"Simply a Waltz" is a song by

Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (, , ; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, ; December 19, 1915– October 10, 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars. Pia ...

, with music and lyrics by Norman Wallace. It was the only song Piaf never sang in French. In 1950 Piaf recorded “Simply a Waltz”, along with “

La Vie en rose "La Vie en rose" (; ) is the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, written in 1945, popularized in 1946, and released as a single in 1947. The song became very popular in the US in 1950, when seven versions reached the ''Billboard ...

,” “ Hymn to Love,” and “ The Three Bells” at

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's Paris studio. Piaf performed the song at a dinner for

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...

in 1952, a few months before he was elected president.David Bret Piaf: A Passionate Life - 1998- Page 96 "This time she dined with General Eisenhower, who a few months later would be elected President. At his request she sang 'Les ... Simply a waltz that goes round And around in my brain, Like a merry-go-round in the spring, When the music's "

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