"Besame Mucho" (english: Kiss me a lot) is a Spanish-language song written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez.
Inspiration
According to Velázquez herself, she wrote this song even though she had never been kissed yet at the time, and kissing as she heard was considered a sin.
She was inspired by the piano piece "Quejas, o la Maja y el Ruiseñor" from the 1911 suite Goyescas by Spanish composer Enrique Granados, which he later also included as Aria of the Nightingale in his 1916 opera of the same name. ~wikipedia
An article from ~mexconnect.comDid You Know? Consuelo Velázquez and "Bésame mucho".
Tony Burton
The song "Bésame mucho" (Kiss me a lot) was written by a young Mexican woman who had never been kissed.
This article is a tribute to Consuelo Velázquez, who died January 22, 2005, at the age of 84.
Consuelo Velázquez was one of Mexico's best known modern songwriters. She wrote her most famous song – "Bésame mucho" – before her 20th birthday. When asked, years later, whose love had inspired the powerful lyrics, she replied that she had written it before she had ever been kissed, and said that the entire song was a "product of imagination".
Quite some imagination! The song has been translated into more than 20 languages, and been sung in many different styles, by dozens of artists ranging from The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Wes Montgomery, The Morton Gould Orchestra, Andy Russell, Pedro Vargas, Linda Ronstadt, Valentino's Sax, Diana Krall and Plácido Domingo to Sammy Davis Jr., Magdalena Zárate, Jose Carreras, Joao Alberto, Elvis Presley and Mexican heart-throb Luis Miguel.
"Besane Mucho" previews from various artists
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