The song of the day for Friday, May 31, 2024, is “Cold, Cold Heart.”
About This Song
“Cold, Cold Heart” was written by Hank Williams in 1951.
Williams subsequently telephoned Bennett to say, “Tony, why did you ruin my song?” But that was a prank – in fact, Williams liked Bennett’s version and played it on jukeboxes whenever he could.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “Cold, Cold Heart” seventy-three years ago today on May 31, 1951, featuring an arrangement by Percy Faith. The song was released as a single on July 2, 1951.
Allmusic writer Bill Janovitz said this about the recording:
That a young Italian singing waiter from Queens could find common ground with a country singer from Alabama’s backwoods is testament both to Williams’ skills as a writer and to Bennett’s imagination and artist’s ear.
“Cold, Cold Heart,” as well as , is available on Apple Music.
On Valentine’s Day 2012, Google did this Doodle on their browser home page, featuring Tony’s recording.
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