Added: Jul 19, 2008

From: molesworthRAF

Duration: 3:23

"Perfidia" (Spanish for "perfidy", as in faithless, treacherous or false) is a popular Mexican song written by Alberto Domínguez (1913--1975) about love and betrayal . Aside from the original Spanish, other renditions exist, including English and instrumental versions. The English lyrics are by Milton Leeds. The song was published in 1939 and became a hit for Xavier Cugat in 1940. This version was used by director Wong Kar-wai in his films Days of Being Wild, In the Mood for Love, and 2046."Perfidia"' has been recorded by many artists, including Olavi Virta, Café Tacuba, Glenn Miller, Nana Mouskouri, King Tubby, Phyllis Dillon, The Shadows, The Ventures, Linda Ronstadt, Nat King Cole, Lawrence Welk, Luis Miguel, The Four Aces, Olivia Molina, Perez Prado, Ibrahim Ferrer, and Ben E. King. An English arrangement of "Perfidia" is also the signature song of the Princeton Nassoons, Princeton University's oldest a cappella group.The song was used in at least one episode of Dexter on Showtime; that track appears on the Season 1 soundtrack.During the "Paris" flashback scene in Casablanca, Ilsa and Rick are dancing to "Perfidia" in a night club. It was also used in the Rio nightclub scene in the Bette Davis film "Now, Voyager" (1942).This version by Glenn Miller was recorded on February 19, 1941. It features Dorothy Claire and the Modernaires on vocals.

Channel: Music

Tags: alberto  band  big  claire  dominguez  dorothy  glenn  jazz  leeds  miller  milton  modernaires  orchestra  vocal 

Rating: 5.00 (6 ratings)    Views: 2742' favoriteCount='13    Comments: 2

youyong28 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Thanks for the thorough information for the song. It's one of my favorite songs, especially the Spanish version.

BigIronOnHipMan Says:

Sep 2, 2008 - No earthly flesh and blood could ever perform a finer more mellifluous rendition of "PERFIDIA" than the great Glenn Miller Orchestra with Dorothy Claire singing up front with The Modernaires!