Charade (Song)

"Charade" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer performed in the 1963 film of the same name. Charade is a 1963 American film directed by Stanley Donen, written by Peter Stone and Marc Behm, and starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The movie also features Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Dominique Minot, Ned Glass, and Jacques Marin. It spans four genres: suspense thriller, romance, chick flick and comedy. Because Universal Pictures published the movie with an invalid copyright notice, the film entered the public domain in the United States immediately upon its release. The film is notable for its screenplay, especially the repartee between Grant and Hepburn, for having been filmed on location in Paris, for Henry Mancini's score and theme song, and for the animated titles by Maurice Binder. Charade has received generally positive reviews from critics, and was additionally noted to contain influences of genres such as whodunit, screwball and spy thriller; it has also been referred to as "the best Hitchcock movie that Hitchcock never made." CHARADE (Johnny Mercer / Henry Mancini) Andy Williams Also recorded by: Ronnie Aldrich; Chet Atkins; Shirley Bassey; Boston Pops Orch.; Carmen Cavallaro; Ray Charles Singers; Harry Connick Jr.; Ray Conniff; Xavier Cugat; Bobby Darin; Blossom Dearie; Duke Ellington; Stan Getz; Harry James; Jack Jones; Quincy Jones; Spike Jones; Liberace; Julie London; Henry Mancini; Mantovani; Johnny Mercer; Matt Monro; Wayne Newton; Nelson Riddle; Sarah Vaughan; ..... and others. When we played our charade We were like children posing Playing at games, acting out names Guessing the parts we played Oh what a hit we made We came on next to closing Best on the bill, lovers until Love left the masquerade Fate seemed to pull the strings I turned and you were gone While from the darkened wings That music box played on Sad little serenade Song of my heart's composing I hear it still, I always will Best on the bill Charade "Henry Mancini-Charade", sound recording administered by: SME. Visual content administered by: Universal Pictures. Thanks for allowing this to remain. "The AUDIO content does not belong to me. I do not profit from these Videos and/or Slideshows. I do not own copyrights of the images, which are from free websites. This is strictly for Educational use and Commentary purposes." "No copyright is claimed in [the music] and to the extent that material may appear to be infringed, I assert that such alleged infringement is permissible under fair use principles in U.S. copyright laws. If you believe material has been used in an unauthorized manner, please contact the poster." Copyright Disclaimer--"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infring