Don't Cry for Me Argentina

Don't Cry for Me Argentina is a song from the 1976 musical Evita . It was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice and originally performed by Julie Covington .

history

Don't Cry for Me Argentina was released as a single in February 1977 and was a number one hit in the UK, Ireland, Australia and the Netherlands, among others . Due to the emotional impact of the song, Covington initially felt that the piece had no chance of becoming a success and recorded another version with a less emotional impact. However, Covington later decided to release the original version. The B-side of the single is Rainbow High .

Cover version of Madonna

In 1996 Madonna covered Don't Cry for Me Argentina for the soundtrack to the film Evita . In addition, a published Dance - Remix merely on the CD can be found. Madonna also performed the song on the Drowned World Tour . Alan Parker directed the music video ; Parts of the film Evita can be seen, among other things . Just like the original, Madonna's version became a number one hit, this time in Canada, France and Spain.

Other covers

Other cover versions are by Inger Lise Rypdal , Carpenters , Milva , Petula Clark , Liane Augustin , Olivia Newton-John , Elaine Paige , Shirley Bassey , Ray Conniff , The Shadows , Peter Sellers , Gheorghe Zamfir , Tom Jones , Donna Summer , Richard Clayderman , Angelika Milster , Paul Mauriat , Kristina Bach , Sinéad O'Connor , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Sarah Brightman , Anna Maria Kaufmann , The Mike Flowers Pops , Olivia Longott , Anna Eriksson , Edward Simoni , Me First and the Gimme Gimmes , Ö La Palöma Boys , Stefan Mross , Katherine Jenkins , Newell Oler , Joan Baez and Semino Rossi .

Also in 1977 Katja Ebstein sang a German version with the title Wein 'nicht um mich Argentina . Lisa Simpson sings Don't Vote for Me Kids of Springfield as an adaptation in episode 3 of the 15th season of the television series The Simpsons , The Pearl President . In the US TV series Glee, Lea Michele and Chris Colfer each sing their own interpretation of the title in episode 9 of the 2nd season.

Chart placements

year	Title artist	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, artist , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1976	Don't Cry for Me Argentina Julie Covington	DE4 (35 weeks) DE	AT14 (8 weeks) AT	CH3 (21 weeks) CH	UK1 gold (18 weeks)UK	-
1978	Don't Cry for Me Argentina The Shadows	-	-	-	UK5 silver (14 weeks)UK	-
1980	Don't Cry for Me Argentina Festival	-	-	-	-	US72 (8 weeks) US
1992	Don't Cry for Me Argentina Sinéad O'Connor	-	-	-	UK53 (4 weeks) UK	-
1996	Don't Cry for Me Argentina The Mike Flowers Pops	-	-	-	UK30 (3 weeks) UK	-
	Don't Cry for Me Argentina Madonna	DE3 gold (18 weeks)DE	AT3 (15 weeks) AT	CH4th gold (18 weeks)CH	UK3 silver (12 weeks)UK	US8 (16 weeks) US

swell

1. ↑ Chart sources: Julie Covington The Shadows Festival Sinéad O'Connor The Mike Flowers Pops Madonna
2. ↑ Gold / platinum databases: DE CH UK

Web links

• Don't Cry for Me Argentina at hitparade.ch