Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps

Album: Cole Espanol (1958)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song tells the story of a man wishing that a woman would only tell him if she loves him. The woman never answers definitely, and the man laments his luck. >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Brant - Ocean City, NJ
  • Cuban songwriter Osvaldo Farres wrote this in 1947. The song was in Spanish, with the title "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas."
  • Joe Davis translated the lyrics to English, the song has been recorded by many artists, including Doris Day, Montovani, Cake, Ben E. King and Geri Halliwell.
  • Mari Wilson sings the version used as the theme song for the British TV show Coupling. The American version of the show used the song performed by Lindsay Price.
  • This was used in the movies Strictly Ballroom and In The Mood For Love.

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