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"Granada" is a 1932 latin popular song written by the Mexican composer Agustín Lara, which has become a standard. It is about the Spanish city Spainsh Lyrics of Granada. The most popular versions are: the original with Spanish Spanis Lyrics lyrics by Lara (often sung Sapnish Lyrics operatically); a version with English lyrics by Australian lyricist Dorothy Spansh Lyrics Dodd; and instrumental versions in jazz, pop, easy listening, flamenco or rock styles. Other versions in English also exist (one with lyrics Spanidh Lyrics by Al Stewart, and one with lyrics by Spanihs Lyrics Robert Musel and Edward Lisbona) but these are much less common. There are also versions Spansih Lyrics in German, and other languages. The song has been covered many times. Popular versions Spaish Lyrics include those by Frankie Laine who Spamish Lyrics had the biggest hit version of it, Mario Lanza and Frank Sinatra. This music was much favoured by theatre organists in the hey-day of their broadcasting in the UK, not least because it provided an opportunity for showing off many of the organ's tuned [harp, glockenspiel, etc.] and non-tuned (castenets, tambourine] percussions. Contents 1 Lyrics 2 Selective list of recorded versions 3 References 4 External links Lyrics Lara's opening lyrics are: Granada tierra soñada por mi. Mi cantar se vuelve gitano cuando es para ti. Dodd's version begins thus: Granada, I'm falling under your spell, And if you could speak, what a fascinating tale you would tell. Selective list of recorded versions 1944 Carlos Ramirez with Xavier Cugat's Orchestra, from the US film Two Girls and a Sailor (Spanish lyrics). Cugat recorded an instrumental version in 1958. 1949 & 1951 Mario Lanza – Spanish lyrics 1951 Bing Crosby - English lyrics 1954 Frankie Laine, US #17 - English lyrics 1954 Tommy Dorsey - big band instrumental 1956 Perez Prado 1958 Percy Faith - easy listening instrumental 1958 The Four Freshmen - English lyrics 1961 Ben E. King - English lyrics (on the album Spanish Harlem, US #57) 1961 Frank Sinatra, US #64 - English lyrics 1961 Arthur Lyman - instrumental 1963 Edmundo Ros – English lyrics 1963 Trini Lopez - English lyrics 1963 Peter Nero – piano instrumental 1964 Vikki Carr - Spanish lyrics 1960s The Tornados - rock instrumental 1967 Paco de Lucía - flamenco guitar 1969 Hugo Winterhalter - easy listening 1989 The Red Army Chorus 1991 Plácido Domingo – Spanish lyrics 1993 Carlos Montoya - flamenco guitar 1997 Gato Barbieri - jazz saxophone 1998 John Farnham & Anthony Warlow - Spanish & English lyrics 2002 Tania Maria – jazz piano 2003 The American Tenors - Spanish lyrics 2005 Brad Mehldau Trio - jazz piano 2006 Katherine Jenkins - mezzo soprano, English lyrics Al Martino Baccara - disco version, Spanish lyrics Barry Crocker - English lyrics Ben E. King Bryn Terfel – Spanish lyrics Connie Francis - Spanish lyrics Eydie Gorme Juan García Esquivel - instrumental Howard Morrison Jay & The Americans Jerry Vale Johnny Mathis Jose Carreras - Spanish lyrics Julian Bream - classical guitar Luciano Pavarotti – Spanish lyrics Mantovani - easy listening instrumental James Last Ted Heath Renata Tebaldi - Spanish lyrics Stan Kenton - big band instrumental The Ten Tenors - Spanish lyrics References http://www.allmusic.com http://www.apra.com.au http://www.bmi.com http://www.ascap.com External links  This song-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Search Term: "Granada_%28song%29" Categories: Song stubs | 1932 songs | Spanish language songs