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Line 1: {{Short description\|~~Original~~1932 song written and composed by Consuelo Velázquez}} {{other uses}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=February 2023}} Line 51: \| next_year = }} "'''Bésame Mucho'''" ({{IPA-\|es\|ˈbesame ˈmutʃo\|lang}}; "Kiss meMe aA ~~lot~~Lot") is a [[bolero]] song written in 1932 by [[Mexicans\|Mexican]] songwriter [[Consuelo Velázquez]].<ref name=fox20050130nyt>{{cite news \|first=Margalit \|last=Fox \|date=January 30, 2005 \|title=Consuelo Velázquez Dies; Wrote 'Bésame Mucho' \|work=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/30/obituaries/30velazquez.html?_r=0 \|access-date=February 6, 2017 \|archive-date=February 26, 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226195127/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/30/obituaries/30velazquez.html?_r=0 \|url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web \|author=by SocialMusik \|url=http://socialmusik.es/besame-mucho-cancion-espanol-mas-versionda/ \|title=Bésame mucho, la canción en español más versionda - Social Musik \|publisher=Socialmusik.es \|date=December 5, 2019 \|access-date=January 15, 2021 \|archive-date=December 23, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223070935/http://socialmusik.es/besame-mucho-cancion-espanol-mas-versionda/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/latin/6760654/best-latin-songs-of-all-time \|title=Hispanic Heritage Month: The 50 Best Latin Songs of All Time \|publisher=Billboard.com \|date=September 15, 2020 \|access-date=January 15, 2021 \|archive-date=May 17, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517162827/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8506478/former-boy-band-members-1999-pop \|url-status=live }}</ref> 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]]<ref>{{cite web \|title=Chronicles of plagiarism in Indian film music \|url=https://www.itwofs.com/hindi-ka.html \|access-date=July 4, 2023 \|archive-date=July 4, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704195621/https://www.itwofs.com/hindi-ka.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>~~{{better source needed\|date=July 2023}}~~ The song appeared in the film ''[[Follow the Boys (1944 film)\|Follow the Boys]]'' (May 5, 1944) when it was played by [[Charlie Spivak]] and his Orchestra<ref>{{cite web\|title=Follow the Boys (1944)\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036832/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd\|website=imdb.com\|access-date=May 12, 2017\|archive-date=August 5, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805121655/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036832/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in ''[[Cowboy and the Senorita]]'' (May 13, 1944) with vocal by [[Dale Evans]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Cowboy and the Senorita (1944)\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036725/soundtrack?ref_=tt_ql_trv_7\|website=imdb.com\|access-date=May 29, 2017\|archive-date=August 5, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805121657/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036725/soundtrack?ref_=tt_ql_trv_7\|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Inspiration== According to Velázquez ~~herself~~, she wrote this song even though she had never been kissed yet at the time, and kissing, as she heard, was considered a sin.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn17kLyrEHg \|title=Bésame Mucho Consuelito Velazquez News Feature \|website=YouTube \|date=August 19, 2008 \|access-date=February 14, 2011}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link\|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last=Burton \|first=Tony \|url=https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1172-did-you-know-consuelo-velazquez-and-be \|title=Did You Know? Consuelo Velázquez and "Bésame mucho". : Mexico Culture & Arts \|website=Mexconnected.com \|date=March 14, 2008 \|access-date=February 14, 2011 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120527073109/http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1172-did-you-know-consuelo-vel%C3%A1zquez-and-b%C3%A9same-mucho \|archive-date=May 27, 2012 \|url-status=live }}</ref> She was inspired by the piano piece "[[The maiden and the nightingale\|Quejas, o la Maja y el Ruiseñor]]", from the 1911 suite ''[[Goyescas]]'' by [[Spain\|Spanish]] composer [[Enrique Granados]], which he later also included as "Aria of the Nightingale" in his 1916 [[Goyescas (opera)\|opera of the same name]].<ref name=fox20050130nyt/> Line 67: ==Notable versions== [[File:Capitol Records 78rpm record label for USA release of Andy Russell's "Bésame Mucho". Original issue. 1944.jpg\|thumb\|Capitol Records 78rpm record label for USA release of [[Andy Russell (singer)\|Andy Russell's]] "Bésame Mucho." Original issue. 1944 {{ external media \| ~~align~~float = center\|width=230px \|audio1 = You may listen to "Besame Mucho" performed by [[Xavier Cugat]] conducting his [[Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra]] in 1945 [https://archive.org/details/78_besame-mucho-kiss-me-much_xavier-cugat-and-his-waldorf-astoria-orchestra-del-camp_gbia0066955f/Besame+Mucho+(Kiss+Me+Much)+-+Xavier+Cugat+and+his+Waldorf-Astoria+Orchestra.flac '''here on archive.org''']}}]] * [[Bob Eberly]] and [[Kitty Kallen]] with [[Jimmy Dorsey]] & His Orchestra (reached number one in the United States in 1944)<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Whitburn \|first1=Joel \|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954 \|date=1986 \|publisher=Record Research Inc. \|location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin \|isbn=0-89820-083-0 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/132 132] \|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/132 }}</ref> * [[Andy Russell (singer)\|Andy Russell]] (reached No. 8 in the USA in 1944)<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Whitburn\|first1=Joel\|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954\|date=1986\|publisher=Record Research Inc\|location=Wisconsin\|isbn=0-89820-083-0\|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/476 476]\|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/476}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|author=Gilliland, John. \|url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633222/m1/#track/2 \|title=Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #11 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library \|publisher=Digital.library.unt.edu \|date=March 23, 2020 \|access-date=January 15, 2021 \|archive-date=November 8, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108025351/https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633222/m1/#track/2 \|url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Frank Sinatra]] had a U.S. top 10 hit in 1954.~~{{Citation needed\|date=March 2022}}~~ * Velázquez herself recorded the song as piano instrumental on her album ''Piano Interpretations'' (1955). * [[Ray Conniff]] and His Orchestra and Chorus recorded this song on ~~march~~ 25 March, 1960, for the album "[[Say It With Music]]" issued originally on ~~august~~August 088, 1960. A world wide hit ~~{{Citation needed\|date=May 2023}}~~and a trademark for Conniff for decades. * [[The Coasters]] hit the [[Hot 100]] with their version, which peaked at No. 70, in 1960.<ref>{{cite book \|title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 \|last=Whitburn \|first=Joel \|authorlink=Joel Whitburn \|year=2013 \|publisher=Record Research \|page=177}}</ref> * [[The Beatles]] (recorded during their [[Decca Records\|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]]'')<ref name= TheBeatlesCover>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2012/06/120608_beatles_aniversarios_2012_jgc.shtml?MOB\|title=A 50 años del Bésame mucho de los Beatles\|access-date=August 17, 2017\|date=July 9, 2012\|publisher=BBC\|archive-date=August 18, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818050443/http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2012/06/120608_beatles_aniversarios_2012_jgc.shtml?MOB\|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dean Martin]] recorded it for his album, ''[[Dino Latino]]'' in 1962.<ref>{{cite web\|title=www.discogs.com\|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2888875-Dean-Martin-Dino-Latino\|website=discogs.com\|accessdate=July 6, 2024}}</ref> [[Jet Harris]] reached No.22 in the UK with their version in 1962.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=JET HARRIS {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/10203/jet-harris/\|access-date=2023-08-29\|website=www.officialcharts.com\|archive-date=August 29, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829224104/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/10203/jet-harris/\|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Dalida]] reached No 5 in France and No 10 in Turkey in 1976. * [[João Gilberto]] recorded a cover of the song for his 1977 [[bossa nova]] album ''[[Amoroso (album)\|Amoroso]]''. * [[Plácido Domingo]] (received a [[Grammy Award\|Grammy]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album\|Best Latin Pop Performance]] in 1983)<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZBEhAAAAIBAJ&pg=2286,2445615&dq\|title=Complete List of the Nominees for 26th Annual Grammy Music Awards\|newspaper=[[Schenectady Gazette]]\|publisher=The Daily Gazette Company\|date=January 9, 1984\|access-date=May 14, 2014\|page=49\|archive-date=February 9, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209181454/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZBEhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JXQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2286,2445615&dq\|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Cesária Évora]] featured on her "Best Of" album in 1998.<ref>https://www.discogs.com/master/132728-Cesaria-Evora-Best-Of {{Bare URL inline\|date=August 2024}}</ref> * [[Pedro Vargas]] (inducted into the [[Latin Grammy Hall of Fame]] in 2001)<ref>{{cite web\|title=Latin GRAMMY Hall Of Fame\|url=http://www.latingrammy.com/en/node/21337\|website=[[Latin Grammy Award]]\|publisher=[[Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences]]\|access-date=August 19, 2014\|year=2001\|archive-date=February 5, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205122045/http://www.latingrammy.com/en/node/21337\|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Kenny G]], recorded for his album [[Rhythm & Romance (Kenny G album)\|Rhythm & Romance]] (2008) * [[Zoé (band)\|Zoé]] (nominated for a [[Latin Grammy Award\|Latin Grammy]] for [[Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year\|Record of the Year]] in 2012)<ref name= LatinGrammy2012>{{cite web\|url=http://www.latingrammy.com/en/press-release/juan-luis-guerra-leads-latin-grammy-nominations-six\|title=~~JUAN~~Juan ~~LUIS~~Luis ~~GUERRA~~Guerra ~~LEADS~~Leads ~~LATIN~~Latin ~~GRAMMY®~~Grammy ~~NOMINATIONS~~Nominations ~~WITH~~with ~~SIX~~Six\|access-date=September 27, 2011\|date=September 25, 2012\|publisher=[[Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences]]\|archive-date=July 7, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707075155/https://www.latingrammy.com/en/press-release/juan-luis-guerra-leads-latin-grammy-nominations-six\|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ~~{{Reflist}}in the film Adua e le Compagne at 21.28min in youtube version.~~ ==External links== {{cite web\|url=http://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/besame-mucho-chords#listen \|title=Bésame Mucho chord arrangement for guitar\|website=jazzguitar.be\|date=June 30, 2014}} '''Performances in Spanish''' {{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjhwLuHTc2c \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/FjhwLuHTc2c \|archive-date=December 22, 2021 \|url-status=live\|title=Bésame Mucho, performed by Consuelo Velázquez (Piano) & Daniel Riolobos (Singer)\|website=YouTube.com\|date=June 4, 2011 }}{{cbignore}} * {{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLsg_Lk819s \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/LLsg_Lk819s \|archive-date=December 22, 2021 \|url-status=live\|title=Bésame Mucho, performed by Cesaria Evora\|website=YouTube.com\|date=September 8, 2009 }}{{cbignore}} * {{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSELNSslBVk \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/CSELNSslBVk \|archive-date=December 22, 2021 \|url-status=live\|title=Bésame Mucho, performed by the Mexican group Zoé\|website=YouTube.com\|date=February 27, 2012 }}{{cbignore}} {{Jimmy Dorsey}} Line 110 ⟶ 115: [[Category:Pop standards]] 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