In honor of Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (otherwise known as Lady Gaga) who is celebrating her birthday today, our song of the day for March 28, 2013 is The Lady Is A Tramp.
About This Song
The Lady is a Tramp was written in 1937 by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the Broadway musical Babes in Arms. It’s been a jazz and popular standard from the beginning, with recordings by Tommy Dorsey and Sophie Tucker. Other notable recordings are by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Lena Horne.
About This Version
The first time I heard Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga sing The Lady is a Tramp, I had to jump up and start dancing. As the first song in the album, it’s a great promise on the incredible joys to come. A lot of people in my baby-boomer age group were a little apprehensive about Bennett and Lady Gaga, but all fears were erased with first note she sings. She’s a natural for jazz and was a great partner for Bennett. It’s a great arrangement of a great song with two great singers. It’s not often that you get hear singers having this much fun while doing an amazing take.
http://open.spotify.com/track/6ZsKRsnPsdZvXfqqE6bTPy
The Lady is a Tramp, as well as the full Duets II album, is available from iTunes.
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