The song of the day for Sunday, August 9, 2026, 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 film 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
Tony Bennett and Diana Krall recorded “Nice Work If You Can Get It” for their 2018 album Love Us Here To Stay. Bill Charlap wrote arrangement. The Bill Charlap Trio (Charlap, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Kenny Washington, drums) accompanied Bennett and Krall on this album.
“Nice Work If You Can Get It,” as well as Love Is Here to Stay, is available on Apple Music.
Here’s Fred Astaire from Damsel in Distress, performing today’s song:
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