“Love Me Do” is The Beatles’ first single, backed by “P.S. I Love You” and released on 5 October 1962. When the single was originally released in the United Kingdom, it peaked at number seventeen; in 1982 it was re-issued and reached number four. In the United States the single was a number one hit in 1964. Continue reading
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Love Letters in the Sand
“Love Letters in the Sand” is a popular song first published in 1931. The music was written by J. Fred Coots and the lyrics by Nick Kenny and Charles Kenny. The song was “inspired” by an 1881 composition, “The Spanish Cavalier”. Ted Black’s orchestra had the first major hit. Continue reading
Love Is blue
“L’amour est bleu” (English title: “Love Is Blue”) is a song whose music was composed by André Popp, and whose lyrics were written by Pierre Cour, in 1967. Brian Blackburn later wrote English-language lyrics for it. First performed in French by Greek singer Vicky Leandros (appearing as Vicky) as the Luxembourgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, it has since been recorded by many other musicians, most notably French orchestra leader Paul Mauriat, whose familiar instrumental version became the only number-one hit by a French artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 in America. Continue reading
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
“Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” is a popular song with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. The song was publicized first in the movie, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955), winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song. From 1967 to 1973, it was used as the theme song to Love is a Many Splendored Thing, the soap opera based on the movie. Continue reading
Look for a Star
Look for a Star是電影 Circus of Horrors 馬戲班魔王的主題曲。電影故事述說英國一名自命非常出色的整容醫生 Dr Rossiter﹐因為手術失敗而被警方通緝﹐最終他帶同助手 Martin 及 Angela 兄妹逃亡到法國偏遠的一個小鎮。途中﹐Dr Rossiter 遇上了一名小女孩 Nicole﹐原來她是馬戲班班主Vanet 的小女兒﹐因為一次意外而毀了容。 Continue reading