The song of the day for Monday, October 6, 2025, is “Old Devil Moon.”
About This Song
“Old Devil Moon” was written by Burton Lane and Yip Harburg for the 1947 musical Finian’s Rainbow, which also gave us “How Are Things in Glocca Morra?” While Alec Wilder was no fan of “How Are Things in Glocca Morra?”, in American Popular Song, he praises “Old Devil Moon” as “a well-written, wholly convincing song. It drives, and its initial intensity is sustained throughout.”
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “Old Devil Moon” on August 6, 1954, for Cloud 7, his first LP album, released in 1955. Chuck Wayne, who played guitar on the album, wrote the arrangement.
“Old Devil Moon,” as well as Cloud 7, is available on Apple Music.
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