A song of joy
A Song Of Joy is a song by the Spanish singer Miguel Ríos from 1970. The song rose to number 1 in the charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland .
On the occasion of Ludwig van Beethoven's 200th birthday , the Argentinian orchestra leader Waldo de los Ríos arranged the Ode to Joy from Beethoven's 9th Symphony in the style of James Last . Waldo de los Ríos, who is not related to Miguel Ríos, hired him as a singer. A Song of Joy became a world hit. In Germany, it held first place for 15 weeks. Ríos sang the title, among other things, in the German hit film That knocks down the strongest twin .
Miguel Ríos' successor single was the composition Sunshine and Rainbow by Ralph Siegel , but this disappeared from the charts after four weeks.
Chart placements
| country | position |
|---|---|
| Germany | 1 |
| Great Britain | 16 |
| United States | 14th |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Miguel Rios - A Song Of Joy ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Miguel Rios - A Song Of Joy
- ↑ Miguel Rios "A Song Of Joy" (1970). In: www.br-online.de. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013 ; Retrieved July 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Ralph Siegel / Short Biography ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
