Blame It on the Bossa Nova

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“Blame it on the Bossa Nova”
Eydie Gormé on album cover
Single by Eydie Gormé from the album Blame it on the Bossa Nova
Genre	Traditional pop music
Length	2:25
Label	Columbia Records
Writer(s)	Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann

"Blame it on the Bossa Nova" is a 1963 hit song performed by Eydie Gormé. It reached #7 on the US charts and #32 on the UK charts.^[1] She also recorded the song in Spanish, “Cúlpale a la bossa nova.”[4] The song was written by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann.^[2]

Bossa nova is a Brazilian music style which, with its associated dancing forms, became popular in the late 1950s. Gormé's rendition relates her falling in love with her fiancé as a result of "the dance of love."

The song was also recorded by Cliff Richard on his 1966 album Kinda Latin.^{[3] [2]}

A recording by Anna-Lena Löfgren, with lyrics in Swedish as Det finns ingenting att hämta written by av Stikkan Andersson, was at Svensktoppen for 11 weeks during the period 14 May-23 July 1967, peaking at # 3.

A recording of the Swedish language version by the dansband Lotta Engbergs in 1997 was on the album "Tolv i topp", and as "B-side" for the 2000 single En liten stund på Jorden.

[edit] References

1. ^ Songfacts website: [1]
2. ^ ^{a b} Australasian Performing Right Association: [2]
3. ^ Cliff Richard and Shadows New Zealand discography: [3]

[edit] See Also

Blame It On The Bossa Nova by Eydie Gorme. Songfacts.com.