That 1961 movie was based on a stage play that was performed during 1958-1959 in London and in 1960 on Broadway in New York City. For the Broadway play, an instrumental song, also called A Taste of Honey was composed and performed. (The 1961 movie played other songs.)
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The following two YouTube videos play the 1960 instrumental song as performed by the Vic Feldman Quartet ....
... and by Martin Denny ....
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The Beatles, before 1963, sometimes sang the song in clubs but never released their performance in a record.
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In 1963, another version of the song was introduced by Acker Bilk, and it became popular in the United Kingdom, where it reached #16 in the UK Singles Chart.
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Most people now know the song from the 1965 version performed by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.
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