This Is My Song Petula Clark Yamaha Genos Roland G70 by Rico

This Is My Song Petula Clark Yamaha Genos Roland G70 by Rico This Is My Song“ is a song written by Charlie Chaplin in 1966, and performed by Petula Clark. “This is My Song“ was intended for the film A Countess from Hong Kong, which Charlie Chaplin wrote and directed. Chaplin saw his film as a throwback to the shipboard romances that were popular in the 1930s, and wrote “This Is My Song“ with the intent of evoking that era. To reinforce the evocation, Chaplin was determined to have Al Jolson sing the song—so determined that he only accepted the information that Jolson had died on 23 October 1950 when shown a photograph of Jolson’s tombstone.[citation needed] Ultimately, the song would be featured in the film only as an instrumental. After being disillusioned with regard to Jolson, Chaplin considered having “This Is My Song“ recorded by Petula Clark, who had a home in Switzerland near his residence. Clark’s husband and manager Claude Wolff—who at t
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