The song of the day for Wednesday, August 9, 2023, 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” in June 1993 for his album in honor of Fred Astaire, Steppin’ Out. It was arranged by Tony Bennett and Ralph Sharon.
“By Myself,” as well as Steppin’ Out is available on Apple Music.
Here’s Astaire’s performance of “By Myself” from the 1953 film The Band Wagon:
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