*1964: The Earl Royce & The Olympics version was recorded by Beatles producer George Martin. *1963: The High Keys version with a calypso feel and sports whistle accents cite web |url= |title= Que Sera Sera |author= Lyn Nuttall |work= Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s and 70s |quote= ] influenced versions by Earl Royce & the Olympics (1964) and Normie Rowe & the Playboys (1965) *1956: Jo Leemans Reached number 1 in Belgian national hitparade with a translated version, just one month after the original version that held the same spot. ”] on "Che sera sera," a fictional motto which he had seen in the 1954 film " The Barefoot Contessa."Īuthentic renderings of the phrase "whatever will be" in romance languages include: Two weeks later the call from Hitchcock came through. Author's footnote: “Written one night after they saw "The Barefoot Contessa," in which Rossano Brazzi says near the end, "Che sera sera." Livingston jotted down the words in the dark and they "knocked off the song" afterwards. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2001. "The Future's Not Ours To See: Song, Singer, Labyrinth in Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much." Essay in "Soundtrack Available: Essays on Film and Popular Music," Pamela Robertson Wojcik and Arthur Knight, eds.
cite web |url= |title= Lyrics of a song in a movie |work= |month= January | year= 2006 |quote= ] The phrase was lyricist Jay Livingston's own variation cite web |url= |title= English usage discussion: Lost Cause? |month= March | year= 2006 ] cite web |url= |title= Anecdotes: Ray Evans (1915-2007) |work= |quote= ] Murray Pomerance. There has been some minor controversy about the reputed language in the song's title and lyrics. The song received the 1956 Academy Award for Best Original Song with the alternative title " Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)." It was the third Oscar in this category for Livingston and Evans, who previously won in 19. It reached the Billboard magazine charts in July, 1956. From 1968 to 1973, it was the theme song for the situation comedy " The Doris Day Show," becoming her signature song. Title = The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits Day's recording of the song for Columbia Records ( catalog number 40704) was a hit in both the United States- where it made it to number two on the "Billboard" charts [ Citation The song was featured in Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film, " The Man Who Knew Too Much," cite web |url= |title= Obituary: Jay Livingston |author= Spencer Leigh |work= The Independent |date= 19 October 2001] with Doris Day and James Stewart in the lead roles. " Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" of Livingston & Evans sheet music.] first published in 1956, is a popular song which was written by the Jay Livingston and Ray Evans songwriting team. Title = Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)