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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

October 7, 2012 By Suzanne 1 Comment

Song the the Day: The Good Life

The Song of the Day for October 7, 2012 is The Good Life.

About The Good Life

The Good Life, originally known as La Belle Vie, was written by composer Sacha Distel with lyrics by Jack Reardon. It was written 1962 and was featured in the movie Seven Capital Sins. The song is primariy associated with Tony Bennett, but has been sung by many other performers, including Frank Sinatra, Petula Clark, Duke Ellington, Shirley Horn, and many more.

About This Version

We choose this song today in our preparation for Viva Duets, which will include a duet of this song with Franco De Vita. This version is from Mr. Bennett’s 1963 I Wanna Be Around. Note that Mr. Bennett used “The Good Life” as the title of his autobiography.

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Franco De Vita, I Wanna Be Around, Jack Reardon, Sacha Distel, Viva Duets

Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    March 12, 2013 at 4:17 pm

    Many thanks for your background on “The Good Life”. Where is Jack Reardon now. I want to ask him: Did you write the song in French and then translate it?

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