Sixties master organ instrumentalist, Walter Wanderley does his version off of classic album [Batucada] (1967):
This version by Vera Lynn hit the top 10 of The Billboard Easy Listening charts in 1967. This is a beautiful sounding version, re-mastered in 1999:
In 1968, Françoise Hardy heard an american instrumental version, possibly this one by Arnold Goland, the english lyricist of the song:
Hardy then asked Serge Gainsbourg to write french lyrics for the song, which became "Comment Te Dire Adieu?" (How To Say Goodbye To You?):
Pre-ABBA Frida (Anni-Frid Lyngstad) released her own swedish lyric version very early in her singing career in 1969. Here's a live version possibly recorded in the late sixties on swedish television, where she was a star before ABBA:
In 1969, Jack Gold, the original composer, decided to release his own version done in that cheesy Ray-Conniff-singers style. The best or worst version, depending on perspective (another song starts at 2:15):
Buddy Castillo, The Fillipino Elvis (with his band The Listeners), recorded his version possibly in the early seventies:
Jun Togawa released her japanese language version in 1985:
In 1989, Jimmy Somerville (departing from Bronski Beat) released his dance version, inspired by Hardy's "Comment Te Dire Adieu?", featuring June Miles Kingston:
Instrumental band, Agents, released this version in 2008----turn up the sitar, boys:
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