"South American Way" is a 1939 song with music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Al Dubin. Carmen Miranda introduced the song in the 1939 Broadway musical The Streets of Paris. Miranda performed it on-screen a year later in her breakout role for U.S. audiences in the film Down Argentine Way (1940), causing it to become very popular in the United States.[1][2]
| "South American Way" | |
|---|---|
 Carmen Miranda in performance of "South American Way" in Down Argentine Way. | |
| Song by Carmen Miranda | |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Released | December 26, 1939 |
| Label | Decca Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Al Dubin |
| Composer(s) | Jimmy McHugh |
Versions edit
The song became very popular in the United States, and had cover versions by several international artists, and as part of the soundtrack of many American films.
| Artist | Year |
|---|---|
| Guy Lombardo | 1939 |
| Al Donahue & His Orchestra | 1939 |
| The Andrews Sisters & Glenn Miller & Orchestra | 1940 |
| Pat Kirkwood | 1941 |
| Dinah Shore | 1941 |
| Marlene Dietrich | 1947 |
| Gordon MacRae, Lucille Norman & The Sportsmen Quartet | 1949 |
| Marisa Monte | 1988 |
| Rebecca Kilgore & Dave Frishberg | 1996 |
| Sonia Santana | 2004 |
| Arielle Dombasle | 2006 |
| Frankie Carle | 2007 |
In movies edit
| Film | Director | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Down Argentine Way | Irving Cummings | 1940 |
| In This Our Life | John Huston | 1942 |
| Mildred Pierce[3] | Michael Curtiz | 1945 |
| Class of '44[4] | Paul Bogart | 1973 |
| Radio Days[5] | Woody Allen | 1987 |
| Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business | Helena Solberg | 1995 |
References edit
- ^ "SOUTH AMERICAN WAY" - Carmen Miranda Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DUSSEK, Eduardo, Carmen Miranda: Melodias Cifradas para Guitarra, Violão e Teclados, São Paulo:Publishing Irmãos Vitale, ISBN 85-740-711-02
- ^ "Soundtracks: Mildred Pierce (1945)". IMDb. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ "Soundtracks: Class of '44 (1973)". IMDb. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ "Soundtracks: Radio Days (1987)". IMDb. Retrieved May 31, 2014.