Actor Christopher Lee sings Mack the Knife - in German!

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[DemforBush]

Posted because some things are just too awesome NOT to share.

[DemforBush]

As far as bad celebrity covers of rock songs go, this one really isn't too bad. Lee has a pretty decent set of pipes on him.

No?

Well, at least it's better than Telly Salvas' version of You've lost that loving feeling. You gotta give me that!

[headstamp 2]

Nothing like hearing old Telly talk his way through a song back in the day.

[Salamander]

Dude’s like a hundred now but still hot.

Must be the vampire stuff.

This was cool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PWuvHPGsjI

[Jonty30]

Yay, German topic.

I can post an appropriate pic.

http://themetapicture.com/the-reason-germans-dont-play-scrabble/

[jtal]

I’m pretty sure that the original is in German. (Bertolt Brecht).

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

I saw him interviewed on Carson many years ago and Carson said that with such a big, powerful voice, surely he could sing great, right? Lee said no, he could not carry a tune at all. I remember thinking, that’s BS.

[nickcarraway]

Haifisch=shark

[dfwgator]

Trivia Question....What famous album cover was Christopher Lee on?

[DemforBush]

By gum, you are correct. I looked up Three Penny Opera and that indeed is where the song originally came from. I never knew that - thanks for the heads up! :-)

[AlmaKing]

Spock sings ‘I walk the Line’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9NSpAdGxgU

[expat1000]

Brrrrrr! :-)

[packrat35]

Nimoy singing Bilbo Baggins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU

[stormhill]

Band on the Run-Wings

[Gene Eric]

Reading no further than your 1st post, I’m testing my memory in recalling that Mr Lee enjoys Heavy Metal and participates in it too some extent....

Bwoo ha ha ha haaa....

[Rummyfan]

Band on the Run....

[BBB333]

I’ll see your Nimoy and raise you a Shatner:

William Shatner - Rocket Man:

http://www.wfmu.org/365/2003/055.shtml

[skinkinthegrass]

after viewing the thread; I'm surprised, William Shatner's infamous
version of "Lucy in the with Diamonds" isn't mention @ all.
i didn't post it, for obvious reasons..it's excretable. *chuckling*

[NewHampshireDuo]

I’m pretty sure that the original is in German. (Bertolt Brecht).

Correct - the Weill/Brecht 3 Penny Opera. I have a poor singing voice which is fairly authentic for the song and did sing it once at a bar after consuming a fair number of adult beverages. Listen to the recording with the song done by Willy Trenk-Trebitsch for an idea.

[Radagast the Fool]

The late, great Jerry Ohrbach starred in a revival of The Threepenny Opera; here is a link to him singing it in English...
http://youtu.be/IsM0mfQH08E

And who could forget Bobby Darin’s version?
http://youtu.be/SEllHMWkXEU

[oldsicilian]

Jawohl. Music by Kurt Weil.