The song of the day for Thursday, May 23, 2024, is “Hi-Ho.”
About This Song
“Hi-Ho” was written by George and Ira Gershwin in 1936. It was one of the first songs the Gershwin brothers wrote when they first came to Hollywood and was slated for the movie Shall We Dance featuring Fred Astaire dancing in the streets of Paris. The song was cut due to concerns over the costs of filming the sequence. The song faded from then and was only published in 1967. Tony Bennett’s was the first recording of this song.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “Hi-Ho” on May 22, 1968, for the album Yesterday I Heard The Rain. Torrie Zito wrote the arrangement.
“Hi-Ho,” as well as Yesterday I Heard The Rain, is available on Apple Music.
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