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"Song of Bernadette" is a song written by Jennifer Warnes, Leonard Cohen and Bill Elliott, and first recorded on Jennifer Warnes' 1986 album Famous Blue Raincoat. The title refers to Bernadette Soubirous , a young French girl in the mid-19th century who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary on several occasions.
A music video for the single, directed and edited by Chris Corner, premiered on tape.tv on 23 February. A free download of "Fire and Whispers" was made available on 4 March, as part of the countdown of the album. [3] The full album was leaked online on 12 March, [4] a fact that Corner acknowledged on the day of the album's release. [5]
[3] On the R&B chart, "Bernadette" went to #3.. [4] It also reached #8 in the UK and was a hit again in 1972, reaching #23. [5] The song is notable for its false ending, where the instruments drop out and the background singers hold a chord. Lead singer Levi Stubbs then shouts "Bernadette!" and the song resumes, ending in a fade-out.
The Song of Bernadette is a 1943 American biographical drama film based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Franz Werfel. It stars Jennifer Jones in the title role, which portrays the story of Bernadette Soubirous , who reportedly experienced eighteen visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary from February to July 1858 and was canonized in 1933.
Bernadette is a given name. Bernadette may also refer to: Bernadette (singer) (born 1959), Dutch singer "Bernadette" (Four Tops song), 1967 "Bernadette" (IAMX song), 2011; Bernadette, a 2023 French biographical film
Anne Shelton released a version of the song in 1959 that reached #27 in the UK. [7] Bing Crosby recorded the song for his radio show in 1960. [8] Jack Jones recorded the song in 1964 for The Jack Jones Christmas Album. [9] Vera Lynn recorded the song in 1967 for a single release [10] and again in 1972 for the album Vera Lynn - Favourite Sacred ...
The Song of Bernadette (German: Das Lied von Bernadette) is a 1941 novel that tells the story of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, who, from February to July 1858 reported eighteen visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France. The novel was written by Franz Werfel and translated into English by Lewis Lewisohn in 1942. [1]
The Song of Bernadette may refer to: The Song of Bernadette, a 1941 novel by Franz Werfel; The Song of Bernadette, a 1943 adaptation of Werfel's novel, by Henry King; The Song of Bernadette, an upcoming 2023 musical adaptation of Werfel's novel "Song of Bernadette" (song), by Jennifer Warnes, 1986