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Crois-moi a durera

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'"Crois-moi a durera"' is a 1962 hit song by Gilbert Bcaud, with lyrics by Pierre Delano. The lyrics begin "Crois-moi crois-moi a durera, On s'aimera on s'aimera trs fort."

The French original was covered by Isabelle Aubret, by Les 3 Mnestrels, by Les 6 de Paris (all 1962) and by Paul Piot et son Orchestre (1963). The French pianist Jean-Michel Damase arranged the song into a 22-minute piece for orchestra in 1968.Le Courrier musical de France 1968 Issues 21-24 - Page 115 "Jean-Michel DAMASE (n en 1928) Variations sur un thme (22 m. environ) de Gilbert Bcaud (Crois-moi, a durera) pour orchestre 2.2.2.2 - 4.3.3 (la 3' prend le tuba), tbl, bat, hp, p, clsta, crd. " Later covers included Nana Mouskouri.

English version "You'll See"



New English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel. The song was covered as "You'll See", in 1965 by Nat King Cole as the B-side of "Wanderlust". Nat King Cole also recorded the French original for Capitol France in 1965 for the 4-song EP 'Nat King Cole Chante En Franais'. The EP also contained "Je Ne Repartirai Pas (Love)" by Bert Kaempfert, Milt Gabler, and Jean Delleme Rate, "Les Feuilles Mortes" by Joseph Kosma and Jacques Prvert and "Le Bonheur, C'est Quand On S'aime" by Georges Coulonge and Claude Henri. In 1967 Nat King Cole's English B-side was released by Capitol Records on the posthumous collection 'The Beautiful Ballads'. Bcaud himself recorded the English version "You'll See" on 'Monsieur Gilbert Bcaud'.

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Category:1962 songs

Category:Songs with music by Gilbert Bcaud

Category:Songs written by Pierre Delano

Category:Songs with lyrics by Norman Gimbel

Category:Nat King Cole songs


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