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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

October 26, 2015 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: The Way You Look Tonight

The song of the day for Monday, October 26, 2015 is “The Way You Look Tonight.”

About This Song

Today’s song, “The Way You Look Tonight,” is one of the most beautiful love songs ever written. This Jerome Kern tune, with lyrics from Dorothy Fields, was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1936 film Swing Time; the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the year. Dorothy Fields remarked “The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn’t stop, it was so beautiful.” Dorothy Fields was the first woman to win an Oscar for songwriting. It’s a magnificent love song that has found a strong position as a jazz standard, with recordings by Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, Mel Tormé and Frank Sinatra.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded this version of “The Way You Look Tonight” in 1977 for the soundtrack of the film My Best Friend’s Wedding, with the lovely piano of Ralph Sharon. It’s doesn’t get much more beautiful than this.

The Way You Look Tonight

Listen to The Way You Look Tonight on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2012


“The Way You Look Tonight,” as well as all the songs collected on Outtakes, Rarities and Other Delights, Vol. 2, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, My Best Friend's Wedding, Ralph Sharon, Swing Time

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