• Home
  • About
    • About This Blog
    • About the Authors
  • Song of the Day
  • Album of the Week
  • Music and Art
    • Tony Live!
    • Music
      • Viva Duets
      • Songs
      • Albums
    • Art
  • And More
    • Collaborator of the Month
    • Songwriter of the Month – 2016
    • News
      • Cheek To Cheek
      • Bennett & Brubeck -The White House Sessions Live 1962
      • Life is a Gift
      • Viva Duets
      • Zen of Bennett
      • Other News
    • About His Collaborators
    • Musings
    • Extras
      • Books
      • Interviews
      • Media
  • The Interactive Tony Bennett Discography

The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

July 1, 2018 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Call Me Irresponsible

The song of the day for Monday, July 2,2018 is “Call Me Irresponsible.”

About This Song

“Call Me Irresponsible” was written in 1962 by Jimmy Van Heusen and Ammy Cahn for Fred Astaire to sing in the movie Papa’s Delicate Condition. However, due to contractual obligations, the role went to Jackie Gleason, who introduced the song. “Call Me Irresponsible” won the 1964 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Call Me Irresponsible” in 1992 for his album of songs sung by his friend Frank Sinatra: Perfectly Frank. Ralph Sharon did the arragement. Perfectly Frank won the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.

Call Me Irresponsible

Listen to Call Me Irresponsible on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 1992.


“Call Me Irresponsible,” as well as Perfectly Frank, is available from iTunes.

Share this:

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Print
  • More
  • LinkedIn
  • Reddit

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Jimmy Van Heusen, Perfectly Frank, Ralph Sharon, Sammy Cahn, Tony Bennett

Please feel free to leave a comment Cancel reply

Subscribe to The Year of Tony Bennett

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Current Reader Favorites

  • Song of the Day: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
  • Duke Ellington and the Harlem Renaissance
  • Song of the Day: The Way You Look Tonight
  • Song of the Day: La Vie en Rose
  • Song of the Day: Look For The Silver Lining
  • Song of the Day: I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan
  • Home
  • About
  • Song of the Day
  • Album of the Week
  • Music and Art
  • And More
  • The Interactive Tony Bennett Discography

Copyright © 2023 The Year of Tony Bennett · Genesis Framework by StudioPress · WordPress