<P> "Seattle" is a song composed by Hugo Montenegro with lyrics by Jack Keller and Ernie Sheldon . It was used as the theme for the 1968--1970 ABC - TV United States television show Here Come the Brides, which was set in 19th - century Seattle, Washington . </P> <P> Late in the show's first season, singer Perry Como recorded a version of the song, which became a Top 40 hit for him on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in early 1969 . One of the stars of Here Come the Brides, pop singer Bobby Sherman, also recorded a version of the song, but his version was never released as a single . Connie Smith also recorded the song that same year on her Connie's Country LP . </P> <P> Two different versions were used as the theme for the television series, for both of which Montenegro conducted an in - studio orchestra: the first was instrumental; and the second was vocal, with its lyrics being sung by a musical team called "The New Establishment ." </P>

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