“Beyond The Sea,” with music adopted from the 1945 song “La Mer,” by French composer/singer Charles Trenet and lyrics adapted by Jack Lawrence, was made famous with Bobby Darin’s cover in 1959. Originally envisioned by Trenet as an homage and ode to the changing moods of the sea, Lawrence added “beyond” to the title and re-fashioned it into a love song. Darin’s version reached the #6 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; other notable artists who have covered the tune include Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt, George Benson, Rod Stewart and Barry Manilow. The tune, written in AABA form, stays in F through the A sections and passes through A (0:53, 1:57) and C (1:04, 2:08) in the B section.
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