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"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" is a song recorded by Julie Covington for the 1976 concept album Evita, later included in the 1978 musical of the same name. The song was written and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice while they were researching the life of Argentine leader Eva Perón .
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" was released as the second single from the album on December 16, 1996. [36] A separate version called the "Miami Mix", which included re-recorded vocals in English and Spanish and an Argentinean bandoneon in the song's intro, was promoted to radio. [25]
DeVito's performance of "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" in the screen test caused much positive buzz. Russell wrote that she brought viewers to tears (except Tim Rice – who wanted Elaine Paige, with whom he was romantically involved). Although Russell rejected the idea, Paige was screen tested twice.
Patti LuPone's performance of 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' left the audience completely floored at the 2018 Grammy Awards.
The song is a contrafactum, and shares its tune with the better known "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from the same show. "Oh What a Circus" was a commercial success for Essex, who had been dropped by his previous record company due to his declining sales. The song reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and the top-30 in Belgium and Netherlands.
[69] [70] Special features on the Criterion LaserDisc include an audio commentary by Parker, Madonna's music videos for "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "You Must Love Me", two theatrical trailers and five TV spots. [71] The film was released on DVD on March 25, 1998. [72] A 15th Anniversary Edition was released on Blu-ray on June 19, 2012. [73]
On the Buenos Aires stop of the tour, after performing "You Must Love Me", Madonna also sang "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from the film. [57] The performances of both songs in the city were recorded in the live CD-DVD titled, Sticky & Sweet Tour (2010). [58] In 2007, singer Brooke White covered the song on the seventh season of American Idol.
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