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Bésame Mucho

"Bésame Mucho" (Spanish: [ˈbesame ˈmutʃo]; "Kiss me much") is a bolero song written in 1932 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez.[2] It is one of the most popular songs of the 20th century and one of the most important songs in the history of Latin music. It was recognized in 1999 as the most recorded and covered song in Spanish of all time.[3][4] Famous versions were sung by Trio Los Panchos and female vocalist Gigliola Cinquetti in 1968, and by Dalida in 1976. English lyrics to it were written by Sunny Skylar. It inspired the cult indian song, Yeh Samaa Samaa Hai Pyar Ka, sung by Lata Mangeshkar in the film Jab Jab Phool Khile[5]

For other uses, see Bésame Mucho (disambiguation).

"Bésame mucho"

Spanish

1940

Bolero

Consuelo Velázquez

Spanish

"My Ideal"

December 1943 (1943-12)

October 7, 1943 (1943-10-07)

Los Angeles

Bolero

2:59

Decca 18574

Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar

The song appeared in the film Follow the Boys (May 5, 1944) when it was played by Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra[6] and in Cowboy and the Senorita (May 13, 1944) with vocal by Dale Evans.[7]

Inspiration[edit]

According to Velázquez, she wrote this song even though she had never been kissed yet at the time, and kissing, as she heard, was considered a sin.[8][9]


She was inspired by the piano piece "Quejas, o la Maja y el Ruiseñor", from the 1911 suite Goyescas by Spanish composer Enrique Granados, which he later also included as "Aria of the Nightingale" in his 1916 opera of the same name.[2]

In politics[edit]

In 1990, a hitherto clandestine affair between two Brazilian government ministers, Bernardo Cabral (Minister of Justice) and Zélia Cardoso de Mello (Minister for Economy, Finance & Planning), was revealed to public knowledge as the couple danced cheek to cheek to "Bésame Mucho" during a birthday party held for Cardoso de Mello. A married father of three, Cabral was forced to resign as a result.[10]


A few days later, at a ceremony in which Cardoso de Mello was due to receive her country's Order of Military Merit, the regimental band of the presidential guard, Os Dragões da Independência, struck up "Bésame Mucho" as she was presented with her medal. Its musical director, Lt. Geraldo Mendonça da Lima, was subsequently given 3 days' detention for insubordination.[11][12]

and Kitty Kallen with Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra (reached number one in the United States in 1944)[13]

Bob Eberly

(reached No. 8 in the USA in 1944)[14][15]

Andy Russell

had a U.S. top 10 hit in 1954.

Frank Sinatra

and His Orchestra and Chorus recorded this song on march 25, 1960, for the album "Say It With Music" issued originally on August 8, 1960. A world wide hit and a trademark for Conniff for decades.

Ray Conniff

hit the Hot 100 with their version, which peaked at No. 70, in 1960.[16]

The Coasters

(recorded during their Decca audition on January 1, 1962. A second version was recorded during their first session at Abbey Road Studios on June 6, 1962. The latter is included on The Beatles' Anthology 1)[17]

The Beatles

reached No.22 in the UK with their version in 1962.[18]

Jet Harris

reached No 5 in France and No 10 in Turkey in 1976.

Dalida

(received a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Performance in 1983)[19]

Plácido Domingo

featured on her "Best Of" album in 1998.[20]

Cesária Évora

(inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001)[21]

Pedro Vargas

(nominated for a Latin Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012)[22]

Zoé

. jazzguitar.be. June 30, 2014.

"Bésame Mucho chord arrangement for guitar"

Performances in Spanish