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"Beyond the Sea" has been recorded by many artists, but Bobby Darin's version released in late 1959 is the best known, reaching No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 15 on the US R&B Chart, No. 7 in Canada (co-charted with "That's The Way Love Is"), [2] and No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart [3] in early 1960.
The resultant biopic, Beyond the Sea, starred Spacey as Darin, with the actor using his own singing voice for the musical numbers. The film covers much of Darin's life and career, including his marriage to Sandra Dee, portrayed by Kate Bosworth. Beyond the Sea opened at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival.
The English-language version of "Beyond the Sea" was first recorded by Harry James and His Orchestra in 1947. Its lyrics, telling the story of two lovers separated by the sea, were written by Jack Lawrence. It has since been recorded by many artists, including Bobby Darin, Stevie Wonder, Mantovani, [15] Roger Williams [15] and Gisele MacKenzie ...
Beyond the Sea is a 2004 American biographical musical drama film based on the life of singer-actor Bobby Darin. Starring in the lead role and using his own singing voice for the musical numbers, Kevin Spacey co-wrote, directed, and co-produced the film, which takes its title from Darin's song of the same title .
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The single release of the George Benson version contains Benson's cover version of "Beyond the Sea (La Mer)" as the B-side track.Benson's version of "Beyond the Sea" was released as a single, which peaked at number 60 on its second week in the UK Singles Chart [1] and remained on the chart for the following two weeks. [1]
In 2004 Wilson was appointed the music director for the Hollywood feature film Beyond the Sea, a biopic of the life of Bobby Darin starring Kevin Spacey.In 2007 he conducted the BBC Concert Orchestra in a BBC Proms concert of British film music, followed in 2009 by conducting his own John Wilson Orchestra in their Proms debut, a celebration of MGM Musicals, and made a further appearance in the ...
One commentator above mentions that "Beyond the Sea" differs in style from the French original, but that is only true of Bobby Darin's cover: the 1940s recordings of Jack Lawrence's version by artists such as Harry James and Jack Owens have arrangements that are similar to that of Trenet, if lightly adapted to fit an American musical idiom.