The song of the day for Saturday, August 8, 2020, is “Fly Me To The Moon.” About This Song “Fly Me To The Moon” was written by Bart Howard in 1954. It was originally titled “In Other Words,” but the song was not doing that well, in spite of several recordings. In 1962, Howard renamed […]
Song of the Day: Pick Yourself Up
The song of the day for Friday, August 7, 2020, is “Pick Yourself Up.” About This Song “Pick Yourself Up” was written by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields in 1936 for the movie Swing Time, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It was used in the early part of the film […]
Song of the Day: All The Things You Are
The song of the day for Thursday, August 6, 2020, is “All The Things You Are.” About This Song “All The Things You Are” was written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein for the 1939 musical Very Warm For May. In American Popular Song, Alec Wilder considers it to be one of Kern’s finest songs […]
Song of the Day: Give Me The Simple Life
The song of the day for Wednesday, August 5, 2020, is “Give Me The Simple Life.” About This Song “Give Me The Simple Life” was written by Rube Bloom and Harry Ruby in 1946 for the film Wake Up and Dream, which starred John Payne and June Haver. About This Version Tony Bennett recorded “Give […]