Hugo Mario Montenegro was born in New York City in 1925. He served in the U.S. Navy for two years, mostly as an arranger for the Newport Naval Base band in Newport, Rhode Island. After the war he attended Manhattan College while studying composition and leading his own band for school dances.
In the middle 1950s, he was directing, conducting, and arranging the orchestra for Eliot Glen and Irving Spice on their Dragon and Caprice labels. It was he who was directing the Glen-Spice Orchestra on Dion DiMucci's first release when Dion was backed by Dragon recording artists, the Timberlanes. Released on Mohawk #105 in 1957, the songs were "Out In Colorado" and "The Chosen Few", which were soon issued on the Jubliee label for better distribution.
He was later hired by Time Records as a musical director producing a series of albums for the label, and moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s where he began working for RCA records, producing a series of albums and soundtracks for motion pictures and television themes, such as two volumes of Music From The Man From U.N.C.L.E., an album of cover versions of spy music themes Come Spy With Me and an album of cover versions of the Clint Eastwood The Man With No Name series of spaghetti westerns that led to major chart hits.
Montenegro began scoring motion pictures with the instrumental music from Advance to the Rear in 1964. Following the success of his albums, he was contracted by Columbia Pictures where he did such films as Hurry Sundown (film) and two Matt Helm pictures. Montenegro was also contracted to Coumbia's television production company Screen Gems where he is most famous for his theme from the second season of the television series I Dream of Jeannie, his theme song "Seattle" and music from Here Come the Brides and The Outcasts. During the mid‑60s he started producing some of the most renowned works from the space age pop era, featuring electronics and rock in albums such as Moog Power and Mammy Blue.
Montenegro's electronic works were decisive and influential for the future generations of electronic musicians, giving a retro/futuristic edge by the use of the Moog synthesizer, and helped to push its popularity.[citation needed] He will be also remembered by his versions of classics such as Ennio Morricone's The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
In the late 1970s severe emphysema put an end to his musical career, and he died of the disease in 1981.
The Greatest Love
Hugo Montenegro Lyrics
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Hugo montenegro
You are the love by so pretty close
And all about the things
Heaven only knows that I wished could
Swinging since all pretty little things
And the playboy should
Mmm he's got money he's got charms
And when you walked all that all
Hurt me so but I just want you to know
It's not easy heaven knows I try
To wish the best to you and push myself inside
Well it takes the greatest love can you ever find
To let you walk away leavin' me behind
And that's the greatest love, yes it is
You are the love he's got the power
Do anything each and every hour of the day and night
You are the love he's got the ways
Mean show you all awhile the seems
When the light so bright
Mmm love should never people ask
So don't you cry and be depress
Your pretty go but I just want you to know
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The lyrics of Hugo Montenegro's "The Greatest Love" tell a story of a love triangle. The singer is in love with someone who is fiercely desired by someone else ("the playboy" with "money" and "charms"). The singer recognizes that this other person has the power to do anything at any hour, but still believes that their own love is greater. It is not easy for the singer to let go, but they acknowledge that allowing the object of their affection to walk away is the ultimate act of love, "the greatest love." The singer wishes the best for the other person but is hurting inside. The lyrics are poignant and reveal the pain of unrequited love and the struggle to do what is right.
Line by Line Meaning
You are the love by so pretty close
You are the one I love so much and we are so close to being together.
And all about the things Heaven only knows that I wished could
There are so many things that I wish we could do together, things that only heaven knows.
You are the love dances and sing Swinging since all pretty little things And the playboy should
You are my love who dances and sings, the one who has been swinging over all the little things and the playboys should be jealous.
Mmm he's got money he's got charms And when you walked all that all Hurt me so but I just want you to know
The playboy has money and charms, and it hurt me when you walked away with him, but I want you to know.
It's not easy heaven knows I try To wish the best to you and push myself inside Well it takes the greatest love can you ever find To let you walk away leavin' me behind And that's the greatest love, yes it is
It's not easy, and I try to wish the best for you while I keep my feelings inside. The greatest love is letting you go, even when it hurts, and that is what I am doing.
You are the love he's got the power Do anything each and every hour of the day and night You are the love he's got the ways Mean show you all awhile the seems When the light so bright
You are my love, but the playboy has the power and can do anything day and night. However, you have ways that can show him what he is missing, even when things seem so bright.
Mmm love should never people ask So don't you cry and be depress Your pretty go but I just want you to know
Love should never be something people question, so don't cry or be depressed. You may be leaving, but I want you to know.
Contributed by Isaiah W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
GherardMg
Tenía 8 años cuando escuché esa canción por primera vez, mi papá las tenía en un cassete que hace muchos años se perdió y llevo años tratando de encontrarla lo unico que conocia de la letra es "i wish i could... best to you... walk away" ...ya se imaginaran cuantas canciones no existirán con esas letras ...bendito San Google y YouTube ...gracias MechFighter
Armando villegas malpica
Desde finales de los 60, una de las mas hermosas canciones que se han escrito y qué interpretación.
Leonardo Moreno
Yo escuché esa canción en el 2003 pero fue un dia tan perfecto que cada vez que la escucho se me llenan los ojos de lágrimas por la melancolía que me provoca....ojalá se pudiera regresar el tiempo y vivir ese dia una y muchas veces mas....como lo extraño
Jaime Jean
Hearing this song again was like meeting a long lost friend. Moved me to tears. Thanks for uploading.
arturo robles
No me toquen esa rola porque me lanzo al tren........... Me recuerda mi primer novia... a los dos nos gustaba muchisimo esta canción. Que tiempos aquellos....... cierro los ojos y me llego hasta lo mas hondo el recuerdo........gracias por esto
José H
One of the most beautiful love songs ever! Una de las más hermosas canciones románticas de todos los tiempos. Y si traducen la letra...lloran porque lloran! Hermosa canción, hermosos tiempos
RoseRV
ES VERDAD QUE LA MUSICA TATUA EL ALMA Y ESTA COMO NO TATUARME, TODOS LA RECORDAMOS POR EL PROGRAMA DE LAS ANDANZAS DE CUPIDO, EL CUAL NOS DIO ALEGRIAS QUE POR LO MNENOS LOS PARTICIPANTES NOS HACIAN VIVIR LA EMOCION DEL MOMENTO. YO LA LLEVO EN EL CORAZÓN Y LA MENTE Y NO SOLO EL RECUERDO DE ALGUN AMOR, SINO DE MI PROPIA INFANCIA, GRACIAS A LAS PERSONASA QUE SUBEN TAN LINDAS MELODIAS ES VOLVER A VCIVIR.
marlon Patalagsa
Hugo's songs are so unique !
Ed Macomber
Just fun! I bought this LP from the PX at da Nang, RVN, and fell inlove with the vocal arrangements. This was a great period in vocal music, included here is Barbara Moore and her Voices In Latin. Thanks for sharing this, I have since bought the Spanish re-issue on CD!
DANIEL MARCHI
Great song! Great vocal solo of Gene Morford. Thank you!