THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
226-Nat King Cole-Unforgettable.
1951-Has never charted,there was no UK chart until 1952.
Best Bit-At 2.21.In January 1964 Cole(see also best songs 988 and 327) made one of his final television appearances on The Jack Benny Program,he was introduced as ‘the best friend a song ever had.’
Unforgettable was written by Irving Gordon,his other hits include the ‘almost novelty’ songs ‘Mister Mississippi’ a hit for Patti Page and ‘Delaware’ recorded by Perry Como.Gordon has also been credited with writing the legendary baseball comedy routine performed by Abbott and Costello,’Who’s on First,’although others have also claimed authorship.
In 1991 musical director Joe Guercio had the idea of mixing Cole’s original 1951 recording with a new version recorded by Cole’s daughter Natalie.The remixed version reached Number 19 in the UK and at the ’34th Annual Grammy Awards’ won ‘Song Of The Year’
‘That’s why darling it’s incredible that someone so unforgettable thinks that I am unforgettable too.’
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