Que Sera, Sera
(Whatever Will Be Will Be)
1955



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Recording History
Luis Mariano
D. May
Los Moonlights, RCA, (Mexico), 1964
Mutshiro Nishiwaki
Earl Royce & the Olympics, Columbia Records, (UK), 1964
Karen Oberlin
Judy Boucher
Corinne Bailey Rae, The Love EP, Capitol Records, 2011
Eddie Howard and his Orchestra, (single), Mercury Records, 70881
Jula de Palma
Andy Cameron, Scottish World Cup Anthems, Cherry Red Records, 1998
Eddie Barclay
Emilio Pericoli
Igor Epstein
Hector Casas
Pink Martini, Sympathique, Heinz Records, 1997
Carla Bardo, (single), Telstar Records, TS 14692 (female Dutch vocal)
Dave Cash and Didier Boland and his Orchestra, Barclay, 86034, 1958
Michael Feinstein, Livingston & Evans Songbook, Concord Records, FCD-3101-2, 2002
Franck Pourcel
Karen Benjamin and Alan Chapman
Jose Feliciano
P.J. Proby, Liberty, LRP-3406/LST-7406 (UK), 1964
The Chordettes
Georges Blanes
Que Sera Sera - Ray's Story
Sally Fletcher
Chris and Callie Kalogerson Orchestra
The Raes, (single), A&M Records, AM 446
Bones and Fifes
The Dinning Sisters
Alden & Richard
Gloria Christian
Andrew Lilies, Infraction, INFX 006, 2003
Drew's Famous
Dave Alvin
Cobla Orchestra
The Lords, Columbia Records, (West Germany), 1965
Dublin City Ramblers
Alvin and the Chipmunks, Liberty, 1965
Natalie Cole, Natalie Live!, Capitol Records, SKBL 11709, 1978
Henry Mancini, Presents the Academy Award Songs 31 "Oscar" Winners, RCA Victor Records, LPM-6013
Edouard Duleu
Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra
Mantovani and his Orchestra
Audre Cooper
G. Eales
Karaoke Ameritz
Chet Atkins, The Best of Chet Atkins Vol. 2, RCA Victor Records, LPM-3558 (Instrumental)
Day Davis
The High Keyes, (single), Atco Records, 45-6268, 1963
Karina
The Four Freshmen
The Holly Cole Trio, Don't Smoke in Bed, Manhattan Records, CDP 7 81198 2; (Blue Note) 0777 7 81198 21
Doris Day and Frank DeVol and His Orchestra, Columbia Records, 4-40704 (single), RHCO 33718, 1956
Jacqueline Francois and Michel Legrand and his Orchestra, Phillips, single N 372.390F
Peter Kraus and Connie Francis, Rock 'n' Roll Schmuse Party, Folge 2 Records, 12-472786-10
Mary Hopkin, Those Were the Days, Apple Records, 1823, produced by Paul McCartney, 1970
Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band, Picadilly, 7N 35346 (UK), 1966
Lynn Jackson and Mike Palter
Sly and the Family Stone, Fresh, Epic/CBS Records, KE 32134, 1973
Philippe Laumont
Claud Goaty
Gordon Jenkins
Super 400, Live 05, 2006
Hector Leca
Macy Gray
Marie Jose
Wax Tailor, Lab'Oratoire Le Plan, 2004
Line Renaud
Hermes House Band
Carmela Ray
Johnny Thunders
Danny Rivera
Ray Conniff and his Orchestra
Tony Evans and his Orchestra
Billy Vaughn
Jimmie Rodgers
Ray Ellis and his Orchestra, La Dolce Vita and Other Great Motion Picture Themes, RCA Victor Records, LSP 2410
Diego Torres
Normie Rowe and The Playboys, (single), Sunshine Records, QK 1103 (Australia), 1965
Jon Weber, It's Never Quite the Same, Mood Records, MD-1111, 1998
Reales Embajadores
Melina Schneider, Melinda Does DOris, (Australia)
Wildside
The Red Army Choir, K Foundation - NMC Music Ltd. , (Israel & Palestine), 1993
The Shirelles, (single), Scepter Records, 12150, 1966
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Highlights
  • Written for the 1956, Paramount Pictures, Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, and Bernard Miles.
  • A family vacationing in Morocco accidentally stumble on to an assassination plot and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering.
  • Taglines: A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!
  • QUE SERA SERA is performed in the film by Doris Day.
  • QUE SERA SERA won the Academy Award for Best Song for 1956.
  • Doris Day's, Columbia Records (1956) recording of QUE SERA SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE) was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, 2012.

Lyrics
When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty, will I be rich
Here's what she said to me.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

When I was young, I fell in love
I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead
Will we have rainbows, day after day
Here's what my sweetheart said.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

Now I have children of my own
They ask their mother, what will I be
Will I be handsome, will I be rich
I tell them tenderly.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.
QUE SERA, SERA (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) From the Paramount Picture The Man Who Knew Too Much directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Doris Day Artists Music, Inc., 1955 Music and Words by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans (Special Picture Release)