| "South American Way" | |
|---|---|
 Carmen Miranda in performance of "South American Way" in Down Argentine Way. | |
| Song by Carmen Miranda | |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Released | December 26, 1939 |
| Label | Decca Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Al Dubin |
| Composer(s) | Jimmy McHugh |
"South American Way" is a 1939 song with music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Al Dubin. Carmen Miranda introduced the song in the 1939 Broadway musical The Streets of Paris. Miranda performed it on-screen a year later in her breakout role for U.S. audiences in the film Down Argentine Way (1940), causing it to become very popular in the United States.
Versions
The song became very popular in the United States, and had cover versions by several international artists, and as part of the soundtrack of many American films.
| Artist | Year |
|---|---|
| Guy Lombardo | 1939 |
| Al Donahue & His Orchestra | 1939 |
| The Andrews Sisters & Glenn Miller & Orchestra | 1940 |
| Pat Kirkwood | 1941 |
| Dinah Shore | 1941 |
| Marlene Dietrich | 1947 |
| Gordon MacRae, Lucille Norman & The Sportsmen Quartet | 1949 |
| Marisa Monte | 1988 |
| Rebecca Kilgore & Dave Frishberg | 1996 |
| Sonia Santana | 2004 |
| Arielle Dombasle | 2006 |
| Frankie Carle | 2007 |
In movies
| Film | Director | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Down Argentine Way | Irving Cummings | 1940 |
| In This Our Life | John Huston | 1942 |
| Mildred Pierce | Michael Curtiz | 1945 |
| Class of '44 | Paul Bogart | 1973 |
| Radio Days | Woody Allen | 1987 |
| Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business | Helena Solberg | 1995 |
References
- "SOUTH AMERICAN WAY" - Carmen Miranda Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
- DUSSEK, Eduardo, Carmen Miranda: Melodias Cifradas para Guitarra, Violão e Teclados, São Paulo:Publishing Irmãos Vitale, ISBN 85-740-711-02
- "Soundtracks: Mildred Pierce (1945)". IMDb. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- "Soundtracks: Class of '44 (1973)". IMDb. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- "Soundtracks: Radio Days (1987)". IMDb. Retrieved May 31, 2014.