Get into the dream boat of love
| Get into the dream boat of love | |
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| Club Indonesia | |
| publication | 1955 |
| Genre (s) | Bat |
| Author (s) | Heinz Gietz , Kurt Feltz |
| Label | Polydor |
Get into the dream boat of love is a hit written by Heinz Gietz and Kurt Feltz from 1955, which the singer and actress Caterina Valente sang together with her brother Silvio Francesco in the 1956 film Bonjour, Kathrin . The single was released the previous year and at the beginning of 1956 became the singer's second number 1 hit in the German single charts after Ganz Paris dreams of love from 1954.
Background and publication
In the film Bonjour, Kathrin , which was released on January 31, 1956, was sung by Catherina Valente together with her brother Silvio Francesco . In addition to the siblings, the singer and actor Peter Alexander played a major role in the film. In 1955 the song was released as a 7 " -Vinylsingle and 10 " - shellac plate , on which the two "Club Indonesia" and "Club Italia" called themselves. On the B-side, they published the song How about it .
In 1964, Caterina Valente released the song again together with Das ist die Hafenmelodie on a single produced by AMIGA especially for the GDR .
Text and music
The song is very quiet held in the style of a slow waltz in 3 / 4 -Stroke and popular in the 1950s as a hawaiian played marketed songs and singing. It is mainly accompanied by the guitar played by Silvio Francesco as well as a Hawaiian guitar and a polyphonic choir. Caterina Valente sings the first stanza, from the second stanza Francesco joins the singing. In long phases between the verses, the choir only sings with the guitar accompaniment.
The text also refers to Hawaii and praises the romantic beauty of the island:
"Get into the dream boat of love.
Take me to Hawaii.
There on the island of beauty,
happiness is waiting for the two of us"
Chart placement
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Get in the dream boat of love entered the German single charts on February 1, 1956 and stayed there for a total of seven months; it was number one for two months. It was last featured in the chart edition of September 1, 1956. After All Paris dreams of love from 1954, Caterina Valente reached the top of the chart for the second time and was already 16 times in the single charts with songs she sang. For Kurt Feltz it was the fifth number 1 hit, which made him top the "eternal" list of the best at the time . In Austria and Switzerland , however, the song could not place itself.
Cover versions
The song was covered frequently by various pop singers after the film and single came out, with most versions appearing right away in the late 1950s. In addition to pop singers like Fred Bertelmann , Heino and Hannelore or Cindy & Bert , musicians like the Kilima Hawaiians also picked up the piece, who woven it into medleys or potpourris of Hawaiian-style music.
Among the bands and artists who released the song in a cover version include: u a..
- 1956: Eddie Singer, Das Arden-Trio, Klaus Alzner Orchestra - Get into the dream boat of love
- 1956: Taru Pyhälä - Astuhan haaveiden purteen (Finnish)
- 1956: Heinz Schachtner - Step into the dream boat of love
- 1956: Jenny Johnson & Fred Bertelmann - Step into the dream boat of love
- 1956: Rudi Palme & Hedy Prien - step into the dream boat of love
- 1956: Kilima Hawaiians - South Sea Magic Potpourri Part 1 / Dreamland Hawaii Potpourri (quotations in each case)
- 1956: Will Glahé & his Orchestra - Will Glahé plays Schlager (medley)
- 1957: The golden 5 - climb into the dream boat of love
- 1965: Kilima Hawaiians - Naar Hawaii (Dutch, Medley)
- 1980: Peter Alexander & Caterina Valente - Medley from "Music is Trumps" (Medley)
- 1981: Freddy Breck - Get into the dream boat of love
- 1984: Heino and Hannelore - step into the dream boat of love
- 1984: Cindy & Bert - Dream Boat Medley (Medley)
- 1985: Hawaiian Daikikies - Step into the dream boat of love
- 1986: Günther Stern - Step into the dream boat of love
- 1988: Happy Sound Singers - Step into the dream boat of love
- 1994: Ulli Martin - Step into the dream boat of love
- 1999: Die Buchgrabler - Get into the dream boat of love (instrumental)
- 2005: Kathrin & Peter - Step into the dream boat of love
- 2006: Captain Cook and his singing saxophones - Get into the dream boat of love (instrumental)
- 2007: Sünke - step into the dream boat of love
- 2010: Géraldine Olivier & Maxi Arland - Step into the dream boat of love
- 2011: Rudy Giovannini - Step into the dream boat of love
- 2011: Michael Karp - Get into the dream boat of love
- 2018: Oesch's die third - get into the dream boat of love
supporting documents
- ↑ Bonjour, Kathrin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Club Indonesia - Get in the dream boat of love on 45cat.com, 7 ″ vinyl single; accessed on June 22, 2021.
- ↑ Club Indonesia - Get in the dream boat of love on 45cat.com, 10 ″ shellac single; accessed on June 22, 2021.
- ↑ Club Indonesia / Club Italia - Get into the dream boat of love at Discogs .; accessed on June 20, 2021.
- ↑ Caterina Valente - Get into the dream boat of love at Discogs .; accessed on June 21, 2021.
- ↑ a b Get into the dream boat of love Lyrics by Caterina Valente on songtexte.com, accessed on June 21, 2021.
- ↑ a b c Club Indonesia - Get on the dream boat of love on chartsurfer.de; accessed on June 21, 2021.
- ↑ a b Caterina Valente & Silvio Francesco - climb into the dream boat of love on cover.info, accessed on June 21, 2021.
- ↑ Club Indonesia - Get into the dream boat of love. In: hitparade.ch. Retrieved June 22, 2021 .