The song of the day for Wednesday, April 15, 2026, is “By Myself.”
About This Song
“By Myself” was written by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz for the 1937 musical Between the Devil, where it was introduced by Jack Buchanan. Another great Schwartz-Dietz song from Between the Devil was “I See Your Face Before Me.” This song was used in the 1953 Fred Astaire film, The Band Wagon.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “By Myself” on November 3, 1958, for Hometown, My Town, released in 1959. Ralph Burns wrote the arrangement and conducted the orchestra.
“By Myself,” as well as Hometown, My Town, is available on Apple Music.
Here’s “By Myself,” slung by Fred Astaire from the 1953 film The Band Wagon.
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