1959 UK #1 BOBBY DARIN 78 "MACK THE KNIFE" Ex

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A VERY GOOD COPY OF THIS CLASSIC 1959 UK No1 FROM THE LATE GREAT BOBBY DARIN ON A MEGA RARE UK LONDON 78!

MACK THE KNIFE

b/w  WAS THERE A CALL FOR ME 

YouTube - Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife

Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it, ah, out of sight
Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe
So there's never, never a trace of red

Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, whoo Sunday morning, un huh
Lies a body just oozin' life, eek
And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?

There's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river don'tcha know
Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down
Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear
Five'll get ya ten old Macky's back in town
Now d'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?

Now Jenny Diver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry
Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky's back in town

I said Jenny Diver, whoa, Sukey Tawdry
Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky's back in town
Look out, old Macky's back

Darin took a chance when he recorded this. His previous hits like "Splish Splash" and "Dream Lover" were aimed at a teenage audience, and this song had very dark subject matter. Darin's management didn't want him to record this, but he ignored their advice and it paid off: it introduced him to a wide audience of adult listeners. He became a regular on various TV shows, played a lot of high-end resorts and became the youngest headliner at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, where he was once a busboy.

THIS RECORD REACHED NUMBER ONE IN THE UK CHARTS

IT ENTERED THE CHARTS ON 25th SEPTEMBER 1959 STAYING IN THE CHARTS FOR 18 WEEKS

DISC DETAILS:

UK LONDON HLK 8939   10" 78rpm  SHELLAC

SIDE 1 :-  MACK THE KNIFE  

SIDE 2:-   WAS THERE A CALL FOR ME 

CONDITION - EX/EX-   

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