Blame It on the Bossa Nova
Eydie Gorme
1963
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Eydie Gorme
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Eydie Gorme developed a career in singing, television and live entertainment, becoming familiar to audiences through her work with Steve Allen. She frequently partnered with Steve Lawrence in recordings and performances that combined popular standards, theatrical songs and comedy. Their duet albums included We Got Us, Two on the Aisle and At the Movies. Gorme also continued recording and appearing on television through the later decades of their long performing partnership.
Artist background sources
Apple Music - Eydie Gorme artist biography
Read licensed biography for television work, Steve Lawrence partnership and named duet albums. Omit the misleading national Tonight launch chronology, rankings and promotional judgments. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Blame It on the Bossa Nova by Eydie Gorme appears at number 24 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1963. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1963 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1963 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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