"It Happened in Monterey" — the Mexican setting, the romantic encounter.
Writer(s): wayne/rose
It happened in monterey, a long time ago
I met her in monterey, in old mexico
Stars and steel guitars and luscious lips, as red as wine
Broke somebodys heart and Im afraid, that it was mine
It happened in monterey, and without thinking twice
I left her and through away, the key to paradise
My indiscreet heart, longs for the sweetheart
That I left in old monterey
Знаете ли вы, что...
- Written by Mabel Wayne and Billy Rose in 1930. The foreign setting that enables the romance — Monterey as a place of possibility. From the early Columbia recordings where Sinatra was establishing his range.