Cara Mia
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (91650)
Daytona Beach, Florida
October 19, 2025 4:47pm CST
A song with a wonderful melody and strong voices is "Cara Mia" by Jay and the Americans. I remember listening to the song along with my friends, and we always loved to shout the words of the song—Cara mia, why... And so since the words mean "my darling," we would always laugh and ask, "Cara mia, why?" never using the word darling.
"Cara Mia" came out in 1964 and became a number one hit in the UK. It was a gold record for English singer David Whitfield. Then in 1965, American rock group Jay and the Americans recorded the song, and it became popular.
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@LadyDuck (488591)
• Italy
21 Oct
@RasmaSandra It's a good song and an incredibly great voice the singer.
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@RasmaSandra (91650)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Oct
@LadyDuck it was very popular here in its time
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@Deepizzaguy (116517)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Oct
I am more familiar with the Jay And The Americans version of that song.
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@RasmaSandra (91650)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Oct
@Deepizzaguy that link is to Jay and the Americans and this song.
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@RasmaSandra (91650)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Oct
@AmbiePam was a classic in its time, Just added that silly cat pic for humor,
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@AmbiePam (107812)
• United States
19 Oct
@RasmaSandra I love anything with an animal!
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@celticeagle (182948)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Oct
I enjoyed many a sing along to this too. The 60's seem so long ago it is fun to look back with these songs you mention.
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@celticeagle (182948)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Oct
@RasmaSandra .......As I recall trying to hit those high notes causes a lot of the laughter and fun that song brought to us.
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@RasmaSandra (91650)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Oct
@celticeagle when I could still hit those high notes
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@JESSY3236 (21276)
• United States
21 Oct
I wasn't born then and I never heard that song.
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@RasmaSandra (91650)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Oct
@JESSY3236 I suggest there is so much great music out there to give yourself a music education on YouTube and discover what you have missed. I came into the world at the end of the 1950s and once I discovered rock and roll I gave myself a musical education even without Internet and now it is easy tof ind all my favorites on YouTube in both English and Latvian,
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@LindaOHio (207784)
• United States
20 Oct
I remember this one very well. Love the picture.
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@RasmaSandra (91650)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Oct
@LindaOHio I thought that cat pick was good for this
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@FourWalls (80833)
• United States
20 Oct
Those are some HIGH notes in that song. Sounds like he wanted to be Roy Orbison. 
Great song.
Great song.1 person likes this
@RasmaSandra (91650)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Oct
@FourWalls always really enjoyed it
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@RasmaSandra (91650)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Oct
@JudyEv my friends and I were always ready to scream out loud Cara Mia why
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@AliCanary (3505)
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20 Oct
What a funny picture! I don't think I've heard of this song, but maybe I'd recognize it if I heard it.
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@RasmaSandra (91650)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Oct
@AliCanary I thought that cat pic went well here.
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