The song of the day for Thursday, July. 17, 2025, is “Lucky To Be Me.”
About This Song
“Lucky To Be Me” was written by Leonard Bernstein, Adolph Green, and Betty Comden for the 1944 Broadway musical On The Town, where it was introduced by John Battles. The song (as were most of the songs from the score) was cut from the 1949 film.
About This Version
Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded “Lucky To Be Me” in September 1976, for their second album, Together Again, released in 1977.
“Lucky To Be Me,” as well as Together Again, is available on Apple Music.
In late 1976, Tony Bennett and Bill Evans did a concert of the songs in Together Again for CBC, the Canadian public broadcasting network, including “Lucky To Be Me.”
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