The Number Ten Song Of The OzHitztory Blog's Top 20 Best Hit Songs Of 1956 is ...
Doris Day and "Whatever Will Be (Que Sera Sera)!!!
In a recent poll here at The OzHitztory Blog, on who was the greatest “girl singer” – as they said back then – of the 1950s, and against heady competition from the likes of Rosemary Clooney, Teresa Brewer, Joni James and Patti Page, Doris won in a landslide!
This is despite the fact that, for the first half of the decade, Doris had released nothing but rubbish (not to mention despite the fact that her name was Doris, arguably the worst name for a pop star). Addictive, impossible-to-look-away styled rubbish to be sure, but rubbish none the less. “Secret Love” from Calamity Jane put an end to that rubbish period, but it was “What Ever Will Be (Que Sera Sera)” – a song half nursery rhyme, half life-philosophy – that became her anthem, and a sweet dose of chirpy optimism in an uncertain world.
And given that the world is in a constant state of uncertainty, that pretty much makes it timeless!
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