BEFORE IT WAS A HIT SONG…
These songs are well known
but you may not know about the earlier attempts to score a hit record with
prior versions of the same song.
You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
Dusty Springfield scored a British chart topper in 1966 with "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me". The single also reached #4 in America. Its English lyrics were written for Springfield after she discovered the original while in Italy.
The British singer was attending the annual San Remo Festival in Italy. This song contest inspired Eurovision and it is where the Italian entry is chosen. Springfield was impressed when she heard the Italian original. One of its co-writers, Pino Donaggio, performed it as a San Remo finalist.
The Italian version is entitled "Io Che Non Vivo (Senza Te)". Its title loosely translates into "I Can't Live Without You". At San Remo, it was beaten by Bobby Solo's "Se Piangi, Se Ridi".
Elvis Presley later covered "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" for his 1970 album 'That's The way It Is'. Released as a single, the King's remake peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Adult Contemporary Chart.
Each new song will be added to the
spotify playlist named: ‘Before It Was A Hit Song’. You can check out the previous earlier /
original versions of the hit songs you know and love.
The playlist and other Caffe` Latte`
selections can be found at:
spotify:user:alanrosscaffelatte
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