The song of the day for Sunday, August 4, 2024, is “You Can’t Lose A Broken Heart.”
About This Song
“You Can’t Lose A Broken Heart” was written in 1931 by James P. Johnson and Flournoy Earkin Miller for the 1931 revue Sugar Hill. Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday recorded “You Can’t Lose A Broken Heart” as a duet with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra in 1949 on the Decca label.
About This Version
Tony Bennett and k.d. lang recorded “You Can’t Lose A Broken Heart” in March 2002 for their duet album, A Wonderful World. Vocal arrangements were by Rob Mathes. The album was orchestrated and conducted by Peter Matz, with musical direction and arrangements by Lee Musiker.
“You Can’t Lose A Broken Heart,” as well as A Wonderful World, is available on Apple Music.
Here’s that Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday recording of today’s song from 1949:
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