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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

June 2, 2014 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Falling In Love With Love

The song of the day for Monday, June 2, 2014 is “Falling In Love With Love.”

About This Song

Today’s song is one of my favorites. “Falling In Love With Love” was written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1938 for the Broadway musical The Boys of Syracuse, pairs a beautiful Rodgers waltz melody with the adult and rather somber lyric by Hart: in other words, a perfect Rodgers and Hart song. In the musical, the song is set in a room where the wives are at their spinning wheels, weaving cloth. You can hear that lovely rhythm in Rodgers’ melody.

About This Version

“Falling In Love With Love” was a bonus track for the 1995 CD release of If I Ruled The World: Songs For The Jet Set. The song was recorded in 1965 and was arranged by Don Costa.

http://open.spotify.com/track/75EBzZgStWsEcRuFiegfgF
“Falling In Love With Love,” as well as the album If I Ruled The World: Songs For The Jet Set, is available from iTunes.

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: If I Ruled The World: Songs For The Jet Set, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, The Boys From Syracuse

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