Beyond the Sea

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"Beyond the Sea" is a popular 1959 pop standard, adapted from the French song "La Mer," that became one of Bobby Darin's signature hits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pop standard
song
adaptedFromSong La Mer NERFINISHED
adapterOfMusic Jack Lawrence NERFINISHED
associatedWithArtist Bobby Darin NERFINISHED
basedOn La Mer NERFINISHED
bSideOfSingle That's the Way Love Is NERFINISHED
chartingCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
composerOfOriginal Albert Lasry NERFINISHED
Charles Trenet NERFINISHED
countryOfPopularization United States NERFINISHED
coveredBy Celtic Woman NERFINISHED
George Benson NERFINISHED
Kevin Spacey NERFINISHED
Robbie Williams NERFINISHED
Rod Stewart NERFINISHED
firstReleasedBy Bobby Darin NERFINISHED
genre pop
traditional pop
hasMusicalForm song with lyrics adapted from an instrumental-like chanson
hasOriginalSong La Mer NERFINISHED
isAdaptation true
language English
lyricist Jack Lawrence NERFINISHED
lyricistOfOriginal Charles Trenet NERFINISHED
notableEraOfPopularity late 1950s
notableInstrumentation big band arrangement
notableRecordingBy Bobby Darin NERFINISHED
originalLanguageOfSource French
originalTitleOfSourceWork La Mer NERFINISHED
performedBy Bobby Darin NERFINISHED
precededBySingle Mack the Knife NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1959
recordLabelOfBobbyDarinVersion Atco Records NERFINISHED
releaseYearOfBobbyDarinVersion 1959
signatureSongOf Bobby Darin NERFINISHED
subjectMatter romantic longing across the sea
tempo medium swing
themeOf Beyond the Sea (2004 film) NERFINISHED
usedInFilm A Life Less Ordinary NERFINISHED
Beyond the Sea (2004 film) NERFINISHED
Finding Nemo NERFINISHED
usedInTelevision Lost NERFINISHED
Mad Men NERFINISHED

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Bobby Darin notableSong Beyond the Sea
Bobby Darin notableWork Beyond the Sea