Talk:Save the Last Dance for Me

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I cannot tell exactly when (in the 80's I guess)but French-Canadian artist Carole Laure covered "save the last dance for me", too. I think she shouldn't be forgotten.

To be perfectly honest she is awsome I love her musci and 9 to 5 is so catchy! I've got everyone in my form singing it or whistleing the tune.If your gonna slate her Bold textBACK OF' she should not be slated YOU HEAR ME ,DONOT SLATE DOLLY PARTON or Ill slap you lot

Ivo Robić
What about croatian song "Sedamnaestogodišnjoj" by Ivo Robić? He also made german version of it: "Mit siebzehn fängt das Leben erst an". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.156.179.242 (talk) 00:40, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Orchestration
Which pop song was the first to use violins in the recording? Who did the orchestration for this song and where was it recorded? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.76.56.97 (talk) 07:41, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Try, again, Wikipedia! This song was composed in 1931!
"Save the Last Dance for Me" was a waltz written in 1931 by Frank Magine, Phil Spitalny, and Walter Hirsch. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.177.109.159 (talk) 07:06, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
 * There are multiple songs with this same title; the ASCAP/BMI Songview database lists 20 of them. See this recording on YouTube from 1932, for example. That may be the Magine/Spitalny/Hirsch song, but it's a completely different composition from the Pomus/Shuman song that this Wikipedia article is about. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 19:59, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

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Phil Spector recording
For some reason, the article doesn't mention the (very good) Phil Spector recording of this song, recorded with Ike & Tina Turner during the River Deep, Mountain High sessions. It may be less well known in the US because it was an album track and the album had a delayed release there. Ef80 (talk) 15:36, 27 December 2023 (UTC)


 * WP:SOFIXIT? DonIago (talk) 15:54, 27 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the friendly welcome. Happy Christmas. --Ef80 (talk) 17:41, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Leonard Cohen cover included?
Leonard Cohen did a cover of this song as the ending song for his concerts during his last world tour. I'm not sure if this should be included in the article, because it is an important cover version, as it was sang frequently during the tour and was included on the live album. --It's me, Hi, I'm the problem. (Love from Marianne.) (talk) 12:43, 10 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Would the cover satisfy WP:SONGCOVER? DonIago (talk) 15:41, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
 * i'm not sure if these are reliable sources because they only briefly mentioned the cover:
 * https://ig.ft.com/life-of-a-song/save-the-last-dance-for-me.html
 * https://lbbonline.com/news/save-the-last-dance-for-me
 * https://www.whosampled.com/Leonard-Cohen/Save-the-Last-Dance-for-Me/ It's me, Hi, I'm the problem. (Love from Marianne.) (talk) 01:59, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm not really convinced, but the first site took me right to a subscription page while the third one didn't seem to have actual discussion of the cover. I'm certainly open to input from other editors though. DonIago (talk) 02:28, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
 * I remembered that a Leonard Cohen fan site discussed the cover, but the site was shut down several years ago and I can't find the archive of the link on the wayback machine.
 * https://allanshowalter.com/2021/04/29/save-the-last-dance-for-me-is-on-leonard-cohens-jukebox/
 * As you can see, it isn't working. But the preview on google mentions "“Save The Last Dance For Me,” first recorded and popularized in 1960 by Ben E. King with The Drifters, became a fixture on the 2012-2013 Leonard Cohen……", and it seems that the article merely talked about the original version, and it may compare it with the cover. It's me, Hi, I'm the problem. (Love from Marianne.) (talk) 02:36, 11 February 2024 (UTC)