South American Way
1939 song by Carmen Miranda
"South American Way" | |
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Carmen Miranda in performance of "South American Way" in Down Argentine Way. | |
Song by Carmen Miranda | |
Language | Portuguese |
Released | December 26, 1939 |
Label | Decca Records |
Songwriter(s) | Al Dubin |
Composer(s) | Jimmy McHugh |
"South American Way" is a 1939 song with music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Al Dubin. Carmen Miranda introduced the song in the 1939 Broadway musical The Streets of Paris. Miranda performed it on-screen a year later in her breakout role for U.S. audiences in the film Down Argentine Way (1940), causing it to become very popular in the United States.[1][2]
Versions
The song became very popular in the United States, and had cover versions by several international artists, and as part of the soundtrack of many American films.
Artist | Year |
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Guy Lombardo | 1939 |
Al Donahue & His Orchestra | 1939 |
The Andrews Sisters & Glenn Miller & Orchestra | 1940 |
Pat Kirkwood | 1941 |
Dinah Shore | 1941 |
Marlene Dietrich | 1947 |
Gordon MacRae, Lucille Norman & The Sportsmen Quartet | 1949 |
Marisa Monte | 1988 |
Rebecca Kilgore & Dave Frishberg | 1996 |
Sonia Santana | 2004 |
Arielle Dombasle | 2006 |
Frankie Carle | 2007 |
In movies
Film | Director | Year |
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Down Argentine Way | Irving Cummings | 1940 |
In This Our Life | John Huston | 1942 |
Mildred Pierce[3] | Michael Curtiz | 1945 |
Class of '44[4] | Paul Bogart | 1973 |
Radio Days[5] | Woody Allen | 1987 |
Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business | Helena Solberg | 1995 |
References
- ^ "SOUTH AMERICAN WAY" - Carmen Miranda Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DUSSEK, Eduardo, Carmen Miranda: Melodias Cifradas para Guitarra, Violão e Teclados, São Paulo:Publishing Irmãos Vitale, ISBN 85-740-711-02
- ^ "Soundtracks: Mildred Pierce (1945)". IMDb. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ "Soundtracks: Class of '44 (1973)". IMDb. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ "Soundtracks: Radio Days (1987)". IMDb. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
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