Memories Are Made of This

Memories Are Made of This is a pop song, which appeared in 1955 in the original version of Mindy Carson, but only became a world-famous million-seller in the version of Dean Martin. As a homesick song was a million seller for Freddy Quinn and dominated 1956, the German singles chart.

Genesis

Uncertain is the genesis of the song. It was composed in 1955 by the trio of Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr and Frank Miller, which occurred as a folk trio under the name Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders from November 30, 1955. As the trio recorded his first recordings until May 31, 1956, Columbia Records, it is not considered as an original interpreter of Memories Are Made of This.

On the singer Mindy Carson, the original version is likely to be due, as they had taken on September 9, 1955, Columbia Records (# 40573 ) Memories Are Made of This. With space 53 of the pop charts, the song was first forgotten. That changed, however, when the erfolgsgewöhnte Dean Martin on October 28, 1955 grossed thereof a cover version, with Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders as a background chorus. Published in the November 1955 single ( Capitol # 3295 ) remained for six weeks on the first rank of the pop charts and sold over one million copies. He got away with it in 1956, not only in the U.S. but also in the UK at # 1 on the charts. At this success Dot Records wanted to participate and also published in November 1955, Gale Storm ( Dot # 15436 ) a cover that reached number five.

The first single from Freddy Quinn was released in June 1956, the song also in a German version under the title homesickness, which remained for 14 weeks at No. 1 on the German charts and Dean Martin's success considerably surpassed eight million copies sold worldwide. Subsequently, the original version of Mindy Carson came on the German market ( Philips # 321 818 BF).

After the failed Hungarian uprising in 1956, the song was provided with a new text. As Honvágy - dal ( The Song of Homesickness ) the song was the unofficial anthem of the revolutionaries fled and included, inter alia by Ida Boros.

Mindy Carson - Memories Are Made of This

Dean Martin - Memories Are Made of This

Gale Storm - Memories Are Made of This

Cover versions

The composition received a BMI Award and is managed by BMI with a total of 17 cover versions, according Info Cover versions exist 41. Among these are:

  • Dean Martin Memories Are Made of This (1955 )
  • Gale Storm Memories Are Made of This (1955 )
  • Freddy Quinn homesickness ( Where the flowers bloom ) ( 1956)
  • The Everly Brothers Memories Are Made of This (1960 )
  • Ray Conniff Memories Are Made of This (1961 )
  • Paul Anka Memories Are Made of This (1963 )
  • Little Richard Memories Are Made of This (1964 )
  • ZK later Die Toten Hosen homesickness (1980 )
  • Statler Brothers Memories Are Made of This (1981 )
  • Stephan Remmler and the treasure hunters homesickness (1991 )
  • First Floor Alk Parade (1991 )
  • Patent Ochsner Homesick (1993 )
  • Kirlian Camera Memories Are Made of This (1994 )
  • Johnny Cash Memories Are Made of This (1996 )
  • Element of Crime homesickness (2004) soundtrack of The Edukators
List of Billboard number-one singles of 1956 Number-one hits of 1956 (Germany) Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Hymn The Drifters The Statler Brothers Kirlian Camera (band)
563708
de