: Clark initially disliked the "old-fashioned" English lyrics and recorded versions in French, German, and Italian first.
Charlie Chaplin wrote the music and lyrics for "This Is My Song" in for his final film, A Countess from Hong Kong , starring Marlon Brando and Sophia Loren. Chaplin, a prolific composer who also wrote the famous theme "Smile," intended the song to evoke the atmosphere of 1930s shipboard romances. Charlie Chaplin-This is my song (Telecinemateca)
: She eventually recorded the English version in the final minutes of a session, which went on to top the UK charts and reach the top 10 in the US. The "Telecinemateca" Connection : She eventually recorded the English version in
While the song was a tie-in for his film, it became a massive independent hit when recorded by in 1967. A Countess from Hong Kong