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"Like I Do" is a song that was first released in 1962 by Nancy Sinatra. The melody is an adaptation of Amilcare Ponchielli’s ''Dance of the Hours'' from ''La Gioconda''.〔Dave McAleer, “The Omnibus Book of British and American Hit Singles, 1960-1990”, Omnibus Press, (1990) p. 59〕 The song reached No. 2 in Italy,〔"(Hits of the World )", ''Billboard'', April 28, 1962. p. 28. Accessed October 28, 2015〕 No. 4 in the Netherlands,〔(Nancy Sinatra - Like I Do ), ''Dutch Charts''. Retrieved October 28, 2015〕 No. 6 in Japan,〔”(Hits of the World )", ''Billboard'', January 12, 1963. p. 28. Accessed October 28, 2015〕 and No. 8 in South Africa.〔"(Hits of the World )", ''Billboard'', March 31, 1962. p. 15. Accessed October 28, 2015〕 Later in 1962, Maureen Evans released a version of "Like I Do", which spent 18 weeks on the UK's ''Record Retailer'' chart, peaking at No. 3,〔(Maureen Evans - Full Official Chart History ), ''Official Charts Company''. Accessed October 28, 2015〕 while reaching No. 5 in Ireland.〔"(Hits of the World )", ''Billboard'', March 9, 1963. p. 23. Accessed October 28, 2015〕 In December 1962, Japanese pop duo The Peanuts released a version of the song, which was titled in Japanese “Lemon Kiss”.〔(レモンのキッス ), Utamap.com. Accessed October 29, 2015〕 The song retained a small portion of the song's original English language lyrics, but the Japanese lyrics, written by Minami Kazumi, were completely different.〔 Teresa Brewer released a version of the song titled “She'll Never, Never Love You (Like I Do)” in 1963. Brewer’s version reached No. 122 on ''Billboard''s “Bubbling Under the Hot 100”.〔"(Bubbling Under the Hot 100 )", ''Billboard'', March 30, 1963. Accessed October 29, 2015〕 ==Chart performance== ;Nancy Sinatra version ;Maureen Evans version 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Like I Do (Nancy Sinatra song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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