The song of the day for Wednesday, September 28, 2022, is “What Makes It Happen.”
About This Song
“What Makes It Happen” was written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn for the 1966 Broadway musical Walking Happy. Van Heusen and Cahn were nominated for the Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist, but lost to John Kander and Fred Ebb who wrote Cabaret.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “What Makes It Happen” on November 26, 1966, for his album Tony Makes It Happen!. Friend of the blog, Marion Evans, conducted and wrote the arrangement.
“What Makes It Happen,” as well as Tony Makes It Happen!, is available on Apple Music.
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