The song of the day for is “Ev’rytime We Say Goodbye.”
About This Song
“Ev’rytime We Say Goodbye” was written by Cole Porter for the 1944 Billy Rose musical revue Seven Lively Arts. The song is well known for the phrase “change from major to minor” as the song itself changed from A-flat major to A-flat minor, matching the lyric perfectly. It has always been a strong jazz standard. Significant recordings include those by Mabel Mercer, Sonny Rollins, Chet Baker, Sarah Vaughan, and Dinah Washington.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “Ev’rytime We Say Goodbye” on April 8, 1958, for his album Long Ago and Far Away. Frank DeVol wrote the arrangement.
“Ev’rytime We Say Goodbye,” as well as Long Ago and Far Away, is available on Apple Music.
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