Who first sang this song?

[sheilawarwic]

Who had the first big hit with the song "If you love me, really love me"?

[supernanny]

think it was Edith Piaff

[supernanny]

It was also a hit for Vera Lynn and also Kay Starr

[littleoldme]

Edith Piaf certainly wrote and recorded the original French song Hymne a l'Amour which has the same tune, but the English language version was first recorded by Vera Lynn. It has since been recorded by several other (nearly all female artists) but the only person to take it into the UK singles charts was Mary Hopkin in 1976.

[littleoldme]

Sorry, let me get this right. Piaf did record the English version, but Mary Hopkin remains the only person to have a UK hit with it. There were also some musical amendments to Piaf's melody.

[Disco Fever]

Try 'The Answer to everything by Del Shannon' and I think you'll find that's the one....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?vSntWlpY4hFM

Brilliant 60s love song

[littleoldme]

Don't think that's the one, DF. I can't find the Mary Hopkin version on YouTube, but here it is in audio only:

http://www.imeem.com/tazandmi/music/SMalDRa9/m ary_hopkin_if_you_love_me_really_love_me/

...and here's Edith Piaf's song, on which it is very heavily based:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NjR5xFZxZK8