Mack the Knife" is a song with music by Kurt Weill with and by Bertolt Brecht ... I do wish the people who put these wonderful American songs up on u-tube would also pay respects to the song writers.
It's like she fell through a time portal! It's too bad they was too young to play with Louie, Bing, Teagarten etc. However they capture their spirit and brings it home today, so it's like your listening to Ella and Louie simultaneously! It truly is amazing!
It is a song that comes from a German musical, "Three Penny Opera," words and music by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. Bobby Darin made the song famous as "Mack the Knife" in 1959. Louis Armstrong first performed his version in 1955.
Credit where credit's due: Louis Armstrong's definitely the one who made this song FAMOUS as "Mack the Knife" (and, after he namedropped her in his own rendition of the American translation in 1955 - right after "Jenny Diver" - he also supposedly recorded a version with the ORIGINAL "Pirate" "Jenny" actress, Lotte Lenya). And, considering that the Threepenny Opera had over 10,000 performances between 1928 and 1933, in 18 different languages, her then husband can hardly be said to have not have already made the TUNE famous. However, this performance, despite harking back to the original German, seems obviously inspired more by Louis Armstrong and his instrumentalist-self-Satchmo's recorded performance (as, likewise, was Darin's... right down to Armstrong's "Lotte Lenya" improvisation, that was not in the American adaption of the Threepenny Opera... which had been, of course, just a German adaptation of the Beggar's Opera... which itself had already made the MacHeath character famous since 1728 [and, actually happens to have been the first British play performed in the Colonies]). Anyway, there is, for instance, a video on RUclips of Armstrong performing this in Australia back when, and I have seen a Polish teen perform Armstrong's version on RUclips in a This-century pop contest... so, just because Armstrong's brassy version carried Bobby Darin's "version" on its shoulders to number one on the Billboard chart, hardly makes that one as WORLD famous as Armstrong's was. Both good, however... but, I'd give Armstrong's the clear nod, despite liking the fifties version of "Stagger Lee and Billy Lyons" even better than the Furry Lewis instrumentally superior 1928 rendition! (Which, incidentally, is when the Threepenny Opera debuted... although the only "video" from then is from the 1931 movie, also featuring Lotte, also on RUclips... though she had a higher, thinner voice then, and her FIFTIES rendition of "Moon of Alabama", likewise from the Threepenny Opera [which I think was its only song not originally in German] is the more 'wackily memorable' version.)
@@bobh1208 That's really interesting. I hear Bobby Darin's version all the time on the oldies stations, and I wasn't aware that it was based on Armstrong's version.
@@JohnJones-qy5koif you want to hear the original lyrics of the German song sung in English, listen to Lyle Lovett’s song “Moritat”. He only changes one or two things to get a better rhyme going. The original was just a macabre list of Mackie’s dirty deeds, each one worse than the last. Zero references to him being the rich ladies man depicted by Armstrong and Darin. There’s also the clip from the German 3 penny opera film with English subtitles on RUclips.
@@bobh1208Lyle Lovett did a great translation of the original in the song “Moritat” that ran during the closing credits of “Quiz Show”. Mackie was an insufferable SOB in the German song, not a suave Mac daddy hitman at all.
I didn't think Mack the Knife could sound better in German, but it does!!! Gunhild, your vocal and the rest of the band really make for a swinging number!!!
Gunhild, you have actually inspired me to pick up my trombone again after all these years. You are are stunning, fascinating, extremely talented, and just a down right beautiful person full of so much life.
Greetings from the US and a fellow trumpeter. I don't understand German, but your entire group's joy in playing and singing this transcends the language barrier.
It's a song about corruption in the Weimar republic... mackie Messer (knife in Ger) has knife and he goes around knifing people like poor old Schmuel Meyer for his Gelt. THere's a mention of a dead body (....Blauen Sontag Lieght ein Todes mann am Strand) on the Strand - the plot is specifically set in England to try to escape the censor in Germany of about 1935. If you type Lyrics , Mack the Knife into Mr Google you will no doubt find a translation
This is a very beautiful rendition of this song! Though I also like the version by Bobby Darin, I am amazed at how faithful the English lyrics are at certain points and then different at other points to the German ones. I really like the way you sing in German. Thank you!
The original version was from a German musical called The Three Penny Opera. Music by Kurt Weill. Realized by his wife Lotte Lenya. Lyrics Bertold Brecht. Two generations ago everyone knew that…maybe three generations.
The original was from a German musical by the composer she announced at the end. Kurt Weill. In the 1930s to 1950s it was considered to be one of the greatest and most influential musicals. Now it is almost forgotten.😢
I first heard this song somewhere around 1960, probably on the radio. I loved it then though I didn't understand the lyrics. It's kind of hard to interpret without the lyrics . . very soulful. Just recently I read the lyrics . . I was shocked. It makes the song even more beautiful, the contrast between the subject and the music.
Gunchild jak zawsze w znakomitej formie,i cudowna interpretacja.Ogromnie utalentowana piosenkarka,muzyk,performer.Bravo.Bravo,Bravo,Dziekujemy,Przyjaciele z Indiany,USA.
I had forgotten that when I was 14, I sat in a bombed-out church in East Germany and saw The Three-Penny Opera. At intermission, a guy sang this in full zoot-suit glory. Thanks so much for returning that memory!
Recently discovered you from PMJ, thank goodness I did. Your music has brought tears to my eyes time and time again, words cannot express how grateful I am for what you do. You've gained a lifelong fan. Keep being you
where the hell is the Grim reaper. ??.. Gunhild is going to live to be 100. Hush this noise about reapers.. you be nothing but an ignorant Russkie... if UKR , my apologies :-)) Tim FIdler NzL
Gunhild, here Ohio USA tonight listening with my 89 year young Mother. We're tapping our feet & smiling, from ear to ear. We love You💃 & Your Family👪 , so much talent. 🎷🎺🎻🎶🎤🎹🎶🎸🎶 Bless You and Your Family, for the hours of 🕗 - 🕛entertainment and memories. 👨💭 👵💭 🌆 💕 🌷
Dayum! I clicked on cause it was Mack the Knife, and I discover a gorgeous lady playing trumpet and singing it in the original German! Wow! I sing and play cornet, now I just gotta learn the German lyrics, lol! Thank you! Subscribed!
Bravissimi una band che non conoscevo, degna delle più titolate, splendida la tromba della cantante, il clarinettista al livello dei grandi dello swing di nuovo bravi
She is so into this song, I thought she was going to explode. I’ve been watching for only a couple of days now, actually evening just before bedtime, and I think it will be a bedtime ritual if I’m not careful; of course I wouldn’t mind that. Blessings ma’am, you are amazing!
@@lisaconnearney5707 a whole boat load of people... Bobby Darin (highest charting,) Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Louie Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Brian Setzer, Dr. John, and even Michael Bublé. Bobby Darin didn't write the song though. It was written in the 20's in Germany.
Mack the Knife" is a song with music by Kurt Weill with and by Bertolt Brecht ... I do wish the people who put these wonderful American songs up on u-tube would also pay respects to the song writers.
Isn't it enough that they pay royalties?
And Marc Blitztein's version in EnglishI must add!
@@robertmatthews2009 They don’t pay anything, since it’s public domain…
Doesn't she literally credit them at 4:27? Or are you not talking about this video
I Agree with you.
I keep coming back here because to see someone enjoy singing and playing as much as this wonderful woman keeps bringing a smile to my face. Thank you.
And the wink too... that 's for me.. I'm certain of it.
So very true.
Absolutely wonderful. If you're ever feeling down, come listen to this woman sing and you'll be uplifted for sure!! Love it!!
Ich liebe Gunhild und ihre musik -- go Gunhild!
She brings back the roaring 20s, she is so talented, so beautiful, she is so everything!
Wie isch das möglich, dass so e chlieses zarts Fraueli so viel Luft cha ha . . Sensauzionell ! (CH)
It's like she fell through a time portal! It's too bad they was too young to play with Louie, Bing, Teagarten etc. However they capture their spirit and brings it home today, so it's like your listening to Ella and Louie simultaneously! It truly is amazing!
A lovely lady,a looker.John M Guinto
Definitely a looker for sure
Schön mal einen Song auf Deutsch zu hören und das auch sehr gut 👌 Dankeschön ☺️🙋🏻♂️
da stimme Ich uebereins
Bin der gleichen Meinung. Toll anzuhören. Perfect.
La original es en aleman...
Love this girl and her band. Great, great music
It is a song that comes from a German musical, "Three Penny Opera," words and music by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. Bobby Darin made the song famous as "Mack the Knife" in 1959. Louis Armstrong first performed his version in 1955.
Credit where credit's due: Louis Armstrong's definitely the one who made this song FAMOUS as "Mack the Knife" (and, after he namedropped her in his own rendition of the American translation in 1955 - right after "Jenny Diver" - he also supposedly recorded a version with the ORIGINAL "Pirate" "Jenny" actress, Lotte Lenya). And, considering that the Threepenny Opera had over 10,000 performances between 1928 and 1933, in 18 different languages, her then husband can hardly be said to have not have already made the TUNE famous. However, this performance, despite harking back to the original German, seems obviously inspired more by Louis Armstrong and his instrumentalist-self-Satchmo's recorded performance (as, likewise, was Darin's... right down to Armstrong's "Lotte Lenya" improvisation, that was not in the American adaption of the Threepenny Opera... which had been, of course, just a German adaptation of the Beggar's Opera... which itself had already made the MacHeath character famous since 1728 [and, actually happens to have been the first British play performed in the Colonies]). Anyway, there is, for instance, a video on RUclips of Armstrong performing this in Australia back when, and I have seen a Polish teen perform Armstrong's version on RUclips in a This-century pop contest... so, just because Armstrong's brassy version carried Bobby Darin's "version" on its shoulders to number one on the Billboard chart, hardly makes that one as WORLD famous as Armstrong's was. Both good, however... but, I'd give Armstrong's the clear nod, despite liking the fifties version of "Stagger Lee and Billy Lyons" even better than the Furry Lewis instrumentally superior 1928 rendition! (Which, incidentally, is when the Threepenny Opera debuted... although the only "video" from then is from the 1931 movie, also featuring Lotte, also on RUclips... though she had a higher, thinner voice then, and her FIFTIES rendition of "Moon of Alabama", likewise from the Threepenny Opera [which I think was its only song not originally in German] is the more 'wackily memorable' version.)
'Dreipfennig Oper'! 🙂
@@bobh1208 That's really interesting. I hear Bobby Darin's version all the time on the oldies stations, and I wasn't aware that it was based on Armstrong's version.
@@JohnJones-qy5koif you want to hear the original lyrics of the German song sung in English, listen to Lyle Lovett’s song “Moritat”. He only changes one or two things to get a better rhyme going. The original was just a macabre list of Mackie’s dirty deeds, each one worse than the last. Zero references to him being the rich ladies man depicted by Armstrong and Darin. There’s also the clip from the German 3 penny opera film with English subtitles on RUclips.
@@bobh1208Lyle Lovett did a great translation of the original in the song “Moritat” that ran during the closing credits of “Quiz Show”. Mackie was an insufferable SOB in the German song, not a suave Mac daddy hitman at all.
This is the most swinging rendition in (the original) German I know. This performance just oozes "joie de vivre". Un grand bravo alors!
I love her retro look…
Life isn,t so bad when you see these wonderfull people ,,the clothes,, the musicianship, the whole packege is incredible
OMG, yes from Lafayette Indiana, this family is just the tops!!!😁
Yep, I wouldn't mind turning back the hands of time, for this stuff!!
Such a natural (and wonderful) performer. Many thanks and best wishes from an 87 year old English admirer. December, 2023.
I didn't think Mack the Knife could sound better in German, but it does!!! Gunhild, your vocal and the rest of the band really make for a swinging number!!!
Written in German, by Bertold Brecht and Kurt Weill.
Вы будете смеяться, но данное произведение и было написано изначально по-немецки.
Mack the knife sounds way better in German. :)
For authentic German renditions, listen to Lotte Lenya or Ute Lemper sing this song.
It's a german song...Bertold Brecht wrote it...
So so lucky to have this amazing artist to enjoy ....... a treasure!!
This whole song is fire, but wow is that clarinetist amazing!!
That’s Max, Gunhild’s brother.
Yes.The clarinetist is absolutely unique!!!!!! Bravissimo!!!!!!
The clarinet is exactly like the human windpipe. She (the clarinet) can sing like a bird.
Golly I heard Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw playing then 🙂
So much talent in this family.
I'd so love to see them live!!!
Gunhild, you have actually inspired me to pick up my trombone again after all these years. You are are stunning, fascinating, extremely talented, and just a down right beautiful person full of so much life.
and whère is chàtanioka?
Sehr gutes Deutsch, schön gesungen, ein super Klarinettist toller Chorus von ihm.....
Greetings from the US and a fellow trumpeter. I don't understand German, but your entire group's joy in playing and singing this transcends the language barrier.
It's a song about corruption in the Weimar republic... mackie Messer (knife in Ger) has knife and he goes around knifing people like poor old Schmuel Meyer for his Gelt. THere's a mention of a dead body (....Blauen Sontag Lieght ein Todes mann am Strand) on the Strand - the plot is specifically set in England to try to escape the censor in Germany of about 1935. If you type Lyrics , Mack the Knife into Mr Google you will no doubt find a translation
What a women.Great performance guys!
Great. I saw this clip 100 Times .Great singer. Great woman .Great pergormance
.Great band.
I think that Louis Armstrong is clapping hands in Paradise hearing you... Bravo Miss Carling!
👍👍👍
She is now my favourite jazz performer, great style and panache, wonderful
Greetings from the USA! (As a fellow German.) Bravo!....Love your energy and musical stylings. So much talent!
Wow, impressive, great 👍
I love your german in Mackie Messer! Ihr Deutsch ist einfach wunderbar!
Brilliant playing the clarinet player is outstanding !
They all are to be sure ! Great !
This is a very beautiful rendition of this song! Though I also like the version by Bobby Darin, I am amazed at how faithful the English lyrics are at certain points and then different at other points to the German ones. I really like the way you sing in German. Thank you!
Ella Fitzgerald (from the album Ella Live in Berlin (1961)) is my go-to version of the song.
But wow, this one is exceptional.
The original version was from a German musical called The Three Penny Opera. Music by Kurt Weill. Realized by his wife Lotte Lenya. Lyrics Bertold Brecht. Two generations ago everyone knew that…maybe three generations.
Just listened again and unbelievably it gets better each time, FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just discovered this music a couple days ago. She is a very talented artist. Bravo!
quelle merveilleuse artiste .et ces musiciens .merci à tousssssss
I love this band. (from Florianópolis, South Coast of Brazil)
i grew up on Bobby Darin, i could sing the song when i was 14, now i'm 78, you are fabulous Gunhild
Wow. Outstanding, i had no clue this would be in German. The musicians are incredible too.
The original was from a German musical by the composer she announced at the end. Kurt Weill. In the 1930s to 1950s it was considered to be one of the greatest and most influential musicals. Now it is almost forgotten.😢
I first heard this song somewhere around 1960, probably on the radio. I loved it then though I didn't understand the lyrics. It's kind of hard to interpret without the lyrics . . very soulful. Just recently I read the lyrics . . I was shocked. It makes the song even more beautiful, the contrast between the subject and the music.
Damn, this may be my all time favorite record, and are they ever doing a wonderful job, love the Deutsch version! Awesome !!!
The German is the original version.
O que me encanta é paixão que ela demonstra quando canta,parece que vem da alma, estupenda!!!!!
Tack! Vilken stycke för dans.
Had not heard of this woman and her family till yesterday, now I'm addicted!❤️
andy sp8 , me too! I’m mesmerized by her talent! What a gal!
Gunchild jak zawsze w znakomitej formie,i cudowna interpretacja.Ogromnie utalentowana piosenkarka,muzyk,performer.Bravo.Bravo,Bravo,Dziekujemy,Przyjaciele z Indiany,USA.
As close to perfection as ever I hope to see. Beautiful, talented, musical. What more is there to say?
Donna e musicista straordinaria!
As far as I know Sweden is a rich country. But sure as hell a significant percentage of the national treasure is on stage on this video 🎺
❤️
Nicely said!
Agree 100%!!!
What about Bjorn Borg ?
Mer tilldragande, äkta svenska Damer måste man nuförtiden söka med lup! Topporkester också! Saludos de Makinavaja, un beso y abrazo!
I had forgotten that when I was 14, I sat in a bombed-out church in East Germany and saw The Three-Penny Opera. At intermission, a guy sang this in full zoot-suit glory. Thanks so much for returning that memory!
Suena espectacular!!! Es una versión increíble!!!!
Me gusta muchísimo!!! Felicidades 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you Gunhild for the music. Very nice.
Recently discovered you from PMJ, thank goodness I did. Your music has brought tears to my eyes time and time again, words cannot express how grateful I am for what you do. You've gained a lifelong fan. Keep being you
Great bit of German there! And beautifully put together. I wish I was with you folks! Alan in London
Such talented artist! Bravo!!!!
Qualunque cosa suoni questa famiglia di artisti viene valorizzato al meglio poi, la signora Carling è veramente un talento puro. Complimenti!!!
Great rendition of a great song. Very skilled band.
Super. Dank U well. muchas gracias Gunhild for playing so energically.
Солистка бесподобна. Исполняет (поет и играет) превосходно!!! Готов ее расцеловать!!!
estoy cautivado por la canción y por sus interpretes.. Saludos desde San Marcos.
«И швец, и жнец, и на дуде игрец, и в хоре певец». Талантище! Просто красавица!
where the hell is the Grim reaper. ??.. Gunhild is going to live to be 100. Hush this noise about reapers.. you be nothing but an ignorant Russkie... if UKR , my apologies :-)) Tim FIdler NzL
total boogie, great vibes. nicely done. singer is adorable. thank you.
Oh hell yeah!
Awesome cover!
What a great version of Mack The Knife!
You are the best! 👍
Sieti tuti fantastici ...ihrxseid der Hammer ..wow your are so great....wow mackie messer würde wieder erwachen und tanzen... thank you
Классика жанра! Просто молодцы! Мне понравилось! Classic of the genre! Just well done! I liked it!
真的棒，妳的音樂是值得收藏的！喜歡💕值得一聽再聽！！
Ich liebe dich Gumdhild. Por este maravilloso tema y todo lo que haces. Te sigo con mucha pasion.
Just can’t get enough of Mack the knife, I never tire of Max playing his clarinet. Max you are just the best. Judith
I love this whole band, brilliant clarinet!
Love it!!! You go Gunhild! Love you, Gunhild!
Gunhild, here Ohio USA tonight listening with my 89 year young Mother. We're tapping our feet & smiling, from ear to ear. We love You💃 & Your Family👪 , so much talent.
🎷🎺🎻🎶🎤🎹🎶🎸🎶
Bless You and Your Family, for the hours of 🕗 - 🕛entertainment and memories. 👨💭 👵💭 🌆 💕 🌷
I share your enthousiasm! (67 yo, from France) :-))
😍
Dayum! I clicked on cause it was Mack the Knife, and I discover a gorgeous lady playing trumpet and singing it in the original German! Wow! I sing and play cornet, now I just gotta learn the German lyrics, lol! Thank you! Subscribed!
This woman is incredible.
Bravissimi una band che non conoscevo, degna delle più titolate, splendida la tromba della cantante, il clarinettista al livello dei grandi dello swing di nuovo bravi
It was already amazing and then the solos truly killed me !!
Wonderful jazzvoice just beautiful! Jeesss! Thank's for sharing!🤗👍
Che spettacolo! !! Grandi musicisti
This is now my favorite rendition of this wonderful tune. Thank you!
Vraiment bien, vocal, orchestration et clarinettiste
WONDERFUL!!
Just discovered her. This is my kind of music!
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Addicted 2 you .🇦🇺👍 Pulled it of yet again . Talent singer and group German .
The best version of "Mack the Knife" on the youtube. I can listen to it for infinite times and yet still feel fresh. Danke!
Excellent!
Absolutely amazing. The phrasing is supurb, and the trumpet was something even Louis Armstrong would "dig". Good.
Wow!! Just found this!!! Magic - made me drag out my Louis Armstrong CD and spin the oldies! Wonderful and most enjoyable!
Is there anything she cannot do Simply amazing So slick
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Words are not enough. This is fantastic!
Sehr schön!!!!!!
Bravo!!
Guhild Swedish translation = beautiful song vixen from another time sent to make us all smile ;)
Jp Phelps It's German
Yes, it's German. Mack the knife by Kurt Weill und Bertolt Brecht.
He's translating the name Gunhild :)
Ain’t that the truth. She is from another planet.
How to do not recognize a difrence
She is so into this song, I thought she was going to explode. I’ve been watching for only a couple of days now, actually evening just before bedtime, and I think it will be a bedtime ritual if I’m not careful; of course I wouldn’t mind that. Blessings ma’am, you are amazing!
Gunhild Carling, você faz lembrar a alegria contagiante do Louis Armrstrong tocando Jazz nos palcos!
not only her joy, also her trumpet part reminded me of Louis Armstrong's sound somehow.
Desde Argentina, me encantó todas las canciones. Abrazo 🤗
Semicemente spettacolare
Competere con TUTTA QUESTA DONNA? IMPOSSIBILE,HA TUTTO PER PER STRAVINCERE.... BRAVURA,ECLETTICITA' ,ALLEGRIA FORMOSITA' ,DI TUTTO E DI PIÙ ❤❤❤
That was really cool! Great job! And don't forget that Bobby Darin had a huge #1 hit with this song.
🎺 Thanks, Mackie! Pure entertainment enjoyment!
Gunhild, great German rendition of Mack the Knife, you would have made Frank Old Blue Eyes smile.
You mean Bobby darren
@@lisaconnearney5707 a whole boat load of people... Bobby Darin (highest charting,) Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Louie Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Brian Setzer, Dr. John, and even Michael Bublé.
Bobby Darin didn't write the song though. It was written in the 20's in Germany.
Forget Sinatra's version. Satch is the man.
I think her lyrics are in Swedish
@@shellyhe Her lyrics are in the original German, with a bit of a Swedish accent thrown in.
Again truly wonderful, my uncle played for the BBC light orchestra for 50 years, he would have loved this
I absolutely love everything u do your so amazingly talented love ya
hello
Grandiose Musiker und Sänger, möchte ich gerne mal live erleben in Deutschland oder Niederlande.. ❤️🥂🍾🍀
Eu de novo, brasileiro que não fala inglês kkk,mas cada vez mais apaixonado por você gunhild
Just discovered this channel ten minutes ago. Sweden has talent!