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



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