"Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" is a popularsong that was written by Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour and published in 1947. Peggy Lee recorded the song on November 25, 1947, with Dave Barbour's orchestra as backing. Released by Capitol Records (catalog number 15022), it became her biggest chart hit. For the week ending January 23, 1948, the single entered Billboard's Best Sellers chart, where it spent 21 weeks, nine of those at number one.[1]
Mañana is Spanish for "tomorrow" (though it also means "morning"). The theme of the humorous song is the singer wanting to put off urgent tasks until the next day. The song is typically performed with stereotypical Hispanic accents, and with a Latin flavor to the backup band. Lee's autobiography emphasized that the song was her portrait of a single happy-go-lucky individual, written during a relaxing Mexican vacation,[2] and she regretted that some listeners perceived it as cultural mockery.[3]
Notable covers
The following artists have covered the song:
The Mills Brothers recorded the song on December 31, 1947 for Decca Records (catalog No. 24333).[4] They recorded it again for their album Great Hits - Vol. 2 (1960).[5]
In Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road, the narrator, Sal Paradise, describes the shack where his Mexican girlfriend's family lives and quotes some of the lyrics: "The window she is broken and the rain she is coming in". He also mentions how his girlfriend's brother is always "putting off everything till mañana."
In "The Merchant of Korea" (episode 14, season 6 of M*A*S*H), Maj. C.E. Winchester sings "Mañana" after playing poker all night (and losing).
In the Seinfeld episode "The Blood", Kramer and Newman listen to jazz organist Jackie Davis' instrumental version of the song while making sausages in Jerry's apartment, and again while driving Kramer's blood to the blood bank.
In Australia in the early 1990s, a version of the song was used as a jingle in commercials for bananas, as "Bananas Are Good Enough For Me".[8]
In the 1990 movie The Shrimp on the Barbie, "Mañana" is the song in the closing credits, performed by The Herbs.
References
^Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940–1955. Record Research.
^Gilliland, John. (197X). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #21 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
^Santiago-Mercado, Iván (2018). "Observations About The Song 'Mañana'". The Peggy Lee Bio-Discography And Videography. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
^"The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^"Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^"Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^"Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^"Australian Ad Bananas Are Good Enough For Me". Australian Banana Growers' Council (via YouTube). 1990. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
mañana, soon, enough, popular, song, that, written, peggy, dave, barbour, published, 1947, peggy, recorded, song, november, 1947, with, dave, barbour, orchestra, backing, released, capitol, records, catalog, number, 15022, became, biggest, chart, week, ending,. Manana Is Soon Enough for Me is a popular song that was written by Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour and published in 1947 Peggy Lee recorded the song on November 25 1947 with Dave Barbour s orchestra as backing Released by Capitol Records catalog number 15022 it became her biggest chart hit For the week ending January 23 1948 the single entered Billboard s Best Sellers chart where it spent 21 weeks nine of those at number one 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Notable covers 3 In popular culture 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditManana is Spanish for tomorrow though it also means morning The theme of the humorous song is the singer wanting to put off urgent tasks until the next day The song is typically performed with stereotypical Hispanic accents and with a Latin flavor to the backup band Lee s autobiography emphasized that the song was her portrait of a single happy go lucky individual written during a relaxing Mexican vacation 2 and she regretted that some listeners perceived it as cultural mockery 3 Notable covers EditThe following artists have covered the song The Mills Brothers recorded the song on December 31 1947 for Decca Records catalog No 24333 4 They recorded it again for their album Great Hits Vol 2 1960 5 Billy May on his 1955 album Arthur Murray Cha Cha Mambos Gary Crosby on his album The Happy Bachelor 1960 6 The Four Freshmen on the 1961 album Voices in Fun 7 Dean Martin for his album Dino Latino 1962 Olga San Juan 1956 Rosemary Clooney TV Show In popular culture EditIn Jack Kerouac s novel On the Road the narrator Sal Paradise describes the shack where his Mexican girlfriend s family lives and quotes some of the lyrics The window she is broken and the rain she is coming in He also mentions how his girlfriend s brother is always putting off everything till manana In The Merchant of Korea episode 14 season 6 of M A S H Maj C E Winchester sings Manana after playing poker all night and losing In the Seinfeld episode The Blood Kramer and Newman listen to jazz organist Jackie Davis instrumental version of the song while making sausages in Jerry s apartment and again while driving Kramer s blood to the blood bank In Australia in the early 1990s a version of the song was used as a jingle in commercials for bananas as Bananas Are Good Enough For Me 8 In the 1990 movie The Shrimp on the Barbie Manana is the song in the closing credits performed by The Herbs References Edit Whitburn Joel 1973 Top Pop Records 1940 1955 Record Research Gilliland John 197X Pop Chronicles 1940s Program 21 All Tracks UNT Digital Library Digital library unt edu Retrieved 2021 02 11 Santiago Mercado Ivan 2018 Observations About The Song Manana The Peggy Lee Bio Discography And Videography Retrieved July 30 2020 The Online Discographical Project 78discography com Retrieved December 30 2018 Discogs com Discogs com Retrieved December 30 2018 Discogs com Discogs com Retrieved December 30 2018 Discogs com Discogs com Retrieved December 30 2018 Australian Ad Bananas Are Good Enough For Me Australian Banana Growers Council via YouTube 1990 Archived from the original on 2021 12 15 Retrieved November 14 2019 External links EditThe song with some outtakes on YouTube This pop song related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manana Is Soon Enough for Me amp oldid 1063672735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
