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The Ballad of Mack the Knife

First released 1985English5 recordingson 16 releases

1976 Manheim/Willett translation

Written by

Kurt WeillComposerMark IshamComposerBertolt BrechtLyricistJohn WillettTranslatorRalph ManheimTranslator

From the film

Quiz ShowQuiz Show1994the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Moritat (Mack the Knife)Lyle Lovett4:43
Mack the KnifeNick Cave4:54
The Ballad of Mac the KnifeSting and Dominic Muldowney2:48
Overture / Ballad of Mack the Knife (The Threepenny Opera)Roy Brocksmith
The Threepenny Opera: Ballad of Mack the KnifeRobyn Archer, London Sinfonietta, Dominic Muldowney2:35

On these albums

Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill
Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt WeillVarious Artists · 1985
The Dream of the Blue Turtles
The Dream of the Blue TurtlesSting · 1985
Moon Over Bourbon Street / The Ballad of Mac the Knife
Moon Over Bourbon Street / The Ballad of Mac the KnifeSting · 1986
Quiz Show
Quiz ShowMark Isham · 1994Soundtrack
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
September Songs: The Music of Kurt WeillVarious Artists · 1997
Mr. Loverman
Mr. LovermanNick Cave & the Bad Seeds · 2001
Smile (Songs From the Movies)
Smile (Songs From the Movies)Lyle Lovett · 2003
...Nothing Like The Rarities
...Nothing Like The RaritiesSting · 2005
Symphony No. 2 / The Seven Deadly Sins / Songs
Symphony No. 2 / The Seven Deadly Sins / SongsKurt Weill; Mariss Jansons, Simon Rattle · 2009
Songs From The Movies And Rarities
Songs From The Movies And RaritiesSting · 2014
Showtime!
Showtime!Various Artists · 2015
B-Sides and Rarities
B-Sides and RaritiesSting

Source: MusicBrainz work 29b41e5c-5caf-3711-8cbe-10663a3f01e0 (CC0).