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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

January 22, 2013 By Suzanne 2 Comments

Song of the Day: Country Girl

The live performance song of the day for Tuesday, January 22, 2013 is Country Girl.

About Country Girl

This beautiful song was written by Robert Farnon, who worked with Tony Bennett in the 1970s, mostly in England.

About This Version

This version, arranged by Marion Evans, is from Tony Bennett’s historic concert with London Philharmonic Orchestra on January 31, 1971. This concert celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Royal Albert Hall. The concert was conducted by Robert Farnon. The concert was filmed and shown on the BBC and the recording was released as Get Happy.

Mr. Bennett sang this song at Mr. Farnon’s memorial service in 2005.

Country Girl - Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England - January 1971

Listen to Country Girl - Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England - January 1971 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1971

Country Girl, as well as the full Get Happy album, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Robert Farnon

Comments

  1. NICK RIGGIO says

    January 22, 2013 at 2:47 am

    Country Girl p resents Tony singing very skillfully with great voice,range and feeling. Il maestro corroborates why so many think that he iris one of the greatest interpreters of a song that the world has known!
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    • Suzanne says

      January 22, 2013 at 8:16 am

      I agree completely, Nick. The song is really exquisite and Tony’s approach to it is quiet, sensitive and perfect for this gem of a song by Robert Farnon. Who, even though he spent most of his professional life in England, was Canadian.

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