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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

December 31, 2018 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Dancing in the Dark

The song of the day for Tuesday, January 1, 2019, is “Dancing in the Dark.”

About This Song

“Dancing in the Dark” was written by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz in 1931 for the 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

Today I’m featuring Tony Bennett’s first recording of “Dancing in the Dark” for the 1961 album My Heart Sings. The excellent arrangement is by Ralph Burns.

Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify

“Dancing in the Dark,” as well as My Heart Sings, is available from iTunes.

I can’t help but include this clip from the 1953 movie The Band Wagon, featuring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse dancing to this song in Central Park. It’s one of my favorite Astaire dances. I’m spending New Year’s Eve watching That’s Entertainment on TCM and, as always, my breath always stops for a moment due to the beauty of this dance.

FRED ASTAIRE and CYD CHARISSE – Dancing in the dark, at the Central Park

Uploaded by CiroBossi on 2009-08-14.

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz, My Heart Sings, Ralph Burns, The Band Wagon, Tony Bennett

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