The Life of a Song: Mack the Knife
單曲鑒賞：Mack the Knife
How did a dirge-like song about a serial killer written by a Marxist playwright and a left-wing composer become a swinging jazz classic and global commercial success? David Cheal follows a trail not yet gone cold. Credits: Naxos; Decca Music Group Ltd; Not Now Music; Delta
這是一首左翼作曲家和馬克思主義劇作家寫給連環殺手的挽歌，這首為了揭露了資產階級道德的虛偽而作的歌曲卻在商業上獲得了巨大的成功，成為了傳遍全世界的爵士經典。