Zou Bisou Bisou
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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"In 1960, Loren recorded an album with comic actor Peter Sellers after they co-starred in the film The Millionairess. One of Loren's tracks, "Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo," is included in a compilation titled Divas Exotica (1999)."--Sholem Stein |
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"Zou Bisou Bisou" (also performed as "Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo") is a song written by Bill Shepherd and Alan Tew, and Michel Rivgauche for the lyrics of the French version. The song's origins stem from the Yé-yé movement with which an early version of the song was associated. Its theme is variously described as an open declaration of love and the joy of kissing.
"Zou Bisou Bisou" was Gillian Hills' first single in the summer of 1960. A French recording, titled "Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo", was produced by George Martin and sung in English by Sophia Loren. Although most sources associate the origins of the song with Hills, New York claims that the songwriting credits make it more likely that Loren's version was the original. Slate 's David Haglund notes that Hills' version is the best-known of the early recordings.
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