Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (film) also recorded the song with its original English lyrics, and a German-language version, "Sag, weißt du denn, was Liebe ist". Here is a sample of the song's lyrics: In the film, charged romantic moments occur on a high grassy, windswept hill in Hong Kong. In the bittersweet final scene on the hilltop, the song (heard on the sound track) recalls the earlier encounters: The theme song won the Academy Award for Best Song, and the recording by The Four Aces went to #1 on the charts for three weeks in 1955, shortly before rock and roll became a dominant force
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (song) Disco version was recorded by Tina Charles in 1980. Jeff Lynne recorded his version for his nostalgic cover album "Long Wave" in 2012. This song has been heard in movies such as "Grease", "Private Parts", "St. Trinian's", "", and "The Nutty Professor 2" The song, among others, was referenced in "Moulin Rouge!" when Christian says, "Love is like oxygen - love is a many splendored thing - love lifts us up where we belong! All you need is love!." It has been also heard in the series "Bones", in the 14th episode of the third season sung by Dr. Zack