Wild Is The Wind

"Wild Is the Wind" is a song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington. The track was originally recorded by Johnny Mathis for the 1957 film Wild Is the Wind. The song was very popular and was one of five songs nominated for an Academy Award; it was sung by Johnny Mathis at the March 1958 Oscar presentations. It was later covered by Nina Simone on the album Wild Is The Wind (1966). David Bowie recorded a version of it in 1976 for his album Station to Station. Bowie was an admirer of Simone’s style, and after meeting her in Los Angeles was inspired to record the song for his album.

[Verse 1] Love me, love me, love me, say you do Let me fly away with you For my love is like the wind And wild is the wind [Verse 2] Give me more than one caress Satisfy this hungriness Let the wind blow through your heart For wild is the wind [Chorus] You touch me I hear the sound of mandolins You kiss me With your kiss, my life begins You're spring to me All things to me [Verse 4] Don't you know you're life itself Like a leaf clings to a tree Oh my darling, cling to me For we're creatures of the wind And wild is the wind So wild is the wind [Verse 3] You touch me I hear the sound of mandolins You kiss me With your kiss, my life begins Now that you're spring to me All things to me [Verse 4] Don't you know you're life itself Like a leaf clings to a tree Oh my darling, cling to me For we're creatures of the wind And wild is the wind So wild is the wind [Outro] Wild is the wind Wild is the wind Wild is the wind