The song of the day for Sunday, August 25, 2024, is “They Can’t Take Away From Me.”
About Today
Today we are celebrating the birthday of Declan Patrick MacManus OBE, better known by his stage name Elvis Costello. He was born on August 25, 1954. Elvis duetted with Tony Bennett on today’s song.
About This Song
“They Can’t Take Away From Me” was written by George and Ira Gershwin in 1936 for the 1937 Fred Astaire – Ginger Rodgers movie Shall We Dance. Unlike most songs that Astaire introduced in his films, there was no dance number associated with “They Can’t Take That Away From Me.” It is one of the Gershwin’s finest love songs. George Gershwin died just two months after this film was released.
About This Version
Tony Bennett and Elvis Costello recorded “They Can’t Take Away From Me” live on April 12, 1994, for Tony Bennett’s MTV Unplugged television program.
MTV Unplugged won the 1994 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Traditional Pop Performance.
“They Can’t Take Away From Me,” as well as MTV Unplugged, is available on Apple Music.
Here’s Elvis and Tony singing today’s song:
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