abstract:Mack the Knife (in German Mackie Messer) is the nickname of Macheath, a character from The Threepenny Opera, and also the name of a song from that work. It is also the title of the US film adaptation of the opera.
This recording shows how she continued to sing "Mack the Knife" when she did not remember the words.
VOA: special.2010.07.04
A man asked her if she knew the song "Mack the Knife."
VOA: special.2010.07.04
Covering standards as popular as "Don't Get Around Much Anymore, " "Stormy Weather" and "Mack theKnife" might intimidate some performers, but not Norman.