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The original rendition
Grethe Ingmann
"Sommervind"
If you've never heard our Pop Explosion radio show you probably haven't heard Madeleine! do the Summer Wind - tricky piano...nice!
It's Magnificent!
Madeleine Peyroux
Always liked Wayne Newton's rendition
first American version before Sinatra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziD6mLpAZG8
Must find Dame Shirley "Goldfinger" Bassey's I am a HUGE Shirley Bassey fan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OZyJfSx_-c
I was a fan of Shirley's from before she performed
my good friend Bobby's popular song
which Bobby Hebb performed at TV3 Medford at my request
song: https://youtu.be/6UUgDiKkSqY
Goldfinger 1974
https://youtu.be/EnseiOJ2jGQ
Diamonds are Forever - Dame Shirley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-CrNUmDCUs
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Jenny Evans - sweet!
https://youtu.be/VBY6FE0mPZA
The Summer Wind IS in my book on pop music. What a production for Frankie! Amazing record too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DopzOCeKJc
Crooner Eddy Arnold
nice for the old guy but too pedestrian.
Strings add an interesting something
https://youtu.be/5PScXi7pyz8
See Wikipedia
"Der Sommerwind" was a song composed in 1965 by Heinz Meier, with German language lyrics written by Hans Bradtke. The song was changed to English by Johnny Mercer, who had heard the song being sung by Danish singer Grethe Ingmann who had also recorded the song in her native language as "Sommervind". He wrote replacement lyrics along the same theme.[2] The song talks of the sirocco wind which passes from North Africa into Southern Europe at the end of summer, and uses this as a metaphor for the changing of the seasons and the passing of time.[3] It was recorded for the American market in 1965 by Wayne Newton as the title track for his album Summer Wind.[4] At the time of his release, it was predicted to be as successful as his recording of Red Roses for a Blue Lady,[5] which had reached tenth place on the Top 40 and the number one spot on the Easy Listening chart.[6] However it only reached the 86th position.[7] It was also recorded that year by both Bobby Vinton,[3] and Perry Como.[8] Como's version was recorded in Nashville in 1965 and was one of only seven tracks he worked on with Anita Kerr and her singers.[8]
