Que Sera, Sera
(Whatever Will Be Will Be)
1955



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Recording History
Luis Mariano
D. May
Earl Royce & the Olympics, Columbia Records, (UK), 1964
Los Moonlights, RCA, (Mexico), 1964
Sly and the Family Stone, Fresh, Epic/CBS Records, KE 32134, 1973
Eddie Howard and his Orchestra, (single), Mercury Records, 70881
Mutshiro Nishiwaki
Super 400, Live 05, 2006
Karen Oberlin
Igor Epstein
Michael Feinstein, Livingston & Evans Songbook, Concord Records, FCD-3101-2, 2002
Wax Tailor, Lab'Oratoire Le Plan, 2004
Jula de Palma
Jose Feliciano
Emilio Pericoli
Johnny Thunders
Sally Fletcher
Pink Martini, Sympathique, Heinz Records, 1997
Line Renaud
Tony Evans and his Orchestra
The Dinning Sisters
Franck Pourcel
Diego Torres
Danny Rivera
Drew's Famous
P.J. Proby, Liberty, LRP-3406/LST-7406 (UK), 1964
Jimmie Rodgers
Billy Vaughn
Dublin City Ramblers
Que Sera Sera - Ray's Story
Jon Weber, It's Never Quite the Same, Mood Records, MD-1111, 1998
Normie Rowe and The Playboys, (single), Sunshine Records, QK 1103 (Australia), 1965
Edouard Duleu
The Raes, (single), A&M Records, AM 446
Wildside
Melina Schneider, Melinda Does DOris, (Australia)
G. Eales
The Shirelles, (single), Scepter Records, 12150, 1966
Karaoke Ameritz
Andrew Lilies, Infraction, INFX 006, 2003
The High Keyes, (single), Atco Records, 45-6268, 1963
Karina
Carmela Ray
The Holly Cole Trio, Don't Smoke in Bed, Manhattan Records, CDP 7 81198 2; (Blue Note) 0777 7 81198 21
The Lords, Columbia Records, (West Germany), 1965
Ray Conniff and his Orchestra
Peter Kraus and Connie Francis, Rock 'n' Roll Schmuse Party, Folge 2 Records, 12-472786-10
Mary Hopkin, Those Were the Days, Apple Records, 1823, produced by Paul McCartney, 1970
Henry Mancini, Presents the Academy Award Songs 31 "Oscar" Winners, RCA Victor Records, LPM-6013
Philippe Laumont
Ray Ellis and his Orchestra, La Dolce Vita and Other Great Motion Picture Themes, RCA Victor Records, LSP 2410
Lynn Jackson and Mike Palter
Mantovani and his Orchestra
Hector Leca
Reales Embajadores
The Red Army Choir, K Foundation - NMC Music Ltd. , (Israel & Palestine), 1993
Judy Boucher
Corinne Bailey Rae, The Love EP, Capitol Records, 2011
Gordon Jenkins
Alden & Richard
Eddie Barclay
Andy Cameron, Scottish World Cup Anthems, Cherry Red Records, 1998
Marie Jose
Dave Alvin
Carla Bardo, (single), Telstar Records, TS 14692 (female Dutch vocal)
Alvin and the Chipmunks, Liberty, 1965
Hector Casas
Karen Benjamin and Alan Chapman
The Four Freshmen
Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra
Georges Blanes
Chet Atkins, The Best of Chet Atkins Vol. 2, RCA Victor Records, LPM-3558 (Instrumental)
Dave Cash and Didier Boland and his Orchestra, Barclay, 86034, 1958
Jacqueline Francois and Michel Legrand and his Orchestra, Phillips, single N 372.390F
Gloria Christian
Bones and Fifes
The Chordettes
Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band, Picadilly, 7N 35346 (UK), 1966
Cobla Orchestra
Chris and Callie Kalogerson Orchestra
Claud Goaty
Natalie Cole, Natalie Live!, Capitol Records, SKBL 11709, 1978
Macy Gray
Audre Cooper
Hermes House Band
Day Davis
Doris Day and Frank DeVol and His Orchestra, Columbia Records, 4-40704 (single), RHCO 33718, 1956
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Highlights
  • Written for the 1956, Paramount Pictures, Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, and Bernard Miles.
  • A family vacationing in Morocco accidentally stumble on to an assassination plot and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering.
  • Taglines: A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!
  • QUE SERA SERA is performed in the film by Doris Day.
  • QUE SERA SERA won the Academy Award for Best Song for 1956.
  • Doris Day's, Columbia Records (1956) recording of QUE SERA SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE) was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, 2012.

Lyrics
When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty, will I be rich
Here's what she said to me.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

When I was young, I fell in love
I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead
Will we have rainbows, day after day
Here's what my sweetheart said.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

Now I have children of my own
They ask their mother, what will I be
Will I be handsome, will I be rich
I tell them tenderly.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.
QUE SERA, SERA (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) From the Paramount Picture The Man Who Knew Too Much directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Doris Day Artists Music, Inc., 1955 Music and Words by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans (Special Picture Release)