Zou Bisou Bisou
Single by Gillian Hills, Sophia Loren, Jessica Paré, and others / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Zou Bisou Bisou" (also performed as "Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo"[citation needed]) is a song written by Bill Shepherd and Alan Tew,[1] and Michel Rivgauche for the lyrics of the French version.[2] The song's origins stem from the Yé-yé movement with which an early version of the song was associated. Its theme is variously described as an open declaration of love and the joy of kissing.
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Single by Gillian Hills, Sophia Loren, Jessica Paré, and others | |
Songwriter(s) | Bill Shepherd, Alan Tew, Michel Rivgauche (French version) |
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Gillian Hills on YouTube | |
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Sophia Loren on YouTube | |
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Jessica Paré on YouTube | |
"Zou Bisou Bisou" was Gillian Hills' first single in the summer of 1960.[3] A French recording, titled "Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo", was produced by George Martin and sung in English by Sophia Loren.[4] Although most sources associate the origins of the song with Hills, New York claims that the songwriting credits make it more likely that Loren's version was the original.[1] Slate's David Haglund notes that Hills' version is the best-known of the early recordings.[5]
It was performed by Jessica Paré as Megan Draper in the Mad Men episode "A Little Kiss".[6] The morning after its on-air performance on AMC,[citation needed] the song was released as a music download and as a vinyl special edition.[6] Paré's on-air performance of the song was lip synced to a prior recording.[7]
Swedish pop and soul singer Emilia Mitiku covered the song in 2013, on her album I Belong to You.[8]