The song of the day for Thursday, March 13, 2025, is “Dancing in the Dark.”
About This Song
“Dancing in the Dark” was written by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz for the 1931 revue The Band Wagon and is widely considered to be the finest of the songs written by Schwartz and Dietz. Alec Wilder, in American Popular Song describes it as “a very strong song with a superb, poetic lyric.”
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “Dancing in the Dark” on April 6, 1961, for his album My Heart Sings. Ralph Burns wrote the arrangement and conducted the band.
“Dancing in the Dark,” as well as My Heart Sings, is available on Apple Music.
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