Monsieur (song)
Monsieur is the title of a pop song composed by the German musician Karl Götz in the Foxtrot rhythm . The record production with Petula Clark and a German text by Kurt Hertha became a number one hit in Germany in 1962.
The original
British singer Petula Clark had successfully released records in Europe since the mid-1950s. In 1962 the French record company Disques Vogue began to conquer the German record market with its subsidiary Deutsche Vogue. One of the first German-speaking singles was produced with Petula Clark, which contained the title Monsieur on one side . Its team of authors, Karl Götz and Kurt Hertha, had last written a number one title in Germany in 1961, Tanze mit mir in den Morgen . Kurt Hertha's text is about female doubts: "I would really like to be happy with you, my heart says yes, but my mind says no." The Henry Mayer orchestra provided the musical accompaniment . Vogue launched the single under catalog number 14006 in August 1962 in Germany.
successes
It only took a few weeks for Clark's title Monsieur to be included in the Top 50 hit list by the German music magazine Musikmarkt on September 8, 1962 . After a month, Monsieur reached the top 10 , and on November 24th, Clark had pushed Pat Boone and Rex Gildo off the top of the charts with their long-time favorite Speedy Gonzales . It was able to defend its top position for a month, and Monsieur was in the top 50 for a total of eight months. In the "Hits of the Year" compiled by Günter Ehnert according to Musikmarkt, the title Monsieur reached fourth place. In the youth magazine BRAVO , it took until October 16, 1962 for Monsieur to appear in the Musicbox ranking. It was recorded there for eight weeks, but did not get past third place. The single was sold over two million times across Europe, 250,000 of them in Germany. Monsieur is one of the best-selling hits in Germany .
Cover versions
In the Federal Republic of Germany only the cheap label Tempo brought out a version of Monsieur with the text by Kurt Hertha sung by Charlotte Marian . In the GDR , the Amiga record company acquired the publishing rights and brought out Monsieur with the French singer Nicole Felix. The Günter Gollasch orchestra provided the background music .
For the English-speaking area, the British author Bunny Lewis provided a text in English. He had also previously arranged for an English version of the title Milord . Although Petula Clark had already released records in both the UK and the US, the English version was not produced with her in either country. British singer Tonia Bern won the bid, and Monsieur released the single with the lyrics by Bunny Lewis in both the UK and the USA. This version was unsuccessful in the UK. Since Petula Clark was active in many European countries, there was still another version with her. In Italy, Vogue produced a version in Italian, written by Vito Pallavicini . Finally, in 1962, a Dutch version with Conny van den Bos and a text by Peter Koelewijn was published.
Discography
| Interpreter | Label no. | publication | Copywriter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petula Clark | Vogue 14006 | Federal Republic of Germany 8/1962 | Kurt Hertha |
| Charlotte Marian | Tempo 875 | Federal Republic of Germany 1962 | Kurt Hertha |
| Nicole Felix | Amiga 450336 | GDR 1962 | Kurt Hertha |
| Tonia Bern | Piccadilly 35098 | Great Britain 1/1963 | Bunny Lewis |
| Tonia Bern | Colpix 678 | USA 3/1963 | Bunny Lewis |
| Petula Clark | Vogue 35031 | Italy 1962 | Vito Pallavicini |
| Conny van den Bos | Philips 318826 | Netherlands 11/1962 | Peter Koelewijn |
literature
- Günter Ehnert (Ed.): Hit balance sheet German chart singles 1956–1980. Taurus Press 1987, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 .
- Christian Müller: The BRAVO - musicbox , Volume I 1956–1969, self-published 2000.
swell
- Jump up ↑ Joseph Murrells: The Book of Golden Discs: The Records That Sold a Million . 2nd Edition. Limp Edition, London 1978, ISBN 0-214-20512-6 , pp. 144 .