Stranger in Paradise (song)
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"Stranger in Paradise" is a popular song from the 1953 musical Kismet and is credited to Robert Wright and George Forrest. Like all the music in that show, the melody was in fact based on music composed by Alexander Borodin, in this case, the "Gliding Dance of the Maidens," from the Polovetsian Dances.
Richard Kiley (Man of La Mancha) performed the song in the original cast of Kismet.
The most popular version was sung by Tony Bennett, but other versions by The Four Aces and Tony Martin also received popular favor in 1954.
Ray Conniff, Wes Montgomery, George Shearing, Curtis Counce and Sarah Brightman have recorded versions of this standard.
The song was also featured in the videogame Jikkyo Oshaberi (Parodius) for Playstation.
It also appeared at anime Absolute Boy as a ringtone
Not only did it appear as a BGM in Parodius, it was also featured in Ape Escape 3 on the Saru-Mon's (Immobile) Castle stage.
In 2006, musician Mr. Sidewalk made a twisted cover of the song
| Preceded by Oh! My Pa-Pa (Oh, Mein Papa) |
Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record February 6, 1954 |
Succeeded by Oh! My Pa-Pa (Oh, Mein Papa) |
| Preceded by Oh! My Pa-Pa (Oh, Mein Papa) |
Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record February 27, 1954 |
Succeeded by Secret Love |
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