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aint_no_life_nowhere

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2. I've seen that very interesting clip before

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 09:07 PM

Feb 2013

noting that Bobby Darin had some great hits with the adaptation of foreign tunes like this one, Charles Trenet's "La Mer" (Beyond The Sea), and Edith Piaf's "Milor".

This German tune was also translated into French and became an early hit of French singer Damia.

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Mack the Knife [View all] Ron Obvious Feb 2013 OP

Me Me Me! elleng Feb 2013 #1

I've seen that very interesting clip before aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2013 #2

I didn't know that! Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #4

Ever see the rousing ending of Mr. Bean's Holiday? aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2013 #5

Brilliant! Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #9

That was so fun! Filmed in Cannes that scene. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #10

Yes, I have. Interesting movie. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #17

I'm still not convinced it is the same. Oh, now that I listen again, I see it is. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #15

Same melody - different tempo and language aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2013 #18

I like BOTH of them. I have the Darin song, actually, AND the Bean Holiday movie. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #19

I knew it, but have never heard the original before... annabanana Feb 2013 #3

I learned that from Ernie Kovacs. Lionel Mandrake Feb 2013 #6

Never seen that before! Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #7

Nothing beats the classics! baldguy Feb 2013 #8

That's where I learned it, too! kentauros Feb 2013 #16

i can't tell if that first version is Kurt Gerron datasuspect Feb 2013 #11

I think my original was Bertold Brecht Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #12

Many years ago - saw 840high Feb 2013 #13

I did not know that! I've never heard that. I've heard the song Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #14