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| *[[Bryan Ferry]] covered it at the [[2009 Cannes Film Festival]] with Aznavour joining him on stage at the end of the performance. | *[[Bryan Ferry]] covered it at the [[2009 Cannes Film Festival]] with Aznavour joining him on stage at the end of the performance. | ||
| − | *[[Simon Cowell]] claimed that Charles Aznavour's "She" is "one of the most beautiful songs of all time."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/american-idol-judge-simon-cowell-talks-about-his-favorite-albums-1009496.php|title='American Idol' judge Simon Cowell talks about his favorite albums|accessdate=2009-05-30}}</ref> | ||
| *The first 6 notes and words of the 1987 [[The Cure]] single "[[Hot Hot Hot!!! (The Cure song)|Hot! Hot! Hot!]]" sung in falsetto by Robert Smith are a direct quote from "She". | *The first 6 notes and words of the 1987 [[The Cure]] single "[[Hot Hot Hot!!! (The Cure song)|Hot! Hot! Hot!]]" sung in falsetto by Robert Smith are a direct quote from "She". | ||
| *[[Jay-R]], the R&B prince, covered it for Philippine soap opera ''[[Beauty Queen]]''. | *[[Jay-R]], the R&B prince, covered it for Philippine soap opera ''[[Beauty Queen]]''. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:11, 10 May 2012
"She" is the title of a song written, recorded and released by Charles Aznavour and Herbert Kretzmer.
It reached number 1 in the UK single charts in 1974, but was not successful in the USA or France. The song was written as a theme tune for the British TV series Seven Faces of Woman. The song was recorded by Aznavour in several different languages aside from English, namely French and Italian, as well as Spanish and German.
The French version is called "Tous les visages de l'amour", this means "All the Faces of Love". The German version is called "Sie" and the Italian version is called "Lei". Both these titles translate as "She"
[edit] Cover versions
The song has been recorded by many different artists over the years:
- Elvis Costello recorded a cover version in 1999 for the soundtrack of the film Notting Hill, with Trevor Jones producing. It is featured over the film's closing credits. This cover was a big success.
- The Irish artist Joe Dolan recorded a version of the song on the album Memories.
- Dave Stewart and Terry Hall's short-lived project Vegas had a minor UK hit with the song in 1992.
- A version of the song by Peter Skellern is included on the compilation album Music To Watch Girls By.
- Laura Pausini also sings an Italian version of the song called "She (Uguale a lei)"
- Horacio Fontova recorded a cover for the TV program Música para Soñar (Argentina) and that version is also on the soundtrack.
- Palo Pandolfo, also from Argentina, made a Spanish version called Ella for his album Antojo (2004).
- Paul Byrom of Celtic Thunder performs the song on their CD and during their television special.
- Il Divo sings the Italian version "Lei" on their 2008 CD "The Promise".
- Péter Máté recorded a Hungarian version of the song called "Ő" in 1984.
- Yuna Ito recorded a cover version of the song as a part of her project Yuna Ito ~ Respects, the second cover of the project, released on August 25, 2010.
- Matti Caspi recorded a Hebrew version of the song, called "She" (Hebrew: "היא" pronounced hee) for his 2005 album "You are my woman" (Hebrew: "את האישה שלי"). The lyrics were translated by Ehud Manor. Charles Aznavour participated in the video clip.[1]
- Bryan Ferry joined Charles Aznavour to record a duet on Aznavour's double album Duos.
- Daniel Boaventura recorded a cover version in 2011 for the soundtrack of the brazilian telenovela Morde & Assopra (Rede Globo).
The British sitcom Fawlty Towers features a scene in the episode "Basil the Rat" in which hapless Spanish waiter Manuel sings an excerpt of the song while sitting on his bed.
[edit] Trivia
- Bryan Ferry covered it at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival with Aznavour joining him on stage at the end of the performance.
- The first 6 notes and words of the 1987 The Cure single "Hot! Hot! Hot!" sung in falsetto by Robert Smith are a direct quote from "She".
- Jay-R, the R&B prince, covered it for Philippine soap opera Beauty Queen.
- CBBC used the song for a reflective montage at the end of the memorial retrospective My Sarah Jane, celebrating the long-running Whoniverse character Sarah Jane Smith following the death of actress Elisabeth Sladen.
[edit] References
| Preceded by "Always Yours" by Gary Glitter | UK Singles Chart number one single June 29, 1974 for four weeks | Succeeded by "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae |
Bogomolov.PL 11 May, 2012
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=She_(Charles_Aznavour_song)&diff=491855160&oldid=481493812
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