The song of the day for Sunday, October 27, 2024, is “Old Devil Moon.”
About This Song
“Old Devil Moon” was written by Burton Lane and Yip Harburg for the 1947 musical Finian’s Rainbow, which also gave us “How Are Things in Glocca Morra?” While Alec Wilder was no fan of “How Are Things in Glocca Morra?”, in America Popular Song, he praises “Old Devil Moon” as “a well-written, wholly convincing song. It drives, and its initial intensity is sustained throughout.”
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “Old Devil Moon” live on April 12, 1994, for the television program MTV Unplugged. The resulting album, MTV Unplugged, was released in June 1994. The album won two 1994 Grammy Awards: Album of the Year and Best Traditional Pop Performance.
“Old Devil Moon,” as well as MTV Unplugged, is available on Apple Music.
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