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Seemann (Deine Heimat ist das Meer)" (English translation "Sailor (Your Home is the Sea)") is a song originally written in German by Werner Scharfenberger and lyricist Fini Busch . A 1959 German-language recording by Lolita became an international hit in 1960–61.
"Sailor" is the title of the English-language rendering of the 1959 schlager composition "Seemann (Deine Heimat ist das Meer)" originally written in German by Werner Scharfenberger and lyricist Fini Busch : featuring lyrics in English by Norman Newell (writing as David West), "Sailor" would in 1961 afford Petula Clark her first UK #1 hit ...
Early recordings typically were songs with a Latin American, South Sea Island, or similar 'exotic' theme. In December 1959, she recorded what would become her only gold record , [ 1 ] " Seemann, deine Heimat ist das Meer " ("Sailor, Your Home is the Sea"), which was a hit single in the United States, peaking at number five, number one for two ...
The Sailor's Song was conceived in aftermath of the Socialist Unity Party's Conference on Cultural Affairs at October 1957, during which the East German establishment embraced a conservative line and ended the brief period of liberalization that begun after Nikita Khrushchev's Secret Speech. [1]
Sailor Song may refer to: Sailor Song, a 1992 novel by Ken Kesey "Sailor Song" (song), a 2024 single by Gigi Perez "The Sailor Song", a 1999 single by Toy Box "Sailor (Your Home is the Sea)", a 1960 German-language song by Lolita "Sailor" (song), the English-language rendering by Petula Clark
Sail On, Sailor; Sailing, Sailing; Sailor (song) The Sailor Song; A Sailor's Life; The Saucy Arethusa; Seemann (Lolita song) Seemann (Rammstein song) Ship Ahoy! (All the Nice Girls Love a Sailor) Son of a Son of a Sailor (song) The Song of the Marines; Song of the Yue Boatman
He wrote the English lyrics to the German song "Sailor", [10] a number one UK hit for Petula Clark [11] and a top ten hit for Anne Shelton in 1961. [12] In 1964, Newell produced Peter and Gordon 's number one UK hit " A World Without Love ", which also topped the charts in the United States and several other countries. [ 13 ]
This is a list of the German Media Control Top100 Singles Chart number-ones of 1955. Issue date Song Artist January "Jim, Johnny & Jonas" Hula Hawaiian Quartett February