Whatever Will Be, Will Be

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"Whatever Will Be, Will Be" (commonly known as "Que Sera, Sera") is a popular song made famous by Doris Day that became an enduring standard and cultural catchphrase about accepting the future.

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Whatever Will Be, Will Be canonical 3
Whatever will be, will be 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf catchphrase
song
standard
alsoKnownAs Que Sera, Sera
awardForYear 1956
chartSuccess international hit
firstFeaturedInFilm The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)
firstFeaturedInFilmDirector Alfred Hitchcock
firstFeaturedInFilmStar Doris Day
James Stewart
hasAssociatedLanguage pseudo-Italian
pseudo-Spanish
hasAssociatedLanguagePhrase Que sera, sera
linked to: Que Sera
hasAward Academy Award for Best Original Song
hasComposer Jay Livingston
hasCoverVersionBy many artists
hasCulturalImpact associated with stoic acceptance of fate
became a widely used cultural catchphrase
became an enduring standard
hasGenre film music
traditional pop
hasLanguage English
hasLyricist Ray Evans
hasNotableLyric Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
hasPerformer Doris Day
hasPopularity enduring
hasRecordingArtist Doris Day
hasRefrain Que sera, sera
linked to: Que Sera
hasStatus classic pop standard
hasTheme acceptance of the future
fatalism
philosophical reflection
hasTitle Whatever Will Be, Will Be
hasWriter Jay Livingston
Ray Evans
madeFamousBy Doris Day
releaseDecade 1950s
usedAsSignatureSongOf Doris Day
usedInContext expressing resignation about the future
popular sayings about fate
usedInMedium film
television

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Jay Livingston notableWork Whatever Will Be, Will Be
Ray Evans notableWork Whatever Will Be, Will Be
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) refrainMeaning Whatever will be, will be
linked to: Whatever Will Be, Will Be
Whatever Will Be, Will Be hasTitle Whatever Will Be, Will Be