The song of the day for Sunday, July 2, 2016 is “Dancing In The Dark.”
About This Song
“Dancing in the Dark” was written for the 1931 revue The Band Wagon by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz. It is widely considered to be the finest of the songs written by the pair. Alec Wilder in American Popular Song describes it as “… a very strong song with a superb, poetic lyric.”
About This Version
Tony Bennett has recorded this song twice, first in 1961 and again in 1993. I chose the 1961 version, recorded for the album My Heart Sings, featuring an arrangement by Ralph Burns.
“Dancing In The Dark,” as well as My Heart Sings, is available from iTunes.
About Today
As I write, I’m watching the movie That’s Entertainment on Turner Classic Movies. When they featured “Dancing in the Dark” with Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse dancing, I knew I’d found my song of the day and an extra video.
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