I Will Wait For You - Laura Fygi - HD Lyrics on Screen

Keep on waiting.."I Will Wait for You" is a song from the French musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964). Its music was composed by Michel Legrand and its lyrics written by Jacques Demy. It was performed in the film by Catherine Deneuve, whose voice was dubbed by Danielle Licari. The English lyrics of the song were written by Norman Gimbel. This version was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song at the 38th Academy Awards held in 1966.The song has been covered by many vocalists including Frank Sinatra, Astrud Gilberto, Violetta Villas, Trini Lopez, Bobby Darin, Nana Mouskouri (French, German, Spanish, Italian and Japanese), Cher, Andy Williams, Petula Clark, Tony Bennett, Vikki Carr, Liza Minnelli, Connie Francis, and the Walker Brothers. Among jazz musicians who have recorded versions are Oscar Peterson, Gil Evans, Donald Byrd and Louis Armstrong.Sergio Franchi covered this song on his 1967 RCA Victor recording From Sergio -- With Love.Pop instrumental recordings include those made by Roger Williams, and Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass. In 2000, Russian pop singer Vitas remade a fragment of this song at the very beginning of his song "Prelude" from his first album Philosophy of Miracle.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."