Wild Is the Wind

David Bowie

About Wild Is the Wind

"Wild Is the Wind" is a song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington for the 1957 film Wild Is the Wind. Johnny Mathis recorded the song for the film and released it as a single in November 1957. Mathis' version reached No. 22 on the Billboard chart. It was nominated for an Academy Award. The song has been recorded many times, by many performers. The best known versions are one by Nina Simone in 1966, and one by David Bowie released in 1976/1981 as a tribute to Simone.


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2006
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Love me, love me, love me, love me
Say you do
Let me fly away
With you
For my love is like
The wind
And wild is the wind
Wild is the wind

Give me more
Than one caress
Satisfy this
Hungriness
Let the wind
Blow through your heart
For wild is the wind
Wild is the wind

You
Touch me
I hear the sound
Of mandolins
You
Kiss me
With your kiss
My life begins
You're spring to me
All things
To me

Don't you know you're
Life itself

Like a leaf clings
To the tree
Oh my darling,
Cling to me
For we're like creatures
Of the wind
Wild is the wind
Wild is the wind

You
Touch me
I hear the sound
Of mandolins
You
Kiss me
With your kiss
My life begins
You're spring to me
All things
To me

Don't you know you're
Life itself

Like a leaf clings
To the tree
Oh my darling,
Cling to me
For we're like creatures
In the wind
And wild is the wind
Wild is the wind

Wild is the wind
Wild is the wind
Wild is the wind

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David Bowie

David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 - 10 January 2016), known by his stage name David Bowie ( /ˈboʊ.i/ BOH-ee), was an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He is known for his distinctive voice as well as the intellectual depth and considerable eclecticism of his work. more »

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Written by: Ned Washington, Dimitri Tiomkin

Lyrics © PATTI WASHINGTON MUSIC, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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4 facts about this song

David Bowie
David Bowie's version of "Wild Is the Wind" was recorded for his 1976 album "Station to Station." - Bowie cited it among his favourite songs. - The cover has been hailed as one of Bowie’s best unreleased tracks. - Bowie's version was influenced by the Nina Simone cover.
Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin, a Russian-born American film composer, wrote the original version of "Wild Is the Wind" for the 1957 film of the same name. - The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. - Tiomkin was known for scoring epic and western films, and "Wild Is the Wind" is one of his greatest achievements. - Despite being a composer for films, this song transcended the film industry and the music itself got transported into the pop culture.
Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis was the first artist to record "Wild Is the Wind" for the 1957 film's soundtrack. - Mathis' rendition of the song became a standard. - The song represents a significant moment in Mathis's career, solidifying him as a major artist. - The version by Mathis was listed as one of the greatest songs from American movies.
Nina Simone
"Wild is the Wind" was covered by Nina Simone for her 1966 album of the same title. - Simone's version is arguably the most famous interpretation of the song. - The song went onto become one of the trademark ballads in her career. - Simone’s rendition has been widely celebrated and critiqued by several artists.

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