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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

December 6, 2012 By Suzanne 1 Comment

Song of the Day: Cold, Cold Heart

In honor of Mr. Bennett’s appearance tonight in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the song of the day for Thursday, December 6, 2012, is Cold, Cold Heart, sung with Argentine superstar Vincentico on the recently released Viva Duets.

About Cold, Cold Heart

Cold, Cold Heart was written in 1951 by Hank Williams. Interestingly, it appeared on the B-side of single release, with Dear John on the A-side. In spite of being on the B-side, the song became a favorite of disk jockeys and jukebox listeners. Tony Bennett famously recorded the song in the same year, with an arrangement by Percy Faith. Cold, Cold Heart was one of the first country-western songs that crossed over into popular music, thanks to Mr. Bennett’s recording. It’s a heartbreaker of a song, which I’m sure contributes to its popularity 62 years after its release.

In fact, Google used the 1951 Tony Bennett recording of the song for its Valentine’s Day animated doodle  in 2012, shown in this video:

About This Version

For Viva Duets,  the Argentine star Vincentico sang Cold, Cold Heart with Mr. Bennett. This version features very nice guitar work from Gray Sargent.

Cold, Cold Heart, as well as the entire Viva Duets album, is available from iTunes.

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Gray Sargent, Hank Williams, Vincentico, Viva Duets

Comments

  1. Nick says

    December 6, 2012 at 6:43 am

    It’s a great song and I am partial to the 1951 version.

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