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