The song of the day for Monday July 29, 2013 is “I Got Rhythm.”
About This Song
The Gershwins wrote “I Got Rhythm” in 1930 for the musical Girl Crazy.
About This Version
Today’s song is from Tony Bennett’s 1995 album, Here’s To The Ladies.” In this album, Bennett sings songs associated with America’s great female singers. “I Got Rhythm” is for Ethel Merman, who sang the song in the original 1930 production.
http://open.spotify.com/track/7c0PfQlL0eJCkmanNz7ofb
“I Got Rhythm,” as well as the entire Here’s To The Ladies album, is available from iTunes.
Tony does justice to this great song made famous by Ethel Merman!