The future’s not ours to see

Not many people noticed the fact, but one of the world’s most prolific songwriters just passed away. Few people outside the business know the name Jay Livingstone, although everyone has sung his hits which included “Que Sera, Sera”, “Mona Lisa” and/or “Bonanza” (yep, the cowboy series). All of these were written with lyricist Ray Evans, a partnership that lasted an incredible 64 years. It’d be nice to think his music will be remembered, but as Evans put it: “Whatever will be, will be”.

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