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Evita don't cry for me argentina pdf Continue Julie Covington's 1976 single No llores por m' Argentina redirects here. For The Live Album by Sere Girona, see No llores por me, Argentina (album). Don't Cry for Me ArgentinaSingle Julie Covington from the album EvitaB-sideRainbow High Released 12 November 1976 (1976-11- 12)Recorded1976GenrePopLength5:27LabelMCASongwriter (s)Andrew Lloyd WebberTim RiceProducer (s) Andrew Lloyd WebberTimDavid LandJulie Covington singles chronology Two Worlds Apart (1973) Don't Cry for Me Argentina (1976) Only Women Bleed (1977) Don't Cry for Me Argentina is a song recorded by Julie Covington for the 1976 concept album Evita , later included in the 1978 musical of the same name. The song was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice while researching the life of Argentine leader Eva Peron. He appears at the opening of the first and second acts, as well as near the end of the show, initially as the spirit of the dead Eva, urging the people of Argentina not to mourn her, during Eva's performance from the balcony of Casa Rosada, and during her last broadcast. Evita's album took three to four months to record, as Rice was not satisfied with the intensity of the first recordings. The song had a number of different titles before Don't Cry for Me Argentina was chosen as the final. The song shares its melody with Oh What a Circus from the same show and lyrically consists of platitudes where Eva tries to win the favor of the people of Argentina. It was released in the United Kingdom on 12 November 1976 as the first single from the album, accompanied by national and commercial advertising, full-color posters, sleeves for the show, and a radio interview. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and received gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), with more than a million copies sold. It has also reached the top of the charts in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, New York and the Netherlands. Don't Cry for Me Argentina was praised by critics, and Rice and Lloyd Webber won the 1977 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. When Evita moved to the London theatre, Covington, who was disillusioned with the whole project, refused to reprise the part of Eve, and the role went to Elaine Page. Don't Cry for Me Argentina has been covered by several artists, including Carpenters, Olivia Newton-John, and Sinead O'Connor, as well as actors Lea Michele and Chris Colfer from the TV series Glee. In 1996, the American singer Madonna starred in the film adaptation of the musical and recorded a performance of the song Don't Cry for Me Argentina. Released as the second single from the film's soundtrack on February 4, 1997, her version received positive reviews from music critics who praised her vocal performance. A separate version called Miami Mix, included re-written vocals in English and Spanish and the Argentine bandoneon, was promoted to radio. Madonna's version reached number one in the European Hot 100 Singles chart and the national charts in the Czech Republic, France, Hungary and Spain. It also became a top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and many other charts around the world, while reaching gold or platinum in six countries. Background and development co-authors Don't Cry for Me Argentina, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Don't Cry for Me Argentina was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice when they designed Evita for Broadway in 1976. Both were extremely intrigued by the stories surrounding eva Peron's life while researching her in the mid-1970s. Evita was originally released as an album before being adapted for the scene, following a formula that Lloyd Webber and Rice used during the production of Jesus Christ Superstar, their previous musical. The duo wrote songs for the singer with good vocals. Rice and Webber's research showed that Eva didn't actually give any major speeches on the day of her husband Juan Peron's inauguration, but soon after she became Argentina's new first lady, she began making very emotional speeches, the intensity of which they wanted to capture with Don't Cry for Me Argentina. The song was written to appear at the opening and near the end of the show, originally as the spirit of the dead Eve, urging the people of Argentina not to mourn her, and finally during Eva's speech from the balcony of Casa Rosada. His melody is similar to the opening song of the musical Oh What a Circus and focuses on Eva's funeral. As Oh What a Circus ended with Che's sarcastic questioning of the mourning behind Eve's death, Don't Cry for Me Argentina began with a few lines that were sung, while the rest of the song was reserved for the finale. After the song was written, Lloyd Webber and Rice struggled to find a suitable musical actress for the songs and title role, as the only one they knew, Yvonne Elliman, moved to the United States. One day they watched the British music show Rock Follies, where they noticed actress and singer Julie Covington, who played an aspiring rock musician. Covington played in London musicals such as Godspell, and her acting abilities in Rock Follies convinced Rice and Lloyd Webber to sign her for Evita. Covington was extremely intrigued by their proposal, considering Eva Peron a non-commercial idea for a musical. However, she thought the songs were great compositions and signed up for their recording. Lloyd Webber and Rice immediately began recording, and the first demos were those from Don't Cry for Me Argentina, I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You and Buenos Aires, just a piano as an accompaniment. They moved on to sign with MCA Records to release a song-based album, however, with extremely low royalty rates, as record company executives did not expect the album to be successful. At the same time, singers for all other roles of the musical were also signed, and the actors moved to Olympic Studios in 1975 to start recording. The recording and composition of Personnel, which is working on the album Evita, included recording engineer David Hamilton-Smith, Simon Philip on drums, Mo Foster on bass, Joe Moretti and Ray Russell on guitars and Anne Odell on keyboards. David Snell played the harp while Anthony Bowles conducted the London Philharmonic, while another choir called London Boy Singles was directed by Alan Doggett. The Album also featured members of The Grease Band, including bassist Alan Spenner and rhythm guitarist Neil Hubbard. The recording took a total of 3-4 months. Don't Cry for Me Argentina (1976) is a 30-second sample recording of Covington's song that illustrates the strings of the pizzicato, and the smooth tempo of presenting the opening lyrics. Problems with playing this file? See the media report. The intensity that Rice was looking for in the track was not achieved immediately during the recording, because it is a sentimental ballad and because of its lyrics. As the album delivery date approached, they were more tense, as most of the album was put together. Only this song remained, as they could not decide on the final name, and Rice tried out names that make no sense in the political and dramatic atmosphere of history. They initially tried out various lyrics as the main hook and the title of the song, including It's Only Your Lover Returning and All Through My Crazy and Wild Days amid fears that mentioning Argentina would reduce commercial appeal. Rice recalled, What a rude decision! It was perhaps the only time (honest) that I made the mistake of caring more about the potential of the lyrics outside the show than its significance in it, and as a result both the song and the show suffered. Covington had already written down the phrase Don't Cry for Me Argentina for use at the beginning of the show. Shortly before the album was finally mixed, Lloyd Webber suggested to Rice that the line also worked as the title of Eve's speech. Once Covington has recorded with a new title, the song fits perfectly into the mood sequence and has been included in the album. The song's name comes from an epitaph on a plaque on Eva Peron's grave at La Recolet Cemetery in Buenos Aires. The plaque was presented by the city's taxi drivers' union and roughly translates as: Don't cry for me Argentina, I stay very close to you. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote, For years I wondered, during the cry for me, Argentina, Argentina. we shouldn't have cried. Now I understand: we don't need to cry because a) Evita got everything out of the life she dreamed of, and (b) Argentina has to cry for itself. Even poor Juan Peron must shed a tear or two; It's relegated ... to the status of a walker, a real man who adorns the hand of a rich and powerful woman as a human fashion accessory. The lyrics are a string of meaningless platitudes, according to Rice, who felt she was working as an emotionally intense but empty speech a manic mana of grandeur trying to win the favor of Argentines. It has texts And as for luck, and as for fame / I never invited them in / Although it seemed to the world that they were all I desired / They are illusions.