I Really Don't Want to Know
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"I Really Don't Want to Know" is a popular
song
with music was written by Don Robertson and lyrics by Howard Barnes. The song was published in 1953
.
The best-known version of the song was recorded by Les Paul
and Mary Ford
in 1953
, one of the top 100 songs of 1954. It was also recorded by other artists such as Elvis Presley
(1971) and Eddy Arnold
. A version by Johnny Rodriguez
included some Spanish language
lyrics. Tommy Edwards version hit the pop top 20 in 1960.There is also a Ronnie Dove version which was released in 1966 on Diamond Records #208.
Jason & the Scorchers
offered an alt country version on their 1985
album "Lost and Found".
John Travolta
sang the song in the 2004
movie
A Love Song for Bobby Long
.
The song was also included on Anne Murray
's tribute-to-the-fifties album, Croonin'
.
Jerry Lee Lewis
included it on his 2010 album, "Mean Old Man".
Knud Pfeiffer wrote the Danish
lyrics. The Danish title is "Jeg ønsker ikke dit svar". Raquel Rastenni
with Harry Felbert's sixtet and chorus recorded it in Copenhagen in 1954. The song was released on His Master's Voice X 8219.
A Japanese
version was sung by Yōichi Sugawara as "Shiritakunai no".
This song was covered in Mandarin Chinese language, given the title name of 過去的春夢 (Passed Memory) with Chinese
lyrics written by Li Rui Cheng (李瑞成), recorded by various female and male singers such as Rou Yun (柔雲) in 1956 and Judi Jim (詹小屏) in 1973 from Hong Kong
, Zi Wei (紫薇) in 1969, Bao Na-Na (包娜娜) in 1976, Feng Fei-Fei (鳳飛飛) & Yao Su-Rong (姚蘇蓉) both in 1978, Long Piao-Piao (龍飄飄), Yu Ya (尤雅) in 2002 from Taiwan
, and Ling Seow (凌霄) from Singapore
.
Popular music
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song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
with music was written by Don Robertson and lyrics by Howard Barnes. The song was published in 1953
1953 in music
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.
The best-known version of the song was recorded by Les Paul
Les Paul
Lester William Polsfuss —known as Les Paul—was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which made the sound of rock and roll possible. He is credited with many recording innovations...
and Mary Ford
Mary Ford
Mary Ford , born Iris Colleen Summers, was an American vocalist and guitarist, comprising half of the husband-and-wife musical team Les Paul and Mary Ford. Between 1950 and 1954, the couple had 16 top-ten hits...
in 1953
1953 in music
-Events:*February 6 – Contralto Kathleen Ferrier, already terminally ill with cancer, leaves Covent Garden Opera House on a stretcher after being taken ill on the second night of her run in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice....
, one of the top 100 songs of 1954. It was also recorded by other artists such as Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
(1971) and Eddy Arnold
Eddy Arnold
Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...
. A version by Johnny Rodriguez
Johnny Rodriguez
Johnny Rodriguez is an American country music singer. He was the first famous Latin American country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish....
included some Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
lyrics. Tommy Edwards version hit the pop top 20 in 1960.There is also a Ronnie Dove version which was released in 1966 on Diamond Records #208.
Jason & the Scorchers
Jason & the Scorchers
Jason & the Scorchers, originally Jason & the Nashville Scorchers, are a Cowpunk / Country rock band formed in 1981 and led by singer/songwriter Jason Ringenberg....
offered an alt country version on their 1985
1985 in music
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album "Lost and Found".
John Travolta
John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease...
sang the song in the 2004
2004 in film
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movie
Film
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A Love Song for Bobby Long
A Love Song for Bobby Long
A Love Song for Bobby Long is a 2004 American drama film written and directed by Shainee Gabel. The screenplay is based on the novel Off Magazine Street by Ronald Everett Capps.-Plot:...
.
The song was also included on Anne Murray
Anne Murray
Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....
's tribute-to-the-fifties album, Croonin'
Croonin'
-Chart performance:...
.
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...
included it on his 2010 album, "Mean Old Man".
Knud Pfeiffer wrote the Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
lyrics. The Danish title is "Jeg ønsker ikke dit svar". Raquel Rastenni
Raquel Rastenni
Raquel Rastenni , born Anna Rachel Rastén, was a popular Danish singer. She was born in Copenhagen, and grew up in a little apartment in the poor central part of the city. Her Jewish parents had immigrated to Denmark from Russia at the start of the 1900s...
with Harry Felbert's sixtet and chorus recorded it in Copenhagen in 1954. The song was released on His Master's Voice X 8219.
A Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
version was sung by Yōichi Sugawara as "Shiritakunai no".
This song was covered in Mandarin Chinese language, given the title name of 過去的春夢 (Passed Memory) with Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
lyrics written by Li Rui Cheng (李瑞成), recorded by various female and male singers such as Rou Yun (柔雲) in 1956 and Judi Jim (詹小屏) in 1973 from Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Zi Wei (紫薇) in 1969, Bao Na-Na (包娜娜) in 1976, Feng Fei-Fei (鳳飛飛) & Yao Su-Rong (姚蘇蓉) both in 1978, Long Piao-Piao (龍飄飄), Yu Ya (尤雅) in 2002 from Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, and Ling Seow (凌霄) from Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
Elvis Presley
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 21 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 9 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Singles | 7 |