Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
| Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) | |
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| Christopher Cross | |
| publication | August 14, 1981 |
| length | 3:52 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Christopher Cross, Burt Bacharach , Carole Bayer Sager , Peter Allen |
| Producer (s) | Michael Omartian |
| album | Arthur - The Album |
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Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) is a 1981 Christopher Cross song written by him, Burt Bacharach , Carole Bayer Sager, and Peter Allen . It is also part of the soundtrack for the film Arthur - No Child of Sadness .
history
In the song, Christopher Cross sings about the situation when you are in love. The chorus line "When you get caught between the moon and New York City " was taken from another unreleased song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager.
It was released on August 14, 1981, and the ballad became a number one hit in the US and Norway . In addition, the song won an Oscar in the category of best song in 1982 and at the Golden Globe Award in the category of best film song , Bette Midler sang the song at the award ceremony.
Music video
The music video consists of two acts that are cut together in fadeouts . In the one, Christopher Cross presents the hit with some studio musicians in a recording studio and in the other the plot of the song is clarified.
Cover versions
- 1991: The Ventures
- 1995: Shirley Bassey
- 2002: Ornella Vanoni (Sogni proibiti)
- 2006: Thomas Anders
- 2008: Barry Manilow
- 2011: Ronan Keating
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sources chart placements: Switzerland - Great Britain - USA
- ↑ Music video on Dailymotion.com