Whatever Will Be, Will Be

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"Whatever Will Be, Will Be" (commonly known as "Que Sera, Sera") is a popular song made famous by Doris Day that became an enduring standard and cultural catchphrase about accepting the future.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf catchphrase
song
standard
alsoKnownAs Que Sera, Sera NERFINISHED
awardForYear 1956
chartSuccess international hit
firstFeaturedInFilm The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film) GENERATED
firstFeaturedInFilmDirector Alfred Hitchcock GENERATED
firstFeaturedInFilmStar Doris Day GENERATED
James Stewart GENERATED
hasAssociatedLanguage pseudo-Italian
pseudo-Spanish
hasAssociatedLanguagePhrase Que sera, sera NERFINISHED
hasAward Academy Award for Best Original Song NERFINISHED
hasComposer Jay Livingston NERFINISHED
hasCoverVersionBy many artists
hasCulturalImpact associated with stoic acceptance of fate
became a widely used cultural catchphrase
became an enduring standard
hasGenre film music
traditional pop
hasLanguage English
hasLyricist Ray Evans NERFINISHED
hasNotableLyric Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be NERFINISHED
The future's not ours to see
hasPerformer Doris Day NERFINISHED
hasPopularity enduring
hasRecordingArtist Doris Day NERFINISHED
hasRefrain Que sera, sera NERFINISHED
hasStatus classic pop standard
hasTheme acceptance of the future
fatalism
philosophical reflection
hasTitle Whatever Will Be, Will Be NERFINISHED
hasWriter Jay Livingston NERFINISHED
Ray Evans NERFINISHED
madeFamousBy Doris Day NERFINISHED
releaseDecade 1950s
usedAsSignatureSongOf Doris Day NERFINISHED
usedInContext expressing resignation about the future
popular sayings about fate
usedInMedium film
television

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Jay Livingston notableWork Whatever Will Be, Will Be
Ray Evans notableWork Whatever Will Be, Will Be