Listen to this when
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
Asked if they love you. They said perhaps. Again.
Who it's for
This playful standard is a near-perfect portrait of being stuck with someone who will never give a straight answer.
Frustrated, waiting→Lighter, clearer
Feelings it meets
What it is
Doris Day's 1965 recording of Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps, from her album Latin for Lovers, sets Joe Davis's English lyrics to Cuban songwriter Osvaldo Farrés's Quizás, Quizás, Quizás. The singer asks someone again and again whether they love her, and every answer is only 'perhaps'. Her version found a new audience after appearing in the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Love”
