Begin the Beguine

~ Song

Annotation

co-written by Mexican composer María Grever, according to Songwriters Hall of Fame: http://songwritershalloffame.org/index.php/songs/detailed/C19/P20/

Annotation last modified on 2013-04-09 05:34 UTC.

Relationships

composer: Cole Porter (1935)
lyricist: Cole Porter (1935)
publisher: Chappell Music Ltd.
SecondHandSongs: http://www.secondhandsongs.com/work/11779 [info]
Wikidata: Q814327 [info]
is the basis for: Divine biguine (french)
later translated versions: Beguine
Volver a empezar (Begin the Beguine)
later versions: Begin the Beguine (unknown language, not English)
part of: Jubilee

Recordings

Date Title Attributes Artist Length
performance
1939-09-12 Begin the Beguine The Music Maids and the MGM Studio Orchestra, taps by Eleanor Powell & Fred Astaire 3:40
1940-10-01 Begin the Beguine (matrix OSW 129-1, recorded 1940-10-01) Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot-Club de France 2:53
1940-12-18 Begin the Beguine Pierre Allier et son orchestre 2:32
1942-05-08 Divine Beguine (Begin the Beguine) Stan Brenders et son grand orchestre 2:57
1942 Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:17
1946-02-24 Begin the Beguine Frank Sinatra 2:57
1946-02-24 Begin the Beguine Frank Sinatra 2:57
1949-01 – 1949-02 Begin the Beguine Django Reinhardt 3:44
1952-01-23 Begin the Beguine cover and instrumental Charlie Parker 3:14
1955-06 Nina / Begin the Beguine (live, 1955-06: Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, Las Vegas, USA) cover, live and medley Noël Coward 4:22
1955-07-03 Begin the Beguine instrumental Art Tatum 2:59
1956 Begin the Beguine cover Ella Fitzgerald 3:39
1957-04-01 Begin the Beguine Art Pepper 7:23
1957-04-01 Begin the Beguine (alternate take) Art Pepper 6:17
1957-10-21 Begin the Beguine Tony Bennett 4:22
1958-01 Begin The Beguine instrumental Art Pepper 6:20
1962-03-05 History of Musical Comedy medley Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett 9:52
1977-09-19 Begin the Beguine cover and instrumental Ove Linds sextett 3:17
1982-10-17 LADY ナオコメドレー: YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON / 雨 / スニーカーぶる～す / フィーリング / 愛をください / DANCING QUEEN / FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE / しあわせ芝居 / KISS OF FIRE（演奏） / ダンスはうまく踊れない / BEGIN THE BEGUINE / 100%…Soかもね! / YESTERDAY ONCE MORE / I HEAR A SYMPHONY (live, 1982-10-17: Tokyo Yūbin Chokkin Hall, Minato, Tokyo, Japan) cover, live and medley 河合奈保子 ?:??
1984-05 Begin the Beguine instrumental John Williams & The Boston Pops Orchestra 3:18
2008 Begin the Beguine Michael Feinstein 5:03
2012-11-08 – 2012-12-07 Begin the Beguine cover Philip Chaffin 4:38
Begin the Beguin Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:12
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra ?:??
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:17
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:13
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:14
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:12
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:16
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:15
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:12
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:13
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:17
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:16
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:16
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:18
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:15
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:18
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:14
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:05
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:41
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:17
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:13
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:11
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:15
Begin the Beguine Jo Stafford 4:06
Begin the Beguine Jo Stafford & Paul Weston & His Orchestra 3:19
Begin the Beguine Tony Martin with Henri René & His Orchestra 3:56
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:19
Begin the Beguine Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra 3:13
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 2:59
Begin the Beguine Charlie Parker 3:14
Begin the Beguine Gordon MacRae 3:28
Begin the Beguine Dionne Warwick 5:20
Begin the Beguine Sammy Davis Jr. 3:25
Begin the Beguine Stan Kenton and His Orchestra 4:04
Begin the Beguine Stan Kenton and His Orchestra 2:37
Begin the Beguine Stan Kenton and His Orchestra 2:37
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:21
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:18
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:19
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:19
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:17
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:12
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 5:38
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:19
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:30
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:18
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:29
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:13
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:14
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:21
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:20
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:36
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 1:02
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:20
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:37
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:18
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:00
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:19
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 2:57
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:37
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:20
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:36
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:20
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:14
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:01
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:00
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:02
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:18
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:07
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:09
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw ?:??
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:13
Begin the Beguine Johnny Mathis 4:18
Begin the Beguine Tony Bennett 3:27
Begin the Beguine Tony Bennett 3:26
Begin the Beguine Tony Bennett 3:25
Begin the Beguine The Mantovani Orchestra 3:25
Begin the Beguine cover and instrumental Richard Clayderman 3:25
Begin the Beguine cover Fantasy .Inc 2:31
Begin the Beguine Jon Rauhouse 3:34
Begin the Beguine cover and instrumental The Hill/Wiltschinsky Guitar Duo 4:06
Begin the Beguine Sammy Davis Jr. 4:31
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:00
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:15
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:18
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:12
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:20
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:35
Begin the Beguine Frank Sinatra 2:55
Begin the Beguine Cole Porter 3:08
Begin the Beguine Cole Porter 3:25
Begin the Beguine Cole Porter 3:52
Begin the Beguine (1991 original London cast) Cole Porter 3:51
Begin the Beguine Cole Porter 4:08
Begin the Beguine Cole Porter 4:32
Begin the Beguine Cole Porter 3:27
Begin the Beguine instrumental Cole Porter 4:08
Begin the Beguine Makowicz vs. Możdżer 6:53
Begin the Beguine Johnny Costa 3:15
Begin the Beguine Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra ?:??
Begin the Beguine Art Pepper 6:50
Begin the Beguine instrumental Ted Heath & His Music ?:??
Begin the Beguine instrumental Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra 3:17
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:15
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:12
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:36
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:16
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:15
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:14
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:14
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:17
Begin the Beguine cover The Broadway Singers, Adam Mansell Orchestra 3:56
Begin the Beguine Mario Lanza 3:17
Begin the Beguine Bing Crosby 3:34
Begin the Beguine Glenn Miller 2:36
Begin the Beguine cover Frank Sinatra 3:06
Begin the Beguine cover Cyril Ornadel and His Westminster Orchestra Of London ?:??
Begin the Beguine instrumental Carlos Barbosa-Lima 3:17
Begin the Beguine instrumental Dick Hyman 3:01
Begin the Beguine Frank Sinatra 3:09
Begin the Beguine Les Paul & Mary Ford 3:01
Begin the Beguine Art Pepper 7:25
Begin the Beguine instrumental [orchestra] 2:43
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:13
Begin the Beguine Django Reinhardt 2:56
Begin the Beguine Django Reinhardt 2:35
Begin the Beguine Django Reinhardt 2:57
Begin the Beguine Ambrose and His Orchestra 3:35
Begin the Beguine instrumental Frederick Fennell and his Orchestra 3:23
Begin the Beguine Tony Martin 3:53
Begin the Beguine cover Sheryl Crow 4:29
Begin the Beguine The Percy Faith Orchestra 4:14
Begin the Beguine Clare Teal 4:19
Begin the Beguine instrumental George Feyer 2:53
Begin the Beguine cover Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra 3:18
Begin the Beguine instrumental Chet Atkins 3:19
Begin the Beguine The Spencer Wyatt Big Band 2:59
Begin the Beguine (live, 1991-06-16: Prince Edward Theatre, London, England) Robert Guillaume ?:??
Begin the Beguine [unknown] 3:56
Begin the Beguine Chick Henderson & Joe Loss and His Band 3:32
Begin the Beguine cover Melora Hardin 3:46
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:17
Begin the Beguine cover and instrumental Ray Conniff 2:45
Begin the Beguine Gene Krupa 2:48
Begin the Beguine Louis Prima & Keely Smith 2:13
Begin the Beguine instrumental Pepe Jaramillo 3:38
Begin the Beguine John Williams & Boston Pops Orchestra 3:40
Begin the Beguine cover and instrumental Tuck Andress 3:17
Begin the Beguine cover Tom Jones 3:19
Begin the Beguine Bing Crosby 3:36
Begin the Beguine instrumental Pepe Jaramillo 3:08
Begin the Beguine Tony Bennett 3:27
Begin the Beguine Frank Sinatra 2:58
Begin the Beguine Anne Shelton 3:29
Begin the Beguine instrumental Les Brown 3:37
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw ?:??
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:16
Begin the Beguine The Andrews Sisters 2:46
Begin the Beguine The Andrews Sisters ?:??
Begin the Beguine The Andrews Sisters 2:45
Begin the Beguine Glenn Miller & His Orchestra and The Andrews Sisters 2:57
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:17
Begin the Beguine Les Paul and His Trio 3:01
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:14
Begin the Beguine Andrej Hermlin and His Swing Dance Orchestra 3:14
Begin the Beguine cover and instrumental Chet Atkins 3:17
Begin the Beguine Mildred Bailey 2:48
Begin the Beguine Vic Damone 4:45
Begin the Beguine Wilbur de Paris 4:16
Begin the Beguine Ella & Louis 3:41
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 3:16
Begin the Beguine instrumental Eddie Heywood ?:??
Begin the Beguine instrumental Art Tatum 3:58
Begin the Beguine instrumental Art Tatum 2:48
Begin the Beguine instrumental The London Cello Sound, Geoffrey Simon 5:35
Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw 2:59
Begin the Beguine Ella Fitzgerald 3:38
Begin the Beguine cover Michel Legrand & His Orchestra 3:50
Begin the Beguine Leslie Uggams 3:21
Begin the Beguine Perry Como 3:29
Begin the Beguine instrumental Ronnie Aldrich 4:17
Begin the Beguine Ann-Margret 3:20
Begin the Beguine instrumental Erroll Garner 4:43
Begin The Beguine Artie Shaw 3:13
Begin The Beguine Artie Shaw 3:16
Begin The Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:18
Begin The Beguine Artie Shaw 3:13
Begin The Beguine Artie Shaw 3:09
Begin The Beguine Artie Shaw 3:11
Begin The Beguine Artie Shaw 3:12
Begin the Beguine (Alt take) Art Pepper 6:17
Begin the Beguine (High Society) instrumental Cole Porter 4:08
Begin the Beguine (Special disco version) Johnny Mathis 8:29
Begin the Bequine live Johnny Mathis 3:55
Begin the Biguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:12
Beguin the Beguine Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 3:13