The song of the day for Saturday, November 30, 2024, is “Nice Work If You Can Get It.”
About This Song
“Nice Work If You Can Get It” was written by George and Ira Gershwin for the 1937 movie A Damsel In Distress, starring Fred Astaire, who introduced the song. It has been widely recorded by artists including Astaire, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, and Tony Bennett.
About This Version
Love Is Here To Stay. Bill Charlap wrote the arrangement. The Bill Charlap accompanied the album with Charlap on piano, Peter Washington on bass, and Kenny Washington on drums.Love Is Here To Stay won the 61st Grammy Best Traditional Pop Album Award.
“Nice Work If You Can Get It,” as well as Love Is Here To Stay, is available on Apple Music.
Here is Fred Astaire dancing to “Nice Work If You Can Get It” from A Damsel In Distress.
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