‘Say It to Me Quietly’ wins Hit of the Century Music Poll
From January till May Radio Prague listeners had the opportunity to hear 100 songs which have gone down in the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. And listeners from all over the world helped us to select the best songs every week. Today we bring you the overall winner, a 1947 song called ‘Say It to Me Quietly’.
The love song Říkej mi to potichoučku was performed by Jiřina Salačová, a newly married singer from Karel Vlach’s Orchestra. The name of the song, “Say It to Me Quietly,” comes from the lyrics “Please, say it to me quietly, that I am your one and only…” This was a wish that was most likely shared by many of the happy couples who danced to the song in 1947.
The winners are:
Alfred Albrecht– Germany
Roberto Alvarez Galloso – USA
Jorge Luis Dávila– Peru
Ernesto Esquivel Torres– Mexico
Saroj– India
Jaroslaw Jedrzejczak– Poland
Kamal Hossain – Bangladesh
Rosemarie Reinersch– Germany
Jorge Ocegueda– Mexiko
Erika Schürmann - Germany