"Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" is a

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that was written by Peggy Lee and

Dave Barbour David Michael Barbour (May 28, 1912 – December 11, 1965) was an American jazz guitarist. He was married to singer Peggy Lee and was her co-writer, accompanist, and bandleader. Biography Barbour was born in Long Island, New York, United States ...

and published in 1947. Peggy Lee recorded the song on November 25, 1947, with Dave Barbour's orchestra as backing. Released by Capitol Records (catalog number 15022), it became her biggest chart hit. For the week ending January 23, 1948, the single entered Billboard's Best Sellers chart, where it spent 21 weeks, nine of those at number one.

Background

''Mañana'' is Spanish for "tomorrow" (though it also means "morning"). The theme of the humorous song is the singer wanting to put off urgent tasks until the next day. The song is typically performed with stereotypical Hispanic accents, and with a Latin flavor to the backup band. Lee's autobiography emphasized that the song was her portrait of a single happy-go-lucky individual, written during a relaxing Mexican vacation, and she regretted that some listeners perceived it as cultural mockery.

Notable covers

The following artists have covered the song: *

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recorded the song on December 31, 1947 for Decca Records (catalog No. 24333). They recorded it again for their album ''Great Hits - Vol. 2'' (1960). * Billy May, on his 1955 album '' Arthur Murray Cha Cha Mambos'' * Gary Crosby on his album ''The Happy Bachelor'' (1960). *

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, on the 1961 album ''Voices in Fun''. * Dean Martin for his album '' Dino Latino'' (1962) *

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(1956 Rosemary Clooney TV Show)

In popular culture

*In Jack Kerouac's novel '' On the Road'', the narrator, Sal Paradise, describes the shack where his Mexican girlfriend's family lives and quotes some of the lyrics: "The window she is broken and the rain she is coming in". He also mentions how his girlfriend's brother is always "putting off everything till ''mañana''." *In "The Merchant of Korea" (episode 14, season 6 of ''

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''), Maj. C.E. Winchester sings "Mañana" after playing poker all night (and losing). *In the '' Seinfeld'' episode "

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", Kramer and Newman listen to jazz organist

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' instrumental version of the song while making sausages in Jerry's apartment, and again while driving Kramer's blood to the blood bank. *In Australia in the early 1990s, a version of the song was used as a jingle in commercials for bananas, as "Bananas Are Good Enough For Me". *In the 1990 movie ''

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'', "Mañana" is the song in the closing credits, performed by The Herbs.

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* Number-one singles in the United States 1947 songs Songs written by Peggy Lee Songs written by Dave Barbour {{pop-song-stub