The song of the day for Wednesday, November 3, 2026, is “There’ll Be Some Changes Made.”
About This Song
“There’ll Be Some Changes Made” was written in William Benton Overstreet and Billy Higgins in 1921. Ethel Waters was the first to record the song. Other recordings include those Fats Waller, Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson, and Billie Holiday.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “There’ll Be Some Changes Made” in 1974 for his album Life Is Beautiful. Tori Zito wrote the arrangement and conducted the orchestra.
“There’ll Be Some Changes Made,” as well as Life Is Beautiful, is available on Apple Music.
Ethel Waters recorded “There’ll Be Some Changes Made” in August 1921 for Black Swan Records, featuring Fletcher Henderson on piano. The recording is significant as everyone who made the record: singers, musicians, composers was African-American and the record label was owned and operated by African-Americans, a first in America’s recording history.
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