La Mer (song)
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"La Mer" is a song by the French composer, lyricist, singer, and showman Charles Trenet. The song was first recorded by the French singer Roland Gerbeau in 1945. When Trenet's version was released in
Charles Trenet, La Mer, A side, Columbia Record, March, 1946
Beyond the Sea (song)
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"Beyond the Sea" is the English-language version of the French song "La Mer" by Charles Trenet, popularized by Bobby Darin in 1959. While the French original was an ode to the sea, Jack Lawrence – who
La Mer (song)
…artists recording their own versions. Besides the original in French, the song was also recorded in several other languages, with the English version "Beyond the Sea" being particularly popular and becoming the signature song for the American singer Bobby Darin. In 1966 there were already over 100 different recordings…
Cover of musical score published in France in 1946
Bobby Darin, Beyond the Sea, ATCO record, A side, 1957