"Bensonhurst Blues" is a song written by

Artie Kaplan Artie Kaplan is an American recording artist, songwriter and a session musician. He has also been a music contractor where he was hired to musicians for sessions. In the 1960s, he was casting musicians for sessions for Aldon Music. When musicia ...

and

Artie Kornfeld Arthur Lawrence Kornfeld (born 1942) is an American musician, record producer, and music executive. He is best known as the music promoter for the Woodstock Festival held in 1969. Kornfeld is also known for his collaborations with Artie Kaplan. ...

. It was originally released in 1971 on Kaplan's album ''Confessions Of A Male Chauvinist Pig''.

Oscar Benton Oscar Benton (born Ferdinand van Eis; 3 February 1949 – 8 November 2020) was a Dutch vocalist. He was also the founder of the ''Oscar Benton Blues Band'' in 1967. The band rose to fame in 1968 by being a runner up in the Jazz Festival, Loosdrec ...

went on to record the song in

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for his '' Bensonhurst Blues'' album and again, eight years later, for the soundtrack for the French film ''Pour la peau d'un flic''. The latter version was subsequently released by EMI Records and enjoyed success in

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. One of Benton's recordings also appears in the 1999 film '' La Bûche''. Bensonhurst Blues has been recorded in several different languages. Adriano Celentano included an

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version of the song on his 2004 album, ''C'è sempre un motivo''. The song has been recorded in

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by both Margareta Pâslaru and Aurelian Andreescu. Singer Dimitri Tambossis released a Greek version of the song in 1982. In 1977, Lili Ivanova Bulgaria recorded her version.

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1971 songs Songs written by Artie Kornfeld {{1970s-single-stub

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