The title of “Que Sera Sera” was found by Jay Livingston in the film The Barefoot Contessa, where those words are seen carved in stone, translated in the film by Rosanna Brazzi as “What will be, will be.” Jay recognized a good title when he saw it, and the team wrote the song, one of their only hits written without an assignment. Livingston and Evans at their office at Paramount, Hollywood. Ed.” “Bonanza” has a full set of lyrics, which were not used. They also made an impact on television, writing the theme songs to both “Bonanza” and “Mr. Only one, actually, but a classic: Sunset Boulevard, in which they make a brief appearance – as songwriters at the piano playing their song “Buttons & Bow.” at a party. Not only did Livingston and Evans write songs for the movies, they were in the movies. The overriding sense I got was one of great love: for each other, for their remarkable catalog of songs, and for a life lucky enough to be spent making music.
They were so familiar with each other that one knew the other’s opinions by heart, could easily finish the other’s sentence, and they would fall into occasional squabbles only to return to a strong appreciation for the other. Talking to them was like talking to a married couple who had been together for decades. They also wrote “Mona Lisa,” “Tammy,” “To Each His Own” and “Buttons and Bows.” But these guys wrote standards such as “Silver Bells,” which seemed to have existed forever, like a folk song. Speaking to songwriters of standards is always a thrill, as their song is everywhere at once and known throughout the world. I interviewed the songwriters, Livingston & Evans, back in 1987.
Saxophone: Jerry Martini Trumpet: Cynthia Robinson Guitar, Keyboards, Vocal, Producer: Sly Stone Guitar and vocal: Freddie Stone ĭrums: Andy Newmark Keyboards: Rosie Stone Bass: Rusty Allen
Sly & The Family Stone, “Que Sera Sera.” 1973.
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