Other Uses of The Song and Phrase
The song is prominently featured in the 1988 movie Heathers.
The song is regularly sung at English football matches when a team is progressing to the next round of a competition that will ultimately lead them to Wembley Stadium. The chorus' second line is changed to: Que Será, Será, whatever will be, will be, we're going to Wembley, Que Será, Será.
The song is sometimes sung by supporters of English clubs, who change the lyrics to reflect their dislike of rivals. The lyrics are changed to tell the story of a young man asking his mother whom he should support. For example, (to the tune of the chorus) "Wash your mouth out son, and get your father's gun, and shoot the Pompey scum, and support the Saints."
It was also adopted by the Republic of Ireland football team when they qualified for the World Cup in 1990, a.k.a. Italia '90. It was changed to: "Que será, será. Whatever will be, will be. We're going to Italy, Que será, será".
Fans of Dundee F.C. put their twist to the song, changing it to "Juan Sara, Sara. Whatever will be will be. He gave United Three. Juan Sara, Sara" in light of their recent 3-0 victory over local rivals, Dundee United, on the 20th September 2000, where Juan Sara scored a hat-trick.
In 1956 "Que Será, Será" was the name given to a US Navy C-47 Skytrain which, on October 31, 1956, was the first aircraft to land on the South Pole (Operation Deep Freeze II).
In 2011 the anime Inazuma Eleven go uses the phrase in its second opening.
In Clive Barker's "The Yattering and Jack" the phrase was used throughout as the main character's mantra.
In the initial script for the 2009 horror film Orphan, the song was frequently sung by Esther. The final cut replaces this song with "The Glory of Love" by Jimmy Durante.
Pink Martini's cover of the song is used in promotional trailers for American Horror Story: Asylum.
The sixth episode of the third season of the television series House is entitled "Que Sera Sera".
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Famous quotes containing the words song and/or phrase:
“Marlowe went muttering to death
When he had done with song and lust.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)
“If this phrase of the “balance of power” is to be always an argument for war, the pretext for war will never be wanting, and peace can never be secure.”
—John Bright (1811–1889)