The song of the day for Saturday, September 17, 2016 is “A Foggy Day.”
About This Song
“A Foggy Day” was written in 1937 by George and Ira Gershwin. The song was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 movie A Damsel in Distress. “A Foggy Day” has been quite popular with many great recordings, including those by Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and Billie Holiday.
About This Version
Tony Bennett first recorded “A Foggy Day” in 1962 for his unreleased album On the Glory Road. He didn’t record it again until 1992, this time for Perfectly Frank.
“A Foggy Day,” as well as Perfectly Frank, is available from iTunes.
About Today
Is is Saturday already? Well, it seems so and that means a video. Here’s Tony singing today’s song from his live MTV Unplugged concert in 1994.
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