Year: 1963
Singer: Cliff Richard
Movie: Summer Holidays
Movie: Zorba the Greek
Year: 1964
Director: Nikos Kazantzakis
Sirtaki in the last scene: Zorba is a friendly fellow. He is at peace with himself and infuses joy into the lives of others. Zorba becomes a mentor to his younger companion Basil, who is serious minded, too busy to look beyond his books. In the penultimate scene, their joint venture at building a timber logging system are brought to dust by its complete destruction. In the last scene, Basil finally asks Zorba to teach him how to dance They dance together and laugh at the massive failure that they just witnessed. Basil finally experiences freedom.
What does it mean to live in the present moment?
One half of the answer lies in the song 'Put on Your Dancing Shoes' by Cliff Richard. What should you do when your mind is busy reminding you of recent failures, making you feel depressed? Stop thinking about the past. And dance with joy! :) The same idea is showcased in the last scene of the movie Zorba the Greek (see video in the right hand box).
Where is the other half of the answer? In the song Que Sera Sera by Doris Day.
Other compositions with the same theme:
- Mera Mujh Mein Kichh Nahi (1970s, Kabir & Guru Nanak, sung by Bhai Gopal Singh Ragi)
- Man Re Tu Kahe Na Dheer Dhare (1964, Chitralekha)
- Main Zindagi Ka Saath Nibhaata Chala Gaya (1961, Hum Dono)
- Que Sera Sera (1956, Doris Day)
- Dhoondhoge Mulkon Mulkon (Shaad Azeemabadi, sung by Abida Parveen)
- Ji Chahe To Sheesha Ban JA (Hazrat Zaheen Shah Taji, sung by Abida Parveen)
Roman Script
You must have heard of a little Bo-beep
She was the gal with all the sheep
Well, one day, it’s too sad to say
The sheep all ran away
She was lonely she was blue
She was sad and crying too
So I told her what to do
I said, "Put on your dancing shoes"
(Chorus) Put on your dancing shoes
Put on your dancing shoes
Put on your dancing shoes
And dance away your blues
Umm-mm, yeah-yeah
♫ ♫ ♫
A friend of mine had an accident
Laughed so hard, off a wall he went
Humpty Dumpty was his name
I guess you’ve heard the same
He was lyin’ on the ground
A bits and pieces all around
So I told him what to do
I said, "Put on your dancing shoes"
(Repeat Chorus)
Umm-mm, yeah-yeah
♫ ♫ ♫
I’m sure you know about Jack and Jill
They’re the ones that went up the hill
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after
What a noise their crying made
It was a ringin’ through the glade
And so I told them what to do
And I changed their tears to laughter
(Repeat Chorus)
Umm… put on your dancing shoes
Put on your dancing shoes
Put on your dancing shoes
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