The song of the day for Tuesday, December 5, 2023, is “They Didn’t Believe Me.”
About This Song
“They Didn’t Believe Me” was written by Jerome Kern and Herbert Reynolds for the 1914 Broadway musical The Girl From Utah. The song became a standard, including it being reused in the 1949 movie The Midnight Kiss, in a duet with Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson. It has been widely recorded by singers including Frank Sinatra, Dinah Washington, and Bing Crosby. Instrumental recordings include those by Marian McPartland, Charlie Parker, and Stan Kenton.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “They Didn’t Believe Me” in 2014 with The Bill Charlap Trio, for The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern, released in 2015. Bill Charlap wrote the arrangement.
“They Didn’t Believe Me,” as well as The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern, is available on Apple Music.
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