Mark Pentleton

Today’s song is a lovely bolero written by Mexican Agustín Lara. It’s been covered by many artists, including most recently by Luís Miguel – YouTube version here. There is also a popular English version translated as You belong to my heart which was recorded by Bing Crosby accompanied by the Xavier Cugat orchestra.
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Today’s song is the Mexican classic Perfidia, written in 1939 by Alberto Domínguez and was a hit for Xavier Cugat in 1940. It’s been recorded by many artists and I first heard it on the Nat King Cole Spanish album Mis Mejores Canciones. One of my favourite recordings is Linda Ronstadt’s version from the Mambo [...]

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