Mac the Knife...

I am happy; I've scored a minor triumph.

Years ago I had an album I loved: Lost in the Stars by Kurt Weil. It was a compendium of all sorts of musicians singing Kurt Weil songs. I haven't seen it for a few decades - possibly it went to my ex in the divorce? In any case, I miss it, and was thinking of getting another copy. But the song I most wanted on it was Sting doing "Mac the Knife". This is not a song I particularly like when other people sing it, but I love Sting's version.

I finally, finally I found it today on YouTube.

For an extra bit of fun, I even found him singing it in German.

Doctor Who: The Beast Below...

Tonight I watched Doctor Who episode 5x02, "The Beast Below". Another triumph for Amy. Looking over the second episodes of each season I've seen, I see that I've alternately liked and disliked them. I loved 1x01 "The End of the World" and 3x02 "The Shakespeare Code"); but didn't like 1x02 "Tooth and Claw" or 4x02 "The Fires of Pompeii". I did like "The Beast Below" very much indeed, so it fits the patter.

( 1. Creepy setting. )