Bert Kaempfert (also Kämpfert) (b. 16 October 1923 - d. 21 June 1980) was a… Read Full Bio ↴Bert Kaempfert (also Kämpfert) (b. 16 October 1923 - d. 21 June 1980) was a German orchestra leader and songwriter. He made easy listening and jazz-oriented records, and wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, such as "Strangers in the Night" (originally recorded by Ivo Robić) and "Spanish Eyes".
He was born in Hamburg, Germany, and studied at the School of Music there. A multi-instrumentalist, he was hired by Hans Busch to play with his orchestra before serving as a bandsman in the German Navy during World War II. He later formed his own big band, toured with them, then worked as an arranger and producer, making hit records with Freddy Quinn and Ivo Robic. In 1961, he hired The Beatles to back Tony Sheridan on "My Bonnie (Lies Over the Ocean)," "When the Saints Go Marching In," "Ain't She Sweet" and "Cry for a Shadow," in a session for Polydor. These turned out to be the Beatles' first commercial recordings. When Beatles manager Brian Epstein asked Kaempfert about further promoting The Beatles, Kaempfert informed Epstein that the company was only interested in The Beatles as Tony Sheridan's backup group. (It also turned out British Decca executive Dick Rowe turned them down in favor of local beat combo Brian Poole and the Tremeloes.) He then released The Beatles from their contract with Polydor.
He was born in Hamburg, Germany, and studied at the School of Music there. A multi-instrumentalist, he was hired by Hans Busch to play with his orchestra before serving as a bandsman in the German Navy during World War II. He later formed his own big band, toured with them, then worked as an arranger and producer, making hit records with Freddy Quinn and Ivo Robic. In 1961, he hired The Beatles to back Tony Sheridan on "My Bonnie (Lies Over the Ocean)," "When the Saints Go Marching In," "Ain't She Sweet" and "Cry for a Shadow," in a session for Polydor. These turned out to be the Beatles' first commercial recordings. When Beatles manager Brian Epstein asked Kaempfert about further promoting The Beatles, Kaempfert informed Epstein that the company was only interested in The Beatles as Tony Sheridan's backup group. (It also turned out British Decca executive Dick Rowe turned them down in favor of local beat combo Brian Poole and the Tremeloes.) He then released The Beatles from their contract with Polydor.
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Bert Kaempfert Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Bert Kaempfert:
90 Minuten nach Mitternacht Sitting in my day care, the art is deco painted Blessed…
A Swingin' Safari (Instrumental)…
A Swinging Safari [instrumental]…
Afrikaan Beat Afrikaan Beat, We're dancing to the Afrikaan Beat, I'm burni…
Again This couldn't happen again This is that once in a lifetime …
As I Love You I'll get by As long as I have you Though there be…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Beddy Bye Strangers in the night, Exchanging glances Wandering the …
Blue Moon Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
Blues Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
Body and Soul My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Bye Bye Blackbird No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
Bye Bye Blues I got a big surprise when I saw you smile I…
Can Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
Can't Take My Eyes Of You You're just too good to be true I can't take my…
Can't We Give You Anything Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
Canta de Ossanha Be All Right I need more guitar I think Okay were roll…
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You You're just too good to be true I can't take my…
Caravan Night and stars above that shine so bright The myst'ry…
Danke Schoen Danke schoen, darling, Danke schoen, Thank you for all the j…
Danke Schön Danke schoen, darling, Danke schoen, Thank you for all the …
Dankeschön Danke schoen, darling, Danke schoen, Thank you for all the j…
Didn This time we almost made the pieces fit Didn't we? This time…
Didn't We This time we almost made the pieces fit Didn't we? This ti…
Don Don't-a forbid me to hold you tight Darling, Don't Forbid…
Don't Talk to Me Don't-a forbid me to hold you tight Darling, Don't Forbid…
Dream You stepped out of a dream You are too wonderful to…
Echo In The Night Strangers in the night Exchanging glances Wandering the nigh…
Forever My Love You ask me if there'll come a time When I grow…
hi-de-ho Hi-de-ho, hi-de-hi Gonna find me a piece of the sky…
Hold Me When you're near me I feel so romantic When you're far…
How Deep Is the Ocean How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
How Deep Is The Ocean ? How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
I I'll get by As long as I have you Though there be…
I Can Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
I Cover the Waterfront I cover the waterfront, I'm watching the sea,, Will the on…
I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME I love how your eyes close whenever you kiss me And…
I'll Get By I'll get by As long as I have you Though there be…
I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Never thought I'd fall, But now I hear love call, I'm gettin…
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Never thought I'd fall, But now I hear love call, I'm gett…
I'm in Love Someone lights the moon in the sky above Moon beams pour…
If I Give My Heart To You If I give my heart to you, will you handle…
In our Time When the day fades away into twilight The moon is my…
Intro: Strangers in the Night Strangers in the night Exchanging glances Wandering the nigh…
It Say, it's only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea But…
It's Only A Paper Moon Say, it's only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea B…
It's the Talk of the Town We were more than lovers, We were more than sweethearts, It'…
Jean nuan... ti selalu dalam ati aku... nuan... meruan ku sayau..…
Just As Much As Ever Just as much as ever I need you and want you…
L-o-v-e L is for the way you look at me. O is…
L.O.V.E L is for the way you look at me O is…
L.O.V.E. L is for the way you look at me. O is…
La vie en rose Hold me close and hold me fast The magic spell you…
Lady I want some red roses for a blue lady Mister florist…
Laura You know the feeling of something half remembered Of somethi…
Let Just let a smile be your umbrella, On a rainy,…
Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella Just let a smile be your umbrella, On a rainy,…
Lonesome (Hey, hey, hey, hey) Cars and girls are easy come by…
LOVE Someone lights the moon in the sky above Moon beams pour…
Love Me Happy I love how your eyes close whenever you kiss me And…
Love Walked In Someone lights the moon in the sky above Moon beams pour…
Lullaby Of Birdland Lullaby of Birdland, that's what I Always hear when you…
Me & My Shadow Shades of night are falling and I'm lonely Standing on the…
Melody in the Night Strangers in the night Exchanging glances Wandering the nigh…
Moon Over Baja Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Moon Over Naples Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Moonglow It must have been moonglow, way up in the blue It…
My Eyes Adored You My eyes adored you though I never laid a hand…
My Love You ask me if there'll come a time When I grow…
On the Sunny Side of the Street Walked with no one and talked with no one And I…
Once in a While Once in a while will you try to give One little…
Only Those in Love Someone lights the moon in the sky above Moon beams pour…
Over the Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that…
Pagan Love Song Come with me where moonbeams light Tahitian skies And the s…
Put Your Hand In The Hand Put your hand in the hand of the man Who stilled…
Rain April showers, overhead offer me a chance To protect her fr…
Red Roses For A Blue Lady I want some red roses for a blue lady Mister florist…
Remember When I'm sitting with an empty glass and a broken heart, Thinking…
Res Roses for a Blue Lady Five foot two, eyes of blue But oh, what those five…
Rose Room I want to take you to a little room A little…
Santa Claus Is Comin I just came back from a lovely trip along the…
Serenade in Blue When I hear that Serenade in blue I'm somewhere in another…
Sleigh Ride Just hear those sleigh bells jingle-ing, ring-ting tingle-in…
Smile Just let a smile be your umbrella, On a rainy,…
Snowbird Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean The unborn grass li…
Solitude In my solitude You haunt me With dreadful ease Of days go…
Somebody Loves Me I love how your eyes close whenever you kiss me And…
Someday We'll Be Together Someday we'll be together Say it, say it again Someday we'…
Spanish Eyes Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Spanish eyes (Moon over naples Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish e…
Star Dust And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
Stardust And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
Strangers In The Night Strangers in the night Exchanging glances Wandering the nigh…
Strangers in The Night (Theme from the Strangers in the night, Exchanging glances Wandering the …
Take My Heart You're just too good to be true I can't take my…
Talk We were more than lovers, We were more than sweethearts, It'…
That Old Sweet Roll Hi-de-ho, hi-de-hi Gonna find me a piece of the sky…
The Little Drummer Boy Come, they told me pa-rum pum pum pum Our newborn King…
The Sheik of Araby "I'm the Sheik of Araby, Your love belongs to me. At…
The Sunny Side Of Life Walked with no one and talked with no one And I…
The Way I Love You I love how your eyes close whenever you kiss me And…
Theme From Strangers in the night, Exchanging glances Wandering the …
This Guy's in Love With You You see this girl, this girl's in love with you Yes,…
Three O It's three o'clock in the morning We've danced the whole nig…
Three O Clock In The Morning It's three o'clock in the morning We've danced the whole ni…
Three O'clock in the Morning It's three o'clock in the morning We've danced the whole nig…
Time When the day fades away into twilight The moon is my…
Trumpet in the Night Strangers in the night Exchanging glances Wandering the nigh…
Welcome to My Heart If I give my heart to you, will you handle…
What'up With You I saw a blind man, He was a kind man, Helping a…
Where or When It seems we stood and talked like this before We looked…
Whispering Don't worry I'm not looking at you Gorgeous and dressed in…
Who's Sorry Now Who's Sorry Now? Who's Sorry Now? Who's heart is aching for …
Wimoweh In the jungle the mighty jungle the lion sleeps tonight In…
Wonderland By Night Stars hang suspended Above a floating yellow moon Two heart…
You You you you, I'm in love with you you you, I…
You Stepped Out of a Dream You stepped out of a dream You are too wonderful to…
You You You You you you, I'm in love with you you you, I…
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Corvette Man
R.I.P. Bert and Fred. Love and respect your music, talent, and technique.
ingrid letonja lek
Bert Kaempfert, fue principalmente un muy buen director, músico y arreglador como pocos, él no es quien interpreta en la trompeta, en este caso particular es un grande: Mamfred Moch, quién acompañó a Kaempfert por mucho tiempo y fue un trompetista como ´pocos...
FrankWms
Manfred (Fred) Moch was a great trumpeter! He helped start the "Kaempfert Sound."
miralva silva
Músico perfeito...saudades Manfred Moch!
Marisel Bedran
GOD bless you, Fred Moch, for playing the trumpet so well !!!
Marisel Bedran
Great Fred Moch,great!!! GOD bless you for the best music you gave the humanity!!!
Orlando José Assumma
¡Es maravilloso! Si bien hay otros trompetistas contemporáneos a Bert Kaemfert (Herb Alpert, Burt Bucharach, Bebu Silvetti), el estilo del maestro alemán es brillante como insuperable!
Christopher Burton
There was only one thing missing from Kaempfert LPs: a list of the superb musicians - and that was a great shame. The tracks on each and every album always sounded well rehearsed and very confident, not something one could always say of UK product. Peter Klempt's sound quality was stunning right up to 1971 and Orange Coloured Sky, after which Milt Gabler in a sad desire to sound 'contemporary', got Klempt to compromise resulting in metallic, hard sound especially unpleasant from the strings. But the LPs still sold well, although we hi-fi buffs knew by then that the peak had passed.
Donald L. Streu Sr.
LOVE ALL OF HIS SONGS!!!!!!
Namata Julius
Super great tunes and i feel so blessed and have sad but beautiful memories of my late brother Namata Livinus who introduced me to this brand of music. All time great tunes....