The song of the day for Monday, March 11, 2024, is “The Song Is Ended.”
About This Song
“The Songs Is Ended” was written in 1927 by Irving Berlin. In his book The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia, Thomas Hischak calls this song “… an Irving Berlin standard whose title has been called the theme of all popular music, a chilling number in which both the lover and the ballad that was ‘their song’ is gone; yet neither can be forgotten because they remain in one’s memory.” This song was recorded in 1927 by Ruth Etting and has remained popular over the years with recordings by Dick Haymes, Dizzy Gillespie, Jeri Southern, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat “King” Cole and many more.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “The Song Is Ended” in May 1987 for his album Bennett/Berlin. The song was arranged by Tony Bennett and features Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet.
“The Song Is Ended,” as well as Bennett/Berlin, is available on Apple Music.
Leave a Reply