@@silvaadourian3185 He was sick pretty much his entire life, apparently doctors didn't think he'd make it to 15, so in a sense it's a miracle he got that old
This guy was the quintessential performer. Such talent. Such charisma. Such class. Such professionalism. From a disadvantaged background, and diagnosed at a young age with rheumatic heart disease, he knew he was on borrowed time, and that drove him to be what he became - the best. He had everything going for him … except time. The one, the only, the inimitable Bobby Darin!
He's so cool he's froze in his clothes! The coolest people are those who don't have to "act cool", it just comes naturally. Bobby was one of the few that fit that bill.
@BrisLS1 Yeah, if you weren't born in the 50s or the 60s, then yes, you were definitely born in the wrong decade. But thank God for recordings. So those of us who were born then can look back on them with fond memories. And those who were born after can listen to what real music sounds like. When we could understand every word. ❤❤❤
@@billhorstkamp98 no, he's not. It's live. You can tell if you listen closely to the band, & even to some of Bobby's phrasing. This rendition is actually BETTER than the record!!!
@d.j.starling3559 The studio had more than one recording. On these shows, you don't have a choice, you had to lip sync. The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Dion they had to lip sync
@@tennisbum3686 Sorry, but no, this IS a live performance by Bobby. In the early years, with most of the singers of the day, they sang live on TV. Lip-syncing became prevalent a bit later, especially with rock artists. However, American Bandstand did usually depend on lip-syncing. But Ed Sullivan & other variety shows definitely presented live performances. BTW - My dad was a musician, who played on The Mike Douglas Show out of Philly. I also had the good fortune to sit in on several recording sessions for a variety of artists. I have a real good idea of what went into the making of recordings. And yes, The Beatles were among many of best of the 60s to lip-sync on TV. Their appearances had to appeal to the young people who would buy the records, & TPTB made sure those young people heard what they were used to hearing on the radio. That's just the way it was in those years. One last thought, we should all just be grateful we have so much wonderful music to hear, & every one of us should spend part of everyday listening & enjoying. What a wonderful world this could be!!! 🙂
Connie Francis is also under appreciated . She is not even in the rock n roll hall of fame and is much more of an original and more influential than Darin . However , Connie has a better award than the snobby rock n roll hof , she was voted the best female entertainer of the 20th century . A well deserved honor .
Bobby Darin won a grammy for record of the year and best new artist in 1960. So no worries. He might not be talked about much these days. But he was certainly recognized for his talent back then. He’s still very much loved by those who know of him. 💖
I was 10 years old when he sang this ...watched this show every Sunday night. He died way too young...he went to the Bronx High School of Science....intelligent and talented...no autotune !!
@@texasgirl6000 If he had needed to go backstage for oxygen treatments between songs in the late 50s and 60s, Elvis likely would not have been as relevant today, either. Bobby Darin performed through the pain, yet you'd never have guessed.
I love to watch him...so relaxed and so much attitude! He owns that stage, the song and the audience! And just swings the heck out of it! He died so young -- what a loss!
Even at the end of his life, when he would have to take oxygen after he got off stage, Bobby still brought everything he had in him on stage. A fantastic performer, and really a shame we lost him so early.
It really was! Not lip synched, actually performing it, very few would dare or have the talent to pull that off in front of a TV audience. That's the real deal,
From a 1931 German play , Die Dreigroschenoper, which in turn was based on an old English play, The Beggar's Opera from 1728. So German, American or English? - you have your pick.
@@kellanhills1972 "A true story"? Captain Macheath is from The Threepenny Opera, and so is this murder ballad (Although it was heavily modified by Louis Armstrong, and then by Darin).
when I was a teenager in 69-70, I thought Bobby Darin was the best looking coolest guy ever. I seriously had a crush on him. Bobby Darin Bobby Darin he was something else. I’m 70 now, and I still think he’s the coolest guy ever!❤❤❤
The guy was everything -- a singer, a dancer and a musician. And you can add actor and, I think, he could also been an orchestra conductor. What talent! Man oh man, Bobby, you could bring it all home! RIP and our lifelong thanks!
My favorite RUclips video of 2023. Damn imagine he’d never know his song has traveled this far from then vs now. Music is simply the best thing in life close to water.
Thats what performance swagger is. You just saw it. This musical moment never got old or lost its magic. I'll prove it ! I am a younger, brand new fan !
It's so obvious that this vocal is LIVE! Bobby Darin, as all vocalists in those days, were true talents. There was no 'auto tune' or anything fake about them!!!
I remember it too. I'm 72. I think Bobby Darin was the first man I noticed. He was Gorgeous! I was only 7 or 8 years old and it was a strange thought then but he was very charismatic and his voice was beautiful!
It was the style then. You just didn’t make an appearance without looking your best. If you think that’s something you should see the way people dressed around the 50-60’s just to go on an airplane. Flying was a huge deal and you didn’t dare go out not dressed up. Even little kids wore a pretty dress for the girls and a little sports jacket /maybe a tie for the boys!
This was May 31, 1959, before Mack the Knife became the phenomenon it would become. This might be before many of this audience had heard this song before. Thanks for this great video!
I heard that this song was originally written for Frank Sinatra but even he said he couldn't do this song with all of the class and style that Bobby Darin did. Darin made this song his own.
It was actually written in the late 1920s for a German musical called The Threepenny Opera. This translation into English was done for a production of the show that premiered in 1933.
I'm hard rock heavy metal all day. But when I heard bobby Darin! I'm like totally blown away by him!I' Wish I could've lived in that decade I'm like omg What a performer!
There are performers who really don’t enjoy playing live. They do it to get their music out there, exposure. Then there are performers who relish playing in front of an audience. I’d say Bobby Darin falls into the second category. Very smooth, charismatic, suave, charming. He was the ‘guy’ definition of COOL. So COOL that I’d bet Frank Sinatra and JFK were saying “I want to be like HIM!”
Of course bobby could sing great was he not Italian?like dino,frank,perry,tony benette,jerry vale,frankie avalon,bobby rydell,Pavarotti, so many more grat Italian singers cant nane them all
@@mr_bubbles2409 im dedicating my life to try and bring this typa music back, its gonna be pretty hard though cause not a lot of people care for this music anymore
Bobby Darin had something many singers didnt have. He was very strict on the beat of every song. Hes definitely legendary and one of the greatest singers of all time
Bobby Darin was a few years before my time. He had timeless style, class, and talent. I love his music and a lot of music from the late ‘50s & early ‘60s. Talent was real. Foul language wasn’t necessary.
A most superb performance by the GREAT magnificoent crooner BOBBY DARIN ! Profoundly overlooked , was one of the great crooners that emerged from the R&R Era of the 1950 s !
For people that don’t know, this song was originally written in German by Kurt Weill and Bertholt Brecht. It’s from Die Dreigroschenoper (the Threepenny Opera) and is about the main character. The version most commonly sung has English lyrics by composer/lyricist Marc Blitzstein, which is what you hear here.
Also, Lotte Lenya was Kurt Weill's wife. The song originally used another name, but Louis Armstrong was recording it on a day when she was in the studio, so as a joke he inserted her name and she laughed and told him to keep it in. Lenya was one of the most famous singers in Europe at the time, and had had a part in the original production.
This was one of My Fathers Favorite Songs. He would play it and sing along. I grew to enjoy the song when I was young. As well as Frank Sinatra. Of course, I got into the late sixties and seventies acid rock... There has never been such a time of great music as then!
RIP Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 - December 20, 1973), aged 37
You will be remembered as a legend.
ya i herd this song from the movie called lesson of the evil and wow its such a good song
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Rumor were Mack the Knife was the last to see him, lol.
Had a heart attack during a dental exam
@@silvaadourian3185 He was sick pretty much his entire life, apparently doctors didn't think he'd make it to 15, so in a sense it's a miracle he got that old
This guy was the quintessential performer. Such talent. Such charisma. Such class. Such professionalism. From a disadvantaged background, and diagnosed at a young age with rheumatic heart disease, he knew he was on borrowed time, and that drove him to be what he became - the best. He had everything going for him … except time. The one, the only, the inimitable Bobby Darin!
You said it better thanks
Is he singing about munich germany? Sounds like it!
Didn’t he beat his wife?
One of the best songs ever
@@jlo13800What?
Never heard such a gruesome song about murder like it was sang by Bobby Darin. Absolute jazz brilliance, unforgettable.
Try Pumped up Kicks!
Try “Stagger Lee”
@@joemccauley3856 LOL, yeah, Lloyd Price's version of "Stagger Lee" will have you dancing to brutal murder!
The beatles maxwell's silvers hammer
Agreed!!! 😊
He's so cool he's froze in his clothes! The coolest people are those who don't have to "act cool", it just comes naturally. Bobby was one of the few that fit that bill.
Your writing is poor.
😂😂😂😂@@mikegarippo7815
Agree
Bobby & Roger Miller both.
@@mikegarippo7815 Actually a lot better than yours, in comparison anyway.. 🤣
I was born in the wrong decade. Thanks for sharing this!
@BrisLS1
Yeah, if you weren't born in the 50s or the 60s, then yes, you were definitely born in the wrong decade. But thank God for recordings. So those of us who were born then can look back on them with fond memories. And those who were born after can listen to what real music sounds like. When we could understand every word. ❤❤❤
Bobby Darin was the absolute COOLEST guy in town, with charisma to spare! No singer today, NO ONE, even comes close…
Dean Martin does
Hook with charisma
I always thought Dean Martin couldn’t be beat, but Dean M doesn’t have the quick, natural moves that Bobby uses . Hypnotizing..
He was one of my idols!
Estoy frita
This live performance is Bobby's BEST ever rendition of this song. Never heard him do it better!!
Unfortunately, he’s lip syncing to the record
@@billhorstkamp98 no, he's not. It's live. You can tell if you listen closely to the band, & even to some of Bobby's phrasing. This rendition is actually BETTER than the record!!!
Hes lip syncing with a recording, an standard format on TV shows, including American Bandstand.
@d.j.starling3559 The studio had more than one recording. On these shows, you don't have a choice, you had to lip sync. The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Dion they had to lip sync
@@tennisbum3686 Sorry, but no, this IS a live performance by Bobby. In the early years, with most of the singers of the day, they sang live on TV. Lip-syncing became prevalent a bit later, especially with rock artists. However, American Bandstand did usually depend on lip-syncing. But Ed Sullivan & other variety shows definitely presented live performances. BTW - My dad was a musician, who played on The Mike Douglas Show out of Philly. I also had the good fortune to sit in on several recording sessions for a variety of artists. I have a real good idea of what went into the making of recordings. And yes, The Beatles were among many of best of the 60s to lip-sync on TV. Their appearances had to appeal to the young people who would buy the records, & TPTB made sure those young people heard what they were used to hearing on the radio. That's just the way it was in those years. One last thought, we should all just be grateful we have so much wonderful music to hear, & every one of us should spend part of everyday listening & enjoying. What a wonderful world this could be!!! 🙂
He's the epitome of cool and suave. He lays it down so effortlessly.
Nobody does it better.
Bobby Darin is criminally overlooked, underrated, and under-appreciated to this day
Just saw this clip, Great Singer, gone too soon, I never get tired of listening to these classics!
Considering this song is the American Billboard 100 4th best-selling song of all time, a lot of people might disagree with you on that one 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Connie Francis is also under appreciated . She is not even in the rock n roll hall of fame and is much more of an original and more influential than Darin . However , Connie has a better award than the snobby rock n roll hof , she was voted the best female entertainer of the 20th century . A well deserved honor .
@@Theoriginalbigbrillo😅
Bobby Darin won a grammy for record of the year and best new artist in 1960. So no worries. He might not be talked about much these days. But he was certainly recognized for his talent back then. He’s still very much loved by those who know of him. 💖
Easily the best rendition of this song - RIP Bobby; you're not forgotten
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I'd put Louis Armstrong's version up against it any day but they're both great!!
@@stevephillips6667 indeed
I'm partial to Roger Daltrey's version from the 1989 film.
I go Dave Van Ronk's all day but to each their own
One of if not my favorite all time favorite song
I was 10 years old when he sang this ...watched this show every Sunday night. He died way too young...he went to the Bronx High School of Science....intelligent and talented...no autotune !!
Waldo Cassata from Da Bronx-like me.
You had a TV In the 50s?
You must have been rich
Ed Sullivan had a great show Mr Sunday night
Bobby Darin was incredible. This is a LIVE performance with the Sullivan house band behind him. No one did this song like Bobby. What a singer!
This is great but Ella blows this out the water
@@vshagoyan She certainly does! But, she was ELLA and could blow anybody out of the water. Bobby sang it in his style and he nails it, regardless.
@@huascar66 Ain’t that the truth!
Sorry to burst your bubble
Still AMAZING in 2024 !
I loved this song since I was young. I am 70 now.
The only and best version of great song
Bobby Darin would still be relevant in today’s music industry. So glad this performance was posted.
If he was, he would be copying himself!!! Had he not had heart problems, I'm certain he could have given Elvis a run for his money.
@X7lilred81 , you must be joking?
@@texasgirl6000 If he had needed to go backstage for oxygen treatments between songs in the late 50s and 60s, Elvis likely would not have been as relevant today, either. Bobby Darin performed through the pain, yet you'd never have guessed.
I love to watch him...so relaxed and so much attitude! He owns that stage, the song and the audience! And just swings the heck out of it! He died so young -- what a loss!
But look at what he left us some great recordings anytime anywhere
Simply the best version of 'Mack The Knife' ever!
It's a great version, no doubt . . . but Ella Fitzgerald's version is stupendous, too.
@@lisica8458 surely you jest
I like Louis Armstrong too
@@lisica8458 No, just no.
It’s great and it has many nice covers but the best version in my opinion is by Jimmy Dale Gilmore. It’s a gorgeous cover.
He was the definition of cool.
So great. Timeless voice that would have aged well. One of favorites.
Totally 👍
Agree
Yupp 👌🇺🇸
100 % Barb you are a fine looking woman, remind me of Hillary Clinton ❤
Even at the end of his life, when he would have to take oxygen after he got off stage, Bobby still brought everything he had in him on stage. A fantastic performer, and really a shame we lost him so early.
He was 22 when he did this.
Think of what 22 year old artists commonly do - both then and now.
Wrong, he was 23.
Only 22yrs old here, and completely kills it! WOW not a hint of nerves- what a cool customer!
Bobby Durin was the real deal for sure!!
This was live. Just amazing.
Agree
It really was! Not lip synched, actually performing it, very few would dare or have the talent to pull that off in front of a TV audience. That's the real deal,
I've been loving Bobby Darin forever❤. The way he puts this tune together is just nothing but class.
He had health issues but what CLASS
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I watched this live performance when I was 9 years old. A sensational song and gigantic popular hit in that era of American music.
From a 1931 German play , Die Dreigroschenoper, which in turn was based on an old English play, The Beggar's Opera from 1728. So German, American or English? - you have your pick.
@Mitzi Miau It's much more complicated than that. See the Wikipedia entry for Elisabeth Hauptmann, for instance.
The lyrical structure weaved with such poignant euphemisms. Brilliant!
Actually not really “poignant euphemism”. This song is based on a true story about a serial killer. Pretty dark song. But awesome!
@@kellanhills1972 I know.
Makes it more intriguing.
@@kellanhills1972 "A true story"? Captain Macheath is from The Threepenny Opera, and so is this murder ballad (Although it was heavily modified by Louis Armstrong, and then by Darin).
The audience was applauding before he even finished the song.
He was an awesome singer. He died too young. I adore his music 🎶
Me too
He totally KILLS. What a talent!
when I was a teenager in 69-70, I thought Bobby Darin was the best looking coolest guy ever. I seriously had a crush on him. Bobby Darin Bobby Darin he was something else. I’m 70 now, and I still think he’s the coolest guy ever!❤❤❤
Me too!
You had bad taste wtf
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@@trappz_io2620 You are currently the one with bad taste.
@trappz_io2620 and bad manners...don't you have some weed to smoke and Cheetos to eat?
The guy was everything -- a singer, a dancer and a musician. And you can add actor and, I think, he could also been an orchestra conductor. What talent! Man oh man, Bobby, you could bring it all home! RIP and our lifelong thanks!
Absolutely!!!
They used to ask a lot from preformers back then, and it shows. Absolutely killer singing
Ed nearly pulled off his wig at the end. Louis Armstrong had the hit in 1956 in Australia.
It didn't (and doesn't) get any better than this.
My favorite RUclips video of 2023. Damn imagine he’d never know his song has traveled this far from then vs now. Music is simply the best thing in life close to water.
Bobby was the best of the best
Bobby, it’s only circumstantial evidence, but you’ve presented a strong case.
Well said Robert..Bobby D..nailed it,,case closed!!👍
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LOL
I mean REALLY, Idid !!!
Thats what performance swagger is. You just saw it. This musical moment never got old or lost its magic. I'll prove it ! I am a younger, brand new fan !
Oh I forgot about swagger. Yes rarely metioned 2day. I guess swagger is now considered negative. Meh...
It's so obvious that this vocal is LIVE! Bobby Darin, as all vocalists in those days, were true talents. There was no 'auto tune' or anything fake about them!!!
I have heard others sing this song, but nobody, absolutely nobody can sing this song like Darin did.
I remember it too. I'm 72. I think Bobby Darin was the first man I noticed. He was Gorgeous! I was only 7 or 8 years old and it was a strange thought then but he was very charismatic and his voice was beautiful!
The expressions, the voice, the music, perfect!! Simply perfect, I can't imagine seeing him perform in person.
This band is f'ing phenomenal!
The goat of ed sullivan performances. Cool personified.
He was sooo cute 😂😂😂
Absolutely magnificent this song 🎵 Dream lover and Splish Splash Bobby Darin Mr Cool 😎 👌 his perfection 👏👏👏
Charisma and charm all over the screen. Didn't need anything but himself. Gone too soon.
The big band screaming at the end and oh boy could bobby deliver the goods! Just so COOL!
Ray Bloch used Richard Wess' arrangement from the original recording.
The sax arrangement is absolutely perfect. The whole thing was a masterpiece. One time through and nailed it.
Why is it that everyone back then was so well dressed? Better dressed than today’s artists? He looks great and sounds great! So I like this! 👍🏼
It was the style then. You just didn’t make an appearance without looking your best. If you think that’s something you should see the way people dressed around the 50-60’s just to go on an airplane. Flying was a huge deal and you didn’t dare go out not dressed up. Even little kids wore a pretty dress for the girls and a little sports jacket /maybe a tie for the boys!
Now That's What You Call Laying Down A Classic In 1959 Baby
This was May 31, 1959, before Mack the Knife became the phenomenon it would become. This might be before many of this audience had heard this song before. Thanks for this great video!
Louis Armstrong and Lotte Lenya had already done a version in 1949 or so.
I heard that this song was originally written for Frank Sinatra but even he said he couldn't do this song with all of the class and style that Bobby Darin did. Darin made this song his own.
It was actually written in the late 1920s for a German musical called The Threepenny Opera. This translation into English was done for a production of the show that premiered in 1933.
Interesting! Because my daughter was looking up #1 songs when our family members were born and this song was #1 when I was born, November 5, 1959.
The greatest entertainer of all time. Gone far to soon.
That, is charisma.
This is the coolest singer I have ever seen in my entire existence
Nobody can do mac like Bobby darrin NOBODY
I luv Ann Margret, but WTF?!
It is sad that most singers like him are dead or retired
@@PhantomOutlaw What I love about Bobby Darin is that he throughly loved what he did and it showed. He had a great time on stage.
A few -- Michael Buble and Harry Connick Jr. -- are continuing the tradition. So glad they are!
Micheal Buble still does it, and Frankie Valli still tours.
BRILLIANT who else could sing about a mass murderer and turn it into a classic still played 50 years after his death.....
I’m 46 years old. I was raised on this stuff. It’s legendary.
I’m 78 and this song is still one of my favorites ‼️🥰🙏
This must be one of the most laid back songs ever written!
The one and only and very best version of this great song. What a singer!
I'm hard rock heavy metal all day.
But when I heard bobby Darin!
I'm like totally blown away by him!I'
Wish I could've lived in that decade
I'm like omg
What a performer!
As i am a 64 yr old - genuine cool 😎 sad he passed at 37.
Who cares what your age is, and how is it even relevant to your comment?
@@mikegarippo7815 I’m 65 now and -very very sad he passed at 37. I advise you to pick up critical skill thinking 😎
I agree!!! He was so swag for his time.. and i'm 19 years old
There are performers who really don’t enjoy playing live. They do it to get their music out there, exposure.
Then there are performers who relish playing in front of an audience.
I’d say Bobby Darin falls into the second category. Very smooth, charismatic, suave, charming. He was the ‘guy’ definition of COOL.
So COOL that I’d bet Frank Sinatra and JFK were saying “I want to be like HIM!”
And notice- he didn't try too hard!! Epitome of cool- u can't force it.
Elvis loved him. That's saying something.
Ed really love Bobby's performance, golden moment...
I've adored this song forever, my mother and aunt did too. They've passed on so now I listen to it every chance I get
A master class in stage presence!!!❤️❤️❤️ Delivery, tone, phrasing, rhythm-perfection!!
the best ever ever ever version of this song he owns it
Awesome presence.The epitome of cool
R.I.P Bobby Darin. You were an incredible talent.
Classic!
One of the best, he died to young...
I'm a huge fan of Bobby Darin. There are so many different style of songs that he does so well.
Of course bobby could sing great was he not Italian?like dino,frank,perry,tony benette,jerry vale,frankie avalon,bobby rydell,Pavarotti, so many more grat Italian singers cant nane them all
I feel you
I like oldies but it is sad that most are dead or retired
@@mr_bubbles2409 Yes, it seemed to be the price to pay of a rock ' n' roll lifestyle. But Bobby Darin suffered ill health through his career. Sad.
@@mr_bubbles2409 im dedicating my life to try and bring this typa music back, its gonna be pretty hard though cause not a lot of people care for this music anymore
The song and timing Is bang on
he is great every song is great 👍 listening to Bobby is a pleasure
What an amazing singer, even in our modern generations.
Bobby Darin's in my Hall of Fame. He was a pretty good actor too.
Very talented guy. Love this song. He left us too early.
Bobby Darin, the Cool of Cools!
Bobby Darin had something many singers didnt have. He was very strict on the beat of every song. Hes definitely legendary and one of the greatest singers of all time
This is the only 0ne I can ever listen to! The God of MtK!
Bobby Darin was a few years before my time. He had timeless style, class, and talent. I love his music and a lot of music from the late ‘50s & early ‘60s. Talent was real. Foul language wasn’t necessary.
Freakin brilliant!
Brilliant ...
A most superb performance by the GREAT magnificoent crooner BOBBY DARIN !
Profoundly overlooked , was one of the great crooners that emerged from the R&R Era of the 1950 s !
God Bobby just owns this song ❤️❤️🥂🥂
For people that don’t know, this song was originally written in German by Kurt Weill and Bertholt Brecht. It’s from Die Dreigroschenoper (the Threepenny Opera) and is about the main character. The version most commonly sung has English lyrics by composer/lyricist Marc Blitzstein, which is what you hear here.
And that was based on The Beggar's Opera by Jon Gay performed in London 1728
@@SierraNovemberKilo And the Character of Captain Macheath
Who is based on real life victorian Gentleman Thief Jack Sheppard
Also, Lotte Lenya was Kurt Weill's wife. The song originally used another name, but Louis Armstrong was recording it on a day when she was in the studio, so as a joke he inserted her name and she laughed and told him to keep it in. Lenya was one of the most famous singers in Europe at the time, and had had a part in the original production.
He was great &
It was a Great Song
This was one of My Fathers Favorite Songs. He would play it and sing along. I grew to enjoy the song when I was young. As well as Frank Sinatra. Of course, I got into the late sixties and seventies acid rock... There has never been such a time of great music as then!
One of my favorite songs, Bobby Darin's version is the best. ❤
When guys could be cool without even trying 😎👍
Dressed very nice and not one swear word, that's cool.
He's much cooler than Fonzie.
If you're trying to be cool, you're not.
His whole body just oozed talent. Not many can match him.
Im 17, this song will live on
I’m 17 and this is played every day at least once since i first heard it
Bobby was a simply wonderful singer and performer
One of the coolest songs I ever heard ❤❤😂
I could listen to this every day…. GREAT song by a GREAT singer. Bobby Darin nails it
Bobby Darin was a "Stone Cold Natural!"
A master piece 👌👍🇺🇸
When music was music ❤
Bobby D with the angels
So smooth, so easy.
Talent never dies. It just ages.
MR Sullivan always gave credit when credit was due.