Bésame Mucho

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"Bésame Mucho" is a Mexican song written in 1940 by Consuelo Velázquez before her sixteenth birthday. The phrase "bésame mucho" can be translated into English as "kiss me a lot". According to Velázquez, she wrote this song even though she had never been kissed yet at the time. Also she was inspired by the aria "Quejas, o la Maja y el Ruiseñor" from the Spanish 1916 opera Goyescas by Enrique Granados.

Emilio Tuero was the first to record the song. It has since been performed by many artists including, notably The Beatles, who often played it during live performances throughout 1962. The Beatles played the song along with fourteen other songs as part of their unsuccessful audition for Decca Records on January 1, 1962, with Paul McCartney on lead vocals. The Beatles would play "Bésame Mucho" again when they auditioned for EMI (and finally earned a record contract) on June 6, 1962. The June performance, featuring original Beatles' drummer Pete Best, was included on the 1995 compilation album Anthology 1. The Beatles also perform "Bésame Mucho" in their documentary film Let It Be. However, the band never released an official studio recording of the song.

The composition has been used on the soundtrack of numerous films including Great Expectations, A toda máquina, Moon Over Parador, Arizona Dream, Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, In Good Company, Paid, Juno, and Mona Lisa Smile.

The song is heard in the Miami Vice Season Three Episode "Viking Bikers From Hell." In that episode, the recurring character Izzy Moreno is performing the song for an elderly group in a Miami nursing home.

In 2007, Composer/Arranger and Jazz Trombonist Steve Wiest was nominated for a Grammyfor Best Instrumental Arrangement for his version of Besame Mucho that was recorded by Maynard Ferguson on The One and Only Maynard Ferguson

"Bésame Mucho" is also known by translated names such as "Kiss Me Much", "Kiss Me a Lot", "Kiss Me Again and Again", "Embrasse-Moi", "Stale Ma Bozkavaj" and "Szeretlek én".

Contents 1 Lyrics 2 Cover versions 3 References 4 Weblinks

[edit] Lyrics

(Spanish / English )

Spanish (words & music by Consuelo Velazquez - 1941) Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche la última vez Bésame mucho Que tengo miedo perderte, perderte otra vez Quiero tenerte muy Cerca, mirarme en tus Ojos, verte junto a mí Piensa que tal vez Mañana yo ya estaré Lejos, muy lejos de ti Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche la última vez Bésame mucho Que tengo miedo perderte, perderte después

English (words by Sunny Skylar - This is not a translation of the Spanish) Kiss me, kiss me alot Each time I cling to your kiss, I hear music divine Kiss me alot Hold me my darling and say that you'll always be mine This joy is something new My arms enfolding you Never knew this thrill before Whoever thought I'd be Holding you close to me Whispering "It's you I adore" Dearest one If you should leave me Each little dream would take wing, and my life would be through Kiss me alot Love me forever and make all my dreams come true

[edit] Cover versions

"Bésame Mucho" has been covered by:

Alejandro Fernández Alys Robi Andrea Bocelli Andy Russell Antonio Machin Arielle Dombasle Art Pepper Artie Shaw Barney Wilen The Basics The Beatles Betty Johnson Bob Eberly (with Kitty Kallen) Bobby Capo Bond Brave Combo Caetano Veloso Carmen McRae Cesária Évora Charles Aznavour Charo Chris Isaak Christophe Cubismo The Coasters Clementine Dalida Dan Sartain Daniel Santos Danny Aiello Dave Brubeck The Dead Brothers Dean Martin Diana Krall Diane Schuur Dianne Reeves Edith Piaf Eldar Djangirov Esteban Etta James Evgeniy Gartung The Flamingos

Frances Faye Frank Sinatra Frankie Laine Gadjo Gato Barbieri Grant Green Helmut Lotti Ivo Robic James Booker Javier Solis João Gilberto José Carreras Josephine Baker Juan García Esquivel Julie London Julio Iglesias Katalin Karády Kermit Ruffins Kitty Kallen Las Perlas Del Son Laura Fygi Lepyansky Brothers Leslie Nielsen Lila Downs Linda Ronstadt Lisa Ono Los Panchos Los Caballeros Lucho Gatica Luis Miguel Mantovani Orchestra Mario Frangoulis Matt Dusk Maynard Ferguson Maysa Michael Bublé Michel Petrucciani

Mina Mireille Mathieu Musikverein Harmonie Aarau Muza Nana Mouskouri Nat "King" Cole Ngoc Lan Omara Portuondo Paco de Lucía Paul Mauriat Paula Morelenbaum Pedro Infante Pedro Vargas Perez Prado Placebo Plácido Domingo Quartetto Gelato Ray Conniff Richard Clayderman Ruslana Sammy Davis Jr Sanjaya Malakar Sarah Brightman Sara Montiel Stan Getz Taylor Horn Telefunka Trini Lopez Trio Los Panchos The Usuals The Ventures Klaus Wunderlich Viktor Lazlo Wes Montgomery Wilmer Valderrama Xavier Cugat Bert Kaempfert Franck Pourcel Paquito D'Rivera Lucho Gatica Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Valerie Kimani ( Kenya ) - Tusker project fame east africa winner - Gallo Records

The recording by Jimmy Dorsey was released by Decca Records as catalog number 18574. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on January 6, 1944 and lasted 16 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1.^[1] The flip side, "My Ideal," also charted, reaching #8, for a two-sided hit.

The recording by Andy Russell was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 149. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 13, 1944 and lasted 2 weeks on the chart, peaking at #10.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. 

Preceded by "My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart)" by Glen Gray

U.S. Billboard Best Sellers in Stores number-one single March 4–April 15, 1944

Succeeded by "It's Love-Love-Love" by Guy Lombardo

[edit] Weblinks

• Lyrics
• Song databank
• 100 Livestream versions
• Text der deutschen Adaption "Tausendmal möcht' ich dich küssen" bei LyricWiki