About The Song

– This song is about dancing, and being infatuated with your dance partner – Martin sings that when they sway together on the dance floor she is all he sees.-

– This song was written in 1953 as “Quien Sera” by the Mexican bandleader Pablo Beltran Ruiz. Norman Gimbel, who also wrote English lyrics for “The Girl From Ipanema,” did the same for this song, which Martin Recorded.
– Some of the popular singers who have recorded this include Bobby Rydell, Ben E. King, Michael Bublé and Cliff Richard. Jennifer Lopez recorded it for the 2004 movie Shall We Dance?, which she starred in with Richard Gere, but a version recorded by The Pussycat Dolls was used instead.
– Martin’s rendition was used on the TV shows House (“The Down Low” – 2010) and Masters of Sex (“Thank You For Coming” – 2013). It was also featured in the movies Small Time (2014), Sexy Beast (2000), Beautiful Creatures (2000), and Payback (1999).

Video

https://youtu.be/ZmUdd8G0ToA

Lyrics

When marimba rhythms start to play
Dance with me, make me sway
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore
Hold me close, sway me more

Like a flower bending in the breeze
Bend with me, sway with ease
When we dance you have a way with me
Stay with me, sway with me

Other dancers may be on the floor
Dear, but my eyes will see only you
Only you have the magic technique
When we sway I go weak

I can hear the sounds of violins
Long before it begins
Make me thrill as only you know how
Sway me smooth, sway me now

Other dancers may be on the floor
Dear, but my eyes will see only you
Only you have the magic technique
When we sway I go weak

I can hear the sounds of violins
Long before it begins
Make me thrill as only you know how
Sway me smooth, sway me now
You know how
Sway me smooth, sway me now

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