It was first published in Hamburg (Anton J. Benjamin) and Paris (Édition F. D. Marchetti) in 1904 in a version for piano solo ('Valse Tzigane'). As a song with de Féraudy's words, it was first performed by the French music-hall singer Paulette Darty, in 1905, and published the same year.[3]
In 1957, two of the more popular recordings of "Fascination" were released, Dinah Shore went to number 15 on the Billboard Most Played By Jockeys chart,[4] while a recording by Jane Morgan was released by Kapp Records as catalog number 191, which proved to become her signature song. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on 9 September 1957. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at number 7; on the Best Seller chart, at number 12; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached number 11.[5] Brazilian singer Elis Regina, for CBD Phonogram / Philips (1970–1980).
The original French words
Je t'ai rencontré simplement Et tu n'as rien fait pour chercher à me plaire Je t'aime pourtant D'un amour ardent Dont rien, je le sens, ne pourra me défaire. Tu seras toujours mon amant Et je crois en toi comme au bonheur suprême. Je te fuis parfois, mais je reviens quand même C'est plus fort que moi… je t'aime !
Lorsque je souffre, il me faut tes yeux Profonds et joyeux Afin que j'y meure, Et j'ai besoin pour revivre, amour, De t'avoir un jour Moins qu'un jour, une heure, De me bercer un peu dans tes bras Quand mon cœur est las, Quand parfois je pleure. Ah ! crois-le bien, mon chéri, mon aimé, mon roi, Je n'ai de bonheur qu'avec toi.
A faster-tempo version of this song featured in the first two Karate Kid films. Once during the scene at the country club, where Ali and Johnny are dancing together, the second occasion in Part II, when Daniel and Miyagi are in the car with Chozen, and Chozen dials the radio to a station that plays this same song. In The Next Karate Kid, Miyagi teaches Julie to dance to a vocal version of the song.
An instrumental version of the song is heard in the episode "Elegy" of The Twilight Zone.
^Bibliothèque nationale de France page for Fascination accessed 20 December 2017.
^Notice bibliographique – Fascination... [Musique imprimée] : valse chantée Bibliothèque nationale de France accessed 21 December 2017.
^Paul Dubé & Jacques Marchioro: Du temps des cerises aux feuilles mortes, website, Paulette Darty page accessed 20 December 2017.
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 569.
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 438.
January 07, 2023
fascination, 1905, song, fascination, popular, waltz, song, with, music, 1904, fermo, dante, marchetti, lyrics, 1905, maurice, féraudy, fascination, songwritten1904, 1905published1904, piano, 1905, vocal, composer, fermo, dante, marchettilyricist, maurice, fér. Fascination is a popular waltz song with music 1904 by Fermo Dante Marchetti and lyrics 1905 by Maurice de Feraudy 1 2 Fascination SongWritten1904 1905Published1904 piano 1905 vocal Composer s Fermo Dante MarchettiLyricist s Maurice de Feraudy French Dick Manning English Armando Louzada Portuguese It was first published in Hamburg Anton J Benjamin and Paris Edition F D Marchetti in 1904 in a version for piano solo Valse Tzigane As a song with de Feraudy s words it was first performed by the French music hall singer Paulette Darty in 1905 and published the same year 3 Contents 1 Recordings 2 The original French words 3 Song in other media 4 ReferencesRecordings Edit Fascination Single by Jane Morgan and The TroubadorsB side Fascination Whistling Instrumental ReleasedAugust 1957Recorded1957GenrePopLength2 22LabelKappSongwriter s Fermo Dante Marchetti Dick ManningWith its English lyrics by Dick Manning Fascination was recorded by diverse artists including Dick Jacobs Nat King Cole and David Carroll all of whose versions made the charts In 1957 two of the more popular recordings of Fascination were released Dinah Shore went to number 15 on the Billboard Most Played By Jockeys chart 4 while a recording by Jane Morgan was released by Kapp Records as catalog number 191 which proved to become her signature song It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on 9 September 1957 On the Disk Jockey chart it peaked at number 7 on the Best Seller chart at number 12 on the composite chart of the top 100 songs it reached number 11 5 Brazilian singer Elis Regina for CBD Phonogram Philips 1970 1980 The original French words EditJe t ai rencontre simplement Et tu n as rien fait pour chercher a me plaire Je t aime pourtant D un amour ardent Dont rien je le sens ne pourra me defaire Tu seras toujours mon amant Et je crois en toi comme au bonheur supreme Je te fuis parfois mais je reviens quand meme C est plus fort que moi je t aime Lorsque je souffre il me faut tes yeux Profonds et joyeux Afin que j y meure Et j ai besoin pour revivre amour De t avoir un jour Moins qu un jour une heure De me bercer un peu dans tes bras Quand mon cœur est las Quand parfois je pleure Ah crois le bien mon cheri mon aime mon roi Je n ai de bonheur qu avec toi Song in other media EditLa dame de chez Maxim s 1933 Alexander Korda film sung by Florelle Odette Rousseau as La Mome Crevette In the 1933 film The House on 56th Street starring Kay Francis On the soundtrack of the 1946 film The Diary of a Chambermaid starring Paulette Goddard The theme was used prominently in the 1949 film Gigi directed by Jacqueline Audry It was also popularized in the 1955 movie The Grand Maneuver by Rene Clair Its popularity increased when used in the 1957 movie Love in the Afternoon directed by Billy Wilder It has been featured on General Hospital numerous times usually during Luke and Laura scenes A faster tempo version of this song featured in the first two Karate Kid films Once during the scene at the country club where Ali and Johnny are dancing together the second occasion in Part II when Daniel and Miyagi are in the car with Chozen and Chozen dials the radio to a station that plays this same song In The Next Karate Kid Miyagi teaches Julie to dance to a vocal version of the song An instrumental version of the song is heard in the episode Elegy of The Twilight Zone Fascination was heard in Disney s Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo 1977 in the scene where Herbie plays it on his radio to the Lancia Scorpion later named Giselle Fascination was sung in the 2007 French film La Vie en rose La Mome by Maya Barsony and is featured on the soundtrack The first episode of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire featured an instrumental version of Fascination Frequently throughout the soundtrack of the 1942 film Le Mariage de Chiffon directed by Claude Autant Lara The Nat King Cole version was featured in the 2006 film Take The Lead A Spanish language recording by Trio Los Panchos was heard in the 2019 Las Estrellas series Silvia Pinal frente a ti References Edit Bibliotheque nationale de France page for Fascination accessed 20 December 2017 Notice bibliographique Fascination Musique imprimee valse chantee Bibliotheque nationale de France accessed 21 December 2017 Paul Dube amp Jacques Marchioro Du temps des cerises aux feuilles mortes website Paulette Darty page accessed 20 December 2017 Whitburn Joel 2004 The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits Eighth Edition Record Research p 569 Whitburn Joel 2004 The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits Eighth Edition Record Research p 438 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fascination 1905 song amp oldid 1067467078, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
