The song of the day for Monday, December 1, 2014 is “Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me.”

About This Song

“Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me” was written in 1933 by Rube Bloom and Ted Koehler for the Cotton Club Parade – World’s Fair Edition. Usually, the song is sung as a ballad.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me” in 1961 for My Heart Sings. It was arranged by Ralph Burns and is anything but a ballad … it swings rather nicely.

“Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me,” as well as My Heart Sings, is available from iTunes.