The song of the day for Sunday, January 31, 2021, is “I Won’t Dance.”
About This Song
“I Won’t Dance” was originally written in 1934 by Jerome Kern, with lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein, for a London musical called Three Sisters, though the show was a flop and was quickly forgotten. The following year, a film of Roberta was made, and the song was re-purposed, this time with lyrics by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields.
About This Version
With The Bill Charlap Trio, Tony Bennett recorded “I Won’t Dance” for the 2015 album The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern. Charlap wrote the arrangement.
“I Won’t Dance,” as well as The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern, is available from Apple Music.
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