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 Hurtin' Thing covered the song in 1967, included on his "But It's Alright" album. Buddy Greco recorded a version that lasted for nearly six and a half minutes. It was on his "Let the Sunshine In" album which was released in 1969. Marcia Hines covered the song in 1977, included on her "Ladies and Gentlemen" album. Love Is a Hurtin' Thing "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" is a 1966 pop/soul single by Lou Rawls. The single was his second entry on the R&B singles chart as well as his first Top 40 hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100 pop chart. "Love Is