Monthly Archives: April 2013

Never On Sunday

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“Never on Sunday”, also known as “Ta Paidia Tou Piraia” (Greek: Τα Παιδιά του Πειραιά; English: The Children of Piraeus), is a popular song by Manos Hadjidakis. A vocal version was also released and performed by Melina Mercouri in the film of same name directed by Jules Dassin and starring Mercouri. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1960, a first for a foreign-language picture. The film score to the movie was first released on October 1, 1960 by United Artists Records. Continue reading →

My way

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“My Way” is a song popularized by Frank Sinatra. Its lyrics were written by Paul Anka and set to music based on the French song “Comme d’habitude” composed in 1967 by Claude François and Jacques Revaux, with lyrics by Claude François and Gilles Thibault. Comme d’habitude had in turn originally been written in English, titled “For Me”. Anka’s English lyrics are unrelated to the original French song or the earlier English version. “My Way” is often quoted as the most covered song in history. Continue reading →

My Prayer

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“My Prayer” is a 1939 popular song with music by the famous salon violinist Georges Boulanger and lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy. It was originally written by Boulanger with the title “Avant de Mourir” in 1926. The lyrics for this version were added by Kennedy in 1939. Glenn Miller recorded the song that year for a #2 hit and The Ink Spots’ version reached #3 as well that year. It has been recorded many times since, but the biggest hit version was a revival in 1956 by The Platters. This version reached #1 on the charts and was featured in the 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The Ink Spots’ version of the song was featured in the 1992 movie, Malcolm X. The song also became a tango in the italian version by Norma Bruni and Cinico Angelini’s orchestra (1940), “Sì, voglio vivere ancor!”.

By The Platters

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

Lyrics

When the twilight is gone and no songbirds are singing When the twilight is gone you come into my heart And here in my heart you will stay while I pray

My prayer is to linger with you At the end of the day in a dream that’s divine My prayer is a rapture in blue With the world far away and your lips close to mine

Tonight while our hearts are aglow Oh tell me the words that I’m longing to know

My prayer and the answer you give May they still be the same for as long as we live That you’ll always be there at the end of my prayer

Mr. Sandman

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“Mr. Sandman”  is a popular song written by Pat Ballard which was published in 1954 and first recorded in that year by The Chordettes. The song’s lyrics convey a request to “Mr. Sandman” to “bring me a dream” – the traditional association with the folkloric figure, the sandman. The pronoun used to refer to the desired dream is often changed depending on the sex of the singer or group performing the song Some time later, Ballard also rewrote the lyrics for Christmas use as “Mr. Santa”. The chord progression in the chorus follows the circle of fifths for six chords in a row. Continue reading →