the reaction set aren't posting. This make you enjoyable and unique. I especially enjoyed your reaction to the Nicholas Brothers. The entertainers from that era were amazing dancers. If you are interested in listening to something a little unusual I recommend 'Chocolate Jesus' By Beth Hart.
One of my Dad's favorite songs. I was a little kid and I knew all of the lyrics. I turned out ok along with most boomers who all listened to this song.
Bobby Darin was the epitome of COOL and I watched his TV shows and guest appearances on other variety shows.
Very happy you are reacting to music from the golden age
Loved your excitement over Bobby. And I can see that you really dig his upbeat jazzy style.
Darin's heart problems finally caught up with him. On December 20, 1973, he died of heart failure in Hollywood, California. Darin was only 37 years old at the time.
Now we're swingin'
Rockin' ,groovin' ,swingin' yeahhh!
Brilliant,we used to sing this at house parties and I'd forgotten all about it 😀
Kudos to you! Many people have listened this upbeat, jazzy song for decades without realizing it’s about a hit man. You picked up on it right away.
Man, I played this so often as a kid, I nearly wore out the 45.
First record I ever bought
This was definitely his best, in my opinion. He had some monster hits back in the early 60s. You cant go wrong with his stuff. Find one of his songs with a video of him performing n you will see the COOL oozing out. Loved your response. You were all over the emotional map n very upbeat. Nicely done sweet girl
You are so funny I had to watch it twice! You're very entertaining!!!
The thing about Bobby Darin was his performance and his timing
One of the hippest coolest bad ass songs EVER!!!! RIP Bobby.
Another amazing talent gone way too soon! - A true entertainer! Please listen to "Beyond The Sea" and "Sing A Simple Song of Freedom"
I was going to suggest both these songs but ya beat me to it!
@@Zebred2001 Me too!
Both of those songs are excellent choices
I’ve always loved the lyrics to Mac the Knife. Another great lyric song is from the mid 70s - Janice Ian’s “At Seventeen”.
Ian's "Society's Child" is heartbreaking.
India, girl, you are the cutest thang since cupcakes with sprinkles! Since the Rainbo Bread girl! Your reactions are FUN!! You got personality like nobody’s business! And I ask you, Ms India, ain’t the music of these bygone days (of MY youth!) the most unique and entertaining you’ve ever heard?!! 😁
Haha, so glad you heard this! I was one who recommended it.
This is great! I love Bobby Darin. I’m so glad that you reacted to him. I would recommend the song artificial flowers.
She was on it right away!!!
Omg.... India I love you and your reactions. Makes my day every day 😘
Tapping my feet I'm loving it
I love this song.........I could listen to it every day
I remember him having spaghetti in my uncle's house in McKee's rocks in Pittsburgh when I was a kid.my uncle played the trumpet!
You should write out your memories. That's probably a bit of info that no one knew up till now 👍👍👍
In 1959 Bobby was at a nightclub in Monroeville. In those days kids went to nightclubs after the prom. A good friend of mine was lucky enough to see him there after our senior class prom. I think the club was called The Holiday House.
Bobby Darin had one of the BEST smiles ever!!!! He died way too young. Due to having rheumatic fever as a child, he knew he had a bad heart and tried to live as much life as he could while he could, dying at only 37 years old. He also ventured into acting. He was great at romantic comedy but also at drama, and was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor for 1963's "Captain Newman, M.D.," starring Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis and Angie Dickinson.
Even today if you can find this song to play in a bar or anywhere there are people, you’ll get a cool reaction. Thanks for reacting!
Mack The Knife is in top 10 songs to dance to for me and my husband. I never got all the lyrics like you just shared...thank you!
Frank Sinatra paid homage to Bobby Darin's version of this song, in his own version that he sang. It was considered by all a top of the line recording.
This hit came out when I was a teen-ager & at that time we thought very little about the lyrics - it was the great voice, jazzy instros and terrific melody we were enthralled by. All the girls had a crush on Bobby Darin, loved it when he & Sandra Dee got together. He really was a wonderful performer, and died much, much too soon. Thank you for playing these fine videos, so they can be introduced to the many younger generations as new, and to help us older fans remember them & smile !
I still have the 45 record that belonged to my mom. When I was little I loved this song and would play it on our hi-fi stereo and dance around our living room. Thanks for doing this song, it brings back so really happy memories.
Oh yeah! This is my mom's fav singer, she's 75! Love the big band swing juxtaposed against evil doings. Your Face is Priceless! I really did laugh out loud
I love Bobby Darin. So charismatic.
Thank you for playing Bobby. Bobby Darin was the ultimate entertainer!. He could hold an audience spellbound singing with a full orchestra or just sitting playing a guitar.
Love Bobbie Darren.. died so young.. was a very good actor.
I love Bobby Always have. His voice is so smooth. Taken from the world way to young.
One of the all time biggest hits ever. It was the biggest hit of 1959 finishing #1 for all of that year.
I know this got to you by how fast you started talking! Love your reaction. Bobby Darin died young, but he just threw everything he had into his performances. He was one of a kind.
Oh, India, you need to listen to Stagger Lee by Lloyd Price.
Dave F I was just about to type that and your comment was at the top.
But just make sure it's not the Bandstand version
INDIA I concur. Stagger Lee was the first censored rock n roll record to be a n°1 hit
Dave F. - GOOD CALL!!! That song will DEFINITELY solicit a great response!!!
A few years ago a researcher discovered that Stagger Lee was based on a shooting that took place in St Louis on Christmas Eve 1895 between Clifton "Stag" Lee and William Lyons at Curtis's Saloon on the waterfront. So it commemorates and actual event, that was not known until recent years.
I'm 65 and I have always loved this song for some reason. Thanks for putting it out here.
FABULOUS! No other word for this song! Fabulous!
I was around 14-15 when this song came out. For me it was the beginning of falling madly in love with Jazz. I thank Darin for showing me the way!
I love your appreciation of music of all genres from past generations.
This was a go to song on the jukebox at the Buoy 4 Tavern every Saturday night!
He was a decent actor as well. Watch " Hell is for heroes" where he co-starred with Steve McQueen. It's my favorite of his...
McQueen is another great talent taken much too early.
You should really see him in "Captain Newman, M.D." He does a fantastic job.
Great reaction! Yep, some of those old school boys and girls could sing and a lot of those songs were awesome. While you are in old school territory, time to listen to some Ray Charles. Especially hits from Ray Charles does County and Western album like "You don't know me", "I love you so much it hurts", and "I can't stop loving you". Again, keep doing what ya doing. My day gets brighter every time I watch one of your videos. Thank you!
BTW, love how you bounce from the 50s to the 2000s. I'm betting you are having the time of your life discovering new stuff.
All great songs Derek. I love Ray Charles singing "Georgia" and Ray Charles and Willie Nelson singing, "Seven Spanish Angels".
He was also a good actor,Loved his song DreamLover
Love your facial expressions, your smile lights up the room! Fabulous reaction vids, keep 'em coming!
One of my favorite songs by Bobby Darin and love the big band era! Great reaction.
Bobby was born in East Harlem and grew up in the Bronx. His mother got pregnant with him as a teenager and he grew up thinking his mother was his older sister. He learned the truth when he was in his thirties and it devastated him. He started out writing songs for Connie Francis, and he married Sandra Dee. Bobby had health problems his whole life and needed several heart surgeries. He was supposed to take antibiotics before going to the dentist, to protect his heart, but he didn't do it and ending up developing a massive infection which killed him.
Bobby Darin good singer and love his songs.
OMG!! LOL... You just made this the BEST video!! Your reactions and expressions Killed it!! :D :D Thank you!! I love this Bobby Darin song ... I had to listen to it a few times to understand the story he was singing about.. Mac The Knife apparently is the killer, probably MOB related... and Bobby Darin is just telling Mac's story.. :) but Thank you for your Reaction.. I have to replay this video now so I can see your reactions.. THANKS!
I love that you appreciate not only his voice, but how pretty of a boy he was. And you got the lyrics . . . Bobby was the King of Smooth in his days; and, for my money, of all time. Check out "Beyond the Sea," just to name one. His lexicon is legendary; from the silly ("Splish Splash") to the hilarious ("Clementine") to the romantic ("Dream Lover"), to the pathos ("Artificial Flowers"); Bobby did it all. He was his generation's David Bowie; and if there is an afterlife, I'd love to sit in on a jam session between the two of them . . .
Heart throb of his time. He looks really cute in 60s movies with his later wife, just as popular, actress Sandra Dee.
Watch this one, it's a very good romantic comedy.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0056093/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_18
Oh man, you had me smiling with this reaction, LOL Thanks for making my day!!
Please react to "Dream Lover" by Bobby Darin, one of my all time favourite songs!
Iristable You! Rocks! Bobby's best.
uh,i agree,great song,probably my favorite bobby song
If I were a Carpenter, by Bobby- is a heartfelt, great.
You are so cute and animated! I played this kind of music when my daughter was growing up. Old school, R&B, southern rock, Henry Mancini, Roger Williams, Pink Floyd, as well as some country/folk music and so many other formats. She has a very eclectic sense of music now.
Thanks, I love this song and it's super fun. Please keep doing stuff this old, great change from what you usually find on RUclips and fantastic energy.
One of my favorites! He song the hell out of this song!! ❤️❤️
Bobby did so many different things in his short life, so much talent in one man.
this song reminds me of going to weddings with my parents back in the 1960s - usually one of the first songs the band played - all the God fear parishioners would drink frozen daiquiris and get up and dance to this song about a hit man - good times!
Ah, Bobby Darin, one of my all-time favorites which we lost much too soon. He knew his days were numbered, he had some heart problem, which could be easily repaired today. He said he wanted to make people forget Sinatra, and he would have if........
This is such a good song to dance to with somebody.
blueamaranth my husband and I went crazy on dance floor every time this song played!!
"mack the knife" was a pimp in the "3 penny opera." the word "mack" is french street slang for a pimp. the word is "maquereau." "mack" for short. this is why so many rappers use the names with word "mac" in them. rap culture glamourizes the dirty world of pimps, prostitutes and gangsters. in the book "Papillion," Papillion was sent to devil's island, the french penal colony, for killing a maquereau.
good song and a wonderful rendition. glad you liked it.
You might try Bobby Darin singing "If I Were a Carpenter." He had a 1966 hit with this song written by Tom Hardin. Another good one is "Simple Song of Freedom" which Bobby Darin wrote and sang.
"Beyond the Sea" is another famous Bobby Darin cover. It's a jazzy take on a song from earlier in his career.
Great lyrics! Swayin' and clicking those fingers
Italians! Gangsta! 🎵🎶💖💖🎶🎵
Love Bobby D. Huge fan.
Damn girl, I swear you and I are connected in the collective unconscious, cause I was listening to this today, lol! It's one of my absolute favorite songs, and I sing it in my repertoire, it's one of my "signature songs ", lol! Love me some Bobby Darin, he left us way too soon.
Glad you liked it! This was one from my childhood. In the ‘60s Bobby had a variety show on TV. Some comedy skits, musical guests, Bobby sining. Kinda cool, back in the day.
The Threepenny Opera was written by Kurt Weill, who was married to Lotte Lenya who is mentioned in the lyrics. Lotte is perhaps most famous now for playing Rosa Klebb in From Russia with Love.
The lyrics and script by Bertolt Brecht
"Mack needs locked up!" Mek me laugh here in Belize!!!
Ohh, 1000th like 👍🏻..
Great song & an amazing singer taken way too soon
Bobby Darin had sooo much "swag." As much as I cant stand that saying, he really did. He was such a doll. Look into his live show, quite a few years before his passing. Bobbie Gentry and him is 😋💖. His son Dodd looks so much like him. I adore this man. Great movies he did as well. Rest easy Bobby and Sandy 💕
One of the best songs of all time! Thanx!!
I like how you paid attention to the lyrics
Love this! Also Ella Fitzgerald's version of this song esp. in concert in Stockholm. OMG! Talk about jazzy! WHEW!!
Absolutely one of the best from start to finish !
That was one of my favourite reactions EVER :D Man, I love Bobby Darin :)
"Oh there's a tugboat down, down by the river dontcha know
Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down
That cement's there, it's there for the weight, dear"
A boat, a body of water, cement, and weight. Some things never change. If it ain't broken, don't fix it. No one saw anything...
@Alan Gould 😆🔪
And Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself.
You nailed it.
Mob, Gangsters, Murder, Dumped in the river, to a great jazz beat. Lol
My all time favorite song. A real class act!
I love you reaction to Bobby's "Mack the Knife". I can tell that you were really enjoying hearing it. I always love it to and he died way to soon. He had a bad heart from getting sick as a little boy. He was one of the good guys. He spoke-up for Black people when most whites would not. Do some more great old tunes and share tour thoughts and feelings about them. You are great. I enjoyed seeing you enjoy the song. Waiting for you next experience!
Besides reminding me of my darling step granddaughter, you are bringing a lot of music history to your generation. Keep up the good work. I'm going to recommend you to my whole family.
Very good! I think you would like Bobby singing " If I were a carpenter".
"Who let Mac back in town? This was a massacre!". OMG... I'm dying...lol. Good on you, India.
Hands down, the best opera song about a serial-killing pimp, EVER!!! Great reaction!
I was IN LOVE with Bobby when I was a pre-teen! He was a decent actor too.
This is such a great song. Yes, it is about a very bad man, but that groove is so nice. Another bit of trivia about this song, it was originally written and sung in German, under the title "Mackie Messer," (Mack the Knife). I've heard many versions, but Bobby's version is by far my favorite.
Edit: Forgot to mention that one of the earliest singers of the song was a woman named, Lotte Lenya, who gets named dropped in the English version.
It's my best songs to sing . I'm so glad you reviewed it!
Best reaction to a song!!! Loved watching her.