The song of the day for Wednesday, January 7, 2026, is “The Boulevard of Broken Dreams.”
About This Song
“The Boulevard of Broken Dreams” was written by Harry Warren and Al Dubin in 1933 for the movie Moulin Rouge, where it was sung by Constance Bennett. Although many artists have recorded “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” (including Bing Crosby in 1944), this song is strongly identified with Tony Bennett. In fact, Mitch Miller heard his demo record of “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and got Bennett his first recording contract with Columbia Records.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “The Boulevard of Broken Dreams” on April 17, 1950; it was his first recording for Columbia Records. Marty Manning wrote the arrangement. “The Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and “I Wanna Be Loved,” which were recorded in the same session, were released on a 78RPM record on May 22, 1950.
“The Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” as well as The Columbia Singles, Vol. 1, is available on Apple Music.
We also have this video of Tony Bennett singing “The Boulevard of Broken Dreams” from 1959 (though I think the date might be earlier than that). The image is poor, but the sound quality is good.
Leave a Reply