Ming Plays Por Una Cabeza (From "Scent of a Woman")

Por Una Cabeza
From Movie "Scent of a Woman"
Composer: Carlos Gardel
Arranger and Performer: Ming Huang
Feb 24, 2024
Sammamish, WA, USA
www.burnabyguitar.com
"Por una Cabeza" is a tango song written in 1935 with music by Carlos Gardel and lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera. The name is a Spanish horse-racing phrase meaning "by a head", which refers to a horse winning a race narrowly - by just the length of its head. The lyrics speak of a compulsive horse-track gambler who compares his addiction for horses with his attraction to women.
"Por Una Cabeza" is featured in a famous tango scene in Martin Brest's film Scent of a Woman (1992), in the opening scene of Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List (1993), and in James Cameron's True Lies (1994).
一步之遥 - 电影“闻香识女人”主题
Por una Cabeza是一首著名的探戈舞曲，中文译为《一步之遥》。阿根廷音乐家卡洛斯 · 葛戴尔于1935年创作。Por una Cabeza 的字面意思是：“差一个马头的距离”，歌词大意是表达沉溺于赛马赌博与陷入情网之中的相似心情。这首探戈舞曲出现在1992年电影《闻香识女人》中男主角退役中校邀请女主角跳探戈的经典场面。此外这首乐曲还多次出现在其他影视作品中，如《辛德勒的名单》、《真实的谎言》等。

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Well played!

[@EngineerHA]

Beautiful music.