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"Lovers of the World Unite" (1972) " Softly Whispering I Love You " is a song written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook originally recorded by the duo under the name of David and Jonathan .
They had a top 10 in the UK in 1966 with "Lovers of the World Unite", which reached No. 7. [1] The stage names "David and Jonathan" were suggested by Judy Lockhart Smith (who became the wife of George Martin) and allude to the ancient Hebrew king David and prince Jonathan, whose close personal friendship was documented in the First Book of Samuel.
"Lovers of the World Unite" David and Jonathan: 7 53 1967 "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" Whistling Jack Smith: 5 20 "Softly Whispering I Love You" David and Jonathan - - 1971: The Congregation, #4 UK, #27 US pop (as the English Congregation) 1990: Paul Young, #21 UK "I Think I'm Getting Over You" Scott Walker - - "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart"
The relationship between David and Jonathan has also been compared more explicitly to other homoerotic relationships in Near Eastern literature, including by Cyrus H. Gordon, who noted the instance in the Book of Jashar, excerpted in Samuel 2 (1:26), in which David "proclaims that Jonathan's love was sweeter to him than the love of a woman", as ...
The Congregation was a British pop ensemble, formed by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway in England. [1] In the United States it was credited as The English Congregation.. The band's biggest hit was a cover version of "Softly Whispering I Love You" (originally recorded by Cook and Greenaway's previous group, David and Jonathan), which peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart in 1971, [2] No. 29 on ...
David and Jonathan are figures in the Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. David and Jonathan may also refer to: David and Jonathan (film), a 1920 British silent film; David and Jonathan (band), British pop duo; David et Jonathan, French vocal duo; David et Jonathas, an opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
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"Bella Vita" is a 1986 pop-ballad song recorded by French vocal duet David et Jonathan. Written by Olivier Lanquetin and duet member David Marouani with a music composed by Marouani, it was their debut single from their 1988 album, Cœur de gosse, on which it appears as the fifth track, and was released in the first months of 1987. It achieved ...