Quizás, Quizás, Quizás
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Quizás, Quizás, Quizás (also known as Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps in English), a popular song by Cuban songwriter Osvaldo Farrés [1]. Farrés wrote the original Spanish lyrics, as well as composing the 1947 hit. The English lyrics were written by Joe Davis.
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[edit] Covers
- 1949. The Gordon Jenkins version, with Tony Bavaar as vocalist, was recorded on August 12, 1949 and released by Decca Records as catalog number 24720.
- 1958. Nat King Cole regularly performed the song with a heavy American accent. His version appeared on his 1958 album Cole Español.
- 1960s. The Jamaican ska musician Prince Buster recorded the song in the 1960s as Rude, Rude, Rudee.
- 1964. The Doris Day version was recorded on November 5, 1964 for Columbia Records and not released as a single, but only on albums. (See Latin for Lovers.) The Doris Day recording was featured in the Australian film Strictly Ballroom in 1992.
- 1997. In 1997, the alternative rock band Cake released Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps on their album Fashion Nugget.
- 2000. UK Pop singer Geri Halliwell released Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps as a b-side to her single "Bag It Up".
- 2006. Former Spice Girls member Emma Bunton included Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps on the special edition on her CD Life in Mono.
- 2007. The ska band Eastern Standard Time of Washington, D.C. covered Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps on their CD Time is Tight.
- Dates unknown. Others to have recorded the song include Rigo Tovar, Gordon Jenkins, Desi Arnaz, Sonora Matancera, Xavier Cugat, Mantovani, The Stargazers, Pepe Jaramillo, Celia Cruz, Lila Downs, Henri Salvador (in French) and, more recently, Las Rubias del Norte (on Rumba Internationale) and Geri Halliwell (on the America's Sweethearts soundtrack), as well as her Spice Girls bandmate Emma Bunton. Turkish ska band Athena did a cover entitled Senden, benden, bizden.
[edit] Film and television
[edit] Film
- 1992. A scene in the Australian film Strictly Ballroom featured the Doris Day version.
- 1999. The song was included on the film soundtrack for Buena Vista Social Club (but not on the album of the same name).
- 2000. The Spanish version was used in the Wong Kar-wai movie In the Mood for Love.
- 2001. The English version of the song was featured in the Tortilla Soup.
- 2001. Cake's cover of the song appears at the beginning of the Mexican film El Segundo Aire.
- 2003. An English version of the song is heard during the opening credits of Dot the i starring Gael Garcia Bernal.
- 2004. Sara Montiel's version of the song was lip-synced by Gael Garcia Bernal in the movie Bad Education.
- 2005. The Spanish version was used in Brokeback Mountain, although it was not included in the movie's soundtrack album.
- 2006. The song appears in the movie Running with Scissors.
[edit] Television
- 2000. The English version was used as the theme for the British version of the sitcom Coupling, and was sung by Mari Wilson.
- 2003. The theme for the American version of Coupling was sung by Lindsay Price, one of the show's main actors.
- 2006. In season 2 of the ABC show Dancing With The Stars, the song was sung live during a dance routine featuring George Hamilton and his partner Edyta Sliwinska.
- 2008. The English version was used in the first months of 2008 in an advertisement for the show Californication on Spanish FOX TV.
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] Links
- Quizás, Quizás, Quizás (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps) - Spanish version lyrics, literal English translation, and English version lyrics
