# Essential Bobby Darin **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 8, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-bobby-darin/217728 "2003-12-08T18:08:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-bobby-darin/217728/1 "2003-12-08T18:08:50Z")
What are your recommendations for a greatest hits CD of his work around the time of _Mack the Knife_, _Beyond the Sea_ and _Fly Me to the Moon_? What other titles would you include that are in the vegas lounge style, with a big band sound? I’m looking for a CD that avoids his earlier hits like _Splish-Splash_ and _Dream Lover_. I have checked [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/103-1874487-8641442), but there is a huge selection, and none seem to have everything I want. Any suggestions? I’m not looking to burn my own. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-bobby-darin/217728/2 "2003-12-08T18:23:25Z")
Without getting a box set (which is a good thing), this is a good compilation of the swing years… [Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002JOT/ref=m_art_li_5/103-8613515-0673410?v=glance&s=music) But his live album, [The Curtain Falls: Live at the Flamingo](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005ABIR/ref=m_art_li_17/103-8613515-0673410?v=glance&s=music), is one of the greats.