The Last Waltz (1967; авторы песни - Лес Рид и Барри Мэйсон)

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"The Last Waltz" is a song written by Barry Mason and Les Reed. It was one of Engelbert Humperdinck's biggest hits spending five weeks at #1 on the British charts from September 1967 to October 1967 and has since sold over 1.17 million copies in the United Kingdom.
In the United States, "The Last Waltz" reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and making the top ten of the easy listening chart.
The song is associated with the English football clubs, Peterborough United F.C. and Gillingham F.C.

Background

The title of the song is something of a double entendre as it refers to both the narrator's first and last dances with the woman he loves: the first dance was the "last waltz" played at the party where the two met, and the final dance signified the end of their relationship after their romance had cooled.

Versions

French language versions, titled "La Derniere Valse", were released by Mireille Mathieu and Petula Clark in 1967. Mireille Mathieu's version spent three weeks at number one in the French pop charts, and also was a hit in Britain, reaching #26. Petula Clark's version entered the French charts in February 1968 and reached number two but did not chart in the UK. It is also included on her album, The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener (1968). In 1968 Québec singer Stéphane released a French cover on his album Stéphane and in 1969 Ginette Reno also released a French version. Total sales of the different versions combined are over 8 million copies.

Chart performance

Chart (1967) - Peak position
Irish Singles Chart - 1
U.K. Singles Chart - 1
Australian Singles Chart - 1
New Zealand Singles Chart - 1

I wondered should I go or should I stay -
The band had only one more song to play -
And then I saw you out the corner of my eyes,
little girl alone and so shy.

I had the last waltz with you -
Two lonely people together...
I fell in love with you -
The last waltz should last forever.

But the love we had was goin' strong,
Through the good and bad we'd get along,
And then the flame of love died in your eye,
My heart was broke in two when you said "goodbye"...

I had the last waltz with you -
Two lonely people together...
I fell in love with you -
The last waltz should last forever.

It's all over now... Nothing left to say,
Just my tears and the orchestra playing -
La la la la la la la la la,
La la la la la la la la la.

I had the last waltz with you -
Two lonely people together...
I fell in love with you -
The last waltz should last forever.
La la la la la la la la la...