A nun playing guitar and singing "Dominique" passes along, followed by several equally happy little girls. The song was referenced in The Simpsons episode " Bart's Friend Falls in Love" (1992), where Milhouse van Houten visits his girlfriend in an all-girls convent school.It was used in the 1993 film as elevator music For Love or Money with Michael J Fox.It was used in the 1990 film Mermaids with Cher.with Children episode " Thinnergy", "Dominique" is one of several songs Peg ( Katey Sagal) sings in an attempt to annoy Al ( Ed O'Neill). The song is heard in the 1985 film Heaven Help Us.In the 1966 film The Singing Nun, about Deckers, Debbie Reynolds, playing the title role, sings an English-language version of the song (with different lyrics from those of Deckers' English-language version).The Czech singer Judita Čeřovská covered this song in 1964 under the name "Dominiku".The performance was a medley including other religious-themed songs including "Deep River" and " Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen". Sandler and Young revived the song in late 1966, a version that appeared on the Billboard easy listening chart.album release, "Something for Everybody" in 1964. Tommy Roe recorded an English version of the song for his U.S.A variation including " When the Saints Go Marching In" is the Regimental March of the 5th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment.Spike Jones recorded a version that combined "Dominique" with " When the Saints Go Marching In", merging both the melodies and the styles of the two songs.
Madelaine) also recorded a cover version of the song in 1963, which was released on Diplomat Records. Mary Ford recorded an English-language version that was released in November 1963 by Calendar Records.Chart history Īll-time charts Chart (1958–2018) Never asking for reward, He just talks about the Lord, He just talks about the Lord. The lyrics of the chorus of Regney's English-language translation are:ĭomi-nique -nique -nique, o'er the land he plods along, And sings a little song. On every road, in every place, he talks only of the Good Lord, he talks only of the Good Lord. En tous chemins, en tous lieux, Il ne parle que du Bon Dieu, Il ne parle que du Bon Dieu.ĭomi-nic -nic -nic went about simply, a poor singing traveller. It is remembered chiefly for its refrain, which goes:ĭomi-nique -nique -nique s'en allait tout simplement, Routier, pauvre et chantant. "Dominique" became a worldwide hit in 1963 and was the first, and only, Belgian number-one hit single in the American Billboard charts. "Dominique" outsold Elvis Presley during its stay on the Billboard Hot 100 it was the second to last No. For the next ten years or so, although there were a number of hits with most of the vocals in a language other than English (e.g., The Sandpipers' " Guantanamera", René y René's "Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero", etc.), no other purely foreign language song reached the Billboard Hot 100's top 40 until the Spanish language hit " Eres tú (Touch The Wind)" in 1974. 1 on the Hot 100 in 1963, the first being " Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto. It was the second foreign language song to hit No.
It was also a nominee for Grammy Award for Record of the Year, and Sœur Sourire was a nominee for Best Female Vocal Performance. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical) in 1964. Billboard Hot 100 and " Easy Listening chart", "Dominique" was No. 1 for the three weeks 15–29 November 1963. 1 on Top 40 radio station WABC in New York City for the four weeks of 19 November through 10 December. It reached the Top 5 in Norway, Denmark, Ireland and South Africa, with the song making it into the lower reaches of the Top 10 in the Netherlands, West Germany, and the United Kingdom. "Dominique" reached the Top 10 in 11 countries in late 1963 and early 1964, topping the chart in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
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