DU, DU LICHS MIR IM HERZEN

Created on 08/02/2012
Latest update on 29/11/2023

Artist: William M. Tuson
Author: traditional
Label: Edison Bell
Year: 1901

Early 19th century North German trad. In 1900 collected in Dutch songbook Gezelschapsliederen as Minnelied with first line: Gij, gij ligt mij aan 't harte.

Covers:

1902:

Walter Whittaker

1904:

Edward M. Favor [as a parody]

1904:

Dan Quinn

1914:

Alma Gluck & Paul Reimers [as Du, du liegst mir im Herzen]

1926:

Richard Tauber

1934:

Ray Noble [vocal: Al Bowlly, as You Have Taken My Heart, crediting Gordon Jenkins/Johnny Mercer]

1934:

Roy Fox [idem]

1944:

Walter Slezak [in Hitchcock film Lifeboat]

1948:

Ames Brothers [as You, You, You Are The One, crediting Tetos Demey/Milton Leeds/Fred Wise]

1949:

Russ Morgan [idem; top 20 US]

1950:

Gordon Jenkins [as You Have Taken My Heart]

1959:

Marlène Dietrich [also in film Judgment At Nuremberg with Spencer Tracy]

1961:

Eddy Christiani

1962:

Gus Backus

1964:

Johnny & The Hurricanes [as You, You Are In My Heart]

1965:

Freddy Quinn

1972:

Manuela

1972:

Elke Sommer [album title track]

1973:

Lolita

1974:

Madeline Kahn [in film Blazing Saddles]

1975:

Flippers

1977:

Vicky Leandros

1984:

Heino & Hannelore

1994:

Gitti & Erika

1996:

Ronny

2008:

Schmitti [Carnival hit]

Contact


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Arnold Rypens
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