Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)

~ Song

Relationships

writer:Peter Allen (Australian singer‐songwriter)
Burt Bacharach
Carole Bayer Sager
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:Begonia Melodies Inc.
New Hidden Valley Music Co.
Universal Music–MGB Songs
Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Warner Olive Music LLC
Warner-Barham Music LLC
Warner/Chappell North America
Woolnough Music
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:The 54th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) (order: 1)
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1981 winner) (order: 106)
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Barry-manilow-arthurs-theme-best-that-you-can-do-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/23525 [info]
Wikidata:Q712308 [info]
later parody versions:COVID'S Theme
later translated versions:Sogni proibiti (Arthur’s Theme)
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Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1982-02-24Arthur's Theme (live, 1982-02-24: 24th Annual Grammy Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA)liveChristopher Cross1:36
1984-09-20Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (live, 1984-09-20: Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, USA)cover and livePeter Allen4:23
1984-09-20 – 1984-09-21Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (live, 1984-09: Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Avenue, New York City, US)cover and livePeter Allen4:45
1998-03-10Alibi (live, 1998-03-10: The Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA, USA)liveChristopher Cross5:54
1998-03-10Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (live, 1998-03-10: Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA, US)liveChristopher Cross3:48
1998-03-10Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (live, 1998-03-10: The Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA, USA)liveChristopher Cross4:23
2008-03-19Arthur’s Theme (live, 2008‐03‐19: De Rode Hoed, Amsterdam, Netherlands)cover and liveTrijntje Oosterhuis & Leonardo Amuedo3:47
2011Arthur’s Theme (The Best That You Can Do)Ronan Keating & Burt Bacharach3:19
2012-04-02Arthur’s Theme (live, 2012-04-02: Le Trianon, Paris, Ïle de France, France)liveChristopher Cross3:45
2012-04-02Arthur’s Theme (live, 2012-04-02: Le Trianon, Paris, Ïle de France, France)liveChristopher Cross?:??
2012-07-09 – 2012-10-16Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)coverGraham Bickley, Mary Carewe3:55
2012-07-09 – 2012-10-16Overtureinstrumental and medleyRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Balcombe3:16
2013Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do) (live, 2013; The O2 Arena, London)cover and liveRonan Keating3:20
(Arthur’s Theme) Best That You Can DocoverPeter Allen1:55
ArthurcoverEddi Front2:45
Arthur's ThemeinstrumentalMonty Alexander7:42
Arthur's ThemecoverItumiray4:05
Arthur's ThemecoverStockholm Jazz Set4:06
Arthur's ThemeinstrumentalRoger Williams3:15
Arthur's ThemeEef Barzelay3:05
Arthur's ThemecoverTrijntje Oosterhuis3:49
Arthur's Theme (Arthur, el soltero de oro)instrumentalFausto Papetti4:09
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)coverValerie Joyce4:19
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)Rumer3:57
Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)cover and instrumental[unknown]3:48
Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)coverMichael Ball4:14
Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)coverRichard Poon4:03
Arthur’s Themecover and instrumentalCarl Doy4:03
Arthur’s Themecover and instrumental鳥山雄司3:56
Arthur’s ThemecoverGlee Cast3:38
Arthur’s ThemeBurt Bacharach with The Sydney Symphony Orchestra3:49
Arthur’s ThemeBurt Bacharach2:28
Arthur’s Themecover and instrumental[unknown]3:43
Arthur’s ThemeinstrumentalThe Royal Philharmonic Orchestra3:28
Arthur’s Themeinstrumental[unknown]2:27
Arthur’s ThemeinstrumentalRonnie Aldrich3:41
Arthur’s Themecover and instrumentalCarl Doy4:02
Arthur’s Theme[unknown]4:15
Arthur’s ThemeinstrumentalLondon Symphony Orchestra4:23
Arthur’s Theme (Arthur)coverJoe Stilgoe3:50
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)Burt Bacharach3:27
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)instrumentalRoger Webb2:30
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (The Café Carlyle Sessions version)Christopher Cross4:00
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)Christopher Cross4:25
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)Christopher Cross?:??
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)coverGeorgie Smit3:44
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)coverUte Lemper4:38
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)Marica Hiraga & Manhattan Jazz Quintet4:23
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)coverBarry Manilow3:47
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)coverMel Fausto4:08
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)instrumentalThe Hollywood Studio Orchestra3:32
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)coverShirley Bassey4:25
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)coverコロムビアオルゴール3:53
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)coverFitz and the Tantrums3:47
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)coverThe Chipmunks2:45
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)Burt Bacharach2:46
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)Burt Bacharach3:40
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)Burt Bacharach?:??
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)Christopher Cross3:54
ARTHUR’S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CAN DO)cover麻倉未稀3:52
ARTHUR’S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CAN DO)coverparis match5:16
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Karaoke)karaoke[unknown]4:02
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Vocal)karaoke[unknown]4:02
Arthur’s Theme (From Arthur)[unknown]3:43
Arthur’s Theme (The Best That You Can Do)coverRumer3:56
Best That You Can Docover and instrumentalYily Nelson4:02
The Best That You Can Docover and instrumentalDavid Wilson4:15
The Look of Love / I Say a Little Prayer / Arthur’s Themecover and medleyStephanie McKeon, Anastacia McCleskey & The Original London Cast4:18
The Look of Love / I Say a Little Prayer / Arthur’s Theme (demo)cover and medleyKyle Riabko4:16
Theme from ArthurWilliam Goldstein4:21