Performing "Lost In Stars"

Lauren Bacall - Bernstein At 70 (video has 1:48 lead in) Sondheim re-wrote the lyrics to this Kurt Weill song performed by Lauren Bacall and Paul Ford, followed by Larry Kert.-per original poster

What's amazing about this is the beginning is actually Kurt Geron, the original performer of the song 'Mack the Knife' in The Threepenny Opera. His story is tragic - at the height of his popularity, he... more inside

Youkali is a tango written by Kurt Weill in 1934 during his exile in France. Originally written as incidental music for the play Marie Galante, it was later given these lyrics by Roger Fernay.

3 variations of the theme performed in a show hosted by Dean Martin.

"Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American classical music composer. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the late-20th century and is widely acknowledged as a composer who... more inside

The marvellous Hildegard Knef does a great job reprising the Lotte Lenya role in this 1962 remake. Obviously things had moved on a bit in 31 years - Lotte Lenya certainly wasn't dressed like this! Lotte... more inside

"Mack the Knife", originally "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer", is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama Die Dreigroschenoper, or, as it is known in English, The Threepenny Opera. It premiered in Berlin in 1928. The song has become a pop standard.