Wand'rin 'Star
(I was born under a) Wand'rin 'Star is an American pop song written by Alan J. Lerner (text) and Frederick Loewe (music) in 1951 for the stage musical Paint Your Wagon . The song became a number 1 hit in the UK as interpreted by American actor Lee Marvin . It was in the top spot for three weeks in March 1970 and stayed in the top 10 for nine weeks . The spellings Wand'rin Star and Wandrin 'Star can also be found on various covers .
As was the musical in 1969 filmed (dt. Rental Title Paint Your Wagon ), Lee Marvin took over the role of the prospector Ben Rumson . Although Marvin wasn't a singer, he sang all of his songs in the film himself, as the idea of miming to someone else's voice was alien to him. Arranged by Nelson Riddle , Wand'rin 'Star stayed at the top of the charts for three weeks in the UK , relegating the Beatles to number two with Let It Be . The song is best known for Marvin's bass voice.
Marvin never released a single again after that, so he's been referred to as a one-hit wonder . A German version of the song was sung by the actor and voice actor Friedrich Schütter under the title Mit dem Wind ich muss weiterzieh'n on the single Columbia 1C - covered in 2000 by actor Manfred Krug (album Schlafstören) . Instrumental versions have been recorded by various orchestras such as Raymond Lefèvre on the LP Raymond Lefevre plays film music . The German comedian Otto Waalkes presented a parody version in 1981 as part of his program So ein Otto!
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- CD: MCA Records MCAD 37099 (complete soundtrack from the film Paint Your Wagon)
- LP: Paramount C 062-90 591 (complete soundtrack from the film Paint Your Wagon)
- Single: Paramount C 006-91 108 (side A: Lee Marvin / side B: Clint Eastwood : I Talk to the Trees)
Web links
- Lyrics (english)
- further sound carriers with the song
Individual evidence
- ↑ Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) Songs in this Production , accessed on November 27, 2007. The piece premiered on November 12, 1951
- ↑ Charts DE Charts UK