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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

March 18, 2018 By Suzanne 2 Comments

Song of the Day: This Could Be The Start of Something Big

The song of the day for Monday, March 19, 2018 is “This Could Be The Start of Something Big.”

About This Song

“This Could Be the Start of Something Big” was written in 1956 by multi-talented Steve Allen. Allen was the first host of The Tonight Show in 1953; he was also an accomplished pianist and singer and, as evidenced by this song, a fine songwriter as well.

About This Version

Tony Bennett sang “This Could Be the Start of Something Big” at the start of his 1962 concert at Carnegie Hall. You can hear the applause as he, presumably, walks out on stage and begins singing this song. Bennett sang 43 songs that June evening at Carnegie Hall–all of them quite wonderful. This song was a terrific choice to start Act II of this legendary concert.

This Could Be The Start Of Something Big - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962

Listen to This Could Be The Start Of Something Big - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962 on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 1962.


“This Could Be the Start of Something Big,” as well as Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall, is available from iTunes.

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Steve Allen, Tony Bennett, Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall

Comments

  1. William Hanson says

    March 20, 2018 at 12:33 pm

    An interesting sub-genre of songs: This Could Be the Start, Hey, Look Me Over, Don”t Rain On My Parade, You’re Gonna Hear From Me, I’ve Got a Lot of Living To Do, Pick Yourself Up, I’ve Got the World on a String, Everything’s Coming Up Roses, That’s Life, . . . Similar theme. Upbeat. Many of them from Broadway, I’d guess. I don’t think Bennett recorded many of this type.

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    • Suzanne says

      March 20, 2018 at 10:02 pm

      I loved your post, William! Tony has recorded quite a few up-tempo songs, but it’s the ballads that people tend to respond too–human nature being what it is. His recording of “Firefly” on one of the albums he did with Count Basie is a great example. Thanks for writing.

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