Global InformationZou Bisou Bisou information
| "Zou Bisou Bisou" | |
|---|---|
 Jessica Paré cover | |
| Single by Gillian Hills, Sophia Loren, Jessica Paré, and others | |
| Songwriter(s) | Bill Shepherd, Alan Tew, Michel Rivgauche (French version) |
| Music video | |
| Gillian Hills on YouTube | |
| Music video | |
| Sophia Loren on YouTube | |
| Music video | |
| Jessica Paré on YouTube | |
"Zou Bisou Bisou" (also performed as "Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo"[citation needed]) is a song written by Bill Shepherd and Alan Tew,[1] and Michel Rivgauche for the lyrics of the French version.[2] The song's origins stem from the Yé-yé movement with which an early version of the song was associated. Its theme is variously described as an open declaration of love and the joy of kissing.
"Zou Bisou Bisou" was Gillian Hills' first single in the summer of 1960.[3] A French recording, titled "Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo", was produced by George Martin and sung in English by Sophia Loren.[4] Although most sources associate the origins of the song with Hills, New York claims that the songwriting credits make it more likely that Loren's version was the original.[1] Slate's David Haglund notes that Hills' version is the best-known of the early recordings.[5]
It was performed by Jessica Paré as Megan Draper in the Mad Men episode "A Little Kiss".[6] The morning after its on-air performance on AMC,[citation needed] the song was released as a music download and as a vinyl special edition.[6] Paré's on-air performance of the song was lip synced to a prior recording.[7]
Swedish pop and soul singer Emilia Mitiku covered the song in 2013, on her album I Belong to You.[8]
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MMPwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Oldenburg, Ann (March 26, 2012). "Behind 'Mad Men' premiere's sexy 'Zou Bisou' song". USA Today. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
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WWTFSoMMwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Miller, Gregory E. (March 27, 2012). "Story behind the song". New York Post. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ Marikar, Sheila (March 26, 2012). "'Mad Men' Actress Lip-Synced 'Zou Bisou Bisou'". ABC News. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ Levine, Nick (February 11, 2013). "Emilia Mitiku, I Belong to You, Review". BBC. Retrieved July 8, 2021.