CONNIE FRANCIS: "Somewhere My Love" ('Lara's Theme') - 1966

Another deletion that I am kicking myself about. This was up for a couple of years, and now I'm having to re-post it. It's Connie's lush version of the love theme from "Dr. Zhivago." Not many people know that Connie actually commissioned the lyrics to this song after seeing the movie. (The song was originally just an instrumental.) She commissioned famous movie composer Paul Francis Webster to write lyrics for her to record. When she first heard them, she hated them, and told Webster to give them to "someone like the Ray Conniff Singers." Well, he did that - and they had a number-one, million-selling single! Luckily, Connie went ahead and recorded this and it lives on as one of her very best performances. It is featured on her 1966 LP, "Movie Greats of the '60s." She also recorded it in Spanish, releasing it a year later on "Grandes Exitos Del Cine De Los Anos 60." The Spanish title of the song is: "Sueno de Amor," which I have also posted.

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[nominext]

After the failure of her first nine demos, MGM was about to drop her. She considered a career in medicine and was about to accept a four-year scholarship offered at New York University. At what was to have been her final recording session for MGM she recorded a cover version of the 1923 song "Who's Sorry Now?"

[AConnieChannel]

@nominext  You are quite right. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of Connie's professional history!

[FAUSTORICCARDO]

Many information on. Grazie.

"dove non so" is the title in italian which Connie has sung and also Rita Pavone sang.

[AConnieChannel]

@FAUSTORICCARDO Hi, Fausto! I love "Dove Non So." I have that in my video collection somewhere and will add it to my channel eventually - although several other You Tube folks already have it posted. Grazie!

[janspray]

I have always loved this song & Connie Frances

[MrWhoswho1]

Back in 1977 I went to my local record shop and brought Never Mind The Bollocks,Rattus Norvegicus by the Stranglers and Connie Francis-20 Golden Greats.

[TheHitDetector]

This is one of my favourite pieces of music. First heard the music from the film Dr Zhivago. Went to see it with the school we were all in love with Julie Christie including our English teacher!...smiles. This artist sings this so perfectly - glad she commissioned the lyrics. Love this version.

[trujello101]

I sang this song for my grandmas funeral (it was her favorite song) when it says,"soft as the kiss of snow) a gust of wind, sprinkled snow on everyone, only at that one part....... I love u grandma! :)

[musiclover57639]

I am discovering your post on 9 January 2012. THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Also for the wealth of information you provide. Those are things one loves to know. Connie has one of those exceptionally beautiful voices humanity only rarely produces. Ancora tantissime grazie e felice anno 2012! (Happy 2012).

[onehippcatt]

I lost my Dad this year......this was his favorite.....Connie, your music touches more people than you would ever know....God Bless!

[amgx9]

daw this was my parent's wedding song

[michele44ification]

my grandmother helena would sing this to me, as we would swing

[irish9boy]

oh connie that voice!!

[ILUVCF1961]

miss francis had the lyrics written then decided it should go to ray coniff

[heljurebane]

Armas Connie see on väga hea, armastan seda laulu