Nat "King" Cole "Autumn Leaves"

Nat King Cole's rendition of this classic song.

"Autumn Leaves" is a much-recorded popular song. Originally a 1945 French song "Les feuilles mortes" (literally "Dead Leaves") with music by Joseph Kosma and lyrics by poet Jacques Prévert, English lyrics were written in 1947 by the American songwriter Johnny Mercer. It has become a pop standard and a jazz standard in both languages, and as an instrumental. "Les feuilles mortes" was introduced by Yves Montand in 1946 for the film Les Portes de la Nuit.

The film Autumn Leaves (1956) starring Joan Crawford featured the song, which was sung by Nat King Cole over the title sequence. The French songwriter Serge Gainsbourg wrote "La chanson de Prévert" as a tribute to this song

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[ArchiducDeBelgrade]

Days when human voice in all its beauty could be heared in songs not autotune, time when we had real violins and orchestral instrumentation in music.. This is beyond beautiful.

[zanetierney]

i had never heard him sing this till last week...heard it in the movie "my week with marilyn"....beautiful!

[José Pires]

It's a beautifull song and a genial voice which bring us to a deligtful espirit

[tinka quinones]

i agreee

[Monica Alvarez]

Beautiful....totally agree with ArchiducDeBelgrade. I heard this song for the first time last night watching an old movie. :)

[domradz]

riverside combo l-daan candijay bohol..

[Siriwan Samniang]

very very nice song for our world

[babypink912]

This is so damn beautiful I just have to cry in admiration

[anisasummer]

Timeless song

[Ciro Palacios]

Recordada maravillosa voz

[brooklyn jazz doc]

Something very big changed in the early 50's. Benny Goodman and Harry James and Glenn Miller recordings petered out and Patti Page,Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Harry Bellafonte,Perry Cuomo,and Sammy Davis Jr were on in rotation and nobody ever gave it a thought. Great music was a major catalyst for social change and we didn't even know it was happening. It just sounded good and felt right. Great music is a powerful agent for change. We are all better for it.

[Jeannette Cabral]

Amo .Quando era adolescente  cantei no coral da escola. E,nunca mais esqueci.